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Ruinous shield

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ArmourShields★★Infinite

A sinister shield that emanates an eerie aura.

The essentials

  • Simplest: from a monster, Alarmour (1/256).
  • Sells for 2,580 G.
  • Used to make: Saintess shield.

“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.

Block Chance 6.5%

Vocations that can equip it: Warrior, Priest, Mage, Minstrel, Armamentalist, Paladin, Sage, Luminary

Resistances: fire, ice, wind, lightning / blast, darkness +50% damage

Style: Casual -5 · Chic -5 · Vanity -8 · Aloof -10 · Naive -10 · Allure -15

Monsters and bosses Read in the code

Chests Read in the code

  • Cringle Coast – Interior (red chest)
  • Grotto chests rank C (1%)

DQVC (Wi-Fi shop, online) Community (yabd.org)

  • 25,800 G: Spectacle Spectacular (Sep 10), Thirst for the Cursed (Oct 8), Unbeatable Armour Extravaganza (Mar 11)

Used to make

Saintess shield
Under the hood

Internal item number: 21393; record no. 1184 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 2580; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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