Re: I hope this helps.
 

People who have 2 shields still have a melee attack: the stupendiferous Useless Kick.

But yeah, even spellcasting SCs need some ways to avoid damage, because when they're in melee they can only cast every other turn or so (don't know the hard rules on this, just going by observations). Lucky Coin + Vine Shield is a good combo, or Lucky Coin + Shield of Gleaming Gold if the SC has some innate fear (like the Heliophagi have).

Re: Newbie questions about SuperCombatants
 

How are Eye Shields in SC v. SC combat? I've used them for bait-thugs (distracting enemy chaff while mages do their thing), but do they need to pass an MR check or have some other trait that makes them ineffective against other SCs?

Re: Newbie questions about SuperCombatants
 

I understand it to be a normal MR 12 blind check every time an attack is made, this makes it highly effective even facing high MR especially against multi attack since every attack triggers it.

Eg. Stone bird, gladiator gloves, chi boots ...etc wielders are asking for it when lined up with an eye shield user.