[MaxWilson]

Originally Posted by Sombre

Well shields don't actually give defence (or I guess they might, but not through parry), it's just the misleading way it displays on the unit screen. Actually I think several shields reduce defence.

I know, but for our purposes it doesn't matter. The fact that the shield of gleaming gold is better at deflecting *arrows* because it's shiny is actually even weirder than if it boosted defense directly.

-Max