Lead Shield

Endoperez · #1 May 11th, 2008, 03:12 PM

Is Lead Shield useful on units that have higher than 0 encumberance? It's parry value seems quite low when compared to other Earth-based shields of same or lower level.

Lead Shield: prot 22, parry 6, enc 3

Kite Shield: Prot 18, parry 6, enc 2
Black Steel Kite: prot 28, parry 8, enc 2
Black Steel Tower: prot 25, parry 9, enc 2
Shield of Valor: prot 20, parry 8, enc 1

Is it useful as-is? Does Lead Shield need a boost? I'd give it at least parry 7, to give it the same final defense adjustment as nonmagical Kite Shields.

lch · #2 May 11th, 2008, 03:15 PM

It raises MR, doesn't it? Or do I remember wrong?

Endoperez · #3 May 11th, 2008, 03:25 PM

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lch said:
It raises MR, doesn't it? Or do I remember wrong?

Yes, it does, but Lucky Coin and Charcoal Shield and the like have at least as powerful abilities, but higher final parry values AND lower encumberance.

ano · #4 May 11th, 2008, 03:27 PM

It depends on situation. There're not too many common items that raise MR and in some cases this may be crucial.
Charcoal shield is much harder to forge, btw.

Herode · #5 May 11th, 2008, 03:34 PM

The Lucky Coin too. The Lead Shield is available soon in the game and is cheap.

ano · #6 May 11th, 2008, 03:39 PM

I really don't think that lead shield may be useful for anything but MR-heavy SC's and MR is a mid-late game issue usually. So normally you won't make a Lead shield early in the game and thus in doesn't matter whether it is Const2, 4 or even 6. I think that it would be fine if it had better stats and was Const4 or 6.

Meglobob · #7 May 11th, 2008, 03:18 PM

I suppose the parry value is lower due to it being considerably heavier to lift/move around.

The only reason I ever equip a lead shield is purely for the +4 to MR. Its the enc thats the killer thou, but any bonus would be good and 7 sounds reasonable.

In MP they are very unpopular, meaning errr, I have never seen one equipped by another player, other than me that is.

Only nations with no S mages being targeted by MR resisted spells need use them, MA Argatha for example to protect its thugs.

ano · #8 May 11th, 2008, 03:24 PM

I saw it the previous turn on a bog mummy pretender with total resistance of 36. And that was clever enough in that situation I must say.