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HoneyBadger · #1 May 24th, 2007, 05:48 PM

How good is the Scutatae Vol-whatever, the "very powerful" shield that does shock damage?

Shovah32 · #2 May 24th, 2007, 05:56 PM

I think its basically a regular tower shield that casts shocking touch once per round if any enemies are in range.

HoneyBadger · #3 May 24th, 2007, 06:22 PM

I was considering suggesting it, since you don't usually hear a lot about it

Morkilus · #4 May 24th, 2007, 06:30 PM

Here I thought it was a lightning version of Charcoal Shield... it seems like a waste for 10 gems if it just zaps one guy once a turn.

Micah · #5 May 24th, 2007, 06:36 PM

Damage output is much lower, yes, but if you need SR or are fighting things with fire resistance it looks a lot better.

There's a reason it's not the first choice shield though.

HoneyBadger · #6 May 24th, 2007, 09:26 PM

It does have good defense/weight/protection overall, but I definitely wouldn't take it over even a lead shield in a lot of cases.

If it's supposed to be "very powerful" then it needs some kind of boost.

Shovah32 · #7 May 24th, 2007, 09:48 PM

Making it cast shockwave might be better but it could make it a bit too strong.