Shield
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There are several types of shields in RuneScape, including other items that can be worn in the shield position, but the most common are the metal square and kite.
Shields can be made with the Smithing skill and some can be purchased or sold to the shield shop identified with a shield 
icon on the map.
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[edit] Square shield
Square shields are actually rectangular in shape, and may be made using the Smithing skill, although black and white square shields can only be bought. It is weaker in all areas than the kite shield, but has lower magic penalties. The smithing level required is 8 above the base level for any metal, and the highest shield available in free-to-play region stores is the mithril square shield. Shields come in various sizes and metals. The weakest being wood.
The Anti-dragon shield also has the same shape as a "square" and is an excellent shield for the pure mage, since it has no penalty to magic attack and a small amount of magic defence, otherwise comparable to an iron square shield.
| Square shield
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Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black/White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon |
[edit] Kiteshield
Kiteshields are better in all areas than the square shield, other than the magic penalty. Getting hold of a good kite shield in free-to-play requires a high smithing level, or trading with other players who are either members or accomplished smiths of high level. The smithing level required is 12 above the base level for any metal, and at 62 for a mithril kiteshield, the gap between levels is already becoming large.
| Kiteshield
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Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black/White • Mithril • Adamant • Rune |
[edit] Spikeshield
Spikeshields are shields that are shaped like square shields, but with spikes on the front. They are only available in Adamantite and Rune. They give better defence bonuses than the square shield of the same metal, but worse than the kitshield, in addition to providing a small bonus to strength. They can only be acquired from the Fist of Guthix minigame. They cannot be made by players using the smithing skill. They are only tradeable once they have been completely uncharged.
[edit] Berserker shield
Berserker shields are shields that are shaped like kiteshields, but without the brown lines and instead spikes on the front. Like the spikeshield, they are only available in Adamant and Rune. They have the highest defence bonuses of any shield of the same metal, and offer a strength bonus as well. Also like spikeshields, they can only be acquired as a reward from the Fist of Guthix minigame and cannot be made or traded with other players (except when fully uncharged).
[edit] Other shields
- Wooden shield
- Training shield
- Anti-dragon shield
- Broodoo shield
- Elemental shield
- Mind shield
- Granite shield
- Toktz-Ket-Xil
- Defenders (technically a defensive off-hand weapon)
- Dragonfire shield
- Crystal shield
- Third age kiteshield
- Spirit shields
- Falador Shield 1
- Falador Shield 2
- Falador Shield 3
[edit] Books
Technically not shields, but worn in the shield slot.
[edit] Comparison tables
| Shield | Def. level | Smith level | Attack | Defence | Prayer | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic | Range | Stab | Slash | Crush | Magic | Range | |||||
| Training shield | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | A decorative kiteshield obtained from the Melee tutor, east of the castle wall in Lumbridge Or also Obtained in the Learning the ropes tutorial. | ||||
| Anti-dragon shield | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | Available from Duke Horacio at Lumbridge castle after starting the Dragon Slayer quest. May be traded. | ||||
| Elemental shield | 1 | 20 | 6 | Members only, Elemental Workshop quest required. Excellent against magic, useless for anything else. | |||||||
| Mind shield | 1 | 20 | 9 | Members only, Elemental Workshop 2 quest required. Excellent against magic, useless for anything else. | |||||||
| Mirror shield | 20 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Members only, Purchased from Slayer masters. Used to protect from Basilisk and Cockatrice special effects. | ||||
| Fremennik roundshield | 25 | Crafted | -10 | -10 | 17 | 17 | 31 | -4 | 33 | Members only, Needed for the The Fremennik Isles quest. Used to protect from Ice Troll ranged attacks. | |
| Bronze square shield | 1 | 8 | -6 | -2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | A common Goblin drop; also sold at Cassie's. | ||
| Bronze kiteshield | 1 | 12 | -8 | -2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 6 | Sold at Cassie's in Falador. | |
| Iron square shield | 1 | 23 | -6 | -2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Iron kiteshield | 1 | 27 | -8 | -2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 9 | ||
| Steel square shield | 5 | 38 | -6 | -2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Steel kiteshield | 5 | 42 | -8 | -2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 14 | ||
| Black square shield | 10 | -6 | -2 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | Dropped by Moss Giants. | |||
| Black kiteshield | 10 | -8 | -2 | 17 | 19 | 18 | -1 | 19 | Dropped by Ice giants, available to members in Keldagrim. | ||
| Mithril square shield | 20 | 58 | -6 | -2 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 14 | The highest shield available from Cassie's. | ||
| Mithril kiteshield | 20 | 62 | -8 | -2 | 18 | 22 | 20 | -1 | 20 | ||
| Broodoo shield | 25 | 3 | -7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | Crafted from a Tribal mask, 2 Snake skins and 8 nails. This was the only shield with a magic attack bonus before the introduction of the arcane spirit shield. | ||
| Adamant square shield | 30 | 78 | -6 | -2 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 24 | |||
| Adamant spikeshield | 35 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 25 | Reward from Fist of Guthix, +1 Strength bonus | |||||
| Adamant kiteshield | 30 | 82 | -8 | -2 | 27 | 31 | 29 | -1 | 29 | ||
| Adamant berserker shield | 35 | 28 | 32 | 31 | -1 | 30 | Reward from Fist of Guthix, +2 Strength bonus | ||||
| Rune square shield | 40 | 93 | -6 | -2 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 38 | |||
| Rune spikeshield | 45 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 39 | Reward from Fist of Guthix, +3 Strength bonus | |||||
| Rune kiteshield | 40 | 97 | -8 | -2 | 44 | 48 | 46 | -1 | 46 | Most often seen as part of a "full Rune" set made only by the most accomplished smiths. | |
| Rune berserker shield | 45 | -8 | -2 | 45 | 49 | 47 | -1 | 47 | Reward from Fist of Guthix, +4 Strength bonus | ||
| Granite shield | 50* | -12 | -8 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 65 | * Also requires 50 Strength. Possible drop from Troll generals. | |||
| Dragon square shield | 60 | 60* | -6 | -2 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 50 | Members only; smithing is used to join the two halves, one a rare monster drop, the other from the Legends guild. | ||
| Crystal shield | 70 | -10 | -10 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 80 | Reward choice from Roving Elves quest. Degrades and requires recharge, stats are for full charge (10/10) | |||
| Toktz-ket-xil (Obsidian Shield) | 60 | -12 | -8 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 65 | The TzHaar-Ket will drop it in an uncommon drop or you can buy it for 67,500 Tokkul. | |||
| Third age warrior shield | 65 | -10 | -4 | 63 | 65 | 61 | -3 | 63 | Part of the Third age warrior armour set. | ||
| Dragonfire shield (fully charged) | 75 | 90* | -10 | -5 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 10 | 72 | *Made by combining a Draconic visage with an Anti-Dragon Shield. Players under 90 smithing can bring the items and 1,250,000 coins to Oziach to make it. Holds 50 charges, and is charged by absorbing dragonbreath attacks. | |
| Blessed spirit shield | 70 | 53 | 55 | 73 | 2 | 52 | 3 | Made by using a Holy elixir on Spirit Shield, requiring 85 prayer or paying one million coins to Brother Jared | |||
| Arcane spirit shield | |||||||||||
| Spectral spirit shield | |||||||||||
| Elysian spirit shield | |||||||||||
| Divine spirit shield | |||||||||||
| Book | Attack | Defence | Strength | Prayer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stab | Slash | Crush | Magic | Range | Stab | Slash | Crush | Magic | Range | Summoning | |||
| Holy book | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Book of balance | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Unholy book | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mage's book | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
