Aetherial Shield
Base Armor: 26	Weight 12	Base Value: 2000
Additional Effects: Enemies struck by this shield become ethereal for 15 seconds, making them unable to attack or be attacked.
Class: Heavy Armor, Shield
Upgrade Material: Dwarven Metal Ingot
Perk: None
ID: xx005759

The Aetherial Shield is a unique Dwarven Shield found in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard.

EnchantmentEdit

Bashing with this shield triggers this enchantment:

• Become Ethereal: 15 seconds (on bashed target)

This makes the target unable to attack or be attacked, causing them to flee. Power bashing or using the Shield Charge perk from the Block tree will not trigger the enchantment.

AcquisitionEdit

It can only be crafted in the Aetherium Forge during the quest Lost to the Ages. It requires the following components:

• 1 x Aetherium Crest
• 4 x Dwarven Metal Ingot
• 2 x Refined Malachite

Apart from Aetherium Crest which is assembled during the quest, all other materials  to craft the shield can be found in the Aetherium Forge room on tables to the left and right of the forge.

SmithingEdit

The Aetherial Shield can be upgraded at a workbench with a Dwarven Metal Ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, however it does not benefit from any smithing perks.

This means the shield cannot be improved past flawless quality without boosting the Smithing skill over 100. This can be achieved by using enchanted items and/or blacksmithing potions to Fortify Smithing.

TriviaEdit

• The shield bears a similar appearance to a Dwarven Shield, but with the large Aetherium decal in the center.
• The shield's effect does not work on dragons.
• With the shield in the inventory or equipped, the Dragonborn may encounter Taron Dreth, who will ask the Dragonborn for information about the shield. He will attack with his 3 mercenaries regardless of whatever the Dragonborn responds with.

BugsEdit

•  360   The enchantment might stop working. If this occurs un-equip and re-equip the shield to fix it.
•  360    PC   Using Power Bash doesn't seem to trigger the effect. (this may or may not be a bug)

See AlsoEdit

• Aetherial Crown
• Aetherial Staff

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard (First appearance)