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The Dawnguard Rune Shield is a unique light shield and a variant of the Dawnguard Shield. The "sun-shield" effect is similar to Stendarr's Aura, and has similar effects; however, no benefit is gained by using both the shield and restoration spell simultaneously. Stendarr's Aura cancels out the effects from the Rune Shield.

Acquisition[]

"A magical shield that when blocked with, surrounds it's wielder with a holy aura that harms the undead. Might come in handy."
Florentius Baenius[src]

It is obtained from a radiant location during the quest "Lost Relic." Possible locations include:

Smithing[]

The Dawnguard Rune Shield can be upgraded at a workbench with a steel ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, and also benefits from the Advanced Armors perk, which doubles the improvement.

Enchanting[]

The Dawnguard Rune Shield has a unique enchantment:

  • Fortify Bash: 10 points (against vampires only)
  • Sun-Shield: 10 points of damage (after a sustained period of blocking)

Using the sun-shield capability expends Stamina, and adds to the Destruction skill.

Trivia[]

  • Unlike the Dawnguard Rune Axe and Dawnguard Rune Hammer, the Dawnguard Rune Shield offers superior stats compared to its standard counterpart, the Dawnguard Shield, as well as having a unique appearance and different class.

Bugs[]

This section contains bugs related to Dawnguard Rune Shield. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:

  1. Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still happening.
  2. If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report with the appropriate system template  360  /  XB1  ,  PS3  /  PS4  ,  PC  /  MAC  ,  NX  /  PS5  ,  XS  , depending on which platform(s) the bug has been encountered on.
  3. Be descriptive when listing the bug and fixes, but avoid having conversations in the description and/or using first-person anecdotes: such discussions belong on the appropriate forum board.
  •  360   If the Dragonborn switches to this shield via a shortcut in the favorites menu (i.e. left or right on the D-Pad), the enchantment will no longer work. A known fix for this is to unequip the shield and reequip the shield.
  • The shield benefits from the heavy armor perk Well Fitted similarly to any other heavy armor shield, despite being listed as a light armor shield.

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