Dawnguard Rune Shield
Base Armor: 27	Weight 6	Base Value: 450
Additional Effects: +10 Bash damage against vampires, and sustained blocking creates a minor sun shield doing 10 points of damage while draining the wielder's stamina.
Class: Light Armor, Shield
Upgrade Material: Steel Ingot
Perk: None
ID: XX011BAF

The Dawnguard Rune Shield is a unique light shield found in The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard.

Contents 1 Acquisition 2 Smithing 3 Enchanting 4 Trivia 5 Bugs 6 See also 7 Appearances

AcquisitionEdit

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

• Stillborn Cave
• Haemar's Shame
• Yngvild
• Bloodskal Barrow ^DB

SmithingEdit

The Dawnguard Rune Shield can be upgraded at a workbench with a steel ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, however it does not benefit from any smithing perks.

This means the armor 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.

EnchantingEdit

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.

TriviaEdit

• 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.

BugsEdit

 360   If you switch to the shield via a shortcut in the favorites menu (i.e. left or right on the D-Pad), the enchantment will no longer work. To fix this, unequip and reequip the shield. (Confirmed 360, PC and PS3 unknown)

See alsoEdit

• Dawnguard Rune Hammer
• Dawnguard Rune Axe

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard (First appearance)

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