Shields are pieces of armor held in the hand to deflect blows. Available in both heavy and light variants, the shield is favored by many warriors and other offensive classes.

The effectiveness of shields is governed by the Block skill and the corresponding armor type -- Light or Heavy. All three contain customizable perk trees. When allocated with the right perks, shields are able to block not only direct melee attacks, but also incoming arrows, power attacks, and even fire, frost, and shock damage.

They can also be used as weapons due to their bash ability, able to stagger and even knock down opponents.

Contents 1 Heavy Armor 2 Light Armor 3 Unique shields 4 Enchanting 5 Bugs

Heavy ArmorEdit

Piece				Upgrade	Perk	ItemID
Aela's Shield	24	12	150	Steel Ingot	Steel	00013955
Banded Iron Shield	22	12	100	Iron Ingot	None	0001394B
Bonemold Shield DB	21.5	8	95	Bone Meal	Steel Smithing	xx026234
Blades Shield	26	12	225	Steel Ingot	None	0004F912
Daedric Shield	36	15	1600	Ebony Ingot	Daedric	0001396E
Dawnguard Shield DG	26	10	240	Steel Ingot	Steel	xx0150B8
Dented Iron Shield DB	15	12	30	N/A	-	xx03399C
Dragonplate Shield	34	8	1050	Dragon Bone	Dragon	00013968
Dwarven Shield	26	12	225	Dwarven Metal Ingot	Dwarven	00013950
Ebony Shield	32	14	750	Ebony Ingot	Ebony	00013964
Falmer Shield	28	15	10	Chaurus Chitin	Steel or Advanced DG	0005C06C
Falkreath Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214ED
Hjaalmarch Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214EF
Hrolfdir's Shield	24	12	60	Steel Ingot	Steel	00064B71
Imperial Shield	20	12	50	Steel Ingot	Steel	000135BA
Improved Bonemold Shield DB	26	11	95	Bone Meal	Steel Smithing	xx03AB24
Iron Shield	20	12	60	Iron Ingot	None	00012EB6
Markarth Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214DC
Nordic Shield DB	26.5	10	335	Quicksilver Ingot	Advanced Armors	xx026236
Orcish Shield	30	14	500	Orichalcum Ingot	Orcish	00013946
Pale Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214F7
Riften Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214BA
Roggi's Ancestral Shield	20	12	60	Iron Ingot	None	0006901D
Steel Shield	24	12	150	Steel Ingot	Steel	00013955
Solitude Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214F4
Whiterun Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214E0
Windhelm Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214EB
Winterhold Guard's Shield	17	3	40	Iron Ingot	None	000214F1

Light ArmorEdit

Piece				Upgrade	Perk	Item ID
Chitin Shield DB	24.5	8	215	Chitin Plate	Elven Smithing	xx026235
Dragonscale Shield	29	6	750	Dragon Scales	Dragon	00013941
Elven Shield	21	4	115	Refined Moonstone	Elven	0001391E
Glass Shield	27	6	450	Refined Malachite	Glass	0001393C
Hide Shield	15	4	25	Leather	None	00013914
Imperial Light Shield	19	4	40	Leather	None	00013AB2
Stalhrim Shield DB	29.5	10	600	Stalhrim	Ebony Smithing	xx026237

Unique shieldsEdit

Piece				Type	Upgrade	Perk	Item ID
Aetherial Shield DG	26	12	2000	Heavy	Dwarven Metal Ingot	None	xx005759
Auriel's Shield DG	32	14	755	Heavy	Refined Moonstone	Elven	xx00284d
Dawnguard Rune Shield DG	27	6	450	Light	Steel Ingot	None	xx011BAF
Herebane's Fortress	21	4	817	Light	Refined Moonstone	Elven	000F9649
Shield of Solitude	32	12	1540	Heavy	N/A	-	0010EB65
Shield of Ysgramor	30	12	1715	Heavy	N/A	-	000E41D8
Spellbreaker	38	12	227	Heavy	Dwarven Metal Ingot	None	00045F96
Targe of the Blooded	20	8	300	Heavy	Steel Ingot	Steel	000FC5BF

EnchantingEdit

The following is a list of enchantments that can be applied to shields.

• Fortify Block
• Fortify Health
• Resist Disease
• Resist Fire
• Resist Frost
• Resist Magic
• Resist Poison
• Resist Shock

Bugs Edit

• For certain enchanted shields, such as Spell Breaker, power attacks will sometimes not work; they will take up no stamina, and not do the damage that the attack would normally do.
• When a shield is dropped, there is a chance that whenever a follower picks it up it will respawn (Tested With Dragonbone Shield And Shield Of Solitude PS3)

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