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Author Topic: Which is better, masterful copper shield or an iron shield?  (Read 1102 times)

Syreal

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Hey all,

So I recently off'ed a goblin master lasher who was decked out with straight masterful items. One usuable item was a masterful copper shield. Is this better than an iron shield? What is the methodology of determining this if there is any? I'm done guessing because I recently mistook a silver two handed sword to be better than a bronze one -- after bouncing it off of the cap of multiple goblins, I realized I made a grave error. Haha.

Thanks adventurers!
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Re: Which is better, masterful copper shield or an iron shield?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2011, 01:44:35 am »

The material of the shield will only determine how effective it is at bashing enemies. If smacking enemies with a shield is important to you, go for the denser material. If it isn't, just go with whatever 'looks' cooler, I guess?
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Re: Which is better, masterful copper shield or an iron shield?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2011, 01:54:45 am »

Alright, makes sense. I guess it just really needs to block arrows, haha. Thanks jrmy.
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Re: Which is better, masterful copper shield or an iron shield?
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 04:18:30 am »

Yeah if your not using it as a misc weapon then wood is best as its lightest.  I suppose if you got one from a fortress mood then some metals would be viable.

Material itself otherwise plays no role (quality also appears to only apply when its being used as weapon)
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