# Giga Shield

Odd Paldium-based tech that mends itself after going a while without being struck, with modifications that raise its effectiveness further.

Source: https://palworld-db.com/item/Shield_03

## Basics

- Type: Armor / Shield
- Gold value: 21960
- Weight: 5
- Max stack: 1
- shield: 540
- durability: 2250

## Recipe

- Ancient Civilization Parts x10
- Paldium Fragment x50
- Ingot x20

## Notes we already publish

- (use) The jump from the Mega Shield ([[item:Shield_02]]) is the biggest proportional step in the whole shield line: 260 absorbed damage becomes 540, and durability goes 1500 to 2250. Weight stays at 5 — every shield in the game, from Common up to Ancient, weighs exactly 5 — so a tier upgrade never costs you a single point of carry capacity. There is no reason to keep an older shield equipped once the newer one is built.
- (strategy) It has to carry you a long way. The tech unlocks at level 29 and the next rung, the Hyper Shield ([[item:Shield_04]]), does not appear until level 43 — a 14-level stretch, the longest gap anywhere in the shield ladder. That covers most of the mid-game tower fights, so build it the moment the tech is bought rather than treating it as a stopgap.
- (use) Ancient Civilization Parts are the real price. Paldium Fragment and Ingot are base production you already run, but the 10 [[item:PalCrystal_Ex]] come from alphas and dungeon chests and compete directly with saddles and tower-tier weapons. The Mega, Giga and Hyper shields all take the same three ingredients — 5, 10 and 20 Parts respectively — so the ladder is one continuous drain on the same stock.
- (strategy) Queue it early in a work session. The craft is 40,000 work units, four times what the Mega Shield asks and the heaviest single item most bases are producing at level 29. Put your best Handiwork Pals on the line before you start it, and expect to walk away and do something else while it finishes.

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Source: Palworld Database — https://palworld-db.com/item/Shield_03