Ultra Shield
Armor · Shield3★Odd Paldium-based tech that mends itself after going a while without being struck. Further experimentation pushed it to ultimate quality.
Ultra Shield is among the best shields by shield strength — 3rd of 8, at 1,520 against the 2,200 of Ancient Shield.
It feeds no other recipe, which makes it a terminal item: craft what you will actually carry and stop there.
Details
It does not stack, so every spare copy costs an inventory slot. It sells for almost nothing, so do not bother hauling it to a shop.
Every Tier of Common Shield
The same piece exists at 6 rarities, and the gap is not cosmetic: durability runs 1000 to 22000, a 22x swing. Which one you end up with is decided by the rarity of the schematic you built from, not by the recipe — so a legendary copy of this is worth more than the next item up built from a common one.
| Rarity | Item | Durability |
|---|---|---|
| 0★ | Common Shield | 1000 |
| 0★ | Mega Shield | 1500 |
| 1★ | Giga Shield | 2250 |
| 2★ | Hyper Shield | 3500 |
| 3★ | Ultra Shield (this one) | 5000 |
| 4★ | Ancient Shield | 22000 |
Alternatives and Upgrades
Step up from here and you get Advanced Shield at 1,800 shield strength; step down and it is Ultra Shield at 1,520. The size of that step is what decides whether the crafting bill is justified yet.
Other shields at a similar tier, for when you want to weigh this against the rest of its class:
