Oblivion:Shield

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	Shield
School		Alteration
Type		Defensive
Effect ID		SHLD
Base Cost		0.45
Barter Factor		100
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Shield M% for D seconds

Shield adds directly to the physical Armor Rating of the subject, and is cumulative with worn armor. Armor Rating is capped at 85%, and cannot go higher. The Shield effect has no negative impact on the caster's Spell Effectiveness.

[edit] Notes

• It is possible to give your character 100% (or higher) Shield effect, for example by enchanting 5 items with transcendent sigil stones. The Active Effects menu will confirm that the total Shield effect is 100%. However, the resulting armor rating is still only 85%, so the extra 15% Shield is providing no benefit.
• When Enchanting, an Elemental Shield effect is often preferable to a plain Shield.
  • For example, a 5% Fire Shield gives you 5% fire resistance and a +5 to your armor class. A 5% Shield spell only gives you the AC boost.
  • When enchanting using an altar of enchanting, Shield and Elemental Shield strengths are very similar (Shield gives you at most 1 extra point).
  • When enchanting using Sigil Stones, Elemental Shield always gives you a stronger effect than regular Shield. For example, a transcendent Sigil Stone gives 20% Shield or 25% Elemental Shield.
• For spellcasting, the difference between an Elemental Shield and a plain Shield effect can be more significant. The base cost for an Elemental Shield (0.95) is more than twice that of a plain Shield (0.45).

[edit] See also

Sections:

• Armor: General information on the physical armor available in the game.
• Oblivion-Armor-Shields Light and Oblivion-Armor-Shields Heavy: Categories listing all of the available physical shields.

Related effects:

• Bound Armor, Fire Shield, Frost Shield, Shock Shield
• Resist Disease, Resist Fire, Resist Frost, Resist Magic, Resist Normal Weapons, Resist Paralysis, Resist Poison, Resist Shock

[edit] Alchemy Ingredients

The following ingredients can be used to create a potion of Shield:

Apprentice Beef Bog Beacon Asco Cap Cinnabar Polypore Red Cap Emetic Russula Cap Gnarl BarkSI Potato Shepherd's Pie Summer Bolete Cap Withering MoonSI

Journeyman Aster Bloom CoreSI Flax Seeds Expert Orange Tomato