Draft:Magic Castle GBC:Shield

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General Information

The Shield is the only way in the game to increase Shiren's Defense, making it an absolutely vital piece of equipment, and some include some very important abilities; Walrus Shields are the only way to directly prevent thievery, and only a Gaze Shield will keep you safe from hypnosis.

All shields have a basic damage value (Def), a current damage bonus(+X) as well a maximum possible bonus (Max). Reading an Earth Bless Scroll or melding are the only ways to increase shield strength, while Rust Traps and some Monsters can reduce it (down to -Str). Rarely a scroll will add +3 Str to your shield. A piece of armor's effective defense strength is the total of its inherent strength plus its enchantments/upgrades. For example, a fully enchanted Bronzeward +35 would have an effective defensive strength of 40 Some shields have intrinsic special abilities (melds), from preventing theft of items or Gitans to halving explosion damage. Using a Melding Jar, abilities can be melded into a single shield, a vital key to surviving some post game dungeons but choose carefully. Each shield has a set number of melding slots so you can't add every seal to a single weapon.

Fan translations

Due to the importance of fan translations in the Shiren community, fan-translated names for the GBC and NDS, including Englrish, Chinese alongside their official names are listed side by side on the Rosetta Stone page for Magic Castle of the Desert.

Reference Table GBC

Sprites	Shield		Strength	Max Upgrades	Melding Slots	Buy	Sell	Buy +	Sell +	Special Ability	Description
	English	Japanese
	Ookabuto Shield	オオカブトの盾	13	15	6	3,500	1,750	50	25	-
	Pickpocket Shield	ガマラの盾	3	10	4	3,000	1,500	50	25	直接攻撃を受けた時、ダメージの半分の額のギタン入手
	Karakuroid Shield	カラクロイドの盾	6	15	4	6,500	3,000	50	25	罠にかからなくなる（ただし、コクワガッター系に投げられたときはかかる）
	Keshin Shield	けしんの盾	5	15	4	1,000	500	50	25	ひけんカブラステギ入手に必要
	Satori Shield	サトリの盾	1	5	0	10,000	5,000	100	50	装備すると最大満腹度が０％になるがターン経過で満腹度が減らなくなる
	Happy Shield	しあわせの盾	1	10	5	5,500	2,200	50	25	直接攻撃のダメージを受けると経験値入手（ダメージが大きいほど多く入る）
	Armor Ward	重装の盾	20	20	2	2,500	1,250	50	25	ハラ減り速度が２倍
	Blast Shield	地雷ナバリの盾	8	25	4	2,500	1,250	50	25	爆発のダメージを半減
	Bronzeward	青銅甲の盾	5	35	5	350	170	50	25	-
	Kabra's Armor	装甲カブラサライ	20	35	4	12,000	6,000	100	50	-
	Fragile Shield	つかいすての盾	35	30	1	1,000	500	50	25	直接攻撃を受けるたびに修正値－１
	Iron Shield	鉄甲の盾	9	35	5	1,200	600	50	25	-
	Walrus Shield	トドの盾	3	25	3	2,000	1,000	50	25	アイテムを盗まれなくなる
	Dragonward	ドラゴンシールド	10	30	3	6,000	3,000	50	25	ドラゴンの炎のダメージを半減
	Curseless Shield	のろいよけの盾	5	15	3	1,500	750	50	25	アイテムが呪われなくなる。この盾自体も呪われない
	Spikedward	バトルカウンター	5	20	6	4,000	2,000	50	25	直接攻撃で受けたダメージの約４分の１をはね返す
	Deflect Shield	はねかえしの盾	1	5	1	20,000	10,000	100	50	投げられたアイテムをはね返す（ひまガッパ系が投げたものは除く）
	Ration Shield	ハラモチの盾	2	30	4	1,200	600	50	25	ハラ減り速度が２分の１
	Power Shield	パワーシールド	7	25	5	5,000	2,500	50	25	盾の修正値がそのまま剣の攻撃力に加算される
	Demon Shield	百鬼の盾	14	10	2	3,000	1,500	50	25	-
	Windshield	風魔の盾	16	30	2	10,000	5,000	50	25	-
	Prism Shield	プリズムの盾	11	10	2	7,500	3,000	50	25	敵の特技を１０のダメージに変える（大砲の弾・デブータ系の投石・ドラゴン系の炎・コクワガッター系の特技・アイテム投げ・杖振り以外）
	Mamel Shield	マムルの盾	1	99	10	13,000	6,500	100	50	-
	Missile Shield	みかわしの盾	1	5	1	20,000	10,000	50	25	矢と投げられたアイテムが当たらなくなる
	Evasive Shield	見切りの盾	2	5	3	11,000	5,500	100	50	直接攻撃をかわしやすくなる
	Wood Shield	木甲の盾	3	25	5	900	450	50	25	錆びなくなる
	Echo Shield	やまびこの盾	2	5	3	9,000	4,500	100	50	魔法攻撃をはね返す
	Stormward	ラセン風魔の盾	30	40	6	15,000	7,500	100	50	-

External Sources

Gameboy Color item information.