Draft:Shiren 1 SFC:Shield
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General Information
A Shield is the only reliable way to defend against attacks in Shiren the Wanderer (SFC), as without one, Shiren's Hit Points will rapidly diminish against ever-strengthening Monsters.
Base Strength - Shield power independent of upgrades.
Max Upgrade - Maximum upgrade potential number.
All shields have an unalterable base power value: Base Strength, and receive additional power through upgrades, in which all shields have a set Max Upgrade value which cannot be exceeded. The Upgrade Value number is shown next to the shield name as +[Value].
A shields Upgrade Value can only be increased by +1 by reading a Earth Bless Scroll with the shield equipped.
Combining shields in a Melding Jar will add the Upgrade Values of multiple shields together into the first inserted, as long as the Max Upgrade value has not been exceeded.
Shield Seals
- See: Melding and Seals
Some types of shields have inbuilt abilities (Seals), with various effects, including:
- The ability to return a part of physical damage taken.
- Increasing the chance of evading physical attacks.
- Protecting Items and Gitan from being stolen.
- Halving the damage of dragon fire.
- Reducing the rate of current Fullness depletion.
Melding Jars can combine many of these Seals into one item, creating an insanely dependable shield.
Curses
- See: Curses
Shield Seals do not function while the item is cursed but the upgrade value will be preserved and still function for defense. Once equipped, the Shield also cannot be normally removed.
Rusting
Triggering Rusty Traps and Green Slime Family Monsters File:Green Slime.png can decrease the Upgrade Value of shields and monsters level 3 and 4 can remove Seals.
A shields minimum upgrade value is the same number as its Base Strength, but negative. Eg. a Blast Shield has a Base Strength of 3, but will continue to decrease until it stops at a minimum upgrade value of -3.
Grey Slimes and Red Slimes
The [Gld]File:Shiren 1 SFC DS Shield Seal Gold.png Seal will be removed first, then the other seals in a random order. When attacking, your shield or weapon will either rust or have a seal removed from it.
Green Slimes: Decrease upgrade value by 1 each rust.
Purple Slimes: Decrease upgrade value by 2 each rust.
Grey Slimes: Decrease upgrade value by 1 each rust and can remove seals.
Red Slimes: Decrease upgrade value by 3 each rust and can remove seals.
Exceptions
- Gold Shields can never rust because they cannot lose their inherent [Gld] Seal, though other weapons with this seal can rust by Grey or Red Slimes.
- Hide Shields can never rust.
- Wood Shields cannot rust by Rusty Traps, but can rust by Green Slime Family Monsters (all levels).
Shields cannot lose their intrinsic ability, e.g. a Hide Shield cannot have its [H] Seal removed, however the [H] seal can potentially be lost if this shield is melded into a Bronzeward or another shield other than a Hide Shield (or a Hide X).
Buying and Selling
Base Price: Weapon cost without added inherent Seal Price.
Upgrade value price: Upgrade Value of weapon (+ive or -ive) x Buy+ (or) Sell+ value
Seal Price: No change whether buying or selling.
Equations for Weapon Price
Buying: Weapon base price + Upgrade value price + Seal Price(s). (total x 0.9 if cursed)
Selling: (Weapon base price x 0.3) + Seal Price(s) + Upgrade Value price (subtract if value is negative) (total x 0.9 if cursed)
When checking the 'info' of a shield with multiple seals, they will be listed in the above order. The Hide Shield [H] Seal and the Armor Ward Heavy [Hvy] Seals are mutually exclusive.
List of Shields
| Sprite | Name | Description | Base Defense |
Seal | Shop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Attribute | Price | Value | Buy | Buy+ | Sell | Sell+ | |||
| Heavy Shield | 重装の盾 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | 300 | 1,000 | 100 | |||
| Mine Nabari Shield | 地雷ナバリの盾 | 3 | 2,000 | 750 | 4,000 | 200 | 1,500 | 75 | |||
| Bronze Shield | 青銅甲の盾 | 4 | - | - | - | 300 | 30 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Dragon Shield | ドラゴンシールド | 7 | 2,500 | 1,250 | 5,000 | 250 | 2,500 | 125 | |||
| Echo Shield | やまびこの盾 | 5 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 12,000 | 600 | 6,000 | 300 | |||
| Reflex Shield | 見切りの盾 | 5 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 7,500 | 500 | 3,000 | 15 | |||
| Gilded Shield | 見かけだおしの盾 | 3 | - | - | - | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 250 | ||
| Disposable Shield | 使い捨ての盾 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 200 | 750 | 75 | |||
| Leather Shield | 皮甲の盾 | 2 | 200
400 |
50
100 |
1,000 | 40 | 350 | 20 | |||
| Iron Shield | 鉄甲の盾 | 7 | - | - | - | 1,800 | 180 | 750 | 75 | ||
| Battle Counter | バトルカウンター | 5 | 2,500 | 1,250 | 5,000 | 250 | 2,500 | 125 | |||
| Rasen-Fuma Shield | ラセン風魔の盾 | 30 | - | - | - | 50,000 | 5,000 | 22,500 | 2,250 | ||
| Todo Shield | トドの盾 | 3 | 1,000 | 400 | 2,000 | 100 | 800 | 40 | |||
| Fuma Shield | 風魔の盾 | 12 | - | - | - | 5,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 250 | ||
| Wooden Shield | 木甲の盾 | 3 | 200 | 50 | 600 | 40 | 200 | 15 | |||
Leather Shield seals. Top: Rust Free, Bottom: Slowed Hunger
External References
[1]Rescue Reward item locations data obtained from Lord Gek on GameFAQ's Via Gabikun/ Official strat guide.
[2]Revised data via SexyPioneer's blog
[3]Super Famicom item price info.