Draft:Shiren 5 Vita:Day Shield Type

The Day Shield family of Shields was introduced in Shiren 5. It bears the Diurnal rune, which decreases the damage you take at daytime but increases the damage you take at nighttime. This effect improves as the shield levels up. When the Day Shield reaches its 6th level, the Sunset Shield, it gains the Rustproof rune. The Day Shield family resonates with the Bright Blade Type of swords, giving the ability to read scrolls at night without equipping a torch.

Tips for use

The Daytime Queen is the strongest shield in Shiren 5, because of its 60% damage reduction. It is "balanced" by taking extra damage at night, but daytime is when most of the combat happens and the rule of night is not to get hit in the first place. You can easily switch to a different shield at night like the Midnight Shield or Blazing Shield, or unequip it, or even leave it on if you have a very important rune.

The Day Shield is also the only source of the Diurnal rune to put on other shields. The rune isn't as effective as the innate effect on the Daytime Queen, but if you're using a different shield as your main, it's still great to have.

While this shield is great after it's been leveled up and upgraded a lot, it starts off with low power and rune slots, and the Diurnal effect doesn't do much to make up for it. It's still a "good" shield at this point, but stronger shields will outperform it out of the box.

Don't bother with the resonance. Going at night with this shield and not equipping a torch is a recipe for pain, plus the Bright Blade is not a particularly good weapon even in the daytime.

Day Shield Type

Level	Shield		Power	Upg. Max	Rune Max	Runes	Total EXP	XP to next	Buy	Sell	In-Game Description
	Japanese	English
1	昼の盾	Day Shield	6	15	4	None	0		4,200	1,470	This shield reduces damage taken from day monsters. However, it will increase the damage that night monsters do to you. Be sure to remove this when night falls, Day Man.
2	お昼２時の盾	2PM Shield	7	25	5	None			4,500	1,575	An upgraded Day Shield. This shield reduces damage taken from day monsters. There's a shield called Midnight Shield that has the opposite effect. You can't combine both effects.
3	お昼３時の盾	3PM Shield	8	35	6	None			4,800	1,680	An upgraded 2PM Shield. This shield reduces damage taken from day monsters. It raises damage taken from night monsters. It is now 3 in the afternoon. Time to watch some TV.
4	お昼４時の盾	4PM Shield	9	45	7	None			5,100	1,785	An upgraded 3PM Shield. This shield reduces damage taken from day monsters. Day damage is further decreased, but night damage is boosted. It's now 4 in the afternoon. Is it time to do chores? That's the worst.
5	お昼５時の盾	5PM Shield	10	55	8	None			5,400	1,890	An upgraded 4PM Shield. Reduces damage taken from day monsters. Equip with alongside Bright Blade to resonate, allowing you to read scrolls at night.
6	ゆうがたの盾	Sunset Shield	11	65	9	+Rustproof			6,200	2,170	An upgraded 5PM Shield. This shield reduces damage taken from day monsters. It's now dusk. Time to prepare dinner. What a pain.
7	ヌーンシールド	Noon Shield	12	75	10	Rustproof			6,500	2,275	An upgraded Sunset Shield. This shield reduces damage taken from day monsters. On the other hand, skipping dinner would reduce your calorie intake...
8	ヌーンクイーン	Daytime Queen	15	99	∞	Rustproof		N/A	7,000	2,450	Day Shield's ultimate form. This shield reduces damage taken from day monsters. This legendary shield was said to belong to the Daytime Queen.