Draft:Shiren 5 Vita:Lock Shield Type

The Lock Shield family of Shields was first introduced in Shiren 4. It bears the Anti-Theft rune, which prevents your items from being stolen by monsters. This effect is static. When the Lock Shield reaches its 8th level, the Retina Scan, it gains the Anti-Blast (1) rune, which reduces explosion damage by 50%. This shield does not resonate with any other piece of equipment.

Tips for use

The Lock Shield is useful as the main source for the Anti-Theft rune, to put on other shields. The only other source of it would be the level 8 form of the Targite, the Galaxy Guard.

If you aren't currently able to synthesize it, the Lock Shield can be a decent shield to equip until you find a better one. Or you can equip it when you encounter Zalokleft type monsters.

There is no reason to use this shield as your main. It doesn't get particularly powerful as it levels up, and doesn't have any resonances. And the Anti-Theft effect is the exact same whether you level this shield up all the way or have it as a rune on another shield. The Anti-Blast (1) rune that it gains at level 8 is the same that is innate to the Blast Shield family, which is not hard to find. There is also a superior Anti-Blast (2) rune obtainable using a special Mixer recipe, that grants total immunity to explosion damage.

Lock Shield Type

Level	Shield		Power	Upg. Max	Rune Max	Runes	Total EXP	XP to next	Buy	Sell	In-Game Description
	Japanese	English
1	錠前の盾	Lock Shield	5	15	5	None	0		2,000	700	Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you while you have this equipped. Your precious belongings won't be stolen anymore with this equipped. Never starve to death pursuing pesky purloining pilferers again!
2	錠前の盾中	Ward Lock Shld	6	25	6	None			2,400	840	An upgraded Lock Shield. Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you anymore. "Why, hello there. I'm a sea lion." Seriously, Zalokleft...
3	錠前の盾上	Padlock Shld	7	35	7	None			2,800	980	An upgraded Ward Lock Shld. Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you while you have this equipped. "I'm Zalokleft. I'm a big coward... but when I see items, I get so excited that I can't control myself!"
4	ロックシールド	Deadbolt Shld	8	45	8	None			3,200	1,120	An upgraded Padlock Shld. Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you while you have this equipped. "Gitau, the god of thieves appeared before us. He played upon our love for items. Our training began that day..."
5	ロックシールド中	Cyl Lock Shld	9	55	9	None			3,600	1,260	An upgraded Deadbolt Shld. Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you while you have this equipped. "Training was a towel assault from hell... We trained until we coughed blood. All day, every day."
6	ロックシールド上	Disc Lock Shld	10	65	10	None			4,000	1,400	An upgraded Cyl Lock Shld. Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you while you have this equipped. "We practiced jumping after swiping an item. We did it until we couldn't feel our legs...although, I have legs, do I..."
7	超かんぬきの盾	Smart Lock Shld	11	75	11	None			4,400	1,540	An upgraded Disc Lock Shld. Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you while you have this equipped. "This is how I, Zalokleft, found my true calling. I never steal from stores, though. I'm afraid of the shopkeeper."
8	カンヌキハイパー	Retina Scan	12	99	∞	+Anti-Blast (1)		N/A	5,100	1,785	Lock Shield's ultimate form. Zalokleft type monsters can't steal from you while you have this equipped. "This shield's unfair! This is the worst kind of discrimination...the kind against me! I hope Gazer removes it!"