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Barbed Shield
Item Level: 42
Defense: 58 to 78
Chance to Block: 17%
Smite Damage: 18 to 35
Durablity: 55 of 55
Required Strength: 65
Required Level: 25
Socketed (0 to 2)

A superior Barbed Shield can spawn with +5% to +15% Enhanced Defense and/or Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%.

Unique and Set Barbed Shields

Lance Guard

How to upgrade a Barbed Shield

Transmute a Low Quality Barbed Shield, an El Rune, and any Chipped Gem to create a Normal Quality Barbed Shield.

How to add sockets to a Barbed Shield

You can add sockets to a Barbed Shield by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 2 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.

Transmute a Barbed Shield, a Tal Rune, an Amn Rune, and a Perfect Ruby to create a socketed Barbed Shield.

This recipes will add between 1 and 2 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 2, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.

Amount of sockets for a Barbed Shield
Roll	Sockets	Odds
1	1 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
2	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
3	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
4	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
5	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)
6	2 socket (max)	5 in 6 (83.33%)

The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.

possible sockets for a Barbed Shield
iLvl 0-25	iLvl 26-40	iLvl 41 and up
2	2	2

Vendors that sell Barbed Shields

Vendor	Min Stock	Max Stock	Max Magic Level
Drognan	1 Normal / 1 Magic	2 Normal / 3 Magic	20
Anya	/	1 Normal / 1 Magic	1

Runewords you can make in a Barbed Shield


Runeword	Sockets	Bases	Runes	Level	Stats
Rhyme (original)	2 Sockets	Any Shield	Shael Eth	29	+60% Faster Block Rate ()Regenerate Mana 15% ()All Resistances +25Cannot Be Frozen50% Extra Gold from Monsters25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Splendor (1.10)	2 Sockets	Any Shield	Eth Lum	37	+1 to All Skills+10% Faster Cast Rate+20% Faster Block Rate+60 to 100% Enhanced Defense+10 to Energy ()Regenerate Mana 15% ()50% Extra Gold from Monsters20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items+3 to Light Radius
Vigilance (3.0)	2 Sockets	Grimoire, Any Shield, Voodoo Heads, Auric Shields	Dol Gul	53	5% Chance to cast level 10 Ring of Fire when struck+10% Faster Run/Walk+30% Faster Block Rate+75 to 100% Enhanced Defense+20 to 40 to LifeReplenish Life +7 ()+20 to 40 to Mana+5% to Maximum Poison Resist ()All Resistances +25 to 35

Compared to other Shields

Table of base stats
Name	Minac	Maxac	Speed	Reqstr	Block	Durability	Level	Levelreq	Mindam	Maxdam	Max Sockets
Defender	41	49	0	38	10	68	34	22	8	12	1
Round Shield	47	55	0	53	12	64	37	25	7	14	2
Scutum	53	61	5	71	14	62	42	25	11	15	3
Dragon Shield	59	67	0	91	18	76	45	25	15	24	3
Pavise	68	78	10	133	24	72	50	25	10	17	3
Ancient Shield	80	93	5	110	16	80	56	25	12	16	3
Grim Shield	50	150	0	58	20	70	48	25	14	20	2
Barbed Shield	58	78	0	65	17	55	42	25	18	35	2

Prefixes that can spawn on Shields

All prefixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
Sturdy	+20 to 30% Enhanced Defense	4	3	Any Armor	Magic and Rare	101
Strong	+31 to 40% Enhanced Defense	9	6	Any Armor	Magic and Rare	101
Glorious	+41 to 50% Enhanced Defense	19	14	Any Armor	Magic and Rare	101

Suffixes that can spawn on Shields

All suffixes
Name	Property	Affix Level	Level Req	Item Types	Rarity	Group
of Health	Damage Reduced by 1	7	5	Armor, Helm, Any Shield, Ring, Amulet	Magic and Rare	1
of Warding	Magic Damage Reduced by 1	7	5	Armor, Helm, Any Shield, Ring, Amulet	Magic and Rare	2
of Thorns	Attacker Takes Damage of 1 to 3	14	10	Armor, Helm, Any Shield, Belt	Magic and Rare	5