Tower Shield

Tower Shield (Normal)Pavise (Exceptional)Aegis (Elite)

Tower Shield
Item Level: 22
Speed Modifier: +10
Defense: 22 to 25
Chance to Block: 24%
Smite Damage: 1 to 5
Durablity: 60 of 60
Required Strength: 75
Socketed (0 to 3)

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

Unique and Set Tower Shields

Bverrit Keep

Sigon's Guard

How to upgrade a Tower Shield

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

How to add sockets to a Tower Shield

You can add sockets to a Tower Shield by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 3 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 Tower Shield, a Tal Rune, an Amn Rune, and a Perfect Ruby to create a socketed Tower Shield.

This recipes will add between 1 and 3 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 3, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.

Amount of sockets for a Tower Shield
Roll	Sockets	Odds
1	1 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
2	2 socket	1 in 6 (16.67%)
3	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
4	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
5	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)
6	3 socket (max)	4 in 6 (66.67%)

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 Tower Shield
iLvl 0-25	iLvl 26-40	iLvl 41 and up
3	3	3

Vendors that sell Tower Shields

Vendor	Min Stock	Max Stock	Max Magic Level
Fara	/	1 Normal /	1
Hratli	1 Normal / 1 Magic	2 Normal / 1 Magic	1
Halbu	1 Normal / 1 Magic	1 Normal / 1 Magic	20
Jamella	1 Normal /	1 Normal /	1
Larzuk	1 Normal / 1 Magic	1 Normal / 2 Magic	20

Runewords you can make in a Tower Shield

Base Sockets

Any2 os3 os


Runeword	Sockets	Bases	Runes	Level	Stats
Ancients' Pledge (original)	3 Sockets	Any Shield	Ral Ort Tal	21	+50% Enhanced DefenseCold Resist +30%Lightning Resist +35% ()All Resistances +13Fire Resist +35% ()Poison Resist +35% ()10% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
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
Sanctuary (1.10)	3 Sockets	Any Shield	Ko Ko Mal	49	+20% Faster Hit Recovery40% Increased Chance of Blocking+130 to 160% Enhanced Defense+250 Defense vs. Missile+20 to Dexterity ()All Resistances +50 to 70Magic Damage Reduced by 7 ()Level 12 Slow Missiles (60/60 Charges)
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

Dragon (1.10)	3 Sockets	Armor, Any Shield	Sur Lo Sol	61	12% Chance to cast level 15 Hydra on striking20% Chance to cast level 18 Venom when struckLevel 14 Holy Fire Aura When Equipped+360 Defense+230 Defense vs. Missile+3 to 5 to all Attributes+0.375 to Strength (Based on Character Level)ArmorIncrease Maximum Mana 5% ()+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist ()Damage Reduced by 7 ()Shields+50 to Mana ()+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist ()Damage Reduced by 7 ()
Dream (1.10)	3 Sockets	Helm, Any Shield	Io Jah Pul	65	10% Chance to cast level 15 Confuse when struckLevel 15 Holy Shock Aura When Equipped+20 to 30% Faster Hit Recovery+150 to 220 Defense+0.625 to Mana (Based on Character Level)All Resistances +5 to 2012 to 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic ItemsArmor+10 to Vitality ()Increase Maximum Life 5% ()+30% Enhanced Defense ()Shields+10 to Vitality ()+50 to Life ()+30% Enhanced Defense ()

Compared to other Shields

Table of base stats
Name	Minac	Maxac	Speed	Reqstr	Block	Durability	Level	Mindam	Maxdam	Max Sockets
Buckler	4	6	0	12	0	12	1	1	3	1
Small Shield	8	10	0	22	5	16	5	2	3	2
Large Shield	12	14	5	34	12	24	11	2	4	3
Kite Shield	16	18	0	47	8	30	15	2	5	3
Tower Shield	22	25	10	75	24	60	22	1	5	3
Gothic Shield	30	35	5	60	16	40	30	2	6	3
Bone Shield	10	30	0	25	20	40	19	3	6	2
Spiked Shield	15	25	0	30	10	40	11	5	9	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