Shield – Splinterlands

Shield

"Reduced damage from Melee and Ranged attacks."

The Shield ability reduces Melee and Ranged attacks by 50%, rounded up.

Notable Rulesets

Top 3 Rulesets	Bottom 3 Rulesets
Weak Magic - Magic hits armor first before hitting the health.	Keep Your Distance - Melee monsters may not be used. Shield can still be useful to defend against ranged attacks!
Equal Opportunity - Melee monsters can attack from any position with opportunity. A low health monster with shield may be the perfect lure to allow other members of your team to attack	Earthquake - Unless your shielded monster has the flying ability, earthquake will reduce the damage taken but not eliminate it completely.
Armored up - Strengthen your shielded monster even further with +2 armor	Noxious Fumes - Shield does not reduce damage from poison

Notable Abilities

Top 3 Abilities	Bottom 3 Abilities
Void Armor - Magic attacks hit this Monster's armor before its Health. In combination with Shield, it will take many strikes to fell this monster!	Shatter - Be aware that the shatter ability will destroy any armor whether or not shield is in play
Retaliate - when hit with a melee attack, your monster has a 50% chance of attacking their attacker. Dish out more than you took!	Stun - If your opponent uses stun, your monster will not be able to attack. This could hamstring your strategy if you were reliant on a strong tank for victory. Remember to round out your team with many attack types and abilities.
Thorns - Force your opponent to take damage when they strike you. Use shield to rub salt in the wound, reducing their melee attack.	Piercing - Your opponent may pierce right through your armor with melee or ranged attacks. Though the damage will be reduced with shield, piercing is no joke.

Remarkable Interactions

1. Reduces the Thorns damage to 1 UNLESS the Amplify ability is at play.

2. Shield will reduce damage returned from the Return Fire ability.

3. Shield will negate any damage done from the Redemption ability.

4. Further reduce the impact of melee attacks with Demoralize

5. Shield will reduce damage taken from the Earthquake ruleset as well, but not from Noxious Fumes/Poison.

No Summoners with Shield Exist

Monsters with Shield:

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Antoid Platoon - Level 1
Mycelic Infantry - Level 1
Crypt Beetle - Level 1
Living Lava - Level 1
Carnage Titan - Level 3

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