Iron round shield

What it does

• Goes in the shield slot.
• Power 7 (high quality: 10). On a weapon it raises your accuracy and max hit. On any other piece it raises your evasion and cuts the damage you take.
• Durability 2: it can survive 2 defeats. Gear only wears down when you are defeated. A damaged piece breaks if you unequip it.
• A high-quality piece gives 1.5 times each bonus, rounded down.

Made by

• Forge iron round shield — Smithing level 16

Used to make

• Pack an iron kit — uses 1 per action (Outfitting)

Reinforce

Reinforce it from +1 to +10 in the Bank, where it is made. Each level adds 5% of its power and chance to hit, so at +10 its power is 8.8. From +4 each level also uses Bandit scrap.

Everything from +0 to +10: 45,742 coins, 30 Iron bar and 29 Bandit scrap.

At +10 one can be evolved into Black iron round shield, for 198 coins, 1 Iron core and 5 Bandit scrap.

Used to evolve

Used up when evolving into Black iron round shield.

Story

Oak boards with an iron rim and an iron centre. It catches a blade instead of splitting.