Orichalcum tower shield

What it does

• Goes in the shield slot.
• Power 13 (high quality: 19). 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 3: it can survive 3 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 an orichalcum tower shield — Smithing level 86

Used to make

• Pack an orichalcum 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 16.3. From +4 each level also uses Polishing grit.

Everything from +0 to +10: 304,920 coins, 55 Orichalcum bar and 29 Polishing grit.

At +10 one can be evolved into Black orichalcum tower shield, for 1,320 coins, 1 Orichalcum core and 5 Polishing grit.

Used to evolve

Used up when evolving into Black orichalcum tower shield.

Story

A tall shield of red-gold metal over ironwood. Walls of these shields once held the old borders.