This is infact a ToM piece.
Base piece is Utilis shield bought from Cruor Prospector. 3 Stages.
1. 50 Iron plates
2. 75 Colorless Souls
3. 75 Azdaja's horns
No really, Tests show (JP Video, Find it yourself I forgot link :() That this shield has about a ~90% Block rate (give or take) and blocks the better portion of damage (Take about 0~20/etc when normally taking ~100).
So it literally shits on Aegis for everything but MDT, this is a very nice Shield.
Easier to get than Aegis, and much more rewarding unless you absolutely must have that MDT without switching gear. which is never.
Does not ***on Aegis anymore, really situational. Paladins always die from magic damage, Aegis 90 offers -90% MDT along with a 45-60% block rate (-75% pdt while blocking). A good Paladin will have both Aegis and Ochain.
So basically the only loss of mp to curing you should ever suffer would be from a missed block, weaponskill/ja, or a magic spell - that being said this item doesn't really fix the biggest problem facing pld's today: keeping hate :/
crazy i saw a pld w/ this shield mass pulling VT's down in the basement of Garlaige Citadel taking no more than 3 dmg w/ phalanx, while im over here on dnc struggling w/ 1 getting hit for 200+
In the dat mines,this was listed as a size 6 shield.Since it really only goes 1~4 in size (5 being Aegis) I'm expecting size 6 to be a custom class,with the proc rate on blocking specific to this shield only and not proportionate to damage blocked vs proc rate.
So far, the best place to complete Stage 1 seems to be Ironclad Smiter in Abyssea-Altepa. Seems to always drop at least one plate, with a respectable chance to drop two.
Complete this and Caladbolg to Frontline the Sadjob parade.
