02-12-2009, 07:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-12-2009, 07:28 AM by FireIceTalon.)
Quote:Bolty, in his guide, says that the best shield you can get is a holy shield of the tiger which can be bought between levels 18 and 21. He must be talking about a tower shield, since on any other shield the holy prefix will not get you better ac than a perfect awesome shield of the tiger 150/20/50. However, Wirt will not sell you a tower shield until you are level 20, so, in fact, you can only usefully buy a holy tiger at levels 20 and 21.
I believe this is true as well. Lvl 20 is supposedly the best overall for such shields though ive never really tried shopping one which i explain below. Its also a great lvl to shop Obsidian Mammoth items and swiftness bows, in particular the much coveted Massive Swiftness.
Interestingly, I never cared for high AC shields. Ive always preferred Emerald Tiger over Holy/Awesome Tiger. Using a resist shield on warr frees up a jewel slot for mana, and with a nice plate you get plenty of AC anyway, usually enough to avoid being hit often long as you have enough dex for your block. Using a Holy Tiger I would think would give only minimal protection more in hell/hell, and at the cost of mana and/or having a less flexible setup on your char....so ive never really sought one one of these shields.
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"Your very ideas are but the outgrowth of conditions of your bourgeois production and bourgeois property, just as your jurisprudence is but the will of your class, made into law for all, a will whose essential character and direction are determined by the economic conditions of the existence of your class." - Marx (addressing the bourgeois)