What is the Best Shield?

[dynamitelarry]

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[MysticMalevolence]

There is no singular "best shield" as unique shields do not work in the same way, thus the best shield is any random top-tier shield.
Oh, and the magnorbs count I guess. They also have a shield.

[Bad Aim Bodyshot Barry]

Originally posted by Dylan the Cartographer:

There is no singular "best shield" as unique shields do not work in the same way, thus the best shield is any random top-tier shield.
Oh, and the magnorbs count I guess. They also have a shield.

All sheilds are randomly genrated meaning that their is NOT a definate good one but some are better that others

[Janicam]

The iron 2 handed sword

[dynamitelarry]

What

[QuaestComm]

If you want to milk the perfect-blocking system (putting up your shield less than 0.2 seconds before an attack lands makes the shield block the hit without taking damage) for all it's worth, you will want a high-tier small shield (look for a round shield with 38 health and a cooldown of 0.5 seconds).

Otherwise, a high-tier large shield will perform better (look for a kite shield with 53 health and a cooldown of 0.7 seconds).

If you want something in between, trawl the ocean floor of an Arctic planet for a tier 5 Seashell Shield, which will have 50 health and a cooldown of 0.65 seconds. Alternately, look for a Mushroom Shield within a Mushroom Patch minor biome located inside of a Forest biome on a Volcanic planet - a tier 6 Mushroom Shield has 45 health and a cooldown of 0.6 seconds.

(Note: if your shield breaks, 2 seconds must elapse before the shield becomes usable again, so cooldowns listed are for if you put away your shield before it breaks.)

(Note 2: http://starbounder.org/Shields has more information on perfect-blocking and other aspects of shields)

(Note 3: Commenter #3 may be referring to a broadsword with the Parry ability, which erects a 50-health shield for 1.2 seconds. Also, the shield erected by the Magnorbs, having 1000 health, is by far the strongest of all shields as far as durability is concerned.)

[Petralicious]

Originally posted by Janicam:

The iron 2 handed sword

+1

@QuaestComm
Rising Slash is the best right click in the game, allowing you to just dodge attacks and land big damage combos at the same time.
And a third jump.