Talk:Crystal (upgrade path)/@comment-75.224.33.48-20131102173050/@comment-5264386-20131102204623

Most shields do get boosted elemental defences when you upgrade them down the Lightning, Fire or Magic paths (not so sure about Divine). For example, when you upgrade the Grass Crest Shield down the Fire path, it goes from blocking 70% of all fire damage to blocking about 84%. However, the elemental paths aren't really all that useful, since you sacrifice increasing your shield's stability for *slightly* better elemental defences.