Talk:East-West Shield/@comment-174.59.109.29-20180618132758/@comment-174.59.109.29-20180618132930

This is the only one of them (the three wooden Round shields, Leather, and Cracked) which has medium deflection and it still retains the fast parry speed of them. A higher deflection category is actually pretty great overall.

Essentially what you're trading for it in comparison to the wooden Round shields is magic defense for a higher deflection category and stability. In comparison to the Leather Shield, it's mainly fire defense for deflection.

(We don't talk about the cracked shield)