Talk:Dark Hand/@comment-25173123-20140906163245

I find this statement to be very incorrect "This means that the Dark Hand is an inferior choice as a shield for every case except when facing 'lightning' damage, where its damage reduction outclasses nearly every other shield." as it does not look at it as a shield that can cover the full spectrum of attacks with a very high percentage across the board.

Many shields have a high individual stat defense that will make it possibly superior in that one individual area but Dark Hand has such a high over-all rating that it can be very effective if used against an enemy whose attack you might not know... such as during PvP. I could have a great Physical attack shield but if a PvP uses magic. lightning, or fire then I am a gonner. With Dark Hand you are protected across the board with a very capable defense. And the low poise allows you to not be destroyed utterly by TWoG which you can read about how poise can be your enemy with it being used against you in PvP.