Talk:Red & White Round Shield/@comment-24561903-20140705041549/@comment-3492791-20140705045436

Heater shield has better physical and fire defense, and probably most important better stability. The specifics of the situation can favor either shield.

However personally i've never found a reason to use really any small shield practically over the Wooden Shield. There are some small situations where small shields may be better, but the Wooden Shield is way better rounded than any of the small shields (no pun intended) and will outperform them in the longterm.