Shagreen Tower Shield

Shagreen Tower ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Armour: (261-308)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 58, 139 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life

Acquisition
Drop level: 58Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Shield
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Armours/Shields/ShieldStr13

Shagreen Tower Shield is a shield base type.

Modifiers

Main page: List of modifiers for shields (strength)

Shagreen Tower Shield shares the same 2D art and 3d model with sister variant Buckskin Tower ShieldBuckskin Tower ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Armour: (177-209)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 39, 96 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life and Rawhide Tower ShieldRawhide Tower ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Armour: (53-66)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 11, 33 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life. It has the highest block chance among Strength-based Shields (which all known as "Tower Shields" and 4x2 in size), but not the highest base block chance among all shield basetypes.

Modifiers

Main page: List of str shield modifiers

Unique versions

There are currently no unique items for this base item type.

Item acquisition

Shagreen Tower Shield can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Shagreen Tower Shield can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
5	Astral ProtectionAstral Protection5Shield Shaper ItemFor a time, we had something stronger than eldritch evil. We had each other.	Random Shaper-influenced shield	A
4	The Carrion CrowThe Carrion Crow4Life ArmourFrom death, life. From life, death. The wheel turns, and the corbies wheel overhead.	Random life armour	A
5	A Dusty MemoryA Dusty Memory5Item Item Level: 100 FracturedIn the oldest halls of my mind, at the end of a rarely used passage, lies my greatest treasure: one moment of happiness and innocence, pure and untouchable.	Random fractured item level 100 item	A
4	The Hale HeartThe Hale Heart4Item Item Level: 100 Elder ItemThough the years weakened his mind, his body remained deadly as ever.	Random Elder influenced item level 100 item	A
5	The AspirantThe Aspirant5Item Elevated Item Influenced ItemThose Exiles that survive Wraeclast dream not of home, but of power.	Random influenced item with elevated affix	A
5	Magnum OpusMagnum Opus5Item Item Level: 100 Three-Implicit SynthesisedWraeclast will unite. This shall be my great work - the minds of the people made one.	Random three-implicit synthesised item level 100 item	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Legacy variants

Shagreen Tower Shield has a legacy variant.

Version discontinued	Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant. Stat line – Same as current variant Stat line – Different from current variant
3.0.0

Trivia

From version 3.0.0 to version 3.15.X, Shagreen Tower Shield (and the lower level variants BuckskinBuckskin Tower ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Armour: (177-209)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 39, 96 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life and Rawhide Tower ShieldRawhide Tower ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Armour: (53-66)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 11, 33 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life) was able to achieve the highest block chance (37%) among shields by having certain affix. It is possible to achieve these values by utilizing the UnfailingUnfailing
Prefix
(31-36)% increased Armour
+3% Chance to Block prefix available to armour shields from ver 3.0 to 3.15, along with a Deafening Essence of LoathingDeafening Essence of LoathingStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 7Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property
Weapon: (35-38)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Gloves: (24-26)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
Boots: (31-35)% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
Shield: +(12-13)% Chance to Block
Other Armour: (9-10)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
Quiver: (39-42)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
Amulet: (39-42)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
Ring: (24-26)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
Belt: (36-39)% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it. (of the Essenceof the Essence
Suffix
+(7-8)% Chance to Block) providing an additional 8% suffix block totaling to 11% additional block chance. The previous record holder was legacy Crest of PerandusCrest of Perandus
Pine BucklerChance to Block: 31%
Evasion: (51-66)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 8, 26 Dex3% increased Movement Speed+(60-80) to maximum Life
Regenerate (5-7.5) Life per second
+30% to Lightning Resistance
0.6% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
+5% Chance to Block"With piety and justice."
- Perandus family motto (36%).

However, Unfailing (and its T2 variant: ReliableReliable
Prefix
(25-30)% increased Armour
+2% Chance to Block) became legacy mod in version 3.16.0, while the essence mod of the Essenceof the Essence
Suffix
+(7-8)% Chance to Block no longer the highest block chance among shield (now of the Citadelof the Citadel
Suffix
+(14-15)% Chance to Block is the T1 block chance suffix, which has the value of (14-15)%), only the quasi-legacy Shagreen Tower Shield with Unfailing and of the Citadel would be the highest block chance shield (26%+3%+15%=44%). Otherwise, other shields that have higher base block chance (27%), plus of the Citadelof the Citadel
Suffix
+(14-15)% Chance to Block may have higher block chance (27%+15%=42%) than Shagreen Tower Shield (26%+15%=41%) in temporarily league.

This calculation does not take into account that item with scourge modifier (which can up to +(8-9)% Chance to Block Attack Damage), or item with synthesis implicit modifier (which can up to +(4-5)% Chance to Block Attack Damage), or item with the corruption implicit +(4-5)% Chance to Block, or item with conditional mod such as +#% chance to Block Attack Damage if there are at least 5 nearby Enemies, +#% Chance to Block Attack Damage if you have Blocked Attack Damage Recently as well as legacy suffix +#% Chance to Block Projectile Attack Damage.

The quasi-legacy Shagreen Tower Shield is dethroned by DawnbreakerDawnbreaker
Colossal Tower ShieldChance to Block: (43-48)%
Armour: (1305-2103)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 67, 159 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life(150-250)% increased Armour
+(20-25)% Chance to Block
-1% Chance to Block Attack Damage for every 200 Fire Damage taken from Hits Recently
(10-20)% of Cold Damage taken as Fire Damage
(10-20)% of Lightning Damage taken as Fire Damage
(10-20)% of Physical Damage taken as Fire Damage
Scorch Enemies in Close Range when you Block"The newcomers warn of doom and death beyond mortal ken.
I ask, why should we fear the fire when we serve the Lord of Light?"
- Maxarius, the first High Templar (48% chance), which is released in version 3.17.0. However, the quasi-legacy Shagreen Tower Shield remained the highest attack block rare shield in-game (if excluding player has successfully crafted a rare shield with matching synthesis / corruption / scourge modifier). This is once again dethroned by rare shield created from Armour RecombinatorArmour RecombinatorStack Size: 20Destroys two Armours to create a new Armour with a combination of their properties. Sometimes, the resultant item is modified unpredictablyRight click this item then select two Armours to combine. These items must be of the same item class. (which is released in version 3.18 and available to permanent leagues in version 3.19.0) that transfer the legacy hybrid block prefix to a base other than Tower Shields, and has a higher base block chance (e.g. Vaal BucklerVaal BucklerChance to Block: 27%
Evasion: (330-379)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 63, 159 Dex3% increased Movement Speed or Spiny Round ShieldSpiny Round ShieldChance to Block: 27%
Armour: (154-177)
Evasion: (154-177)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 62, 85 Str, 85 Dex60% increased Block Recovery), and that base also has the new T1 block suffix (or craft it after the Recombinator). So, that it achieved 27%+3%+15%=45% block.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	Now has 261-308 armour rating (up from 261) Existing items receives the lowest roll and can be rerolled by using Sacred OrbSacred OrbStack Size: 10Randomises the numeric values of base defences on an armourRight click this item then left click an armour to apply it.. (the defence value is not documented in patch notes. Only the rationale of the change does) For full rationale, see version 3.16.0 § Core Character Defences and Recovery. There are more changes regarding rollable affix on this shield, read the patch notes for details.
3.0.0	Strength-based shields now have an implicit that grants Life. Added new mods for shields which are restricted to specific shield types based on their attribute requirements. These new mods grant: Increased Elemental Damage, Increased Physical Damage, Increased Armour and Block Chance, % of Maximum Life Regenerated per Second, Life gained on Block, Mana gained on Block, Chance to Dodge, Chance to Dodge Spells, Chance to Block Spells, Chance to avoid Ailments, Increased Attack and Cast Speed, Increased Attack Damage, Chance to Avoid Stun. Now has 261 armour rating (up from 227). [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] For full rationale, see version 3.0.0 § Item Balance.
1.3.0	All shields have had their block chance reduced. Shagreen Tower Shield now has 26% block chance (down from 30%). [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
Before 0.10.0	Introduced to the game.