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PoE 2 Unique Shields

Shields are the defensive off-hand of choice in Path of Exile 2, providing block chance, defense rolls, and powerful unique modifiers. These unique items enable spell-block, hybrid defensive setups, and unusual offensive scaling for some PoE 2 builds. This page lists every unique shield with armor, evasion, and energy shield stats, level and attribute requirements, full mod text, and drop sources.

List of Unique Shields

Name

Type

Base Stats

Requirements

Modifiers

Source

Alkem Eira

Blazon Crest Shield

  • Armour: 10
  • Energy Shield: 6
  • Level 1
  • (10-15)% increased Block chance
  • (30-50)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • +(50-70) to maximum Mana
  • Damage Blocked is Recouped as Mana

General drop

Arvil's Wheel

Hardwood Targe

  • Armour: 10
  • Evasion: 7
  • Level 1
  • (60-100)% increased Armour and Evasion
  • +(40-60) to maximum Life
  • +(40-60) to maximum Mana
  • Lose 1% of maximum Life on Kill
  • Lose 1% of maximum Mana on Kill
  • (30-50)% increased Skill Effect Duration

General drop

Bloodbarrier

Iron Buckler

  • Evasion: 33
  • Level 16
  • Dex: 25
  • (10-15)% increased Block chance
  • +(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance
  • (5-10) Life Regeneration per second
  • Inflict Corrupted Blood for 5 seconds on Block, dealing 50% of
  • your maximum Life as Physical damage per second

General drop

Calgyra's Arc

Ornate Buckler

  • Evasion: 90
  • Level 52
  • Dex: 74
  • (60-100)% increased Evasion Rating
  • +(60-100) to maximum Mana
  • +(10-20) to Intelligence
  • Infinite Parry Range
  • 50% increased Parried Debuff Duration

General drop

Chernobog's Pillar

Blacksteel Tower Shield

  • Armour: 152
  • Level 65
  • Str: 91
  • (100-150)% increased Armour
  • +(30-40)% to Fire Resistance
  • +(23-29)% to Chaos Resistance
  • +(150-200) to Stun Threshold
  • Gain 1% of damage as Fire damage per 1% Chance to Block

General drop

Crest of Ardura

Jingling Crest Shield

  • Armour: 41
  • Energy Shield: 16
  • Level 28
  • Str: 23
  • Int: 23
  • (60-100)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • +(10-20) to Intelligence
  • (30-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  • (30-50)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

General drop

Dionadair

Splintered Tower Shield

  • Armour: 18
  • Level 1
  • (60-80)% increased Armour
  • +(10-15) to Strength
  • (3-5) Life Regeneration per second
  • 20% reduced Stun Threshold
  • Double Stun Threshold while Shield is Raised

General drop

Doomgate

Braced Tower Shield

  • Armour: 41
  • Level 12
  • Str: 19
  • (80-100)% increased Block chance
  • (100-150)% increased Armour
  • +(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance
  • You take (25-40)% of damage from Blocked Hits
  • Enemies are Culled on Block

General drop

Dunkelhalt

Leather Buckler

  • Evasion: 10
  • Level 1
  • (20-30)% increased Block chance
  • +(20-30) to Evasion Rating
  • You take 50% of damage from Blocked Hits
  • 50% increased Parried Debuff Magnitude

General drop

Feathered Fortress

Crescent Targe

  • Armour: 39
  • Evasion: 34
  • Level 26
  • Str: 22
  • Dex: 22
  • +(20-30) to Strength
  • +(20-30) to Dexterity
  • +(20-30)% to Fire Resistance
  • +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance
  • No Movement Speed Penalty while Shield is Raised

General drop

Kaltenhalt

Ridged Buckler

  • Evasion: 43
  • Level 22
  • Dex: 33
  • (80-120)% increased Evasion Rating
  • +5% to Maximum Cold Resistance
  • +40% to Cold Resistance
  • Modifiers to Stun Buildup apply to Freeze Buildup instead for Parry
  • 100% of Parry Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
  • 25 to 35 Cold Thorns damage

General drop

Lycosidae

Rampart Tower Shield

  • Armour: 75
  • Level 28
  • Str: 42
  • (10-15)% increased Block chance
  • (60-100)% increased Armour
  • Accuracy Rating is Doubled
  • Blocking Damage Poisons the Enemy as though dealing 200 Base Chaos Damage

General drop

Mahuxotl's Machination

Omen Crest Shield

  • Armour: 50
  • Energy Shield: 19
  • Level 36
  • Str: 30
  • Int: 30
  • (333-666)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • (66-333)% increased effect of Socketed Soul Cores
  • Everlasting Sacrifice

General drop

Merit of Service

Pelage Targe

  • Armour: 18
  • Evasion: 14
  • Level 8
  • Str: 9
  • Dex: 9
  • (20-25)% increased Block chance
  • (60-80)% increased Armour and Evasion
  • +(60-80) to Stun Threshold
  • Allies in your Presence have Block Chance equal to yours

General drop

Nightfall

Fortress Tower Shield

  • Armour: 167
  • Level 70
  • Str: 99
  • Grants Skill: Soaring Midnight
  • +150 Strength Requirement
  • 19% increased Block chance
  • 285% increased Armour
  • 19% of Fire damage taken as Cold damage
  • 13% of Lightning damage taken as Cold Damage

General drop

Nocturne

Wooden Buckler

  • Evasion: 16
  • Level 5
  • Dex: 10
  • +(60-80) to maximum Mana
  • +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
  • 20% increased Accuracy Rating
  • Parried enemies take more Spell Damage instead of more Attack Damage
  • 100% increased Parried Debuff Duration

General drop

Oaksworn

Sigil Crest Shield

  • Armour: 17
  • Energy Shield: 8
  • Level 7
  • Str: 8
  • Int: 8
  • (20-30)% increased Block chance
  • (80-120)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance
  • 50% increased Life Regeneration rate

General drop

Prism Guardian

Sectarian Crest Shield

  • Armour: 47
  • Energy Shield: 18
  • Level 33
  • Str: 27
  • Int: 27
  • (150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +(20-30) to Dexterity
  • +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances
  • 1% increased Spirit Reservation Efficiency of Buff Skills per 100 Maximum Life

General drop

Redblade Banner

Heraldric Tower Shield

  • Armour: 85
  • Level 33
  • Str: 48
  • (10-15)% increased Block chance
  • (60-100)% increased Armour
  • +(20-30) to Strength
  • +(100-150) to Stun Threshold
  • Enemies in your Presence count as having double Power

General drop

Rise of the Phoenix

Omen Crest Shield

  • Armour: 50
  • Energy Shield: 19
  • Level 36
  • Str: 30
  • Int: 30
  • +5% to Maximum Fire Resistance
  • +(20-25)% to Fire Resistance
  • +25% to Fire Resistance while on Low Life
  • Regenerate 3% of maximum Life per second
  • Regenerate 3% of maximum Life per second while on Low Life

General drop

Rondel de Ezo

Plated Buckler

  • Evasion: 26
  • Level 11
  • Dex: 18
  • (50-150)% increased Evasion Rating
  • +(10-20) to Dexterity
  • 5 Life Regeneration per second
  • 100% increased Block chance against Projectiles
  • Curse Enemies with Enfeeble on Block

General drop

Saffell's Frame

Emblem Crest Shield

  • Armour: 27
  • Energy Shield: 12
  • Level 16
  • Str: 15
  • Int: 15
  • +(15-25)% to Fire Resistance
  • +(15-25)% to Cold Resistance
  • +(15-25)% to Lightning Resistance
  • Cannot Block
  • Modifiers to Maximum Block Chance instead apply to Maximum Resistances

General drop

Silverthorne

Spiked Buckler

  • Evasion: 49
  • Level 26
  • Dex: 38
  • (50-80)% increased Evasion Rating
  • +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
  • Parrying applies 10 Stacks of Critical Weakness
  • 100% increased Parry Damage

General drop

Sunsplinter (level: 1 cold, 2 fire, 3 lightning)

Array Buckler

  • Evasion: 95
  • Level 55
  • Dex: 78
  • (100-300)% increased Evasion Rating
  • +1% to Maximum Fire Resistance
  • +2% to Maximum Cold Resistance
  • +3% to Maximum Lightning Resistance
  • 12 variants exist with different max-resistance and level combinations across fire / cold / lightning

General drop

Svalinn

Crucible Tower Shield

  • Armour: 110
  • Level 45
  • Str: 64
  • Grants Skill: Cast on Block
  • (200-300)% increased Armour
  • Chance to Block Damage is Lucky
  • You take (0-20)% of damage from Blocked Hits

General drop

The Surrender

Vaal Tower Shield

  • Armour: 182
  • Level 75
  • Str: 107
  • (40-60)% increased Block chance
  • (150-200)% increased Armour
  • +(150-200) to Stun Threshold
  • Recover 4% of maximum Life when you Block

General drop

The Wailing Wall

Effigial Tower Shield

  • Armour: 60
  • Level 21
  • Str: 32
  • 10% reduced Movement Speed
  • (100-150)% increased Armour
  • +(100-150) to Stun Threshold
  • Cannot use Shield Skills

General drop

Window to Paradise

Barricade Tower Shield

  • Armour: 50
  • Level 16
  • Str: 25
  • (60-120)% increased Armour
  • +(60-100) to maximum Mana
  • +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
  • Inflict Elemental Exposure to Enemies 3 metres in front of you
  • for 4 seconds, every 0.25 seconds while raised

General drop

Wulfsbane

Painted Tower Shield

  • Armour: 29
  • Level 6
  • Str: 11
  • +(40-60) to maximum Life
  • +(10-15) to Strength
  • +(60-80) to Stun Threshold
  • Permanently Intimidate enemies on Block

General drop

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