Shields (Dragon Age II)

For shields in Dragon Age: Origins, see Shields (Origins).

This page lists shields in Dragon Age II.

Bug! On the Xbox 360, every time you change the shield of Hawke or Aveline, the armor value does not decrease from the old shield being removed. As a result, if you swap out two shields repeatedly, you will gain armor continually. The armor rating remains high even after reloading the game.

Shields

Name	Armor	Runes	Act	Enhancements	Notes
Amell Family Shield Red Steel Requires: Weapon and Shield 23 strength 15 constitution	122	2	2	+12 armor	Found in a chest during All That Remains
Blank Heraldic Shield Aurum Requires: Weapon and Shield X strength Y constitution	(0.375 * ARM(LVL))	0		Randomly selected from: +(1.5 + 1.5 * LVL) health +(10%) armor +(6 + 0.1875 * LVL) fortitude	Generic
Brink-Boaster Aurum Requires: Weapon and Shield 22 strength 14 constitution	103	0	2	+10 armor +411 nature resistance	Looted from the Templar Lieutenant during quest the Midnight Meeting.
Cornerstone Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 28 strength 16 constitution	208	0	3	+94 attack +21 armor Immunity to knockback	Looted from Jeven during Favor and Fault
Darkspawn Shield Aurum Requires: Weapon and Shield 23 strength 15 constitution	122	0	2	+4 mana/stamina regeneration rate +489 fire resistance	Weaponsmithy in Lowtown for 2 67 45
Defender of the Wall Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 23 strength 15 constitution	122	2	2		Available at the Armor Shop in Gallows Courtyard for 2 33 20
Fereldan Soldier's Shield Onyx Requires: Weapon and Shield 12 strength 11 constitution	37	0	0		Looted from a Dead Refugee during The Destruction of Lothering if Hawke is a warrior.
Hearth Shield Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 28 strength 17 constitution	174	1	3	+17 armor +4 health regeneration rate +19% healing to this character	Reward for Best Served Cold
Kirkwall Shield Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 18 strength 13 constitution	72	0	1	+20 defense +7 armor	Purchased at Armor Stand in Lowtown for 1 68 28.
Lady Rosamund's Bulwark Onyx Requires: Weapon and Shield 20 strength 14 constitution	86	3	1–3	None	Requires The Black Emporium DLC.
Lord Bearing's Wall Red Steel Requires: Weapon and Shield 29 strength 17 constitution	208	1	3	+94 attack +47 defense +10 fortitude	Looted from Hanker during Kind of Want
Mage's Friend Requires: 32 strength 18 constitution Weapon and Shield	271	3	3	+17% magic resistance	Looted from Resolutionist during the quest Faith.
Markham Head Stopper Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 18 strength 13 constitution	66	0	1	+38 attack +7 armor	Purchased from Korval's Blades in Hightown for 1 88 98.
Oddsmaker Onyx Requires: Weapon and Shield 18 strength 13 constitution	72	0	1	+41 attack +7% physical damage	Looted from a revenant near the top of Sundermount
River's Wave Onyx Requires: Weapon and Shield 24 strength 15 constitution	134	0	2	+33 defense +13 armor	Looted off the body of Ser Varnell during the quest Offered and Lost. Shield of the Knight Herself may refer to: The Shield of the Knight Herself, for Aveline's companion quest. Shield of the Knight Herself (gift), for the gift. Shield of the Knight Herself (Aveline), for the shield restricted to Aveline. Shield of the Knight Herself (unrestricted), for the unrestricted version. Codex entry: Shield of the Knight Herself, for the codex entry received upon acquiring either version of the Shield of the Knight Herself. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Shield of the Knight Herself Aurum Requires: Weapon and Shield 28 strength 17 constitution	174	1	2	+2 strength +5% critical chance 100% of basic attack damage vs. enemies that attack in melee
Shield of the Resolute Aurum Requires: Weapon and Shield 31 strength 31 constitution	248	2	3	+25 armor +8% magic resistance	Can be looted from a pile of bones in the far west room with two pride demons in the templar quarters after the fight with Orsino.
Spirit of 4:60 Black Onyx Requires: Weapon and Shield 25 strength 15 constitution	146	1	2	+15 armor +7% physical damage	Looted from a chest in the Abandoned Slaver Den during the quest A Bitter Pill.
The Bann's Backhouse Door Red Steel Requires: Weapon and Shield 18 strength 13 constitution	72	1	1	+17 health	Can be looted from the body of the Coterie Leader in Lowtown at night.
The Lion of Orlais Aurum Requires: Weapon and Shield 20 strength 14 constitution	79	2	1	+18 health +2% XP gain
Volcanic Shield Red Steel Requires: Weapon and Shield 29 strength 17 constitution	227	1	3	+23 armor +12% fire damage	Available at the Armor Shop in Gallows Courtyard for 9 70 82
Wardwall Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 27 strength 16 constitution	190	0	3	+38 armor 100% of basic attack damage vs. enemies that attack in melee	Found in a chest near the end of the quest Finding Nathaniel.
Warstopper Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 21 strength 14 constitution	94	0	2	+50 attack +4% critical chance	Available at Korval's Blades in Hightown for 1 88 98
Winter-Weight Silverite Requires: Weapon and Shield 20 strength 14 constitution	86	0	1	+9 armor +8 fortitude	Looted from a dragon during The Deep Roads Expedition.