List of shields in Dragon Quest XI

The following is a list of the shields that are available in Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Shields cannot be used when a character is equipped with a pair of claws, a greatsword, a heavy wand, a spear, or a whip due to these weapons requiring both hands to properly wield. As such, Veronica, Jade, and Rab cannot equip shields at all, with Erik not using them to better suit his fighting style.

All shields have an innate chance to block an oncoming attack, cancelling any damage that character would have taken otherwise. This chance is usually low, only rising above 10% for the best shields during the final act of the game, due to the effect stacking with a character's evasion rate.

Shields

Regular shields can be equipped by the Luminary, Serena, Sylvando, & Hendrik.

Image	Name	Stats	How to Obtain	Notes
	Pot lid	Defence +2/3/4/5 Block chance +5%	Sold in Cobblestone & the Heliodor region Chest in the Cobblestone Tor	A simple shield made by sticking a handle to the lid of a sizeble saucepan.
	Leather shield	Defence +4/5/6/7 Block chance +5%	Sold in Heliodor & the Manglegrove	A great big buckler made by stretching animal skin over a wooden frame.
	Scale shield	Defence +7/8/9/10 Block chance +5%	Economies of Scale SOld on the Emerald coast, Hotto steppe, & Hotto	None
	Silver platter	Defence +8/9/11/13 Charm +4/5/5/6 Block chance +5%	Sold in Gallopolis Chest in the The Cryptic Crypt	None
	Gold platter	Defence +12/13/15/17 Charm +6/7/8/9 Block chance +5%	Filigree for Fun and Profit Sold in Gondolia, Octagonia, Puerto valor, & the Costa valor	None
	Light shield	Defence +17/18/20/22 Block chance +6%	Sold in Lonalulu & Phnom nonh Dropped by Metal slime knights	None
	Platinum platter	Defence +20/21/23/25 Charm +10/11/12/13 Block chance +6%	Platinum Protection	None
	White shield	Defence +24/25/27/29 Block chance +6%	Sold on the emerald coast & Sniflheim Puerto valor casino, 5,000 tokens	Fire damage cut by 5%
	Magic shield	Defence +27/28/30/32 M. might + 12/13/14/15 M. mending + 11/12/13/14Block chance +6%	That's Magic Sold in puerto valor & the Champs sauvage, phnom nonh, & Angri-La Dropped by Gleeful grublins	Elemental damage cut by 5%
	Enchanted shield	Defence +33/34/36/38 M. might +16/17/18/19 M. mending +16/17/18/19 Block chance +6%/7%/7%/7%	Some Reflections on Protection	Elemental damage cut by 10%
	Ice shield	Defence +33/34/36/38 Block chance +7%	Sold in Sniflheim & The Snærfelt Dropped by Snowgres	Ice damage cut by 10%
	Ethereal shield	Defence +36/37/39/41 M. might 18/19/20/21 M. mending +18/19/20/22 Block chance +7%	Your Very Own Aegis of Illusions Sold in Gallopolis, Gondolia, & Arboria after the first act	Elemental damage cut by 10%
	Metal slime shield	Defence +39/40/42/44 Block chance +7%/7%/7%/8%	Things to do with Metal Goo	Elemental damage cut by 5%
	Flame shield	Defence +40/41/43/45 Block chance +7%/7%/8%/8%	Sold in Hotto, after the first act Dropped by Grumpy grublins	Fire damage cut by 10%
	Liquid metal shield	Defence +44/45/47/49 Block chance +8%	In Fine Fettle with Liquid Metal	Elemental damage cut by 7%
	Brain drainer	Defence +45/46/48/50 Block chance +8%	Chest in The Battleground Dropped by Red mist	Elemental damage cut by 5%
	Silver shield	Defence +51/54/57/61 Block chance +8%/8%/8%/9%	Sold in Havens above & Trial isle	Fire cut by 10% Lightning damage cut by 20% MP drain cut by 25%
	Psyche swiper	Defence +52/54/57/62 Block chance +8%/8%/8%/9%	Chest in Drustan's labyrinth Dropped by Knight abhorrents	Elemental damage cut by 10%
	Devilry drinker	Defence +63/66/70/74 Block chance +9%	Puerto valor casino, 800,000 tokens Dropped by Hooper dupers	Elemental damage cut by 10%
	Soul sucker	Defence +73/76/79/83 Block chance +10%	Ye Manifold Methods of Mighty Drustan	Elemental damage cut by 10%
	Erdwin's shield	Defence +74/80/86/93 Block chance +10%	100 mini medals	Fire, ice, & darkness damage cut by 25% Recover 10 MP per turn
	Metal king shield	Defence +75/78/82/86 Block chance +9%/10%/10%/10%	Making Things with Metal Kings	Elemental damage cut by 10%

Great shields

Greatshields can only be equipped by the Luminary and Hendrik.

Image	Name	Stats	How to Obtain	Notes
	Bronze shield	Defence +10/11/12/13 Block chance +6%	Sold in the hotto steppe, Hotto, & Gallopoliss	None
	Iron shield	Defence +15/16/17/18 Block chance +7%/7%/7%/8%	Sold in Gondolia, octagonia, & the Costa valor	Fire & ice damage cut by 5%
	Steel shield	Defence +22/23/24/25 Block chance +8%	Smithing with Steel Sold in Puerto valor, Lonalulu, & Phnom nonh Dropped by Grublins	Fire & ice damage cut by 7%
	Platinum shield	Defence +25/26/27/28 Charm +13/13/14/14 Block chance +8%	Platinum Protection Dropped by Dullahans, Headless horseman	Fire damage cut by 5%
	Dragon shield	Defence +30/31/33/35 Block chance +8%/8%/8%/10%	More dragony Designs Sold in Puerto valor & Lonalulu after the first act	Fire & ice damage cut by 10%
	Shield of Heliodor	Defence +32/35/38/42 Charm + 15/20/25/30 Block chance +8%/10%/10%/10%	Story event, unmissable	None
	Warrior's shield	Defence +37/38/40/42 Block chance+10%	Sold in Octagonia, Lonalulu, & Snifleim after the first act	Fire damage cut by 5%
	Dark shield	Defence +38/39/41/43 Block chance +10%	Sold in Gallopolis & Gondolia after the first act	Fire and ice damage cut by 5%
	Ogre shield	Defence +45/46/48/50 Block chance+11%	An Encyclopedia of Expert Equipment Dropped by Bilhaws	Fire & ice damage cut by 7%
	Saintess shield	Defence +46/47/49/51 Block chance +11%	Dropped by Dark dullahans and Headless hunters	Elemental damage cut by 7%
	Ruinous shield	Defence +52/55/58/62 Block chance +11%/11%/11%/13%	Dropped by Hell's gatekeeper and Headless horseman	Darkness damage cut by 20%/30%/40%/50%
	Goddess shield	Defence +64/67/71/75 M. mending +32/33/34/35 Charm +26/27/28/29 Block chance +13%	Sold on Trial isle	Elemental damage cut by 10%
	Drustan's shield	Defence +75/81/87/94 Charm + 42/44/47/50 Block chance 13%/14%/14%/14%	Drustan's labyrinth chest	Elemental damage cut by 25% 25 HP recovered per turn

S: Definitive Edition exclusive

Image	Name	Stats	How to Obtain	Notes
	Tempest shield	Defence +37/39/40/42 Block chance 7%	Rose's room in the Echo Chamber	Wind damage cut by 15%/20%/25%/30% Casts Poof on all enemies when used as an item Can be equipped by the Luminary, Serena, Sylvando, & Hendrik