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An Ancient Shield, also known as Copper Shield or Prismarine Shield, is a rare defensive item able to bounce projectiles back.

It resembles a prismarine slab with copper linings, with a big sheet of copper in the front and a copper spiral in the lower back of the shield.

Obtaining

Loot

A completely oxidized Ancient Shield will always be found in the museum of an infected citadel.

Use

Protection

An ancient shield can be used as a regular shield. For each successfully blocked attack, it will collect one "vibration". Collecting 8 vibrations will amount to 1 "charge". A shield can hold up to 6 charges. The amount of charges on a shield will be visible on a gauge in the rear of the shield, which can be seen in first person.

A shield has a max durability of 800.

Repairing

An ancient shield can be repaired in an anvil using Copper Ingots or Prismarine Shards.

De-oxidization

When a shield that has any level of oxidation collects 6 charges, it will spend them all to go back 1 level on the oxidization scale. Ancient shields won't oxidize, so this is a one-way process.

The minimum amount of successful blocks needed to de-oxidize a shield would be:

• Oxidised to Weathered: 49
• Weathered to Exposed: 98
• Exposed to clean: 147

Deflection

When a shield has at least 1 charge, it can spend them to deflect arrows and tridents wherever the player is looking.

To deflect a projectile, the player must be crouching while blocking. After a successful block, the projectile will be shot towards the direction the player is looking. A deflected projectile will have the power of a fully charged bow.