Darksteel Shield

Darksteel Shield +4
Item
Type	Large shield
Cursed	❌
Cursed	❌
Magical	✅
Magical	✅
Enchanted	4
Lore	80
Weight	8 lb
Acquisition
Obtained from	Throne of Bhaal Diaytha – Sendai's Enclave Gladiators of Thay Hue Greenleaf
Combat
Combat type	Protection
Armor class	-5 bonus (-6 vs. missile attacks)b
Resistances [%]
Acid	+10%
Acid	+10%
Cold	+10%
Cold	+10%
Fire	+10%
Fire	+10%
Poison	+10%
Poison	+10%
Requirements
Strength	15
Not usable by	Bards; druids; kensai; mages and sorcerers; monks; thieves
Other
Item value	11,000
Technical information
Item code	SHLD31

The Darksteel Shield +4 is an enchanted and magical large shield which not only provides a bonus of five to the wielder's general armor class in Throne of Bhaal, with an additional bonus of one against missile attacks in the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition and The Black Pits II: Gladiators of Thay,^b but also improves resistances to acid, cold, fire and poison damage by ten percent.

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The body shield, also known as the kite or tower shield, is a massive metal or wooden shield reaching nearly from the chin to the toe of the user. It must be firmly fastened to the forearm, and the shield hand must firmly grip it at all times. Naturally, this precludes use of the shield hand for anything but holding the body shield in place.

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Locations

Throne of Bhaal

• Equipped^{(can't be stolen)} by Diaytha, a drow priestess in Sendai's Enclave

Gladiators of Thay

• Sold by Hue Greenleaf after Tier 3 (×1)
• Undroppable item
  This icon indicates an item that cannot be dropped or stolen. Equipped by Timmoth Goodtree at cleric level 33

Lore

“	Fashioned from dwarven darksteel, this heavily enchanted shield provides more protection than most suits of armor. Legend holds that it was meant to be presented as a gift to the dwarvish hero Glimred Heavyhand, but he disappeared on his ill-fated quest into the bowels of the Marching Mountains before the work was completed. With Glimred gone, the shield was sold to the highest bidder—though the dwarven smiths refused to divulge the mysterious buyer's identity.	”
— Darksteel Shield

Notes

• Baldur's Gate I & II: Enhanced Editions
  This icon indicates content from all Enhanced Editions of the Baldur's Gate games. May situationally encompass Siege of Dragonspear and The Black Pits I & II content as well. An additional copy of the Darksteel Shield, with different artwork, by the code SHLD31A.itm exists in the game files of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, but remains unused.
  • Baldur's Gate:
    Enhanced Edition (2012)
    This icon indicates content from the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition campaign. An item with the same code but a different name, Gorm's Arm +3, is re-imported into the game files of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, but not used in-game, neither.

Bugs

• Baldur's Gate II:
  Throne of Bhaal (2001)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal campaign. In the original Throne of Bhaal, this large shield does not offer the usual additional armor class bonus of 1 against missile attacks; this is fixed in the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.