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These top five shields in Oblivion Remastered offer powerful enchantments and defense for melee-focused heavy armor builds.
Shields in Oblivion Remastered are essential partners for one-handed weaponry like maces, swords, and war axes. They serve as an additional piece of armor by adding to the player’s overall armor rating, further reducing incoming damage with Block. At higher skill ranks, shields gain offensive capabilities with a shield bash counterattack. Here are five of the best shields worth tracking down across the planes in Oblivion Remastered.
Note: The shields mentioned in the article are ranked from worst to best. Moreover, the choice of shields reflects the preference of the author.
Top 5 Shields in Oblivion Remastered
5) Shield of the Crusader
- Armor Rating: 22.5
- Enchantment: Reflect Spell 18%
- Base Value: 7300
- Weight: 24
Note: All values except the type of enchantment vary based on player level. Values given are for the heavy variant.
The Shield of the Crusader is a leveled shield that appears in both heavy and light variants depending on the player’s preference. In addition to its gilded knightly appearance, the shield is made appealing with its Reflect Spell enchantment, providing anti-magic protection, a common weakness for melee fighters. Obtain it in Fort Bulwark during the ‘Wisdom of the Ages’ quest.
4) Spell Breaker
- Armor Rating: 17
- Enchantment: Reflect Spell 30%
- Base Value: 16,500
- Weight: 18
The Spell Breaker is a heavy shield with strong anti-magic capabilities. Its enchantment reflects 30% of a hostile spell’s damage back to its caster. You can get the shield after level 10 by completing Peryite’s Daedric quest, which takes you into the plane of Oblivion. The Spell Breaker’s stats remain the same regardless of your level, making it a great pick early on. It can also be used as an artifact in the ‘Blood of the Daedra’ quest.
3) Thorn Shield
- Armor Rating: 13.5
- Enchantment:
- Fortify Block 23 pts
- Reflect Spell 22%
- Base Value: 11210
- Weight: 14
Note: The enchantment’s strength varies based on level
The Thorn Shield is a reward for completing the ‘To Help A Hero’ quest on the Shivering Isles. Its stats largely remain the same regardless of player level, making it an ideal shield to get earlier on in the game. The heavy shield features powerful Fortify Block and Reflect Spell enchantments, countering both physical and magical attacks.
2) Dwarvenskin Shield
- Armor Rating: 22.5
- Enchantment: Fortify Block 10 pts
- Base Value: 3500
- Weight: 24
The Dwarvenskin Shield is an enchanted Daedric shield that dramatically increases the user’s damage resistance while blocking with 10 points in Fortify Block. Since shields count as armor, their enchantments do not need charging from soul gems. The heavy shield begins appearing in loot past level 22. Your best bet for finding it is to raid Oblivion Gates and search dungeons.
1) Escutcheon of Chorrol
- Armor Rating: 22.5
- Enchantment:
- Fortify Endurance 10 pts
- Reflect Damage 35%
- Base Value: 17500
- Weight: 36
Note: All values except the type of enchantment vary based on player level.
The Escutcheon of Chorrol is a top-tier shield that would make any melee combatant smile with its stats. Fortify Endurance enhances stamina essential for close-quarters engagements, and Reflect Damage is the ideal enchantment for a shield, using your enemies’ own damage output against them. When unlocked past level 25, the Escutcheon of Chorrol’s AR is on par with a Daedric Shield. To unlock it, complete the ‘Sins of the Father’ and choose to return the Honorblade of Chorrol.
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