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| The Best Defence: A quick guide to using shields and dual-duty items in the Battledome.
Those who train their Defence statistic for use in the Battledome have a distinct advantage over otherwise equal opponents who only train Strength/Endurance, if they equip the proper items and learn how to utilize them effectively. Reasons to use a shield in the Battledome: While fighting in the Battledome, there are times you want to use a shield or other defensive item. For instance, when facing an opponent using a powerful, but limited, weapon such as a single-use bomb, a shield can help block some or all of the attacker's icons, if you correctly predict the turn that it will be used against you. Alternately, you may want to limit the amount of damage to yourself during a turn in which you also use a healing item, or when using a special attack such as a freezing or stealing weapon, in preparation for a more offensive move later. In this way, you can sometimes outlast your opponent, even one with a greater number of starting Hit Points. Using dual-duty items in the Battledome: In addition to basic shields, there are a number of items that combine both offensive with defensive capabilities. Individually, these weapons tend to be more expensive and less damaging/protective than either a comparable weapon or simple shield. However, when used in combination with each other, dual-duty items will often provide the equivalent of having an extra shield in addition to two offensive weapons. If one is paired with an actual shield, then the weapon can also help defend against specific icons that the other does not, while still providing some means of attack. An explanation about the different types of icons: The majority of Battledome items attack with and/or defend from one or more of seven different types of icons. Every icon type represents a separate kind of damage and a shield must block the same icons to be useful for defence. To determine the results of an attack, the number of icons for each type is multiplied by the attacker's Strength boost, and for those defended against, by the defender's Defence boost. The total blocked by type is then subtracted from the amounts done with any positive remainder applied as Hit Points of damage. Other factors, such as which abilities were used during the turn and special species resistances/weaknesses also effect these calculations. Icons = Type 
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An explanation about Strength/Defence boosts: As you train in either Strength or Defence, you will do or defend more damage only at specific point values, referred to as boosts. Opponents that have the same boost multipliers, and are equipped with similar items, are roughly equal in power regardless of the actual point difference between them. Strength/Defence = Boost Multiplier 0-7 = 0.5 8-12 = 0.75 13-19 = 1.0 20-34 = 1.25 35-54 = 1.5 55-84 = 2.0 85-124 = 2.5 125-199 = 3.0 200-249 = 4.5 250-299 = 5.5 300-349 = 6.5 350-399 = 7.5 400-449 = 8.5 450-499 = 9.75 500-549 = 11.0 550-599 = 12.0 600-649 = 13.0 650-699 = 14.0 700+ = 15.0 How to use the Battledome item tables: The tables below list some of the most commonly available non-fragile, multiple-use shields and dual-duty items. Many others exist, but either cost more for the same or worse amount of defence, defend too little to be very useful or can only be used by certain species. Most can be found priced at under one million NP. Some have been included here for the benefit of those who won them as game/plot prizes. By selecting one or more items with the appropriate sets of icons, you may devise an effective defensive strategy based on the opponent's anticipated attacks and within your own particular budget. All item statistics are courtesy of IDB, the In-Depth Battlepedia. NOTE: The standard icons shown assume evenly matched opponents (Strength vs. Defence) and might vary in number from those listed. Also, some of the items actually attack/defend less than the full icon amount displayed. This is particularly true of those listing a variable range of possible icons. |
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| Altadorian Body Armour | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Basic Shield of Flight | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Black Leather Helmet | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bronze Shield | 2 | 1-5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Desert Robe | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Earthen Scorchstone | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Fish Scale Breastplate1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Flaming Bronze Helm | 2-3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Flaming Oven Gloves2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Frozen Collar | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Heavy Blocking Shield3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Heavy Round Shield | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Helm of Darkness | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Icy Magic Hat | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Leaf Shield4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mystical White Cloak | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nurias Battle Shield | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Patched Magic Hat5 | 5 | 3 | 3(6) | |||||||||||||
| Red Tassled Cloak | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Scamander Shield | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Shield of Scorching6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Shiny Shoal Shell Shield1 | 3 | 3 | 1-3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Sinsis Crown2 | 5 | 1-3 | Taleks Chest Piece7 | 3 | 1-3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Ugga Marbleshield8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Virtupets X-514 Super Shield | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Warriors Cloak of Wit | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Warriors Rectangular Shield | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | ||||||||||||
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| Black Fan of Shenkuu | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ceremonial Qasalan Dagger | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Creeping Shadow Hammer1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dirty Snow | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Enchanted Cobweb2 | 2 | 1-2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Fire Snow | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Garins Sword3 | 3 | 1-2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Golden Geraptiku Talisman4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Golden Laurel Circlet | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | ||||||||||||
| Hand Painted Scarab | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Immense Rubber Axe of Doom | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1-2 | |||||||||||
| Jade Staff | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| King Kelpbeards Blessing3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Maractite Throwing Net2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mega Force Ice Glove | 2 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Metallic Sun Staff | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mipsys Charm Bracelet5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Moon Staff6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Radioactive Snow | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Sandstone Boots | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Scarab Ring7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sterling Greaves | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Superior Shovel | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tooled Leather Boots | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tooth of Terask8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Virtupets Megacon Helmet | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Winged Hammer | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Amulet of the Sun | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Battle Faerie Staff | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | |||||||||||||
| Battle Spade | 2-3 | 1-3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bone Mace1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Brilliant Wing Amulet | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Carved Sansetsukon | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | ||||||||||||
| Flaming Dagger Of Fire | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Grand Lightning Beam | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ice Dagger | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Laced Wooden Staff | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nurias Fire Amulet | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Red Suede Hat | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty Lamppost2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Staff of Impenetrable Gloom1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sword of the Dead1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Thief Dagger | 3 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Thumburts Cane2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tiki Amulet3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wand of the Air Faerie | 3 | 1-3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zapatron 2000 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Amulet of Inevitable Betrayal1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Battle Faerie Amulet | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Battle Faerie Dagger | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Cloudy Wand of Storms | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Magic Broom1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ethereal Sword1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Frozen Wand of Crystals | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Golden Compass | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Maractite Battle Hammer1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ring of the Lost2 | 5 | 5 | All | |||||||||||||
| Snow Flame | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Wand of the Moon | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
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