There are no Shield equivalents to the Tilt Glove and Missaglia, that can make Shields with superlative Type bonuses.

The ideal would be to cast elemental weapons Enchantments on an enemy, instantly making them a temporary source of that elemental damage type. While the Affinity of other armor and also weapons can be raised quite handily by spells Ashley casts (Area Effect spells like Meteor, or Enchantments like Luft Fusion), Shields are very resistant to these effects, despite a shield's effectiveness in lowering the damage of self-cast spells. The final two grades of shields and armor, Jazeraint and Dread, reduce in magical protection as they ascend to the highest degree of physical protection. They ascend in their degree of physical defense, but the early grades (Leather and Wood) offer superior magical protection for their level. Shields and Armor all have 16 grades, or Tiers. Heavier armor slows down its user somewhat, hence the minus to Agility of higher Tiers of shields. Shields and Armor have Defense STR, or Strength, to protect against physical attacks, and Defense INT, or Intelligence, against magic.

Hoplite shield art