Shields in Baldur's Gate 3 are a special type of Armor. Shields can provide additional protection to your characters while allowing them to perform certain Actions. Below you can find a list with all the Shields in Baldur's Gate 3.

 

 

Baldur's Gate 3 Shields

BG3 Shields Comparison Table

 

BALDUR'S GATE 3 SHIELDS COMPARISON TABLE

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Quick Search of All Shields 

Name

AC

Proficiency

Quality

Effects

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Abdel's Trusted Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Very Rare

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw. 

Protection from Missiles
Level 2 Abjuration Spells

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Absolute's Protector
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Rare

Absolute's Aegis: If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, all damage received from Spells is reduced by 1.

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw.

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Level 4 Evocation Spell

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Absolute's Warboard
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon

Absolute's Ward: If the wielder bears the Absolute's Brand, they gain a +1 bonus to Saving Throws.

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Level 1 Enhantment Spell

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Adamantine Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Rare

Adamantine Shield (Equipment Feature)
When a melee attack misses you, the attacker is sent Reeling for 2 turn

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Attacker's cant' land Critical Hits on the wearer

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Broken Shield
Armour Class +1 Shield Proficiency Common  N/A
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Enforcer Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon

Staunch Blessing: When a creature misses the wielder with an attack, they gain a +1d4 bonus to their next Attack Roll that deals non-lethal Damage.

This bonus is relinquished when the wielder deals lethal damage.

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Fossilized Shell
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Common  N/A
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Gloomstrand Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon Stealth +1
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Glowing Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon Loving Protection: Once per Short Rest, if you are below 50% Hits Points and take damage, you gain 8 Temporary Hit Points.
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Goblin Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency  Common N/A
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Iron-Banded Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency  Common  N/A
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Iron-Banded Shield +1
 Armour Class +3 Shield Proficiency Common  N/A
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Ironvine Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon Ironvine: While the wielder is holding a weapon empowered with Shillelagh, and when they are hit by a melee attack, the attacker takes 1 Piercing damage.
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Justiciar's Greatshield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Rare

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Darkness Cloak
Class Action

Advantage on Perception Checks

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Ketheric's Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Rare

Arcane Enchantment: You gain a +1 bonus to Spell Save DC and spell attack rolls.

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw

Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws Checks

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Metal Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency  Common  N/A
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Organic Shield
Armour Class +2  Shield Proficiency Common N/A
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Rusty Studded Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Common N/A
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Safeguard Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon Saving Throw +1
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Scrapwood Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Common N/A
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Sentinel Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Rare

Heightened Awareness: Gain a +3 bonus to initiative rolls and Advantage on Perception Ability Checks.

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Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Common N/A
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Shield +1
Armour Class +3 Shield Proficiency Rare N/A
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Shield of Devotion
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Very Rare

Addition Spell Slot: You gain 1 level 1 spell slot.

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw.

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Level 3 Abjuration Spell

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Shield of Returning
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Very Rare

This shield Binds to your being, returning to your hand if thrown.

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Shield of Scorching Reprisal
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Rare

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw.

Grants Resistance to Fire Damage

Blazing Retaliation
Class Actions

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Shield of Shielding
 Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Rare

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw.

Shield
Level 1 Abjuration Spell

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Shield of the Undevout
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Very Rare

Dreadful Hewer: Your foes have disadvantage on Saving Throws to resist your spells or actions that inflict Fear.

Additional Spell Slot: You gain 1 Spell Slots.

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw.

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Spiked Shield
Armour Class +2  Shield Proficiency  Common  N/A
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Studded Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Common N/A
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Studded Shield +1
Armour Class +3 Shield Proficiency Common N/A
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Swires' Sledboard
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Very Rare

Shield Conduit: The shield shrouds the wearer with Force Conduit at the start of its turn in combat. 

bash action bg3 wiki guide 75pxShield Bash: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, to knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw.

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The Real Sparky Sparkswall
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon

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Class Actions

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Training Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Common N/A
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Viconia's Walking Fortress
Armour Class +3 Shield Proficiency Legendary

rebuke of the mighty baldurs gate 3 wiki guide 64pxRebuke of the Mighty: When a foe hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction, dealing it 2-8 Force damage and knock it Prone unless they succeed a Dexterity Saving Throw.

Spellguard: You gain advantage on Saving Throws against Spells. Spell Attack Rolls against you have Disadvantage. 

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Class Action

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Level 2 Abjuration Spell

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Watcher's Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon Advantage on Perception Checks
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Wood Woad Shield
Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency Uncommon Woad's Ensnaring Strike
Level 1 Conjuration Spell
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Wooden Shield
 Armour Class +2 Shield Proficiency  Common  N/A



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    • Anonymous

      Do any of these have a cosmetically smaller model like a buckler? I would love something like that for classes like ranger, because it wouldn't make sense for a ranged centric class to have a huge shield on themselves, and a smaller shield would be perfect.

      • Anonymous

        In the end fight, one of the 4 summoned "mirror allies", I think the paladin, drops a +4 AC shield. Not that it matters, because it's, well, the end of the game.

        • Anonymous

          hope has a shield with +4 AC on her body if she dies. it has no other bonuses though so its probably like those funky myrmidon and deva weapons.

          • Anonymous

            I'm not familiar with Githyanki lore, but it would have been great if there were like a Githyanki themed shield to go with the halfplate armor and boots. Then again, I'm guessing Githyanki generally are more aggressive in nature, and probably wouldn't take a shield into combat.

            • Anonymous

              There is also an "organic shield" with a very distinct shape that you can get from the wood woads I believe.

              • There's another metal shield under the bridge of Mountain Pass, where you meet the Githyanki Patrol. It's just a skin, Armour Class +2.

                (Patch 4 updated information)

                • Anonymous

                  Where you first meet the Gith's and the Dragon there is a big broken bridge. If You turn the camera around and look under the broken bridge there is a metal shield hiding under it you can grab easily.

                  • Anonymous

                    I found a "Wooden Shield" (not a studded shield) in the shape of the Metal Shield (it was in the Underdark as soon as you leave the temple's gate). Same stats as everything else, though.

                    • Anonymous

                      there's also a metal shield at display on the goblin camp. Behind the goblin seller. Same stats but is the best looking one in game. Its almos impossible to steal it without having to kill everyone in the courtyard. BUT if you move it without stealing it, the goblin seller will say something like: "DONT TOUCH THAT" and will pick it up from the ground. THEN it will be available to buy. :D

                      • Anonymous

                        Missing metal shield, found on the ground at the goblin trader on the outer goblin camp. It has a nice model but is otherwise identical, AC 2, requires shield proficiency, common quality.

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