Shield

Shield is an Item Class which represents, well, shields. Typically such items protect against Archery fire.

List of Cards with the Shield Item Class

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Elven Armaments (18U8)	Elven	Possession • Hand Weapon,Shield	To play, bearer must not be bearing any possessions. Bearer must be an companion. Bearer cannot bear any other possessions. While a unique companion bears this possession, skip the archery phase.
	Great Shield (1C107)	Gondor	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a Man. The minion archery total is -1.
	Shield of Boromir (2R38)	Gondor	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a companion. The minion archery total is -1. If bearer is Boromir, each minion skirmishing him does not gain strength bonuses from weapons.
	Shield of the White Tree (18C57)	Gondor	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a Man. The minion archery total is -1. Regroup: Discard this possession from play to make each opponent shuffle his or her hand into his or her draw deck and draw 8 cards.
	Rohirrim Shield (5C91)	Rohan	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a Man. The minion archery total is -1. Regroup: Discard this possession to heal bearer.
	Éowyn's Shield (8R88)	Rohan	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a Man. The minion archery total is –1. Skirmish: If bearer is Éowyn, add a threat and discard this possession to discard a hand weapon borne by a minion she is skirmishing.
	Sturdy Shield (15R141)	Rohan	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a Man. While no opponent controls a site, bearer is strength +1. Regroup: Discard this to liberate a site (or two sites if bearer is mounted).
	Erkenbrand's Shield (18R97)	Rohan	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a Man. The minion archery total is -1. Skirmish: Add to cancel a fierce skirmish involving bearer. Response: If a Man is about to take a wound, spot Gandalf and exert bearer to prevent that wound.
	Pavise (11C94)	Men	Possession • Shield	Bearer must be a minion. The twilight cost of this possession is –1 for each Free Peoples possession you spot. Bearer cannot take wounds except during a skirmish. ​

List of Cards that Interact with the Shield Item Class

Portrait	Card Name	Culture	Card Type	Game Text
	Járnsmid, Merchant from Dale (2R25)	Gandalf	Ally • Home 3 • Man	To play, spot Gandalf. Each time you play a shield, armor, helm, or hand weapon, its twilight cost is -1.
	Beyond the Height of Men (2R39)	Isengard	Event	Maneuver: Exert an Uruk-hai to discard an armor possession, helm possession, or shield possession (or all such Free Peoples possessions if you can spot 6 companions).
	Whip of Many Thongs (2R74)	Moria	Artifact • Hand Weapon	Bearer must be The Balrog. Skirmish: Exert The Balrog to discard a helm, shield, or armor borne by a character The Balrog is skirmishing. ​

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