Shield Question

Ayden Evigar

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

Eternal Lords Of The [Rush]

N/Me

I just bought elite platemail armor and died it white. I was wondering which shield you think matches elite platemail the best that will also be dyed white.

Also, should I get a shield with a strength or a tactics requirement?

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

This might be useful: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Gallery_of_shields

Gothic Defender maybe? Not sure about the colors though.

Btw, get a Strength shield. Tactics is mostly garbage for Wars now.

_Nihilist_

_Nihilist_

Will Bull's Strike for $!

Join Date: Apr 2006

Isle of the Dead

Go with Strength, what Marty says about Tactics for Warriors is true...

Shield skins... ?

Shadow Shield
Guardian of the Hunt
Ebonhand Aegis
Echovald Shield
(too bad Enameled Aegis is Tactics... :cry

(to name a few)

[ EDIT ]

Forgot the Darkwing Defender (thanks Lumi!)

Personally, I use the Undead Shield from the BMP, but I'm in Elite Kurzick, not Elite Platemail...

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

My personal favourite is darkwing defender, gloom shields and tormenteds. But thats just me.

Hanging Man

Hanging Man

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

Deep in the Shire

id say go with, and this is personal choice so, aegis looks good on anybody, celestial shields look sweet same with plague born, i think the ebonhand is tit, ditto for the lion shield.

but its all up to you

wind fire and ice

wind fire and ice

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2008

There

[ToA]

Darkwing Defender or Gloom Shield dyed black.

Oleg

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

The Apologetti

W/

I liked it with a white Gloom Shield. It looked like it would actually stop a sword blow and complimented the style of the armour. It really does depend what look you are going for.

ALF71BE

ALF71BE

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2008

In your fridge, stealing your pickles. for mah subway

R/

I use Emblazoned Defender dyed white and like it alot.

Echovald doesn't seems that bad.

I would use Gloom if it wasn't that small.

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

Gloom is one of the larger shields...

realtalk916

realtalk916

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2008

California

Reign Of Judgment [RoJ]

W/E

go gothic shield, but honestly u can never look bad with a tormented shield or a magmas shield in ne condition

Ayden Evigar

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2008

Eternal Lords Of The [Rush]

N/Me

Yeah, I really like the Colossal Scimitar/Gloom Shield combo. I already bought a perfect Legendary Sword and it matches quite well. Need to buy a shield now. Thanks for the opinion and the picture! Keep suggesting a shield if you'd like, and I think I'll try and get a strength required shield.

beserk

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

UK

W/

gloom ftw, best looking shield imo specially with a fellblade both dyed black xD

Oleg

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

The Apologetti

W/

It's always handy to have a swap out offhander for energy. Most look pretty stupid on a war with this armour, though. A grim cesta looks ok. When fighting you do look a little like you're nursing a broken arm, but you can't win them all.

White Lies

White Lies

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Draconic ageis look reeeeeeeal nice :P
its the same kind of color/metal thing aswell

~Lies

_Nihilist_

_Nihilist_

Will Bull's Strike for $!

Join Date: Apr 2006

Isle of the Dead

Well, tbh Marty, as you have said many times before, almost anything can win in PvE.

I agree with the fact that if you are running out of energy then the build is probably not that efficient, as long as there is a bit of slack given for the areas of the game where there is some nasty e-denial. It's rare, but it happens (Spirit Shackles/Mind Wrack combo on Mergoyles... used to piss me off back when I farmed Ettins).

But, in all fairness to Marty, the most energy-dependent build Warriors should probably be running would be a Scythewar, and that of course is run with Warrior's Endurance as the Elite, which solves the energy needs of that build quite nicely!

[ EDIT ]

Zealous weapons, FTW.

Oleg

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

The Apologetti

W/

I don't use energy heavy builds. If you don't have a swap out set that will give you an energy boost on the odd occassions that you'll need it then you're only hurting yourself.

obsidian ectoplasm

obsidian ectoplasm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

i would go with

gloom,
GotH,
tormented,
magmas,
eternal