9 Armor Shield with Req. 1 Str.?

Yes, beleive it or not, I found it in pre-searing. Now, I am just curious, has anyone else found something like this? And if so, how much could this go for? How much armor would it provide to someone with 12 Str.?
Thanks alot

I believe there is no added benefit to far exceeding requirements, just no penalty.

With a weapon I found that not meeting the requirement meant I was hitting for only about 1/3 the damage of when I was meeting the requirement by even a single level. Aside from the intrinsic benefit of having attribute X be really high, I dont' think there is any extra bonus.

However that's a pretty nice starter shield as the requirement is quite low. You will find better shields pretty fast though.

Actually any Shield that you do not meet the requirement for has a minumum of 8 AL as I understand it. As you get closer to the requirement you get closer to the max protection.

So, that Magma's Shield on my N/Mo actually has a purpose when I go out for a run.

I have a 8AR shield with no requirements that I use for my R/E at times.

nechronius is right that you don't get any benefit from a low requirement once you have exceeded it. A 10 AL shield requiring 12 Strength would be better than that one in your example. It wouldn't be worth much at all.

That said, I was quite pleased when I found an 8 AL shield with no requirements and -1 damage received while in a stance a few weeks ago in pre-searing, which I eventually put to good use on a new character. I think I got it off an Ice Elemental.