Elysian spirit shield



The Elysian spirit shield was released on 15 September 2008 along with the Summer's End quest. It requires 75 Defence and 75 Prayer to wield. The shield is made by attaching together a Blessed spirit shield and an Elysian sigil. To do so requires 90 Prayer and 85 Smithing. Also, players may instead ask Brother Bordiss to attach the two parts together for 1,500,000 coins after completing the Perils of Ice Mountain quest.

Special Bonus
The Elysian spirit shield has a 70% chance of reducing the damage you receive by 25%. Without consideration of its magical effect, the shield is nearly as powerful as the Dragonfire Shield in defensive bonuses. On the other hand, it lacks the +7 Strength bonus the Dragonfire shield grants.

The Elysian spirit shield's special bonus makes this shield one of the strongest shields in RuneScape. On average, 17.5 percent of all damage taken from players wielding the shield is reduced by a quarter. Wealthy players may find this shield useful for surviving the special attacks of Dragon claws and Dark bows. This shield is one of the most expensive items in the Grand Exchange (following the Christmas Cracker at coins, the Divine spirit shield at  coins, the Divine sigil at  coins, and the Blue partyhat at ).

Trivia

 * In classical Greek mythology, there is a section of the Underworld called the Elysian Fields, or the Elysian Plains. This is the final resting place for the souls of the heroic and the virtuous.
 * Although the market price of the Divine spirit shield is around 530m, it is nearly impossible to buy in the Grand Exchange as it has a street price of about 1000m.
 * On 1 February 2010, the spirit shields appearances were changed to match their inventory pictures which were updated on 11 January. The Elysian spirit shield's colour was changed to a vibrant cyan from a previous greyish blue. Previously the Elysian spirit shield and Spectral spirit shield were close to same shade of blue.