Toktz-ket-xil

A Toktz-ket-xil, roughly translated to "sharp obsidian defender," is an obsidian shield that requires at least 60 Defence to wield. It cannot be made using any skills. Its defensive stats are equal to a granite shield's stats plus 5 strength bonus and 10 summoning defence. It has lower melee defence bonuses (but higher ranged defence + summoning bonus). It has +20 defence compared to a rune defender but lacks the +20 attack the rune defender gives. Both give +5 strength bonus. The obsidian shield is one of only 5 shields in the game with a strength bonus that also offers damage soaking abilities. The others are the spikeshields and the berserker shields from Fist of Guthix.

Obsidian Shield vs. Dragon Defender
Since the 7 December 2010 update, most higher-level players prefer the Dragon Defender over this shield. However, there are certain situations where the defender may not be as useful. For example, in an area with both ranged and melee attacks, the shield is more useful; the defender actually gives a negative defence bonus to range attacks.

To obtain an obsidian shield, one can buy it from the weapon shop in the TzHaar city or from the Grand Exchange, trade with another player, or obtain one as a monster drop from a TzHaar-Ket.

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Trivia

 * The banner released along with the quest The Temple at Senntisten on 3 December 2009 displayed a player wielding an Obsidian shield, which was confirmed by Mod Emilee when many people thought it was a Dragon kiteshield.
 * The price of the Obsidian shield has fallen dramatically to near its high alchemy value. This made the Obsidian shield a good item to high alchemy, due to gaining profit out of it at times.
 * Many people choose a Dragon defender over this shield as it has more attack bonuses and 1 more strength bonus than the Obsidian shield.
 * However, the shield is a good substitute for the Defender if they are otherwise incapable of obtaining one.

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