Hero Shield

  Desktop/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Hero Shield

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Statistics

Type	ShieldAccessory
Defense	10
Tooltip	Grants immunity to knockback Absorbs 25% of damage done to players on your team when above 25% life Enemies are more likely to target you
Rarity	05*
Sell	15
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3998

Not to be confused with the Hero's set, a pre-Hardmode vanity set.

The Hero Shield is a Hardmode post-Plantera shield accessory that redirects 25% of damage from players on the same team while above 25% health, similar to the effect of the Paladin's Shield. Furthermore, it increases defense by 10, increases aggro by 400, and grants immunity to knockback.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Hero Shield	Paladin's Shield Flesh Knuckles	Tinkerer's Workshop

total: 1 row(s)

Notes

• On the  Mobile version, the Hero Shield has no effect on aggro, despite the tooltip suggesting otherwise and the Flesh Knuckles, which do increase aggro, being a crafting ingredient.

Tips

• In combination with Beetle armor, it is a great way to help out players on the team with low maximum health or defense.
• Although the shield provides the abilities of both the items used to craft it, it only provides half their combined defense, the same as the Flesh Knuckles alone.
  • For this reason, it might be better for tanky melee builds and whip-using summoners looking to maximize the effectiveness of their accessories to use Flesh Knuckles to craft a Berserker's Glove instead, which grants auto-swing, increased knockback, and faster attack speed, and use the Paladin's Shield for the Frozen Shield.
• Naturally, the Hero Shield offers few benefits to a singleplayer character.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.1.2: Now actually has an effect on aggro.

• Desktop 1.4.1: Increased defense from 7 to 10.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.