Shield

Iron Buckler

Its lightness and curved center makes it excellent for deflecting attacks.

Block

parry ×2.5

Weight

Max level

Materials fromSwamp· in the developers' Mountains test kit

Item IDShieldIronBucklerSpawnspawn ShieldIronBuckler 1 3

Recipe

Crafted at

Forgelevel 2

Beyond level 3 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Iron Protection Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	28	200	2	10× Iron 4× Ancient Bark
2	34	250	3	5× Iron 1× Ancient Bark
3	40	300	4	10× Iron 2× Ancient Bark

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Craft it and upgrade to level 3:

One Iron Buckler, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Blocking
Knockback: 40
Backstab bonus: ×4
Block armor: 28 (+6 per level)
Parry bonus: ×2.5
Block force: 30
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 2
Durability: 200 (+50 per level)
Weight: 4

Compared with similar shields

Item	Block	Max level	Parry ×	Weight
Wood Shield	6	18	×1.5	4
Wood Tower Shield	10	22	×0	4
Bronze Buckler	16	28	×2.5	3
Iron Buckler	28	40	×2.5	4
Bone Tower Shield	32	44	×0	4
Banded Shield	42	54	×1.5	5
Shield of Roots	48	60	×1.5	4
Iron Tower Shield	52	64	×0	4
Serpent Scale Shield	60	72	×0	5