How to Craft and Customize a Spiked Shield

Forging the Spiked Shield

The Spiked Shield is an upgraded combat shield that actively damages enemies when you block their attacks. To craft it, you need to collect specialized materials from structures like Ancient Ruins and Conduit Monuments.

Required Ingredients

• 1 Standard Shield
• 1 Steel Upgrade Template
• 1 Steel Ingot (obtained from structure loot or crafted from Steel Nuggets)
• 1 Smithing Table

Assembly Steps

1. Place and open your Smithing Table.

2. Place the Steel Upgrade Template into the leftmost template slot.

3. Place a standard shield into the central equipment slot.

4. Insert the Steel Ingot into the rightmost ingredient slot.

5. Retrieve the completed Spiked Shield from the output.

Combat and Banner Customization

In battle, raise the Spiked Shield to deflect attacks. Unlike normal shields that simply negate incoming strikes, the Spiked Shield bounces damage directly back at the attacker.

You can also personalize your defense. Open a standard crafting grid, place your Spiked Shield in one slot, and place any decorated banner beside it to copy the banner pattern directly onto the shield face.