Diablo 2 Paladin Items are class-specific items are much like other items. They have a variety of stats and types, can be found magical, Rare, Unique, and sometimes in Sets as well. The real difference is that these items can only be used by one character class, and they can have random bonuses to individual skills, much like the ones you see on wands/staves/scepters in Diablo 2.
This is in contrast with magic items possessing class-specific Skill Level and Paladin Skill Tree prefixes, which may be used by classes other than the Paladin without benefiting from the skill modifiers, and Scepters, which can possess inherent bonuses of +1–3 skill points to up to three Paladin skills from any of his skill trees.
Paladins get special shields for their class-specific items in the Expansion. These shields can have inherent bonuses to individual Paladin skills, just like scepters, and can also have +to skill trees or all Pal skills. In addition, paladin shields often have +to all resistances as an inherent property. This bonus can range from 5–45% resist all, and you can get resistance affixes and even socket diamonds on top of that.
- List of Unique Paladin Shields.
Notes
- All Paladin-only shields can have +1–3 points in up to 3 individual skills from all three of his skill trees.
- The Block listed here is Base Blocking.
- The hue and color of base items in Diablo 2 can vary greatly, depending on the item’s modifiers.
- Item Level: Chests and monsters must be at least this level to drop the item. Ilvl is used in gambling, sales and other calculations as well.
- Clvl Req: Your character must be this level or higher to equip the item.
- Listed Blocking: All shields vary in blocking percent by character. The Paladin’s is always 5% higher than an Amazon/Assassin/Barbarian, and 10% higher than a Druid/Sorceress/Necromancer.
- Weight: All shields are light, medium, or heavy. Light shields have no negative effects, medium have a -5% speed and -5% stamina regen rate, and heavy have -10% speed and -10% stamina regen.
- Speed: A penalty governed by weight; 0 is no penalty, 5 is slightly slower running and stamina regen (but rounds to 0 anyway) and 10 is a bigger running speed and stamina regen penalty. % Faster Block Rate can lower this number to below zero.
- Smite Damage: Only Paladins have the Smite skill, so only they see this damage. It’s only of importance to other characters when considering a trade.
Normal Paladin Items
Each Paladin shield will have one of the following bonuses. The percent chance of getting each one is based on the monster dropping the shield being of a high enough level to generate any of the mods.
| Item | Inherent Bonuses |
|---|---|
| Targe Rondache Heraldic Shield Aerin Shield Crown Shield | 19.0% – Shimmering (+5-10% Resist All) – Ilvl 1, Clvl 3. 16.7% – Rainbow (+8–15% Resist All) – Ilvl 18, Clvl 13. 14.3% – Scintillating, (+16–30% Resist All) – Ilvl 28, Clvl 21. 12.0% – Prismatic, (+25–35% Resist All) – Ilvl 39, Clvl 31. 9.5% – Chromatic, (+35–45% Resist All) – Ilvl 50, Clvl 42. (magic-only)7.1% – Sharp (+15–30AR, +10–20% Dmg) – Ilvl 10, Clvl 5. 7.1% – Fine (+31–60 AR, +21–30% Dmg) – Ilvl 18, Clvl 13. 4.8% – Warrior’s (+61–80AR, +31–40% Dmg) – Ilvl 30, Clvl 23. 4.8% – Soldier’s (+81–100AR, +41–50% Dmg) – Ilvl 42, Clvl 34. 4.8% – Knight’s (+101–121AR, +51–65% Dmg) – Ilvl 50, Clvl 42. |
| Item | Name | Properties | Misc Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Targe | Defense 8–12 Durability: 20 Str Required: 16 Smite Dmg: 2–6 Item Level: 4 Clvl Req: 3 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 10% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
 | Rondache | Defense 10-18 Durability: 30 Str Required: 26 Smite Dmg: 2–8 Item Level: 8 Clvl Req: 6 | Sockets: 1-4 Block: 15% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
 | Heraldic Shield | Defense 16–26 Durability: 40 Str Required: 40 Smite Dmg: 3–9 Item Level: 16 Clvl Req: 12 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 20% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×4 |
 | Aerin Shield | Defense 26–36 Durability: 50 Str Required: 50 Smite Dmg: 4–10 Item Level: 20 Clvl Req: 15 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 22% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×4 |
 | Crown Shield | Defense 30–40 Durability: 60 Str Required: 65 Smite Dmg: 4–12 Item Level: 24 Clvl Req: 18 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 25% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
Exceptional
Exceptional shields can be found in Acts 4–5 Normal, and then all through Nightmare and Hell.
Each Paladin shield will have one of the following bonuses. The percent chance of getting each one is based on the monster dropping the shield being of a high enough level to generate any of the mods.
| Item | Inherent Bonuses |
|---|---|
| Akaran Targe Akaran Rondache Protector Shield Gilded Shield Royal Shield | 19.0% – Shimmering (+5–10% Resist All) – Ilvl 1, Clvl 3. 16.7% – Rainbow (+8–15% Resist All) – Ilvl 18, Clvl 13. 14.3% – Scintillating, (+16–30% Resist All) – Ilvl 28, Clvl 21. 12.0% – Prismatic, (+25–35% Resist All) – Ilvl 39, Clvl 31. 9.5% – Chromatic, (+35–45% Resist All) – Ilvl 50, Clvl 42. (magic-only)7.1% – Sharp (+15–30AR, +10–20% Dmg) – Ilvl 10, Clvl 5. 7.1% – Fine (+31–60 AR, +21–30% Dmg) – Ilvl 18, Clvl 13. 4.8% – Warrior’s (+61–80AR, +31–40% Dmg) – Ilvl 30, Clvl 23. 4.8% – Soldier’s (+81–100AR, +41–50% Dmg) – Ilvl 42, Clvl 34. 4.8% – Knight’s (+101–121AR, +51–65% Dmg) – Ilvl 50, Clvl 42. |
| Item | Name | Properties | Misc Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akaran Targe | Defense 101–125 Durability: 20 Str Required: 44 Smite Dmg: 12–16 Item Level: 35 Clvl Req: 26 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 10% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
| Akaran Rondache | Defense: 113–137 Durability: 30 Str Required: 59 Smite Dmg: 15–20 Item Level: 40 Clvl Req: 30 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 15% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
| Protector Shield | Defense: 129-153 Durability: 40 Str Required: 69 Smite Dmg: 18–24 Item Level: 46 Clvl Req: 34 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 20% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×4 |
| Gilded Shield | Defense:144-168 Durability: 50 Str Required: 89 Smite Dmg: 20–28 Item Level: 51 Clvl Req: 38 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 22% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×4 |
| Royal Shield | Defense 156–181 Durability: 60 Str Required: 114 Smite Dmg: 24–32 Item Level: 55 Clvl Req: 41 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 25% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
Elite
Elite Paladin shields can be found in Acts 3–5 Nightmare, and then all through Hell.
Each Paladin shield will have one of the following bonuses. The percent chance of getting each one is based on the monster dropping the shield being of a high enough level to generate any of the mods.
| Item | Inherent Bonuses |
|---|---|
| Sacred Targe Sacred Rondache Kurast Shield Zakarum Shield Vortex Shield | 19.0% – Shimmering (+5–10% Resist All) – Ilvl 1, Clvl 3. 16.7% – Rainbow (+8–15% Resist All) – Ilvl 18, Clvl 13. 14.3% – Scintillating, (+16–30% Resist All) – Ilvl 28, Clvl 21. 12.0% – Prismatic, (+25–35% Resist All) – Ilvl 39, Clvl 31. 9.5% – Chromatic, (+35–45% Resist All) – Ilvl 50, Clvl 42. (magic-only)7.1% – Sharp (+15–30AR, +10–20% Dmg) – Ilvl 10, Clvl 5. 7.1% – Fine (+31–60 AR, +21–30% Dmg) – Ilvl 18, Clvl 13. 4.8% – Warrior’s (+61–80AR, +31–40% Dmg) – Ilvl 30, Clvl 23. 4.8% – Soldier’s (+81–100AR, +41–50% Dmg) – Ilvl 42, Clvl 34. 4.8% – Knight’s (+101–121AR, +51–65% Dmg) – Ilvl 50, Clvl 42. |
| Item | Properties | Name | Misc Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Targe | Defense: 126–158 Durability: 45 Str Required: 86 Smite Dmg: 22–70* Item Level: 63 Clvl Req: 47 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 30% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
 | Sacred Rondache | Defense: 138–164 Durability: 68 Str Required: 109 Smite Dmg: 35–58* Item Level: 70 Clvl Req: 52 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 28% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
| Kurast Shield | Defense: 154–172 Durability: 55 Str Required: 124 Smite Dmg: 10–82* Item Level: 74 Clvl Req: 55 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 25% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×4 |
| Zakarum Shield | Defense: 169–193 Durability: 65 Str Req: 142 Smite Dmg: 46–46* Item Level: 73 Clvl Req: 65 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 22% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×4 |
| Vortex Shield | Defense: 182–225 Durability: 90 Str Required: 148 Smite Dmg: 5–87* Item Level: 75 Clvl Req: 67 | Sockets: 1–4 Block: 19% Speed: 0 Weight: Light Inv Size: 2×2 |
- The average Smite damages are 46, 46.5, 46, 46, and 46, respectively, so pick your Smite shield based on the other properties.
Set Items
| Item | Item Name | Attributes | Special Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griswold’s HonorVortex Shield |
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