Nord Buckler
| Nord Buckler | |
|---|---|
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| An effective method of protection, with sufficient skill. | |
| Type | Shield |
| Damage |
- |
| Stamina | - |
| Block |
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| Weight | 4 |
| Durability | 400 |
| Crafting Station | Frost Foundry |
| Station Level | 4 (Black Forge) |
| Crafting Materials | |
| Biome | Deep North |
| Spawn ID | spawn ShieldGoldBuckler
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Nord Buckler is the buckler of the Deep North. It has only 88 block armour, but its 2.5x parry brings that to 220, the highest parry block armour of any shield. Instead of crafting it outright at a forge, you pour a cast around a mould found in the biome and then harden it in a Frost Foundry.
How to Craft
You make it in a Frost Foundry from:
- 1x Cast: Nord Buckler: poured at a level 4 Black Forge from Bloodgold, Timberwood and its mould.
- 5x Liquid Frost: frozen down from Ice in a Frigid Kiln.
| Name | Image | Biome | Crafting Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cast: Nord Buckler | 
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Deep North | Black Forge | spawn ShieldBucklerGoldUncooked
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| Liquid Frost | 
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Deep North | Frigid Kiln | spawn FrozenFuel
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Mould
You find the Mould: Nord Buckler in the Deep North:
- It drops from the trash piles you smash in the Winding Tunnels.
- It lies in the buried chests at Memorial Sites.
- It sits on the weapon stands on the last floor of Mörkhalla.
When to Use It
This is end-game gear: you can only progress through the Deep North once Fader is dead.
Upgrades
You can upgrade it twice at the Black Forge. Each step needs the station one level higher than the last: the first costs the per-level amount and the second costs twice that.
| Quality | Crafting Station | Block armor | Durability | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frost Foundry | 88 | 400 | |
| 2 | Black Forge (Level 5) | 94 | 450 |
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| 3 | Black Forge (Level 6) | 100 | 500 |
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Properties
The three Nord shields split the job between them. The greatshield blocks hardest at 158, the highest block armour of any shield, but it cannot parry and costs you 10% of your movement. The round shield blocks 132 and parries at 1.5x for 198, at a cost of 5% movement. The buckler blocks only 88 but parries at 2.5x for 220, the highest parry block armour of any shield, and it also costs 5%.
All three stop at quality 3 when upgraded at the Black Forge, and the Forge of Potential carries them further with a Bloodgold Protection Idol. Their moulds come from the trash piles of the Winding Tunnels, the buried chests at Memorial Sites and the weapon stands on the last floor of Mörkhalla.
It has 88 block armour, or 220 on a parry.
It gives -5% movement speed while it is in your hands.
It weighs 4 and has 400 durability, rising to 500 at quality 3.
It blocks with 88 armour, or 220 on a well-timed parry at 2.5x. Blocking a melee attack knocks the attacker back with a block force of up to 30.
Crafting it from scratch and taking it to quality 3 costs 25 Bloodgold and 25 Timberwood, plus a mould and 5 Liquid Frost.
Notes
Once it is fully upgraded, the Forge of Potential can upgrade it further with a Bloodgold Protection Idol.
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*stats displayed are item's base values. See upgrades under each item for item stats per level.