Talk:Shields/@comment-173.209.207.246-20130911213921/@comment-4613046-20130911220155

"Do shields and magick shields add any armor rating or kn"

Unlike traditional RPGs, Shields in Dragon's Dogma are not treated as defensive weapons. As such, they add to Attack and have their own set amounts of Stagger and Knockout.

Shields can still be used to act defensively (blocking), but do not attribute to any defensive stats.

The best defense is a good offensive. =)