Talk:Thunder Kite Shield/@comment-5285953-20120724051649/@comment-165.91.13.77-20140504120029

It does do thunder damage. With magic shields, the element is applied only when you "perfect block" an attack. It is similar to the Fire Pelta that the Fighter can use, but the Mystic Knight has no shield bash attack so the only way to damage enemies directly with a shield is with a perfect block. If you hit the block button at the exact moment when the enemy should hit you, they sort of bounce off the shield and get shocked by the thunder on this shield. If the block is anything less than perfect, then it just blocks the attack. You might notice this effect more if you use the augment that lets you do perfect blocks more easily, but I never tried that augment myself.