Talk:Rusted Shield/@comment-24634511-20140810182110/@comment-24431732-20160402093405

I know this is a super old post, so sorry for necroing it, but just to answer these questions...

1) I grappled a condemned gorecyclops' butt and wailed on it with a bastard sword until it died while this shield was equipped. There was no torpor infliction at any point in the fight, even though it was gold rarified. I do not believe you can debilitate with just the shield. It didn't seem to work on a chimera either.

2) As with most shields, at gold rarified they function pretty well. Don't judge me, I like the rusted shield. I was able to block hob goblins with it and whatever the poison hounds are called -- wargs I think. I'm unsure exactly how much your stagger/knockdown resistance affects shield performance, but mine were 37% (stagger) and 33% (knockdown) respectively. I have my game's rusted shield retextured, so I use it all the time, but primarily I just use Swift Castle for dodging, 'cause you know, blocking all damage while moving is pretty sweet. That hasn't really failed either.