Dracoshield

“A shield that increases defense by 2.”
—In-game description, New Mystery of the Emblem

The Dracoshield is a Stat booster that recurs across the Fire Emblem Series.

Overview[]

When used, the Dracoshield permanently raises its user's Defense by 2. In general, the Dracoshield is a rather uncommon item, and each acquisition of the item should be used on units suffering from mediocre Defense.

In Gaiden and its remake, the Dracoshield is an item that can be equipped, restoring 5 HP each turn and raising its wearer's Defense and Resistance by 13.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, the Dracoshield is substituted by the Shield Ring, an item that must be placed in the inventory of any unit in order for its Defense-boosting property to take effect. The Dracoshield is similarly substituted by the Shield Ring in Thracia 776, although this particular incarnation of the ring acts as an expendable item that permanently boosts its user's Defense by 2 when used.

In the Fódlan Series, the Dracoshield is substituted by the Giant Shell. While both Three Houses and Three Hopes both have it as a stat booster, the stat boost to a unit's Defense vary between games, with Three Houses raising it by 2, while Three Hopes raises it by 5.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Dracoshield's equivalent is known as the Defense Potion, permanently raising its user's Defense by 2 when used.

Item Information[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	2,250	Increases its user's Defense by 3.

Fire Emblem Gaiden[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dragonshield	-	-	Restores its 5 HP each turn; increases its wearer's Defense and Resistance by 13 when equipped.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dragonshield	1	10,000	Increases its user's Defense by 4.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Shield Ring	1	20,000	Increases its wearer's Defense by 5.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Shield Ring	1	8,000	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Defence Plus	1	12,000	Increases its user's Defense by 3.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	8,000	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	8,000	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	8,000	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	8,000	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	8,000	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

“An item that increases defense by 2.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	2,500	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	2,500	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	1	2,500	Increases its user's Defense by 2.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Wt	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Dracoshield	-	-	10	Recovery Increases its holder's Defense and Resistance by 13

Fire Emblem: Three Houses[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Giant Shell	1	2,500	Permanently increases Defense by 2 points when used.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes[]

Name	Uses	Worth	Effect(s) / Note(s)
Giant Shell	1	3,000	Permanently increases Defense by 5 points when used.

Overview[]

While it may be tempting to use a Dracoshield on units with extremely low durability, such as Clerics, to at least make them less likely to die in one engagement, two points of defense will not provide much additional functionality to units that are already ill-suited for the frontlines. Dracoshields should be used on frontline units that are expected to take a lot of abuse, as the two points of damage reduction will really build up over several battles. Units with high evasion and weak but not terrible defense can benefit from Dracoshields as well.

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