Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Accessory |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Pink |
| Defense | 10 |
| Buy price | 50 gold |
| Sell price | 10 gold |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Hero Shield | 1 × Paladin's Shield, 1 × Flesh Knuckles | Tinkerer's Workshop |
Team damage redistribution and knockback prevention
Crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop from Paladin's Shield and Flesh Knuckles. Hero Shield confers +10 defense and complete immunity to knockback. When the bearer maintains over 25% health, it absorbs 25% of all damage dealt to nearby allied teammates. It also elevates player aggro rating by 400, actively drawing hostile monster attention toward the wearer across combat arenas and invasion battlefields.
Endgame tank loadouts and survivability trade-offs
Hero Shield serves as the premier defensive accessory for frontline characters in multiplayer encounters. It merges the protection of Paladin's Shield with the aggro draw of Flesh Knuckles into one slot, freeing space for damage accessories. Compared to Frozen Shield, it lacks low-health damage reduction but provides higher defense and active team safeguarding. Reforging to Warding pushes its total defensive contribution up to 14, creating a sturdy vanguard setup for Moon Lord battles.
Trivia
- Hero Shield provides the highest base defense value of any accessory in the entire game.
- Damage redirected to the wearer from protected party members bypasses teammate defense but does not transfer debuffs.