Sergeant United Shield

Traveling merchant acquisition and tactical parry defense

Sold by the Traveling Merchant for 35 gold (35 gold) during Hardmode. Thrown like a boomerang to strike targets for 80 base melee damage and 2 knockback at a Very slow rate with a 36 use time. After striking an initial target, it automatically homes in on up to four additional nearby enemies before returning. Right-clicking raises the shield to parry incoming enemy attacks; timing a parry successfully negates damage and grants the Striking Moment buff, which multiplies the damage of the next melee strike by fivefold.

Homing ricochet utility and hybrid melee gameplay

The shield bridges offensive ranged combat with defensive counter-attacking. While its attack speed is slower than the Bananarang or Light Disc, its reliable multi-target homing makes it practical for safely tagging evasive monsters. Furthermore, skilled players can trigger the parry buff before switching to high-damage melee burst weapons like lances or broadswords.

Trivia

• The shield and its tooltip I can do this all day pay tribute to Captain America from Marvel Comics and films.
• Successfully parrying a projectile or melee strike emits a bright visual flash and a metallic clang sound effect.