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Absolutely nothing compares to the damage and AOE aggro that this thing can spew out when you're facing huge hordes of mobs. The birds in Sethekk, the swarms of skeletons in Auchenai, tanking bug adds in TAQ on Fankriss, tanking gauntlets of non-elites. Any kind of situation where you're facing lesser mobs, perhaps 8 or more at once (enough to make thunderclap, cleaving and tab-revenge/sundering not quite good enough to reliably hold aggro), this thing shines. It does more and more damage the more things there are that attack you, as each block returns the damage to -everything- around you, not just the monster who's attack you blocked.

This is not a shield for regular use. You keep it in your bags, and when you get swarmed by hundreds of mobs, swap to this shield, aoe taunt, and the constant blasts of nature damage should keep most things glued to you. The low armor compared to 70 shields, low stamina, and lack of defense make it very situational, but I -urge- any Warrior who's an engineer to make themselves one of these and try it on a large pack of mobs. It's surprisingly cheap to make too, despite being an epic pattern from MC.

The durability can be an issue. 50% chance on a block to lose a durability, so you're looking at 240 blocks on average before it breaks. But, you wont be using this shield to tank an instance with, you'll just have it in your bags for certain pulls, and you can swap to your normal shield in combat once the vasty majority of mobs have been taken out.

Easily the most fun item I own. The lightshow when you're tanking 10-20 mobs at once is worth the cost of the mats alone.