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Specific Armor and Shields

Item Name  Summary Market Price  Rulebook 
Armor/shield, masterwork–1 to armor check penalty150 +Player's Handbook v.3.5
Darkwood bucklerLight wooden shield has no armor check penalty215Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Darkwood shieldHeavy wooden shield has no armor check penalty257Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Mithral heavy shieldMithral heavy shield has 5% arcane spell failure and no armor check penalty1,020Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Mithral shirtMithral chain shirt is lightweight1,100Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
+1 armor/shield+1 enhancement bonus to AC, –1 to armor check penalty1,150 +Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Shield of mercy+1 heavy steel shield, expend smite attempts to heal damage2,170Magic Item Compendium
Caster’s shield+1 light wooden shield, can have a spell scribed on it (as a scroll)3,153Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Dragonhide plateIdentical to masterwork full plate, but can be worn by druids3,300Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Mithralmist shirt+1 mithral shirt, 7/day concealment against attack for 1 minute3,460Magic Item Compendium
Elven chainMithral chainmail is considered light armor and has lower penalties4,150Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
+2 armor/shieldArmor or shield with a bonus equivalent to +24,150 +Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Barricade buckler+1 buckler, 3/day turns into 5 ft. by 5 ft. vertical wall of force for 1 minute4,165Magic Item Compendium
Shield of the severed handRGruumsh: +2 heavy wooden shield plus relic powers4,657Magic Item Compendium
Rhino hide+2 hide, deals extra 2d6 damage on successful charge attacks5,165Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Shield of the resoluteRMoradin: +1 light fortification heavy mithral shield plus relic powers5,520Magic Item Compendium
Spined shield+1 heavy steel shield, 3/day fire a spine5,580Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Shield of vigorSP+1 heavy steel shield, 1/day fast healing 5 for 3 rounds (five virtues)6,170Magic Item Compendium
Wrapped tower+1 tower shield, 1/day paralyze enemy while using shield to gain total cover6,180Magic Item Compendium
Millennial chainmailRCorellon Larethian: +1 mithral chainmail plus relic powers8,150Magic Item Compendium
Owlfeather armor+1 leather, various owl-themed bonuses and effects8,160Magic Item Compendium
+3 armor/shieldArmor or shield with a bonus equivalent to +39,150 +Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Wight hide shield+1 light steel shield, shield bash with negative level effect9,159Magic Item Compendium
Lion’s shield+2 heavy steel shield, 3/day lion’s head can attack9,170Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Foxhide armor+1 leather, various fox-themed bonuses and effects10,160Magic Item Compendium
Ghoul shell armor+1 leather, 3/day ghoul touch10,160Magic Item Compendium
Adamantine breastplateGives DR 2/—10,200Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Serpent armor+1 leather, +1 on Reflex saving throws, gain benefit of Combat Reflexes feat12,160Magic Item Compendium
Hawkfeather armor+1 studded leather, various hawk-themed bonuses and effects12,175Magic Item Compendium
Kyton armor+1 mithral shirt, chains on armor can be activated as weapons13,100Magic Item Compendium
Breastplate of terrorSP+1 adamantine breastplate, 1/day frighten foe (armor of the watching master)13,200Magic Item Compendium
Electric eel hide+1 buoyant slick hide, 3/day various electricity damage effects for 5 rounds14,165Magic Item Compendium
Wight armor+1 shadow studded leather, 3/day hide from undead, 60 ft. darkvision14,175Magic Item Compendium
Bearskin armor+1 breast plate, various bear-themed bonuses and effects14,350Magic Item Compendium
+4 armor/shieldArmor or shield with a bonus equivalent to +416,150 +Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Zombie hide armor+1 hide, damage reduction 5/slashing16,165Magic Item Compendium
Dwarven plateAdamantine full plate gives DR 3/—16,500Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Tigerskin armor+1 mithralshirt, various tiger-themed bonuses and effects17,100Magic Item Compendium
Winged shield+3 heavy wooden shield, 1/day can fly at speed of 60 ft., carrying you17,257Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Armor of the fallen leavesRObad-Hai: +1 wild breastplate plus relic powers17,350Magic Item Compendium
Dragonrider armor+1 dragonhide full plate, various dragon-themed bonuses and effects18,300Magic Item Compendium
Banded mail of luck+3 banded mail, 1/week can require that an attack roll against you be rerolled18,900Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Exoskeleton armor+1 breastplate, DR 5/bludgeoning21,350Magic Item Compendium
Celestial armor+3 chainmail, lighter than normal, 1/day fly22,400Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Overhead shield+1 heavy steel shield, 1/day 20-ft.-radius horizontal wall of force for 10 rounds24,170Magic Item Compendium
Plate armor of the deep+1 full plate, no Swim penalty, breathe underwater, speak with water-breathing creatures24,650Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
+5 armor/shieldArmor or shield with a bonus equivalent to +525,150 +Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Breastplate of command+2 breastplate, +2 on Cha checks, +2 bonus to Leadership score25,400Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Mithral full plate of speed+1 mithral full plate, 10 rounds/day haste effect26,500Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Vampire hide armor+1 studded leather, Damage reduction 5/silver or magic36,175Magic Item Compendium
Earthplate armor+1 full plate, 1/day stoneskin, tremorsense 5 ft., both up to 90 minutes41,650Magic Item Compendium
Absorbing shield+1 heavy steel shield, once per two days can disintegrate an object it touches50,170Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Demon armor+4 full plate, claw attacks with contagion effect52,260Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5