What are the differences between those lines of shields? It seems that many people recommend the tortoise over plate, but plate seems to have the better stats.
Tortoise vs Plate
Thu, 04/28/2011 - 18:41
Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:37
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Just get the Omega Shell. It
Just get the Omega Shell. It is easy to craft, has lots of shield HP, and it looks cool on your characters back.
1 - Generally speaking, the Stone Tortoise line appears to be easier to craft. The mats are easier to acquire; Dragon Scale can be bought with Primal Sparks, the candy of token types, whereas the 5* final forms of the Plate line requires mats such as Sun Silver (Forge Tokens) or Shadow Steel (Grim Tokens).
2 - Omega Shell has what looks like the highest HP of all the shields in the game, as well as a decent amount of normal defense. The Plate series have slightly less HP, but slightly more (maxed?) normal defense; in addition, the Volcanic Plate has Fire/Stun resistance, the Ironmight has Piercing defense/Stun resistance (unsure about the stats on Ancient Plate Shield - wiki may not be up to date, but it's listing it as the same as the Volcanic minus the Fire resist).
3 - The recipes themselves appear easier to acquire. Personally I've seen both the 4* and 5* recipes multiple times on Basil runs, both T2 and T3. I've not yet seen any of the 5* Plate Shield recipes, and the 3* (Boosted) has also eluded me.
Personally I may use the Tortoise line as a stop-gap, until such a time that I'm able to acquire the complete Plate line.