Shield of the Maiden

Shield of the Maiden is an active item .

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• Pulls up a shield that protects the player from bullets and contact damage. The player is immobile while the shield is active.

• The shield can be active for a maximum of 4 seconds. It will blink right before it's about to go down to alert the player.

• Firing a weapon or rolling immediately takes the shield down.

• If the player has Shield of the Maiden active when swallowed by a Tarnisher , the player will not take damage but will instead lose the item. The item can be recovered after killing the Tarnisher .

• Certain effects like explosions, poison, fire, and electricity can still damage the player through the shield.

• It can block the Beholster's eye laser.

• Does not work well with the [Super Hot Watch] as the shield renders you immobile.

• [Ice Cube] allows the player to put away and redeploy the shield with only a miniscule delay.

• The description has references to the Bloodborne item Wooden Shield. [ 1 ]

• The shield itself is a reference to the indie game Eitr.

• The Shield Night synergy is a reference to Shield Knight from the game Shovel Knight.

• The Mirror Shield synergy is a reference to the item of the same name from the Legend of Zelda series.

• The item's interaction with Tarnishers is a reference to Like Likes from the Legend of Zelda series, who eat Link's shield.

• The shield shares a sprite with the Flying Disc from Exit the Gungeon .

Defeat the boss of the Keep of the Lead Lord without getting hit.