The problem is integrating all of the shields into one, and the simplest means is, again, to Devolve them all. Trash Collecting follows the principle that every shield always has some Affinity and Class on it every one of them that can be Combined saves a considerable amount of time gathering higher level shields or Sit and be Hit. Therefore, they can be combined with any other Design, and because the highest Affinity or Class bonus is always retained in a Combine, the desired Shield Design can now have those bonuses. Warlock spells will not raise affinity on shields as they do on Armor.ĭevolve uses Mismatch to turn those valuable Affinity and Class bonuses into a shield that always gives Equal Combines (all high). A very useful enemy is the Dark Eye at Sinner's Corner.Įnchanting uses Enchanter spells to add bonuses (slowly but controllably) to armor including shields, and can also be used on weapons. Healing can raise Light affinity, and also lower Dark, so you may even wish to take off armor to heal and then quickly replace it. Sit and get Hit is self-explanatory: find a weak enemy and get hit enough times to raise affinity. Sit and get Hit, Enchanting, Devolve, and Trash Collecting. However, there are multiple combinations between the fifth Tier (Circle) through eighth Tier (Round). The usual consecutive-tier combinations are helpful, with same-tier combinations occurring with the last and penultimate combinations, as with Armor and most weapons.

Until the second playthrough, this combination has to be done in the Magic Hammer or Junction Point workshops, and the following SILVER + SILVER combination must be done at Metal Works in Town Center East. BRONZE in the first slot and HAGANE in the second always yields a SILVER shield. Shields more than any other combination type can yield SILVER or DAMASCUS from base materials, or can combine base materials with SILVER and DAMASCUS.

Where there is much transformation and irregularity, however, is in Material. Shield Combinations are very similar to Armor Combinations, except because there are not multiple types as with the different Body Locations of armor, there are no transformations of type. This does not stop the player making some fancy shields for a challenge.

Because there is only a DAMASCUS Circle Shield in the first playthrough, and SILVER has a higher priority than DAMASCUS when combining shields, you must wait until the second playthrough to obtain a DAMASCUS shield higher than Circle, let alone Hoplite or Jazeraint or Dread.

Vagrant story combination guide