Argonite kiteshield

**Argonite kiteshield**
Release date	12 April 2010 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	8,010 coins
Low Alch	5,340 coins
Smuggler price	4,005 coins
Value	13,350 coins
Destroy	Unbound: Drop Bound: The only way to unbind an item is to destroy it.
Store price	Not sold
Examine	A large metal shield. (Tier 7)
Weight	5.4 kg

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An Argonite kiteshield (Tier 7) is an item that can only be obtained and used while Dungeoneering. It requires level 60 Defence to wear. It may be picked up from the table at the beginning of a dungeon, obtained as a monster drop, or produced using the Smithing skill.

It can be produced by using 3 Argonite bars with a hammer on an anvil, requiring level 66 Smithing and granting 201 Smithing experience.

Compared to a Dragon sq shield, an Argonite kiteshield's slash, crush and ranged defence bonuses are 21, 12 and 12 higher respectively, with the slash bonus rivalling a fully charged Dragonfire shield, only 2 lower. However, its stab defence is noticeably poor, 2 lower than a Rune kiteshield. Like all other equipment in Daemonheim, it has 0 summoning defence but this is not important as no creature in Daemonheim uses Summoning.

This item is less commonly produced by smithing than other pieces of equipment are, as many melee fighters will prefer to use two-handed weapons such as the Argonite spear and Argonite maul, and these weapons can not be wielded with a shield. Also, players with exactly 3 Argonite bars to use for gaining Smithing experience will generally prefer to produce Argonite platelegs instead, as they give more experience per bar than the kiteshield.