Blessed spirit shield

Blessed spirit shield

AKA?	BSS
Release date	15 September 2008 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	840,000 coins
Low Alch	560,000 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Examine	An ethereal shield that has been blessed with holy powers.
Weight	2.5 kg

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A detailed image of the Blessed spirit shield.

The Blessed spirit shield was released on 15 September 2008 along with the Quest Summer's End. It requires 70 Defence, 60 Prayer and the completion of the Quest Summer's End to wield. To make this shield, players must use a holy elixir with a normal spirit shield at an altar of Saradomin, which requires 85 Prayer.

Doing this gains 1500 experience in Prayer. If they lack the required skill level, they can alternatively talk to Brother Jered with a Holy elixir and a plain Spirit shield in their inventory. The monk will then bless the shield, charging the player 1,000,000 coins, in a manner akin to Oziach smithing a Dragonfire shield. This means that simply buying a Blessed Spirit Shield (at the moment) would cost considerably less than having Brother Jered bless it, since if the Holy Elixir is obtained from the Corporeal Beast, it would still cost 1,000,000 coins, and if the Elixir is bought, it would cost approximately 1,850,000 coins. However, it would cost slightly less to use the holy elixir on a Spirit shield if the player has the required prayer level. Once blessed, players may apply sigils to enhance the shield. Attaching a sigil onto the shield requires 90 Prayer and 85 Smithing.

This shield's stats are comparable to the stats of the Arcane and Spectral spirit shield. It differs only in lacking the higher magic attack and defence stats of the enhanced shields. This shield is a good choice for any player using melee because of its high defence bonuses and prayer bonus. Its crush defence bonus is also one point higher than that of a completely charged Dragonfire shield. Players who use magic or ranged may also find this shield useful thanks to its lack of negative stats, unlike other prayer-boosting shields such as the Falador shields. Since the graphical update in the wilderness, the blessed spirit shield no longer protects over any expensive items.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wearing the Blessed Spirit Shield. A player wearing the Blessed Spirit Shield.
Attack bonus
0	0	0	0	0
Defence bonus
+53	+55	+73	+2	+52
Other bonuses				Slot
0	0	0%	+3