Zephyrium kiteshield

**Zephyrium kiteshield**
Release date	12 April 2010 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	6,390 coins
Low Alch	4,260 coins
Smuggler price	3,195 coins
Value	10,650 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 6)
Weight	5.4 kg

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The Zephyrium kiteshield (Tier 6) is an item that can only be obtained and used while Dungeoneering. It requires level 50 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.

The crush defence of a zephyrium kiteshield is 4 higher than a rune kiteshield, and its crush and ranged defence are both 2 higher and its slash defence is 9 higher than a dragon sq shield. Like all other equipment in Daemonheim, it has 0 summoning defence but this is not important as no creature in Daemonheim uses Summoning.

It can be produced by using 3 Zephyrium bars with a hammer on an anvil, requiring level 56 Smithing and granting 178 Smithing experience.

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 Zephyrium spear and Zephyrium maul, and these weapons can not be wielded with a shield. Also, players with exactly 3 zephyrium bars to use for gaining Smithing experience will generally prefer to produce Zephyrium platelegs instead, as they give more experience per bar than the kiteshield.