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{{redirect3|Dragon shield|For the shield useful when fighting dragons, see [[Anti-dragon shield]]}}
{{Infobox Item
|image = [[File:Dragon sq shield.png]]
|release = [[20 August]] [[2003]]
|update = New - Legends Quest!
|members = Yes
|quest = [[Legends' Quest]]
|tradeable = Yes
|lendable = Yes
|stackable = No
|equipable = Yes
|high = 300,000
|low = 200,000
|store = No
|destroy = Drop
|exchange = gemw
|examine = An ancient and powerful looking Dragon Square shield.
|weight = 3
}}
[[File:Dragon sq shield detail.png|left|100px|A dragon square shield]]

The '''dragon square shield''' (called '''dragon sq shield''' in-game) is the strongest [[square shield]] in ''RuneScape''. It requires 60 [[Defence]] to wield, along with completion of [[Legends' Quest]]. The dragon square shield is created by combining the [[shield left half]], a very rare drop from a wide variety of monsters, and the [[shield right half]], which must be purchased from [[Siegfried Erkle]] in the [[Legends' Guild]] for 750,000 [[coins]]. Both pieces are also available on the [[Grand Exchange]]. The two shield halves are combined at any [[anvil]] to produce the dragon square shield, a process that requires 60 [[Smithing]] and awards 80 Smithing [[experience]].

The dragon square shield may be decorated with a [[dragon sq shield ornament kit (sp)]] to produce a [[dragon sq shield (sp)|spiky dragon square shield]], or with a [[dragon sq shield ornament kit (or)]] to produce an [[dragon sq shield (or)|ornamental dragon square shield]] with gold trim.

{{Infobox Bonuses
|slot = shield
|astab = 0
|aslash = 0
|acrush = 0
|amagic = -6
|arange = -2
|dstab = +50
|dslash = +52
|dcrush = +48
|dmagic = 0
|drange = +50
|dsummon = +50
| absorbmelee = 5%
| absorbmagic = 0%
| absorbranged = 11%
|str = 0
|rangestr = 0
|prayer = 0
|magicdamage = 0%
| absorbmelee = 5%
| absorbranged = 11%
|image = Dragon armour set (lg) equipped.png{{!}}175px
|caption = A player wielding a dragon square shield.
}}

==History==
[[File:Dragon armour update.png|thumb|Updated dragon armour with the three variants of the square shield in the centre.]]
The dragon square shield was [[Update:New - Legends Quest!|released]] on [[20 August]] [[2003]] along with [[Legends' Quest]]; it was the second piece of [[dragon equipment#Armour|dragon armour]] to be released into the game, after the [[dragon helm]]. It replaced the [[rune kiteshield]] as the strongest shield in the game, and consequently, it was worth several million coins. However, the shield's popularity and price have declined over the years as competing shield-slot items were released, particularly the [[toktz-ket-xil]], the [[dragonfire shield]], the [[spirit shields]], and [[defender]]s.

With the release of [[PvP worlds (historical)|PvP worlds]] on [[15 October]] [[2008]], players began obtaining whole dragon square shields as drops from other players killed on these worlds. This increase in supply further depressed the price of the shield, down to its [[High Level Alchemy]] value of 300,000 coins. Although the shield was eventually removed from the PvP world drop list, its price has never strongly recovered.

On [[4 August]] [[2010]], an [[Update:Elite Treasure Trails and New Rewards|update]] to [[Treasure Trails]] released two kits, the [[dragon sq shield ornament kit (sp)]] and [[dragon sq shield ornament kit (or)]], that may be used to decorate the dragon sq shield, either by giving it [[dragon sq shield (sp)|spikes]] or [[dragon sq shield (or)|a gold trim]]. Once decorated, the shield is untradable, though the kits may be removed from the shield at any time.

The release of [[damage soaking]] on [[14 December]] [[2010]] gave the dragon square shield an edge over some of its competitors, many of which do not offer damage soaking bonuses.

The dragon square shield was [[Update:Player Armour, Gnomes and Clan Fealty|graphically updated]] on [[6 March]] [[2012]], along with many other pieces of [[armour]]. The shield halves, however, were not updated.

==Trivia==
[[File:RS Classic Dragon Sq Shield.png|thumb|The Dragon square shield as seen in [[RuneScape Classic]].]]
*The dragon square shield weighs 3 kg while the shield halves weigh 2 kg each.
*Along with the [[dragon platebody]], the dragon square shield is the only piece of dragon armour that can be smithed, although it is repaired more than created.
*Not counting [[Culinaromancer's gloves 9]], the dragon square shield is the only piece of dragon armour in the game to have a [[quest]] requirement.
*Low demand for the dragon square shield has reduced its price to the point that it costs {{formatnum:{{#expr:750000 - {{GEP|Dragon sq shield}}}}}} fewer coins to buy the shield on the Grand Exchange, or from another player, than to to buy the right half from the Legends' Guild, receive the left half as a drop, and smith the two halves together. This lack of demand has reduced the price of the [[shield left half]] to approximately its alchemy value.
**To buy both halves on the Grand Exchange and smith them together would cost {{formatnum:{{#expr:({{GEP|Shield left half}} + {{GEP|Shield right half}}) - {{GEP|Dragon sq shield}}}}}} coins more than buying the shield itself (a loss of {{formatnum:{{#expr:(({{GEP|Shield left half}} + {{GEP|Shield right half}}) - {{GEP|Dragon sq shield}}) / 80 round 0}}}} coins per Smithing experience point).
*The old version of the dragon square shield is still wielded by [[Zamorak warrior]]s, as well as by [[Vannaka]], who wields the shield along with a [[steel 2h sword|steel two-handed sword]].
*Prior to the shield's graphical update on 6 March, the symbol on the shield matched that of the [[toy kite]] and the [[Legends' Guild]].
*Most square shields have lower alchemy values than [[chainbody]] and [[platelegs]] of the same metal. However, the dragon square shield's alchemy value is higher than that of the [[dragon chainbody]] and [[dragon platelegs]].
*For a time, the inventory sprites of the two shield halves could be put together to form a shape more closely resembling a [[kiteshield]] than a square shield. This was eventually changed by Jagex.
*While it is rumoured that [[shadow warrior]]s in the basement of the [[Legends' Guild]] have a higher chance of dropping a shield left half than other monsters, no evidence has been produced to support the claim.

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