Aegis aura

This article is about the tier-4 aura. For the Dagon'hai monk, see Dakh'thoulan Aegis.

Aegis aura

Release date	6 December 2011 (Update)
Members?	Yes
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
Alchemy	Cannot be alchemised
Value	1 coin
Destroy	Are you sure you want to destroy this item? You can get a replacement from the loyalty shop in Burthorpe.
Store price	84,000 Loyalty Points (Xuan)
Examine	Grants a mystical shield.
Weight	0 kg

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The effect of the aura.

Aegis is a tier-4 aura released in the third batch of Members Loyalty Programme rewards. It is the first Tier 4 aura, and costs 84,000 Membership Loyalty Points (while 84,000 is the biggest price tag, many tier 4 auras are effectively upgrades and hence require a larger total expenditure). It is a shield that can block up to 10% damage, based on players' Defence levels. This functions in the same way as armour's damage-soaking stat, however there is no minimum amount of damage needed for this to take effect. The absorption rate is also consistent with the player's level. For example, at 99 Defence, if the player incurs 50 damage, he or she will only be hit for 45 and 5 will be shown as absorbed. The animation however, will only occasionally activate.

The aura will remain activated for 30 minutes, or until it has soaked up a certain amount of damage (the amount is currently not known, but is considerable), and has a recharge time of 5 hours. When the aura has absorbed the maximum amount of damage, the message displayed in the chatbox is "Your aegis shield has absorbed all the damage it is able to absorb, and has dissipated."

Bonuses

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Attack bonus
0	0	0	0	0
Defence bonus
0	0	0	0	0
Other bonuses				Slot
				?
0	0	0%	0

Like all other items equipped in the aura slot, these provide no equipment bonuses.

Trivia

• Aegis is a reference to the shield created by Hephaestus, and worn by Zeus and daughter Athena in Greek Mythology.
• Aegis also means protection or support.
• Aegis currently has no icon in the Adventurers' log; instead, it shows "aegis" in a strange bold font.