Ensanguined Shield



Ensanguined Shield, also known as Hematic Shield, Blood Shield or Cursed Shield, is a recurring shield in the series. It is often a powerful shield, but generally comes with a downside to it.

Final Fantasy V
The Hematic Shield is a dummied shield that would have provided +15 Defense, +1 Evasion, +5 Magic Defense, +10 Magic Evasion, and +5 Weight. The shield, along with Bone Mail, Thornlet, and the Cursed Ring all share its annoyance of being equipped all the time when using the Optimize command if the player have these items in their inventory.

Final Fantasy VI
The Cursed Shield is found in Narshe in the World of Ruin, received from one of the surviving townsfolk in a locked building. It has a penalty of -7 to Magic, Speed, Stamina, and Strength, is weak to Fire, Ice, Lightning, Poison, Earth, and Water, and inflicts Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Seizure, and Doom upon the wearer. However, after being equipped for 256 battles with the user remaining alive at the battle's end, the Cursed Shield is uncursed and becomes the Paladin's Shield, the most powerful shield in the game.

Final Fantasy XII
The Ensanguined Shield is the strongest shield in the game, beating even the Zodiac Escutcheon in terms of defense. It provides a whopping +90 Evasion, but inflicts Poison, Sap, and Slow on the wielder. It is found as a treasure in the Henne Mines, the Feywood, and in Balfonheim, and requires 90 LP and the Ensanguined Shield license to equip.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Ensanguined Shield is the second-strongest shield in the game, being bested by the Reverie Shield, and provides +15 Evasion as well as absorption of the Dark element, but makes the wielder weak to the Fire element. However, equipping it increases the member equipped with it gain more health from White Flame. It can be obtained through the Bazaar through the Cursed Armor A category.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Ensanguined Shield is a level 90 Shield that provides +73 Defense, but also has Initial HP -95% and Initial Bravery -100%. It can be obtained from the shop by trading in 31,920 gil, Taurus Recipe, Wyvern Egg, and Snowboard.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Ensanguined Shield returns as a level 100 Shield that provides the same bonuses and penalties as in the previous game. It can be obtained from the shop by trading in 180,320 gil, Taurus Recipe, Wyvern Egg, and Snowboard.