Lustrous Shield



Lustrous Shield, also known as Shield of Light, Light Shield, or Paladin, is a recurring shield in the series. It is either a low-ranked or mid-ranked shield, depending on the game, and offers decent defense in addition to other bonuses such as elemental protection or status protection.

Final Fantasy IV
Lustrous Shield is the first shield that can be bought for Paladin Cecil for 700 gil at Mysidia. It provides 2 Defense, 1 Magic Defense, 24 Evasion, 1 Magic Evasion, +3 Spirit, and resistance against Undead-type attacks. In the DS/iOS/Android versions, it is similar in all regards aside from the protections it provides, providing resistance to Dark-elemental attacks as well as against Sleep, Poison, Death, and Curse instead of against Undead attacks.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
[List of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Armor#Lustrous Shield|Lustrous Shield]] is the initial shield for Cecil, and provides the same bonuses as the non-3D versions did in the previous game. No other Lustrous Shield can be obtained in the game, and can only be equipped by Cecil, Ceodore, and Kain.

Final Fantasy X
Light Shield is an armor for Tidus which can be obtained if the dominant abilities on any shield is Slow Ward or Slowproof.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
Lustrous Shield is a level 71 shield that provides +52 Defense. It can be obtained from the shop by trading in 22,510 gil, Force Shield, Godfighter Scales x3, and a Blue Gem.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Lustrous Shield returns as a level 60 shield that provides +50 Defense and Wall Rush HP Defense +10%. It can be obtained from the shop by trading in 92,640 gil, Force Shield, Garchimacera Husk, and Lion's Desire x3.