====== Shielded Brute ======

{{ rpd:images:shielded_mob.png|Shielded Brute }}

The **Shielded Brute** is a powerful variant of gnolls that serves as a heavily armored heavy fighter in gnoll groups. It is based on the regular [[rpd:brute_mob|Brute]] but with additional protective equipment.

==== Stats ====
  * **HP:** 40 (Hit Points)
  * **Attack Skill:** 15 (Base attack skill)
  * **Defense Skill:** 20 (Base defense skill)
  * **Damage:** 8-18 (Min-Max damage)
  * **Defense Rating (DR):** 8 (Reduces incoming damage)
  * **Exp for Kill:** 8
  * **Max Level:** 15 (Does not appear above level 15)
  * **Speed:** 1 (Standard movement speed)

==== Special Abilities ====
  * **High Health:** More HP (40) than regular gnolls
  * **Strong Attacks:** Inflicts significant damage (8-18 range)
  * **Shield Protection:** Additional protection from its large shield
  * **Terror Immunity:** Immune to the Terror status effect
  * **Group Tactics:** Often found with other gnolls

==== Drops ====
  * [[rpd:gold_item|Gold]] - Drops gold coins
  * Possible equipment or other items

==== Location ====
  * Found in the [[rpd:prison|Prison]] level
  * Part of the gnoll encampments in the Prison level

==== Strategy ====
  * Shielded Brutes are significantly stronger than regular gnolls with more HP and higher damage output
  * Their Terror immunity makes fear-based tactics ineffective
  * The shield provides additional protection, making them more difficult to defeat than regular Brutes
  * Due to their high defense skill, accuracy may be an issue with low-level weapons

==== Content Verification ====
* Information source: Java class [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Shielded.java|Shielded.java]]
* Stats verification: Extracted directly from Shielded.java constructor
* Special abilities: Based on implementation in code
* Last updated: December 2025, source: Remixed Dungeon 1.9.3

==== Source Code ====
* Java: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Shielded.java|Shielded.java]]
* Related: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/java/com/watabou/pixeldungeon/actors/buffs/Terror.java|Terror.java]] (Immunity)
* Strings: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/res/values/strings_all.xml#L1316-L1320|Shielded strings]]

==== See Also ====
  * [[rpd:gnoll_mob|Gnoll]]
  * [[rpd:brute_mob|Brute]]
  * [[rpd:prison|Prison Level]]
  * [[rpd:mobs|Mobs]]

{{tag> rpd mobs brute shielded prison gnoll}}