Wooden Shield

The Wooden Shield is an armor item in Remixed Pixel Dungeon. It is a basic shield made of wood that provides fundamental protection to the wielder.

• Type: Shield (armor for left hand)
• Armor Class: 1 (base shield level)
• Durability: Upgradable (can be enchanted and upgraded)
• Price: 20 gold (20 * shieldLevel where shieldLevel = 1)
• Equip Location: Left hand (off-hand)
• Image: shields.png index 0
• Material: Basic wooden construction

The Wooden Shield provides the following defensive capabilities:

• Base Protection: Blocks basic damage compared to other shields
• Armor Rating: 1 base armor rating
• Special Properties: Can be upgraded to increase protection

• Found in various treasure locations throughout the dungeon
• Common early-game protection option
• May appear in shops
• Foundation for Chaos Shield creation when combined with Chaos Crystal

The Wooden Shield is useful for:

• Early game protection when better options aren't available
• Blocking damage from basic enemies and hazards
• Progressive armor for characters who prefer shields over body armor
• Upgrade potential to improve defensive capabilities
• Fusion material for creating Chaos Shield with Chaos Crystal

• Reduces incoming physical damage based on armor calculation
• Can be equipped in the left hand slot (off-hand)
• Compatible with two-handed weapons (though this prevents shield use)
• Can receive enchantments that provide special defensive or offensive effects

• Information source: Lua script WoodenShield.lua
• Stats verification: Extracted directly from shieldLevel variable and price calculation in code
• Effect descriptions: Based on shields library implementation in source code
• String resources: Verified against values/strings_all.xml
• Last updated: December 2025
• Source file: WoodenShield.lua

• WoodenShield.lua
• shields.lua (library)
• CustomItem.java (base class for Lua items)

• WoodenShield_name: Wooden Shield
• WoodenShield_desc: Wooden shield. No one ever said that it was a good weapon, but at least it is better than nothing.

• WoodenShield.lua (Lua implementation)
• ItemFactory.java (registration)

• Armor - Other armor types
• Shields - Other shield types
• Equipment - General equipment information
• Tough Shield - Next level shield alternative
• Chaos Shield - Advanced shield option when fused with Chaos Crystal