[quote=Valeric]
I mean, spells can take all sorts of forms. If the Bishop summons a hail of magic arrows and your shield blocks a couple, does that count? Also, what koka said isn't entirely true:most spells still cause physical effects so your normal shield would block them anyway, wouldn't it?
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The shield nullifies magic, it doesn't block hits. If a bishop summoned a hail of arrows, and just one hit the shield, the spell would be absorbed, along with all the arrows, filling one slot. as for my other shield, It's far more useful for straight defense, being larger and sturdier, but besides it's active has no retaliatory effects.