Dragon base

Hi,

I am about to make the Dragon runeword for my Dual Dragon + Hand of Justice paladin.

I have got a (normal)

Crown Shield with 42 AR (still need to socket cube it)
I have got a (exceptional)

Gilded Shield with 41 AR 3OS

Would you use any of the above options to create the Dragon runeword?
Or would you look/trade for a unique shield with similar AR?

Thanks for your opinions!

If you have a unique

Gilded Shield, then you have a

Herald Of Zakarum

Do you mean superior? You can only make runewords in a White (gray) base, and if it is superior, you cannot socket it with the cube, you must use

Larzuk.

I would grind for elite bases before I put a

Lo and a

Sur in a normal base.

A Dragon din is basically a Zealer with

Conviction Aura so

Smite damage doesn't matter.

Sacred Targe has the highest base block. I would farm or trade for one of those with 40 or more all resist. If you can't find a near-perfect one in a reasonable time, go with at least 30 all resist. Anything less than that seems like a waste for those runes.

Could not wait .

Went for the

Gilded Shield...

Why?
- defense is more or less the same as more expensive elite options
- strength requirement is almost the same as a

Sacred Targe
- 8% less block, but with

Holy Shield and the high dex for my Hand of Justice (in

Phase Blade), reaching 75% block is not that hard

justinman114 wrote: 1 month ago

If you have a unique

Gilded Shield, then you have a

Herald Of Zakarum

Do you mean superior? You can only make runewords in a White (gray) base, and if it is superior, you cannot socket it with the cube, you must use

Larzuk.

Sorry, I meant exceptional

ShadowMonk wrote: 1 month ago

Could not wait .

Went for the

Gilded Shield...

Why?
- defense is more or less the same as more expensive unique options
- strength requirement is almost the same as a

Sacred Targe
- 8% less block, but with

Holy Shield and the high dex for my Hand of Justice (in

Phase Blade), reaching 75% block is not that hard

Makes sense. I have lots of runewords in less than ideal bases just because I didn't want to spend 6 more years farming and many of the runewords are so good that you don't need a really good base to almost break the game.