Dawnguard Rune Shield

The Dawnguard Rune Shield is a unique light shield and a variant of the Dawnguard Shield. The "sun-shield" effect is similar to Stendarr's Aura, and has similar effects; however, no benefit is gained by using both the shield and restoration spell simultaneously. Stendarr's Aura cancels out the effects from the Rune Shield.
==Acquisition==
It is obtained from a radiant location during the quest "Lost Relic." Possible locations include:
*Ansilvund
*Bloodskal Barrow 
*Gloomreach
*Haemar's Shame
*Harmugstahl
*Stillborn Cave
*Yngvild
==Smithing==
The Dawnguard Rune Shield can be upgraded at a workbench with a steel ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, and also benefits from the Advanced Armors perk, which doubles the improvement.
==Enchanting==
The Dawnguard Rune Shield has a unique enchantment:
*Fortify Bash: 10 points (against vampires only)
*Sun-Shield: 10 points of damage (after a sustained period of blocking)
Using the sun-shield capability expends Stamina, and adds to the Destruction skill.
==Trivia==
*Unlike the Dawnguard Rune Axe and Dawnguard Rune Hammer, the Dawnguard Rune Shield offers superior stats compared to its standard counterpart, the Dawnguard Shield, as well as having a unique appearance and different class.
==Bugs==
* If the Dragonborn switches to this shield via a shortcut in the favorites menu (i.e. left or right on the D-Pad), the enchantment will no longer work. A known fix for this is to unequip the shield and reequip the shield.
*The shield benefits from the heavy armor perk Well Fitted similarly to any other heavy armor shield, despite being listed as a light armor shield.
==See also==
*Dawnguard Rune Hammer
*Dawnguard Rune Axe
==Appearances==
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es:Escudo rúnico
fr:Le Bouclier Runique de la Garde de l'Aube
ru:Рунный щит Стражи Рассвета
Category:Dawnguard: Shields
Category:Dawnguard: Light Armor
Category:Dawnguard: Unique Armor