Alucard Shield

The Alucard Shield is Alucard's signature shield in both Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Harmony of Despair. It's the best shield that can be obtained.
==Shield Rod spell==
When used with the Shield Rod or Mablung Sword in a combo, the Alucard Shield becomes an attack shield like the Dark Shield or Medusa Shield, but with the ability to deal a base 255 Hit damage multiple times per second when in contact with the enemy. The shield also recovers 8 HP and 1 Heart and grants approximately 2 seconds of invincibility per hit, although MP are drained continuously when in use. The effect lasts about 68 seconds, but this only counts as the shield is being held, so the player can use just a few seconds of its power at a time. When the time ends, the shields can be seen leaving Alucard and spreading back out. The effect also ends if Alucard's MP reaches zero. However, it won't end if Alucard unequips the Shield Rod or Mablung Sword, allowing him to switch his other equipment to a more powerful weapon and still retain the offensive shield.
In the Saturn and mobile versions of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, whenever the menu is opened, the shield spell is turned off, meaning it's impossible to switch the Shield Rod or Mablung Sword and still keep the effect active (see "Alucard Shield Glitch" on External links). If this is a glitch in these versions or if it's an intentional limitation placed on the shield by the developers is unknown.
This, along with the Crissaegrim, are among the strongest weapons in the game, capable of defeating the final form of Dracula in just a few seconds, regardless of Alucard's level (since the shield's ATT value is fixed at 255). Unlike the other "broken" weapons, though, the Alucard Shield + Shield Rod combo consists of two items which are easily found in the castle.
Although the shield's ATT is fixed at 255, which simply means Alucard's STR won't affect its power like it does with the other shields, its damage, however, is not fixed, as the enemies' DEF (if not zero) will reduce the amount of damage dealt. It can also score critical hits and will deal double damage per hit against enemies weak to the Hit attribute (and half damage to those resistant to it).
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
Alucard Shield Render.png|Alucard Shield render in the background of the "Select Your Destiny" screen from Symphony of the Night.
Alucard - Grimoire of Souls - Armor Art 01.png|Alucard armor illustration from Grimoire of Souls.
Alucard's Shield Model Sheet.jpg|Alucard Shield model sheet from the Castlevania animated series.
===Animations===
SOTN Alucard Shield.gif|Alucard Shield from Symphony of the Night.
SOTN Alucard Shield Special.gif|Alucard Shield's special attack using the Shield Rod or the Mablung Sword.
==Trivia==
*A render of the shield can be seen in the background of the "Select Your Destiny" screen from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
*In the Saturn version of Symphony of the Night, even though there is a new shield, the Woodland Shield, it doesn't appear in the circle of shields during the Shield Rod spell animation of the Alucard Shield.
*An Alucard's Shield add-on was included on the CHAPTER 33: Castlevania expansion of the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight.
==See also==
*Alucard
**Alucard/Symphony of the Night
**Alucard/Harmony of Despair
*Alucart Shield
*Shield Rod
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