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Metal Shield is referred to as "Iron Shield" in the Primitive Plus DLC

Metal Shield.png

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A metal shield on a layer of leather. Absorbs damage from the front when activated.

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Type

Weight

45.0

Durability

1250

Single use

No

Added in

Spawn Command

cheat gfi MetalShield 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Armor/Shields/PrimalItemArmor_MetalShield.PrimalItemArmor_MetalShield'" 1 0 0

Required level

Engram Points

9 EP

Crafting XP

46 XP

Prerequisites

Wooden Shield

Unlocks

Riot Shield

Crafted in

Argentavis Saddle

Castoroides Saddle

Thorny Dragon Saddle

Required stations

Ingredients

80 × Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot

20 × Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste

15 × Hide

Purchase (Mobile)

Journeyman

Purchased in

Cost

475 ×

The Metal Shield is the second unlockable shield.

Usage[]

The metal Shield is an extremely useful mid-game item used to block frontward damage. When paired with a Sword it can be used to easily take down strong enemies, even Rexes. It can also be used with pickaxes and axes for protected gathering.

Notes[]

As of version 223.2, The Metal Shield does not take damage from Grenades or Rocket Propelled Grenades, the user still does though.

Gallery[]

Metal Shield Being Used
Metal Shield equipped and ready to use

For a side-by-side comparison of all weapons, see the Weapons page! For a comparison of reload and draw times, see Weapon Mechanics!

Electric Prod • Lance • Pike • Shield (Wooden, Metal, Riot, Tek) • Spear (Flaming) • Sword (Tek) • Tek Claws • Club

Primitive	Bola • Bow (Compound, Tek) • Crossbow • Flare Gun • Slingshot • Boomerang

Firearms	Assault Rifle • Charge Lantern • Fabricated Sniper Rifle • Flamethrower • Harpoon Launcher • Longneck Rifle • Minigun • Pistol (Fabricated) • Shotgun (Pump-Action) • Tek Phase Pistol • Tek Railgun • Tek Rifle • Tek Shoulder Cannon

Attachments	Flashlight • Holo-Scope • Laser • Scope • Silencer

Bullets	Bullet (Simple, Advanced) • Shotgun Ammo (Simple) • Rifle Ammo (Simple, Advanced) • Sniper Bullet (Advanced)

Projectiles	Stone • Arrow (Stone, Tranq, Metal, Flame) • Grappling Hook • Zip-Line Anchor • Tranquilizer Dart (Shocking) • Pheromone Dart • Spear Bolt (Tranq) • Chain Bola • Boulder • Cannon Ball

Other	Charge Battery • Element • Element Shard • Flamethrower Ammo • Gasoline

Chainsaw • Glow Stick • Hatchet (Stone, Metal) • Lasso • Metal Sickle • Mining Drill • Pick (Stone, Metal, Climbing) • Pliers • Taxidermy Tool • Torch • Whip

Auto Turret (Heavy) • Ballista Turret • Cannon • Catapult Turret • Minigun Turret • Plant Species X • Rocket Turret • Tek Turret

C4 Detonator (C4 Charge) • Cannon Shell • Cruise Missile • Grenade (Smoke, Poison, Cluster, Tek, Tek Gravity) • Water Mine • IED • Plant Species Z Fruit • Rocket Launcher (RPG, Homing Missile) • Rocket Pod • Tek Grenade Launcher

Bear Trap (Large) • Oil Jar • Plant Species Y Trap • Tripwire Alarm • Tripwire Narcotic

Scout Remote • Unassembled Enforcer • Unassembled Mek • Unassembled TEK Hover Skiff

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