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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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''A sublime shield entrusted to only the most worthy members of the Spiral Order. Whether its crest is a relic from the Order of old or a creation from the Knights' time on Cradle is not immediately clear.
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A sublime shield entrusted to only the most worthy members of the Spiral Order. Whether its crest is a relic from the Order of old or a creation from the Knights' time on Cradle is not immediately clear.
  
 
== Vendors ==
 
== Vendors ==
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== Trivia ==
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== Notes ==
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*"Aegis" is the name of the shield onto which Theseus placed the head of Medusa, the monster whose gaze turns people to stone in greek mythology. He then gave it to Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom and battle tactics.
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In Greek mythology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis Aegis] is the shield of the goddess Athena. It bears the head of Medusa. In modern usage, ''aegis'' refers to the protection of a benevolent force — in this case, perhaps the [[Spiral Order]], whose symbol Aegis carries. Behind the shield there are two [[Side Blade]] accessories.
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*The name Aegis is defined as the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization, which is why the [[Spiral Order]] symbol is on.
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*Behind the shield wields two [[Side Blade]]s, accessories that can be bought by the [[Auction House]] or [[Lockbox]]
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Aegis has been in the game since launch (see {{release|2011-04-04}}), and has not been significantly altered since then.
  
 
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[[Category:Allusions]]

Revision as of 17:34, 25 June 2014

Aegis
Aegis-Equipped.png
☆☆☆☆☆
Defenses:
Defense and Status resistance bars tell you different things. The number of segments don't represent the same low, medium, high, etc. values. See the Defense and Abilities pages for details.

stats

Abilities:
Boosts and Penalties are both considered "abilities" in general. Some items have additional health as a special "ability," giving more health pips than most items. Many items don't have any special abilities. See the Abilities page for details.

This item doesn't have any special abilities.

Health Pips:
Health Benefits, or the number of "pips," can increase with heat level for many items. Depth in the clockworks influences health behavior - see the Health page for details.

{{{health}}}
Accessory Positions:


Set:
  • Aegis isn't in a set.

The Aegis is a {{{star}}}-star shield.

Description

A sublime shield entrusted to only the most worthy members of the Spiral Order. Whether its crest is a relic from the Order of old or a creation from the Knights' time on Cradle is not immediately clear.

Vendors

Recipe

The 5-star recipe for this item costs 25,000 crowns; the alchemy cost is 5,000 crowns. Below are the materials needed to make the Aegis.

Name Amount
Crafting-Blue Shard.png Blue Shard 20
Crafting-Scrap Metal.png Scrap Metal 5
Crafting-Iron Gear.png Iron Gear 4
Crafting-Fine Fabric.png Fine Fabric 3
Crafting-Heavy Gear.png Heavy Gear 2
Crafting-Sun Silver.png Sun Silver 1
Rarity-Eternal Orb of Alchemy icon.png Eternal Orb of Alchemy 3
Equipment-Mighty Defender icon.png Mighty Defender (Heat Level 10)

Note: When crafting using bound equipment as a precursor, the upgraded item will also be bound.

Alchemy Path

Aegis's alchemy path
☆☆☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆☆ ★★☆☆☆ ★★★☆☆ ★★★★☆ ★★★★★
Defender
Defender 		Great Defender
Great Defender 		Mighty Defender
Mighty Defender 		Aegis
Aegis
Heater Shield
Heater Shield

Notes

In Greek mythology, Aegis is the shield of the goddess Athena. It bears the head of Medusa. In modern usage, aegis refers to the protection of a benevolent force — in this case, perhaps the Spiral Order, whose symbol Aegis carries. Behind the shield there are two Side Blade accessories.

Aegis has been in the game since launch (see release 2011-04-04), and has not been significantly altered since then.

Armor Set

The Aegis is part of the Azure Guardian Set.

See Also

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