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Aten's Shield

Classes that can use:  Full use:  INF, HER, MINS, SCOU, ARMS, PAL, REAV, MERC, NS, RANG, DRU, BARD, WARD, HERO, CHA, BM, SB, SHA, WAR, THAN, SKLD, BER, VAL
Partial use:  CLER,
Artifact XP:  Anywhere
Type: Shield, comes in whatever size class needs

Artifact Level Abilities Gained
 Comments/Pictures


0
 Bonus to armor factor 10
Bonus to Dexterity bonus cap:  5
Picture
Stats
1
 Bonus to Constitution bonus cap:  5

3
 Create Item
Stats
6
 Heat 3%
Cold 3%
Energy 3%

8
 Bonus to melee damage:  3%

10
 linked absorption buff and damage shield
Stats of shield and created item

Create Item: When used, an item is created in the caster's inventory.
    Target:  Self
    Casting time:  instant
    This spell is cast when the item is used.

Aten's Shield - The summoned trident of golden flame has had the melee haste bonus reduced by 2%. The hit point bonus has been increased by 8 hit points and the strength bonus has been increased by 4.
(1.68 patch, Feb 19, 2004)

linked absorption buff and damage shield:  Blocks a portion melee damage dealt to target and damages the target instead, and the absorption buff.
    10% damage return
    Duration 2 minutes
    Instant cast
    Target: Self
    Item can be used every 15 minutes

The shield block well. I saw no glitches in or lessing blocking then a normal 51 player made shield. I'm willing to bet if tested the shield will block the same as a level 51 player made shield. Out of the ten slams I did I landed everytime could just be luck though but mind you these are HIGH purple con mobs to High Red con in the other room. I slammed mostly the higher coned Mutilators and Knights.   Dec 19

We have replaced the Golden Flames proc on Aten's Shield with a damage shield. The Golden Flames spell was, under certain cases, causing players to not receive credit for completing encounters. We will be adjusting the spell in a future patch to give this shield a more appropriate ability.
(1.68 patch, Feb 19, 2004)

The level ten spells for Aten's Shield and the Snakecharmer weapons and the level five spell for the Maddening Scalars are now a linked absorption buff and damage shield.  (1.69 patch, Apr 14 2004)

Cannot use the Level 10 ability when you have a damage shield on.   Feb 19

Wardens and Champions who wish to exchange their medium-sized Aten's Shield for a large-sized version should speak to Berisas in the Hall of Heroes. (1.87 Patch Notes)
Thanes wishing to exchange their medium-sized Aten’s Shield for a large-sized version should speak to Bjetsa in the Hall of Heroes. (1.87 Patch Notes)
Skalds wishing to exchange their small-sized Aten’s Shield for a medium-sized version, or exchange their small-sized Cycloptic Shield for a medium-sized version, should speak to Bjetsa in the Hall of Heroes. (1.87 Patch Notes)

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Leveling the Artifact:

Strategy:

Shield off of Treasure Island, in one of the chests (Hesparus)
- Rysyl Kelmarr and Phylon

The Island is coverd in treasure chests, but there is somewhat of a trick to getting the shield. When ever you right click on a chest it will do one of three things. One: it will disappear and 3- 5 mobs will spawn in its place. Some are neutrel, others are high 40's. Two: the chest will disappear and a message will say it was empty. Three: it will not disappear but will drop a random loot, one of wich just may be Anten's Shield. Both times we have got the drop we had two random gem drops first before the shield dropped. Only click once on each chest, cause after each random drop if you click on the chest again, grape con mobs will spawn and are very agg.  Those are best to run from...if they kill someone they will stay where the victim died..if not they will walk back to the place where they spawned.  Feb 5
- Kailric

I was seeing if there was something other than mobs in the chest, and i opend one and it said something to the yune of "you crack open the chest and catch a glimpse of a giant inside" Then the shiled dropped from the chest and the chest remained. I picked up the shield, attempted to equip it, which did not work. i attempted to /use it, and got the following message: "You have not unlocked the power of this artifact. It will not function until you discover its ancient magic. sdeek out the scrolls that speak of the artifact."
- Telic

Callia is the sphinx that tells you about Aten's shield, and is you /s aten to her she will give you a hint about the shield.  Mar 23 2004
- Phylon

Aten's Shield encounter credit is now given to anyone within the group of a player who interacts with the correct treasure chest.  (Jul 21 2004 patch 1.70m)

Scroll pieces:  Champion's Notes

Screen shot of what the completed scrolls read - Remus' Story
Completion message when shield is activated   - Phylon

Piece 1 of 3
Skyros stalkers, Skyros camouflagers
Piece 2 of 3
Skyros nullifiers, Skyros stormbringers
Piece 3 of 3
Skyros guros, Skyros sea mages

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