Acara's Shield of Defiance

is an artifact shield equipment item. This item has five different tier types:
 * , Common
 * , Uncommon
 * , Rare
 * , Legendary
 * , Epic

, Common can be found occasionally as loot drops from the creatures listed above. =Crafting=

The Imbued Gem of Electrifying Stun can be socketed into a non-artifact crafted Chest Armor, One-handed weapon, Shield and Two-handed weapon items, with the recipes Recipe: Imbued Gem Socketed Chest Armor, Recipe: Imbued Gem Socketed One-Handed and Recipe: Imbued Gem Socketed Two-Handed.
 * By destroying this item using the Blacksmithing skill of Salvage Item, you have a chance to obtain the following:

The chance for this item to be yielded from salvaging, depends on the tier type of the item salvaged. Artifact Salvaging Chance to yield an Imbued Gem or Jewel: =See Also=
 * Imbued Gem
 * Imbued Jewel
 * Artifacts

=Trivia= Acaran gear now drops more readily. The shield has small chances to drop from zombies Tier 5 and above. Higher tier creatures provide greater chances for the items to drop. =References=