Silver Shield

Silver shield found in a secret area in E1M2: The Dungeons.

The Silver Shield is an item in Heretic. It is a round silver shield that grants 100 armor points when collected and absorbs 50% of damage received. The nearest Doom analog is the security armor.

This item is not counted in the items percentage displayed at the end of each level.

Data

Silver Shield data
Thing type	85 (decimal), 55 (hex)
Enum	MT_ITEMSHIELD1 (1)
Appears in	Shareware Heretic Registered Heretic
Radius	20
Height	16
Sprite	SHLD
Frames	1 (A)
Class	Item Pickup

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the silver shield is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

Single-player
Game / Episode	1-2	3	4-5
City of the Damned	E1M1: The Docks	E1M1: The Docks	E1M1: The Docks
Hell's Maw	E2M1: The Crater	E2M1: The Crater	E2M1: The Crater
The Dome of D'Sparil	E3M1: The Storehouse	E3M1: The Storehouse	E3M1: The Storehouse
The Ossuary	E4M1: Catafalque	E4M1: Catafalque	E4M1: Catafalque
The Stagnant Demesne	E5M1: Ochre Cliffs	E5M1: Ochre Cliffs	E5M1: Ochre Cliffs
Fate's Path	E6M1: Raven's Lair	E6M1: Raven's Lair	E6M1: Raven's Lair

Multiplayer
Game / Episode	1-2	3	4-5
City of the Damned	E1M1: The Docks	E1M1: The Docks	E1M1: The Docks
Hell's Maw	E2M1: The Crater	E2M1: The Crater	E2M1: The Crater
The Dome of D'Sparil	E3M1: The Storehouse	E3M1: The Storehouse	E3M1: The Storehouse
The Ossuary	E4M1: Catafalque	E4M1: Catafalque	E4M1: Catafalque
The Stagnant Demesne	E5M1: Ochre Cliffs	E5M1: Ochre Cliffs	E5M1: Ochre Cliffs
Fate's Path	E6M1: Raven's Lair	E6M1: Raven's Lair	E6M1: Raven's Lair

The IWADs contain the following numbers of silver shields per skill level:

Single-player
Game / Episode	1-2	3	4-5
City of the Damned	14	14	13
Hell's Maw	10	10	10
The Dome of D'Sparil	14	14	12
Heretic (registered)	38	38	35
The Ossuary	13	13	12
The Stagnant Demesne	12	11	10
Fate's Path	5	5	5
Shadow of the Serpent Riders	68	67	62

Multiplayer
Game / Episode	1-2	3	4-5
City of the Damned	15	15	14
Hell's Maw	11	11	11
The Dome of D'Sparil	14	14	12
Heretic (registered)	40	40	37
The Ossuary	13	13	12
The Stagnant Demesne	15	14	13
Fate's Path	5	5	5
Shadow of the Serpent Riders	73	72	67