Ankh Shield

Type	ShieldAccessory
Defense	4
Tooltip	Grants immunity to knockback and fire blocks; Grants immunity to most debuffs
Rarity
Sell	5 GC
Research	1 required

This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Ankh Shield.

For an extensive guide to crafting this item, see Guide:Crafting an Ankh Shield.

The Ankh Shield is a Hardmode shield and immunity accessory which provides immunity to 12 different debuffs, knockback immunity, and an additional 4 defense. It is crafted from an Obsidian Shield and an Ankh Charm at the Tinkerer's Workshop.

When equipped, the Ankh Shield provides immunity to all of the following debuffs:

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Ankh Shield	Obsidian Shield Ankh Charm	Tinkerer's Workshop

Crafting tree

 Interchangeable with ShimmerInterchangeable with ShimmerInterchangeable with ShimmerInterchangeable with ShimmerInterchangeable with Shimmer

 Blindfold

(      )Vitamins

(   )Adhesive Bandage

(    )Nazar

(      )Trifold Map

(    )

 Obsidian × 20

(  +  )

 Obsidian SkullPocket Mirror

(  )Armor Polish

(   )Bezoar

(    )Megaphone

(     )Fast Clock

(    )

 Cobalt Shield

(   )

 Reflective ShadesArmor BracingMedicated BandageCountercurse MantraThe Plan

 Obsidian ShieldAnkh Charm

 Ankh Shield

Notes

The Ankh Shield is the end result of combining 12 individual accessories over the course of nine crafting operations. Its original constituent accessories are the Bezoar, Vitamins, Cobalt Shield, Obsidian Skull, Nazar, Blindfold, Pocket Mirror, Trifold Map, Fast Clock, Megaphone, Armor Polish, and Adhesive Bandage.
Not all items that protect from certain debuffs are used in the recipe for the Ankh Shield:
- The Hand Warmer provides immunity against Frozen and Chilled (the latter of which the player is still immune to with the Ankh Shield).
- The Philosopher's Stone reduces the effect of the Potion Sickness debuff.
Despite the tooltip, there are many debuffs that the player can still suffer, especially higher-tier versions of the debuffs they are protected from:
- Acid Venom for Poisoned;
- Cursed Inferno and On Fire! for Burning;
- Blackout for Darkness;
- Frozen for Chilled;
- Withered Armor (or Ichor) for Broken Armor.

Of course, these higher-tier debuffs are all significantly rarer than the weaker forms, and the Ankh Shield does cut down sharply on dangerous inconveniences while adventuring. That being said, the Ankh Shield actually prevents less than half of all enemy-afflicted debuffs in the game.

There are several post-Golem debuffs the Ankh Shield does not protect from:
- Electrified, inflicted by Tesla Turrets during the Martian Madness event;
- Distorted, inflicted by Alien Queens while fighting the Vortex Pillar;
- Moon Bite, inflicted by the Moon Lord.

Achievements

Ankhumulation Complete • “Obtain the Ankh Shield, the finest protection from unpleasant maladies and ailments.”

Obtain the Ankh Shield. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Category:

Collector

Tips

The Ankh Shield does not require any items from Hardmode bosses (but does require Hardmode enemies), so it can be obtained before defeating them.
While it does not directly affect the Feral Bite debuff, the shield blocks all of its side effects, rendering it mostly harmless against the player, and the 20% damage bonus the Feral Bite gives can be used.
The post-Plantera Paladin's Shield offers an extra 2 defense and a multiplayer buff, and its Frozen Shield upgrade adds a 25% damage reduction, but they do not prevent common debuffs. As such, the Frozen Shield is more advantageous for most boss battles.
- Possible exceptions may include Duke Fishron, who inflicts Feral Bite on higher difficulties, and the Frost Moon event, in which the Chilled debuff from the Ice Queen can be negated.
Using an Obsidian Skin Potion renders the player immune to the On Fire! debuff, which the shield does not provide.
The Ankh Shield can synergize with the Brand of the Inferno to block attacks, granting the Striking Moment buff.
The Ankh Shield can be used to defuse active debuffs if it is left in the player's inventory and quickly swapped with a currently equipped accessory, allowing the player to use other shields or accessories in place of the Ankh Shield when exploring or in combat. This is the main practical use of the Ankh Shield if the knockback immunity is not needed.
Finding the Aether biome makes it far easier to craft the Ankh Shield, since every base immunity accessory can be transmuted via Shimmer to get the other accessory it pairs with. In particular, it may be easier to get the following:
- A second Blindfold instead of a Pocket Mirror, since Medusa is relatively uncommon and dangerous.
- A second Armor Polish instead of Vitamins, since Armored Skeletons can be easier to farm than Corruptors or Floaty Gross due to the dangers of the respective evil biome.
- A second Megaphone instead of a Nazar, since enemies that drop the former (especially Pixies) are very common, and the enemies that drop the latter are quite uncommon.
  - A Fast Clock can also be obtained easily when farming Pixies.
- A second Bezoar instead of an Adhesive Bandage, as the former can be farmed in pre-Hardmode and the latter is somewhat difficult to obtain before defeating Plantera (Werewolves are only present on full moons, and Angler Fish are somewhat uncommon). Additionally, one may wish to obtain a Bezoar for use against Queen Bee, especially on higher difficulties.

Trivia

An ankh.

The ankh, the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that is depicted on the shield, was most commonly used in writing and in art to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself.
- The ankh seen in-game on the Ankh Charm and Ankh Shield moreso resembles a crux ansata, a variation of the Christian cross inspired by the Egyptian ankh which was used in the Holy Roman Empire. Additionally, the Ankh Shield is the final upgrade to the Cobalt Shield, which features a simple Christian cross on the front. These two facts could be a subtle reference to how the Roman Empire took over ancient Egypt, but adopted some of its symbols and traditions.
Of all accessories, the Ankh Shield and the Celestial Stone offer the sixth most base defense, being surpassed by the Paladin's Shield and Frozen Shield, which have a base defense of 6, the Flesh Knuckles and Berserker's Glove, which have 8 base defense, and the Hero Shield, which has a base defense of 10.
The only crafted item in the build path not crafted at the Tinkerer's Workshop is the Obsidian Skull, which is crafted at a Furnace instead.
Its components sell for more than the shield itself does.
Despite providing immunity to Chilled, the crafting chain for the Ankh Shield does not include the Hand Warmer. The shield also does not give immunity to Frozen.