List of shields in Dragon Quest IV
| Image | Name | Defence | Buy/Sell | Equip | Notes |
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Leather shield | 4 | 90/67 | Hero, Ragnar, Kiryl, Borya, Torneko, Meena | |
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Scale shield | 7 | 180/135 | Hero, Ragnar, Kiryl, Borya, Torneko, Meena, 9th Chosen One | |
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Iron shield | 12 | 650/487 | Hero, Ragnar, Kiryl, Torneko, Meena, 9th Chosen One | Protects against fire and ice by 5 points. |
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Dragon shield | 30 | 7,100/3,550 | Hero, Ragnar, 9th Chosen One | Protects against fire and ice by 25 points. |
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Power shield | 40 | 13,000/9,750 | Hero, Ragnar, Kiryl, Torneko | Casts Midheal |
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Mirror shield | 45 | --/6,750 | Hero, Ragnar, Kiryl, 9th Chosen One | 25% chance to reflect spells and reduces spell damage by 1/3rd. |
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Tempest shield | 50 | --/? | Hero, Ragnar | Casts Poof. |
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Liquid metal shield | 60 | 50,000 (Casino Tokens) (NES only) --/? |
Ragnar, Kiryl, Borya, Maya, Meena | Casts Snub. |
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Zenithian shield | 55 | --/-- | Hero | Casts Bounce and reduces breath attacks by 30 points. |
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Pandemonic shield | 55 | --/-- | 9th Chosen One | Protects against fire and ice by 30 points. Remake only |