Editing Saintess shield

{{Item
|title = Saintess shield
|image = [[File:DQIX Saintess shield.png|225px]]
|japanese = 聖女の盾
|romaji= {{tt|Seijo no tate|Shield of the saint/holy woman}}
|names = N/A
|games = {{Dragon Quest VIII}}<br>{{Dragon Quest IX}}<br>{{Dragon Quest X}}<br>{{DQXOffline}}<br>{{Dragon Quest XI}}<br>{{Dragon Quest Heroes}}<br>{{Dragon Quest Heroes II}}<br>{{DQMBRII}}<br>{{AHB}}
|effect = Reduces damage taken from elemental attacks.<br>Has a chance to grant [[Alma Mater]] to the wielder at the start of battle. (''X'' only)
}}

The '''Saintess shield''' is a shield in the series.

==Characteristics==
The Saintess shield has had two different designs in the series history. Both designs feature the design of a female holy figure on the front.
*The original design from ''Dragon Quest VIII'' is a round shield made from a light silver metal and features the design of a female holy figure on the front with her eyes closed and wearing a circlet with an orange gem. The female figure is encircled by an orange border and there are various runes inscribed on the inside of the shield. At each cardinal direction, there are also four winged designs with orange gems.
*The design introduced in ''Dragon Quest IX'' is a recoloured version of the [[Goddess shield]]. It is a kite shield made from a silvery-purple metal and features the design of a female holy figure with wings, her eyes closed. She wears orange jewelry and in her hand, she carries a blue orb. The figure is surrounded by an orange border. This design has been used in nearly all other appearances.
The shield is designed to protect the wielder from elemental attacks and in some games, may only be carried by female characters.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ8}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ8=A holy shield that reduces the damage from fire and ice based attacks by 2/3.<ref>Sony PlayStation 2, Mobile, and Nintendo 3DS versions.</ref>
}}
The Saintess shield offers a defense bonus of +46. It can only be equipped by Jessica, as well as [[Red]] in the Nintendo 3DS version, and cuts [[Fire Breath|fire]] and [[Cool Breath|ice]] breath by 33.3%. The in-game description for the shield erroneously states that it reduces the damage ''by'' two-thirds rather than ''to'' two-thirds.

Recipe: Saintess shield = [[Mirror shield]] + [[White shield]] + [[Holy water]]

==={{DQ9}}===
Starting with this game, the saintess shield became a light pink and red colored version of the Goddess shield and is also unisex, rather than exclusive to female characters.
{{DQIXEquipment
|header=[[file:Saintess shield.png]]
|name=Saintess shield
|icon=[[File:Saintess shield IX artwork.png]]
|description=A sanctified shield that's stout in the face of magical attacks.<ref>Nintendo DS version.</ref>
|rarity=★★★☆☆
|stats=Defence +32<br>Style +54<br>Block Chance +6.5%
|vocation=[[File:IXwarrioricon.png|link=Warrior]][[File:IXmageicon.png|link=Mage]][[File:IXpriesticon.png|link=Priest]][[File:IXminstrelicon.png|link=Minstrel]]<br>[[File:IXPaladinicon.png|link=Paladin]][[File:IXarmamentalisticon.png|link=Armamentalist]][[File:IXsageicon.png|link=Sage]][[File:IXluminaryicon.png|link=Luminary (vocation)]]
|notes=Reduces damage taken from fire, ice, wind, lightning, and dark-elemental attacks by 7%.<br>Used to create [[Goddess shield]].
|price=N/a / 14,000 gold
|location=[[Krak Pot]]
|i1=[[File:DQIX Ruinous shield.png|32px|link=Ruinous shield]]<br>Ruinous shield
|i2=[[File:DQIX Saints ashes.png|32px|link=Saint's ashes]]<br>Saint's ashes x3
|i3=-
}}

==={{DQ10}}===
The Saintess shield has a {{Defence}} bonus of +7, a Block Chance of 4.5%, a {{Style}} bonus of +10, a {{Magical Might}} and {{Magical Mending}} bonus of +3, and a {{Weight}} bonus of +12. It reduces damage taken from attack spells by 5%. At the start of battle, the wearer has a 5% chance of being affected by [[Alma Mater]]. The shield has an equipment level of 80 and can be equipped by a [[Warrior]], [[Priest]], [[Mage]], [[Thief]], [[Minstrel]], [[Paladin]], [[Armamentalist]], [[Ranger]], [[Sage]], [[Luminary (vocation)|Luminary]], [[Item Master]], [[Fortune Teller]], [[Druid]], [[Gadabout]], [[Demon Swordsman]], [[Pirate]], [[Guardian (vocation)|Guardian]], [[Dragomancer]], or [[Hermit]]. It can be crafted by an armour blacksmith.
*Recipe: [[Darkonium]] x15 + [[Saint's ashes]] x5 + [[Savvy sapphire]] x10 + [[Iridescent orb]] + [[Faerie flame]] x10

==={{DQXOffline}}===
The Saintess shield has a {{Defence}} bonus of +7, a Block Chance of 4.5%, a {{Magical Might}} and {{Magical Mending}} bonus of +3, a {{Charm}} bonus of +10, and reduces damage taken from breath attacks by 6%. At the start of battle, the wearer has a 5% chance of being affected by [[Alma Mater]].

==={{DQ11}}===
{{DQXIEquipment
|name=Saintless shield
|kanji=聖女の盾
|icon=[[File:Saintess shield xi icon.png]]
|description=A blessed buckler that can block a fair bit of the damage dealt by magical attacks.<ref>Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.</ref>
|rarity=A
|stats=Defence +46/47/49/51<br>Block Chance +11%
|notes=Elemental damage taken reduced by 7%.
|price=N/a / 14,000 gold
|location={{fraction|1|128}} chance of being dropped by [[Headless hunter]].<br>{{fraction|1|256}} chance of being dropped by [[Dark dullahan]].
|diff=★★★★☆
|i1=N/A
|character=[[File:Hero XI sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Hero (Dragon Quest XI)]][[File:Hendrik sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Hendrik]]
}}

==={{DQH}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQH=A shield sanctified by the patron saint of punch-ups.<ref>Sony PlayStation 4 and Steam versions.</ref>
}}
The Saintess shield has a blocking bonus of +30 and can only be equipped by [[Aurora]]. It can be purchased for 8,400 gold onboard the Stonecloud after defeating the [[Barbatos]] at Yggdrasil and can be sold for 4,200 gold.

==={{AHB}}===
[[Image:AHB Saintess Shield.png|right|thumb|125px|''A Hero's Bonds'' icon]]
The Saintess Shield is a 4★ shield that can be equipped by [[Mage]], [[Priest]], and [[Sage]] characters. At level 35, it has a Physical Defence bonus of +83, a Magical Defence bonus of +92, and increases Slash, Fire, and Ice Resistance by 4. Its trait raises Seal Resistance by 40. The shield could be acquired randomly from limited Treasure Hunts. The shield's design is the original design from ''Dragon Quest VIII''.

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Escudo de santidad|es-meaning=Spanish for "shield of sanctity".
|fr=Bouclier de la Sainte|fr-meaning=French for "shield of the female saint".
|de=Heiligenschild|de-meaning=German for "hallow/holy shield".
|it=Scudo santo|it-meaning=Italian for "holy/saint shield".
}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DVIII_Saintess_Shield.png|The saintess shield in ''Dragon Quest VIII''
DQH Saintess shield.png|The saintess shield in ''Dragon Quest Heroes''
</gallery></center>

==Related items==
*[[Goddess shield]]

==References==
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[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes shields]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes II shields]]
[[Category:A Hero's Bonds equipment]]

[[fr:Bouclier de la Sainte]]