Verified for patch 16.8.1

Shield

Description

Grants temporary HP that absorbs damage before the unit's real Health is touched.

Also known as: shielded, shielding, barrier

Sources that shield themselves

What enables Shield

Champions (16)

  • 1 Leona On the Menu
    Gain ? Ability Power Shield for 4 seconds. Bash the current target, dealing 100 / 150 / 225 ArmorMagic Resist magic damage and stunning them for 1.75 / 1.75 / 2 seconds.
  • 1 Poppy On the Menu
    Gain 400 / 475 / 575 Ability Power Shield for 4 seconds. For the duration, allies within two hexes gain 15 / 25 / 60 Ability Power Armor and Magic Resistance.
    
    Meep Bonus: Meeps grant 125 / 160 / 210 Ability Power Shield to the nearest ? allies for 4 seconds.
  • 2 Jax On the Menu
    Enter a defensive stance for 3 seconds, reducing incoming damage by 15 / 25 / 35 Ability Power and gaining 400 / 500 / 675 Ability Power Shield. When the stance ends, strike all nearby enemies, dealing ? ArmorMagic Resist magic damage and Stunning them for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 second(s).
  • 2 Meepsie On the Menu
    Heal ? Max HealthAbility Power Health over 3 seconds. Slam the target, dealing 160 / 240 / 360 Ability Power magic damage and knocking up for 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds. The impact creates meepwaves that deal 50% of these effects in the target's row.
    
    Meep Bonus: Meeps water Meepsie's flower, increasing all incoming Healing and Shielding by ? .
  • 2 Mordekaiser On the Menu
    Gain 300 / 375 / 500 Ability Power Shield. Each second for the next 4 seconds, gain 75 / 90 / 105 Ability Power more Shield and deal 45 / 70 / 100 Ability Power magic damage to adjacent enemies. When this ability ends, consume the remaining Shield and heal for 40% of its value.
  • 2 Pantheon On the Menu
    Gain 275 / 300 / 500 Max HealthAbility Power Shield and 15% Durability for 4 seconds. Over the duration, deal ? Attack Damage physical damage each second to enemies in a cone.
  • 3 Diana On the Menu
    Passive: Attacks deal 50 / 75 / 130 Ability Power bonus magic damage.
    
    Active: Gain 225 / 275 / 375 Ability Power Shield and summon 3 encircling orbs for 3 seconds. Orbs deal ? Ability Power magic damage to enemies they pass through, and rotate faster based on Attack Speed.
  • 3 Illaoi On the Menu
    Gain 450 / 525 / 650 Ability Power Shield for 3 seconds. Over the duration, drain 55 / 85 / 130 Ability Power Health from the nearest 3 enemies. Then slam down, dealing 80 / 120 / 180 Ability Power magic damage to all enemies within 2 hexes.
  • 3 Ornn On the Menu
    Passive: On combat start, forge a temporary completed item. If 3 items are already equipped, a random completed item becomes Radiant this combat instead.
    
    Active: Gain 100 / 150 / 500 Ability Power Shield for 3 seconds, then breath fire in a cone dealing 180 / 270 / 430 Ability Power magic damage. After any Shield on Ornn expires, Ornn enters The Groove for 3 seconds.
  • 3 Urgot On the Menu
    Passive - Proximity Blast: Whenever an enemy enters a ? Range hex radius, fire a blast in a cone towards the closest adjacent hex that deals 85 / 125 / 200 Attack Damage physical damage with 30% falloff per hex. Each adjacent hex has a 5 second cooldown, and starts combat on cooldown.
    
    Active: Gain ? Ability Power Shield for 3 seconds and reposition up to one hex to maximize the number of targets within Proximity Blast's radius. Reset Proximity Blast's cooldowns.
  • 4 Nunu & Willump On the Menu
    Gain 475 / 575 / 2000 Ability Power Shield for 4 seconds. Summon an astrolabe to crash down on a nearby hex, dealing 120 / 180 / 2000 Ability Power magic damage to enemies within 2 hexes. Then, push the astrolabe towards the end of the board, dealing 100 / 150 / 2000 Ability Power magic damage. All enemies hit by the astrolabe are knocked up for 1.75 / 2 / 8 seconds.
  • 4 Rammus On the Menu
    Gain 675 / 825 / 2000 Ability Power shield for 4 seconds. Then, strike enemies in a three hex line, dealing 50 / 75 / 700 Ability PowerArmor magic damage.
    
    Meep Bonus: Reduce the damage of incoming attacks by ? . After being attacked 20 times, deal ? Armor magic damage in a two hex radius.
  • 4 Riven On the Menu
    Passive: This Ability adapts to Attack Damage or Ability Power, whichever is higher. Attacks deal ? Attack Damage physical damage.
    
    Active: Dash to a nearby hex, gaining 100 / 150 / 1200 Shield for 2 seconds and slashing adjacent enemies for ? Attack Damage physical damage. Every third cast, leap into the air and launch a wave of energy that deals ? Attack Damage physical damage to enemies in a line.
  • 4 Tahm Kench On the Menu
    Passive: Once per combat after dropping below 35% Health, gain Shield for 4 seconds equal to 40% of healing received this combat.
    
    Active: Heal 275 / 315 / 1500 Max HealthAbility Power, then tongue lash all enemies within two hexes dealing 45 / 60 / 800 Ability PowerMax Health magic damage.
  • 5 Morgana On the Menu
    Passive: Heal for 20% of Ability damage.
    
    Active: Transform into Dark Form for 5 seconds, gaining 250 / 300 / 4000 Ability Power Shield for the duration. While in Dark Form, tether the 3 nearest enemies, dealing ? Ability Power magic damage per second to each one. 
    
    At the end of the transfomation, deal 240 / 360 / 4000 Ability Power magic damage to all tethered enemies.
  • 5 Shen On the Menu
    Passive: On cast, attacks gain ? Ability Power stacking bonus magic damage. Starting from the third cast, gain true damage instead.
    
    Active: Gain 225 / 300 / 3456 Max HealthAbility Power Shield for 3 seconds, then slice open a rift on the largest group of champions dealing the Passive's bonus damage to all enemies within. Enemies have their Attack Speed slowed by 50 / 50 / 999% while allies within gain 80 / 80 / 999% Attack Speed, both rapidly decaying over 3 seconds.

Completed items (4)

  • Bloodthirster On the Menu
    • +20 MR
    • +15% AD
    • +15 AP

    Once per combat at 40% Health, gain a 25% max Health Shield that lasts up to 5 seconds.

    B.F. SwordNegatron Cloak
  • Crownguard On the Menu
    • +100 HP
    • +20 Armor
    • +20 AP

    Combat Start: Gain a 25% max Health Shield for 8 seconds. When the Shield expires, gain 25% Ability Power.

    Needlessly Large RodChain Vest
  • Protector's Vow On the Menu
    • +25 Armor
    • +25 MR
    • +1 Mana Regen

    Combat Start: Gain 20 Mana. At 40% Health, gain 15 Mana and a Shield equal to 20% max Health.

    Tear of the GoddessChain Vest
  • Sterak's Gage On the Menu
    • +300 HP
    • +45% AD

    At 60% Health, gain a Shield equal to 40% of the wearer's maximum Health that rapidly decays over 4 seconds.

    B.F. SwordGiant's Belt

Radiant items (4)

    • +40 MR
    • +30% AD
    • +30 AP

    Once per combat: At 40% Health, gain a 50% max Health Shield that lasts up to 5 seconds.

    • +200 HP
    • +40 Armor
    • +40 AP

    Combat Start: Gain a 50% max Health Shield for 8 seconds. When the Shield expires, gain 50% Ability Power.

    • +50 Armor
    • +50 MR
    • +2 Mana Regen

    Combat Start: Gain 40 Mana. At 40% Health, gain 30 Mana and a Shield equal to 40% max Health.

    • +600 HP
    • +90% AD

    At 60% Health, gain a Shield equal to 80% of the wearer's maximum Health that rapidly decays over 6 seconds.

Artifacts (4)

  • Eternal Pact On the Menu
    • +40 AP
    • +1 Mana Regen

    Combat start: Form a pact with the highest Health allied champion, if they die, gain 10 Mana regen and 40% Ability Power. When the ally uses their ability, gain 15 Mana. Every 6 seconds, shield your ally for 200% of the holder's Ability Power.

    • +55 Armor
    • +55 MR

    Every 3 seconds, Shields the lowest percent Health ally for 70% of the holder's combined Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds. On death grants this shield to all allies.

    • +150 HP

    Combat start: The holder and allies within 2 hexes in the same row gain a 250 Shield, 20 Armor, and 20 Magic Resist for 20 seconds. ​​[Support item]

  • Unending Despair On the Menu
    • +350 HP
    • +40 Armor

    Whenever a Shield on the holder breaks, 150% of that Shield's initial value is dealt to the nearest enemy as magic damage.

Anima items (3)

  • Broken Prototype On the Menu
    • +100 HP

    Combat start: Gain a 15% max Health shield.

  • Deep Freeze On the Menu
    • +550 HP
    • +30 Armor
    • +30 MR

    The first time you fall below 90%, 60%, 40%, and 20% health, gain a 20% max health shield for 4 seconds. When this happens, release a frost nova that stuns enemies within 2 hexes for 2 seconds and deals magic damage equal to 15% of their max Health. The radius increases by 1 each nova. Recommended Roles: Attack or Magic Tank

  • Iceblast Armor On the Menu
    • +250 HP
    • +30 Armor
    • +30 MR

    The first time you fall below 70% and 35% health, gain a 25% max health shield for 4 seconds and release a frost nova that stuns enemies within 3 hexes for 2 seconds. Recommended Roles: Attack or Magic Tank

Graves items (2)

Augments (5)

Gold (4)
  • Blood Offering On the Menu
    Gain a Bloodthirster. Combat start: Allies holding Bloodthirsters lose 20% Health but gain a 30% Health shield and 10% Attack Damage. 
  • Exiles II On the Menu
    Your champions that start combat with no adjacent champions gain a 30% max Health shield for 10 seconds.
  • Gain 3 gold now. On Stage 3-7, gain an Infinity Force. Infinity Force gives allies in the same row a 12% Health shield.
    
    Monsters Attack Championship, 2023 
  • Two Tanky On the Menu
    When you field exactly 2 copies of a champion, they both gain 600 Health. When one copy dies, the other gains a 40% max Health Shield for 12 seconds. When you 3-star, gain a 2-star copy.
Silver (1)
  • Exiles I On the Menu
    Your champions that start combat with no adjacent champions gain a 20% max Health shield for 10 seconds.

What benefits from Shield

Champions (2)

  • 2 Mordekaiser On the Menu
    Gain 300 / 375 / 500 Ability Power Shield. Each second for the next 4 seconds, gain 75 / 90 / 105 Ability Power more Shield and deal 45 / 70 / 100 Ability Power magic damage to adjacent enemies. When this ability ends, consume the remaining Shield and heal for 40% of its value.
  • 3 Ornn On the Menu
    Passive: On combat start, forge a temporary completed item. If 3 items are already equipped, a random completed item becomes Radiant this combat instead.
    
    Active: Gain 100 / 150 / 500 Ability Power Shield for 3 seconds, then breath fire in a cone dealing 180 / 270 / 430 Ability Power magic damage. After any Shield on Ornn expires, Ornn enters The Groove for 3 seconds.

Sources that shield specific allies

What enables Shield

Traits (2)

  • Bulwark On the Menu
    Summon a placeable relic. At the start of combat, it grants adjacent allies a 10% max Health shield and 10% Attack Speed.
  • Stargazer On the Menu
    Stargazers chart a different constellation every game. This game: The Altar.
    
    (3) When ANY champion dies, they are sacrificed to the Altar. Allies in empowered hexes gain 8% Health and 8% Attack Speed.
    
    After 60 sacrifices, Stargazers in empowered hexes gain an additional 20% and 18%
    
    More hexes reveal at each player level

What benefits from Shield

Emblems (1)

  • Vanguard Emblem On the Menu
    • +150 HP
    • +20 Armor
    • +20 MR

    The holder gains the Vanguard trait. Gain 3% Ability Power whenever an ally gains a shield.

    Vanguards gain 5% Durability while Shielded. 
    
    Combat start and 50% Health: Gain a max Health Shield for 10 seconds.
    2
    16% max Health
    4
    30% max Health
    6
    40% max Health
    Frying PanNegatron Cloak

Sources that shield the whole team

What enables Shield

Traits (4)

  • Marauder On the Menu
    Your team gains 5% Omnivamp. Marauders gain more Omnivamp, Attack Damage, and their Omnivamp overhealing is converted into Shield (up to 25% max Health.)
    
    (2) 5%, 20%
    (2) 5%, 20%
    (2) 5%, 20%.
  • N.O.V.A. On the Menu
    (2) 6 seconds into combat, N.O.V.A. grant a power surge to allies based on champions.
    (2) Gain a Striker selector. The chosen N.O.V.A. activates their Strike during the power surge.
    
    Aatrox: Ally Damage 30% Shred and Sunders enemies
    Caitlyn: Grant allies 20% Attack Speed
    Akali: Allies gain Precision
    Maokai: Allies heal 12% max Health
    Kindred: Shield the strongest Tank for 800
    Emblem: Allies deal 10% stacking bonus true damage
  • Vanguard On the Menu
    Vanguards gain 5% Durability while Shielded. 
    
    Combat start and 50% Health: Gain a max Health Shield for 10 seconds.
    
    (2) 16% max Health
    (2) 16% max Health
    (2) 16% max Health;
    8% while Shielded
  • Voyager On the Menu
    Combat Start: Your Tanks gain a Shield for 15 seconds. Your other allies gain Damage Amp. 
    
    Voyagers gain double.
    
    (2) 175 Shield; 9%

What counters Shield