I have seen some nice ones with mr 4 not cursed plus di 30%.
For gargoyles...handy for a trower...
It be nice if someone or a DEV could come out and say what template or skill a sheild is good for, or bad..
I myself love sheilds but at the moment i have no clue if its doing more damge to my char or not, samp or pure warrior, even caster mage/mystic..
My tamer would use one now for the extra mana regen..
Also why is it you can have a spell book in one hand and a sheild, yet not a book and 1 handed weap?...what if hes left handed...