[3.5] Magic Bucklers

[Thurbane]

Are there any interesting enchantments specific to bucklers out there?

Anything like Morphing, but for shields?

...or just interesting shield enchantments that go well on bucklers in general.

Cheers - T

Just found the Variable shield property in the MIC

[defiantdan]

Are there any interesting enchantments specific to bucklers out there?

Anything like Morphing, but for shields?

...or just interesting shield enchantments that go well on bucklers in general.

Cheers - T

Just found the Variable shield property in the MIC

any shield worth it's weight should have http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Time_Buttress

Edit: also a crystal of bent sight.

[Darrin]

First, use a Dwarven Buckler-Axe. It can be enchanted as a shield, but does not incur the -1 "using that arm" penalty that other bucklers get.

Second, get a Lesser Crystal of Arrow Deflection (2500 GP, MIC) on there ASAP. +5 untyped AC bonus against all ranged attacks.

After that... I like to put Soulfire (+4 enhancement, BoED) or Freedom (+5 enhancement, MIC) on bucklers, as it's usually cheaper than putting them on armor which may already have other enchantments. However, those are both pretty expensive. Death Ward (+1 enhancement, MIC) is popular, but there's kinda a big gap between there and Soulfire/Freedom that is full of terrible enhancements. My usual go-to in the mid-enhancement range is Fortification +1/+3.

Variable (+1 enhancement, MIC) has a few interesting possibilities, particularly if you can make it out of Riverine and then add something like Flying (Magic of Faerun) or Spider Bound (Drow of the Underdark).

[Chronos]

And here's a link to Time Buttress (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/items/armorAndShields.htm#timeButtress).

Though +5 is an awfully high price to pay for a 1/day ability, even one as powerful as Timeless Body.

[Hiro Quester]

Fortification is indeed good.
+3 for greater version is by far the best +3 enhancement.

An excellent guide to options, rated by usefulness for each enhancement level, is here (http://community.wizards.com/forum/previous-editions-character-optimization/threads/1064841).

[Thurbane]

Thanks everyone.