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{{armor
|color=wood color
|tile=[[Image:Small_shield.png]]
|name=shield of drain resistance
|appearance=wooden shield
|cost=50
|slot=shield
|ac=1
|special=<ul><li>[[drain resistance]]</li></ul>
|weight=30
|material=wood
}}
A '''shield of drain resistance''' is a type of [[shield]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is made of [[wood]], and appears as a [[wooden shield]] when [[Identification|unidentified]].

==Generation==
Shields of drain resistance make up {{frac|3|250}} (1.2%) of all shields that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock shields of drain resistance.

==Description==
While [[worn]], a shield of drain resistance grants 1 base [[AC]] and [[drain resistance]]. The [[spellcasting]] penalty for a worn shield of drain resistance is much lower than most other shield types, due to its low weight.{{refsrc|src/spell.c|2265-L2275|nethack=5.0.0|name=penalty|comment=extra shield penalty only applies for shields heavier than 30 aum}}

==Strategy==
{{main|Shield#Strategy|l1=Shield strategy}}
The shield of drain resistance is especially valuable for [[heroes]] that want to maintain their [[experience level]], as it is one of three non-artifact items to grant the property besides [[black dragon scales]] and [[black dragon scale mail]].

===Identification===
The shield of drain resistance shares a base price of 50[[zm]] with the [[shield of shock resistance]], and between the two it is somewhat harder to informally identify.

A good way to identify one informally will usually be to test for the other wooden shields: similar to a [[ring of shock resistance]], [[grid bug]]s can be used to test for a shield of shock resistance with their [[Bite attack|bite]]—this will pose no risk to the inventory and print a resistance message if the hero has the [[shock resistance]] property, and is ideally best done before you gain intrinsic shock resistance. Regular small shields are much simpler to deal with, as they [[auto-identify]] when bought from a [[shopkeeper]] or sold to one.

==History==
The shield of drain resistance first appears in [[NetHack 5.0.0]] via {{commit|5d3a1e684bed7a7d622a2a1ad72d466e94c169d3}}.

==References==
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-The shield of drain resistance is especially valuable for [[heroes]] that want to maintain their [[experience level]], as it is one of three non-artifact items to grant the property besides [[black dragon scales]] and [[black dragon scale mail]].
+The shield of drain resistance is especially valuable for [[heroes]] that want to maintain their [[experience level]], as it is one of three non-[[artifact]] items to grant the property besides [[black dragon scales]] and [[black dragon scale mail]].
 ===Identification===

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