Shield of Cthulhu



The Shield of Cthulhu is an Expert mode accessory from the Treasure Bag dropped by the Eye of Cthulhu. Equipping it allows the player to perform a dash attack by double-tapping either the or  key. Dashing into an enemy deals 30 damage, and grants momentary invincibility.

Tips

 * Players can use the Shield's dash to boost themselves to the maximum sprint speed provided by their sprinting accessories. This also works with the Unicorn Mount, if the mount is summoned immediately following the dash.
 * Getting this shield early and using the dash defensively will greatly increase a player's survival during boss battles. It remains a very valuable defensive tool until replaced with the Tabi.


 * When dashing below a 1-block-wide hole and using the up key (or otherwise, a hole below and pressing the down key), the Shield of Cthulhu allows the player to move through 1-block-wide holes. This seems similar to a hoik effect and can be useful when there are a lot of these gaps in the dungeon.
 * The Shield can be used to effectively defend oneself while fishing, as it isn't a weapon that you need to switch to in your hotbar to use.
 * One should use caution around terrain hazards as one wrong push of the movement key can send the player hurling straight into that hazard.
 * The shield can be used as a form of reducing damage. Similar to the Slime Mount, Dashing and hitting an enemy will grant you temporary invincibility. This is useful for tough boss fights like Expert Skeletron or Duke Fishron.

Trivia

 * The Shield does not affect players trying to fight each other even with PvP enabled.
 * If the Shield is equipped in a hidden accessory slot, it will still be visible while dashing.
 * If the player is currently moving in one direction, and double taps the opposite direction key while still holding the previous direction key, they will dash in the same direction that they are moving in.
 * When the Shield appears after dashing while the Shield is in a hidden accessory slot, it will not take any dyes into account.
 * When walking with the Shield in a visible accessory slot, part of its sprite is cut off during the frame where it is most forward.
 * This item is potentially themed off of the Demoman's shields from FPS game Team Fortress 2, where the player can also dash and deal damage with a shield equipped.

History
Bouclier de Cthulhu