Hero Shield

The Hero Shield is a Hardmode post-Plantera shield accessory that redirects 25% of damage from players on the same team while above 25% health, similar to the effect of the Paladin's Shield. Furthermore, it increases defense by, increases aggro by , and grants immunity to knockback.

Tips

 * In combination with Beetle armor, it is a great way to help out players on the team with low maximum health or defense.
 * Although the shield provides the abilities of both the items used to craft it, it only provides half their combined defense, the same as the Flesh Knuckles alone.
 * As of 1.4.1, its defense is still less than the combined defense of its components, but it became the accessory with the highest base defense.
 * It might be better for tanky melee builds and whip-using summoners looking to maximize the effectiveness of their accessories to use Flesh Knuckles to craft a Berserker's Glove instead, which grants auto-swing, increased knockback, and faster attack speed, and use the Paladin's Shield for the Frozen Shield, which reduces damage taken when your life is low.
 * Naturally, the Hero Shield offers few benefits to a single-player character.