SHIELDBUG No.536
MARTIALCHITIN
A beetle that uses its shell as a shield and its head as a battering ram. Few Spellbinders have bound one this grown.
At a glance
- ELEMENTS
- MARTIAL / CHITIN
- BIND RATE
- 77 (fair)
- HEARTH-KIN
- BEAST
- ATTUNES
- DEFENSE +2 a win for whoever beats it
- IN ITS LINE
- form 2, its last
- BASE STAT TOTAL
- 450
Base stats
HP111
ATTACK82
DEFENSE113
SPEED47
SPECIAL97
Stats by level
| LEVEL | 50 | 100 | 150EXALTED | 200EXALTED | 300HALLOWED | 400TRANSCENDENT | 500TRANSCENDENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 186 | 362 | 564 | 749 | 1,172 | 1,630 | 2,035 |
| ATTACK | 102 | 199 | 310 | 412 | 645 | 898 | 1,121 |
| DEFENSE | 133 | 261 | 408 | 542 | 850 | 1,183 | 1,477 |
| SPEED | 67 | 129 | 200 | 265 | 414 | 576 | 718 |
| SPECIAL | 117 | 229 | 358 | 475 | 744 | 1,036 | 1,293 |
With perfect inborn stats and a calm temperament, before attunement, rebirth and awakening. A familiar climbs to level 300, and ten more for each rebirth, up to 500. In its last form it rises to EXALTED at 150, HALLOWED at 250 and TRANSCENDENT at 400.
Strengths and weaknesses
Weak to AERIAL ×4 INFERNAL ARCANE
Resists VERDANT MARTIAL EARTHEN CHITIN
Where to find SHIELDBUG
| LAND | REGION | LEVEL | HOW OFTEN | WHEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWNMEADOW | The Astral Realm | 184-188 | scarce | any time |
| THORNVEIL | The Umbral Realm | 84-90 | scarce | umbral |
| EBONWOOD | The Umbral Deep | 130-138 | scarce | umbral |
| HAWKRIDGE | The Far Realm | 25-26 | scarce | any time |
Rift dens: LOSTSHORE (★★★★). Offer a RIFT SHARD to wake a den, raid it with allies and try to bind the boss.
Ascension
- Ascends from BUCKLEBUG at level 25
Traits
Each SHIELDBUG carries one of its line's three traits; about one in 32 wild ones has the rare one.
- SPITE
When a foe lowers one of its stats, its ATTACK sharply rises. - RECKLESS
Spells that cost it recoil hit 1.2x harder. - RAW POWER RARE
Spells with an added effect hit 1.3x harder, but the effect is lost.
Spells SHIELDBUG learns
| LEVEL | SPELL | ELEMENT | POWER | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| start | MANA EDGE | MUNDANE | 35 | 100 | 40 |
| start | FLASH PALM | MARTIAL | 35 | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | STONESKIN | MUNDANE | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | SHATTER | MARTIAL | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 18 | LOCUST STORM | CHITIN | 15 | 95 | 20 |
| 20 | WAR BANNER | MARTIAL | — | 100 | 10 |
| 23 | KI SWEEP | MARTIAL | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 32 | NEEDLE CURSE | CHITIN | 35 | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | GUARD VEIL SIGNATURE | MARTIAL | 75 | 95 | 5 |
| 38 | GIANT'S PALM | MARTIAL | 85 | 85 | 10 |
| 49 | CHITIN NOVA | CHITIN | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | BLOOM BURST | VERDANT | 110 | 90 | 5 |
| 112 | RISING KI | MARTIAL | 70 | 90 | 10 |
| 140 | STINGING HEX | CHITIN | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 180 | TWIN KI HIGH | MARTIAL | 60 | 95 | 10 |
| 225 | HIVE NOVA HIGH | CHITIN | 115 | 95 | 10 |
| 275 | TITAN PALM GRAND | MARTIAL | 135 | 90 | 5 |
| 335 | CARAPACE CRASH GRAND | CHITIN | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| 405 | FINAL ASCENT APEX | MARTIAL | 155 | 90 | 5 |
| 485 | ENDLESS SWARM APEX | CHITIN | 48 | 90 | 5 |
Signature spell: GUARD VEIL, known to SHIELDBUG's line alone.