Lance Guard is a unique Barbed Shield from Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
Like most shields of the Spiked Shield line, Lance Guard is meant to be of more offensive than defensive use.
While its normal counterpart, Swordback Hold, increases chances of Open Wounds, Lance Guard increases chances of Deadly Strike. When combined with other equipment that increases Deadly Strike (e.g. Coldsteel Eye, Gore Rider or others), a physical fighter could have an extremely high chance of inflicting a Deadly Strike regularly, and dealing large amounts of damage.
Besides its offensive bonus, Lance Guard returns 47 damage back to attacking enemies. When combined with Lance Guard's Faster Hit Recovery, the returned damage can in fact be a way for a physical fighter to gain an upper hand if hit; an enemy will be too busy flinching from the returned damage after hitting the character to properly fight back.
Find the right combination of items, and you can deal over 90% Deadly Strike and have a nice Faster Hit Recovery versus your enemies.
Stats[]
Lance Guard
Barbed Shield
Defense: 134-173
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 65
Durability: 55
Chance to Block:
Paladin Smite Damage: 18 To 35
+70-120% Enhanced Defense
15% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
30% Faster Hit Recovery
+20% Deadly Strike
+50 To Life
Attacker Takes Damage of 47
Normal Shields — Pelta Lunata (Buckler) • Umbral Disk (Small Shield) • Stormguild (Large Shield) • Steelclash (Kite Shield) • Swordback Hold (Spiked Shield) • Bverrit Keep (Tower Shield) • Wall of the Eyeless (Bone Shield) • The Ward (Gothic Shield)
Exceptional Shields — Visceratuant (Defender) • Moser's Blessed Circle (Round Shield) • Stormchaser (Scutum) • Tiamat's Rebuke (Dragon Shield) • Lance Guard (Barbed Shield) • Gerke's Sanctuary (Pavise) • Lidless Wall (Grim Shield) • Radament's Sphere (Ancient Shield)
Elite Shields — Blackoak Shield (Luna) • Stormshield (Monarch) • Spike Thorn (Blade Barrier) • Medusa's Gaze (Aegis) • Head Hunter's Glory (Troll Nest) • Spirit Ward (Ward)