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Shade Guard

Shade Guard

CommonGuardTier 2Both factions

Shade Guard is a Common guard of item level 13, usable from character level 13. Fixed stats: Attack 25, Accuracy 50, Critical Hit 50. Soul binding adds 1 of 16 possible stats; the likeliest is Critical Attack (8%).

Fixed stats

"Of the best" compares each stat with the highest value among all guards the global client ships art for.

StatValueOf the best
Attack2512% of 210
Accuracy50best
Critical Hit50best

Extra stats: 1 of 16 on soul binding

Chance = how often each stat appears among the 1 drawn, from the game's weights (RandomWeight), assuming draws without repeats — our calculation, not a game screen. Each drawn stat rolls a value between min and max.

StatMinMaxWeightChance
Critical Attack20308,0008%
Accuracy18288,0008%
MP42558,0008%
HP841048,0008%
Precision5137,0007%
Attack9177,0007%
Critical Hit14237,0007%
Back Attack20307,0007%
Front Attack20307,0007%
Block11207,0007%
Multi-hit Chance1.98%2.35%6,0006%
Might5136,0006%
Combat Speed2.6%3.06%4,0004%
Weapon Damage Boost1.98%2.35%4,0004%
Status Effect Chance5.28%6.14%4,0004%
Damage Boost1.49%1.78%2,0002%

Chance of the stats you want

Tick the stats you want. The game draws 1 — here is the chance of getting your pick.

Nothing selected yet.

Skill effects on soul binding

The item makes up to 1 draw, each landing with a 20% chance (SubStatSkillSelectProb, out of 10,000); a draw that lands adds levels to one skill of the wearer's class, picked by the weights of Active_EnchantEffect (ItemEquipSubstatSkill).

Gladiator · 12 skills
Templar · 12 skills
Assassin · 12 skills
Ranger · 12 skills
Sorcerer · 12 skills
Spiritmaster · 12 skills
Cleric · 12 skills
Chanter · 12 skills
Brawler · 12 skills

Enhance to +5

From the item's enhance table (Enchant_Common_13). Expected values and percentiles are our calculation, counting the "+X% on failure" bonus the game adds after each failed try.

Expected tries +0 → +5
5
+0 to +5 always succeed · at most 5
Expected cost
24,180 Kinah
965 Enhance Stone
Kinah: 1 in 10 needs under 24,180, half under 24,180, 1 in 10 over 24,180
Adds at +5
Attack+7
item level +5
+1: 100%+2: 100%+3: 100%+4: 100%+5: 100%

Open in the enhance calculator — any start and target level, and the chance your budget is enough.

How to get Shade Guard

The sources the game lists for this item (its acquisition routes), and the monsters whose reward tables drop it, best chance per kill first.

Best monsters to farmLevelChance / killIn 10 killsAvg. kills
Dark Shadow VishwadaDark Shadow VishwadaAltgard Unique451.12%10.7%89
Desecrator NewboldDesecrator NewboldAltgard Unique451.12%10.7%89
Drakan Battalion Weapon GurutaDrakan Battalion Weapon GurutaAltgard Unique451.12%10.7%89
Executioner BarthienExecutioner BarthienAltgard Unique451.12%10.7%89
Sharp ShylakSharp ShylakAltgard Unique451.12%10.7%89
Specter Archon AxiosSpecter Archon AxiosAltgard Unique451.12%10.7%89
Visionary KarukaVisionary KarukaAltgard Unique451.12%10.7%89
Deputy Commander SarvakhaDeputy Commander SarvakhaTaytra Brigade800.84%8.1%119
Third Unit Captain MinasaraThird Unit Captain MinasaraTaytra Brigade800.84%8.1%119
Addicted HardirunAddicted HardirunAltgard Unique450.74%7.2%135
Advisor ResanaAdvisor ResanaAltgard Unique450.74%7.2%135
Blue Wave KelpinaBlue Wave KelpinaAltgard Unique450.74%7.2%135

Chance per kill counts equipment packages too (package chance × the item's weight inside). In 10 kills = 1 − (1 − chance)¹⁰; avg. kills = 1 ÷ chance; kills for 90% = ln(0.1) ÷ ln(1 − chance), rounded up. 271 monsters drop it in all; the best 12 are shown.

Decompose

Costs 1,000 Kinah. Every group in the item's DecomposeResultItemGroup gives its package (RewardDecomposePackage, one per enhance level); amounts are added up.

At +5, decomposing gives back 983 Enhance Stone, 965 more than at +0 — 100% of the 965 spent on average getting there. Up to +5 it returns every Enhance Stone spent; past that, the stones lost to failed tries do not come back. Our calculation, same model as the enhance block.

EnhanceEnhance StoneEnhance Stone spent that comes back
+018—
+183100%
+2183100%
+3353100%
+4613100%
+5983100%
Enhance Stone

Compared with nearby guards

The nearest items of the same kind by item level (one per name), each main stat against this item's.

ItemGradeItem levelReq. levelAttackAccuracyCritical Hit
Tempest GuardRare151529+45050
Rainy Forest GuardRare151529+45050
Old Mercenary Commander GuardRare14127+25050
Dawn GuardRare14127+25050
Shade GuardCommon1313255050
Forgotten GuardCommon1313255050
Twilight GuardCommon9117−85050
Strange Karma GuardCommon9117−85050
Worn GuardCommon112−235050

Other versions of Shade Guard

Same name, different grade, level or faction.

Best guard at each level

For each required level (Item table), the guard needing that level with the highest item level; ties go to the higher grade. Only items the global client ships art for. Our ranking by item level, not by stats.

Highest item level a character can equip on the way: 39 from level 1 (Pilgrim Guard); 44 from level 34 (Artisan's Splendent Orichalcum Guard); 46 from level 40 (Fallen Ancient God Guard); 102 from level 45 (Ludra's Heart).

Required levelElyosAsmodian
1Pilgrim GuardEpic · item level 39Pilgrim GuardEpic · item level 39
13Forgotten GuardCommon · item level 13Forgotten GuardCommon · item level 13
15Rainy Forest GuardRare · item level 15Rainy Forest GuardRare · item level 15
16Splendent Orichalcum GuardRare · item level 22Splendent Orichalcum GuardRare · item level 22
18Riverside GuardCommon · item level 18Riverside GuardCommon · item level 18
20Elder GuardEpic · item level 23Elder GuardEpic · item level 23
22Red Agate GuardEpic · item level 25Red Agate GuardEpic · item level 25
25Temple Guardian GuardEpic · item level 28Temple Guardian GuardEpic · item level 28
26Expert's Splendent Orichalcum GuardEpic · item level 35Expert's Splendent Orichalcum GuardEpic · item level 35
28Expert's Orichalcum GuardRare · item level 28Expert's Orichalcum GuardRare · item level 28
30Wisdom GuardUnique · item level 36Wisdom GuardUnique · item level 36
34Artisan's Splendent Orichalcum GuardUnique · item level 44Artisan's Splendent Orichalcum GuardUnique · item level 44
35Holy Spirit GuardUnique · item level 41Holy Spirit GuardUnique · item level 41
36Artisan's Orichalcum GuardEpic · item level 39Artisan's Orichalcum GuardEpic · item level 39
37Transcendent GuardUnique · item level 43Transcendent GuardUnique · item level 43
40Fallen Ancient God GuardUnique · item level 46Fallen Ancient God GuardUnique · item level 46
45Ludra's HeartUnique · item level 102Ludra's HeartUnique · item level 102

Shade Guard FAQ

How do I get Shade Guard in AION 2?

Drops: Dark Shadow Vishwada — 1.12% per kill (+11 more). Every source is listed under "How to get" on this page.

What extra stats can Shade Guard roll?

Soul binding draws 1 of 16 stats by the game's weights. The likeliest: Critical Attack (8%), Accuracy (8%), MP (8%).

Which skills can Shade Guard boost?

Up to 1 draws, each landing with a 20% chance, add a level to one skill of the wearer's class — for the Gladiator, one of 12 skills such as Crushing Wave, Defiance, Rush Strike.

How much does it cost to enhance Shade Guard to +5?

On average 5 tries and 24,180 Kinah, plus 965 Enhance Stone, counting the chance the game adds after each failure.

What does decomposing Shade Guard give?

At +0: 18 Enhance Stone, for 1,000 Kinah. At +5: 983 Enhance Stone.

Can Shade Guard be traded or sold?

Trade rule in the game: Soul Bind. Merchants buy it for 69 Kinah.