Lance Guard

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
Defense: 134-173 Required Level: 35 Required Strength: 65 Durability: 55 Chance to Block: Paladin Smite Damage: 18 To 35
 * Paladin: 47%
 * Amazon/Assassin/: 42%
 * Druid/Necromancer/Sorceress: 37%