shields remove evasion so most daggers wont touch one
if you are fighting a mage a shield isnt a bad idea since you cant evade nukes but you can shield block them
usually evasion is useless against a Hawkeye, especially if he is higher level then you, shield can be useful to save you, though only really wear say doom heavy with shield buffs and such, heavy armor can also let you stay alive abit longer against a gladiator.
but then i doubt any dagger actually caries around heavy armor with em, i like to pvp @ derby in my +6 doom set, the +28% mp regen bonus is nice, and the extra hp/cp/pdef helps too.
Shields are good against any class that doesn't care about evasion.. that includes archers that use skills, not likely to happen in a full buffed fight and skills can be interrupted ^^
Shields give -8 evasion. In return they automatically reduce melee damage from the front (especially arrows and stabs)... and they have a chance of reducing damage to 0. In interlude there is also a chance to block magic attacks (though I have yet to see this). Set bonuses also apply.... which is why some daggers go as far as wearing heavy sets.
shields remove evasion so most daggers wont touch one
if you are fighting a mage a shield isnt a bad idea since you cant evade nukes but you can shield block them
Very true. I have a DC shield just for this reason.