Shield

Shields are used to buff the player in Revita and give them a "temporary hitpoint" this hitpoint can be used to Take up to 2 hits, but cannot be healed or used in place of HP in any of the following:

• Statue sacrifices
• Priestess curse removal
• Metro Smith upgrades
• Metro Merchant purchases
• Merchant and Cursed merchant purchases
• Shrines
• Key piece 1 requirements

Shields can be obtained like other pickups; bought from the Merchant for half a heart, looted from small chests, dropped from bosses, or picked up after a room is cleared of enemies. Double shields rare pickups that are obtained the same way and give the player two shields instead of one.

Trivia

• Shields can be bought from the merchant for half a heart, but protect from a full hit.
• 2 Shields are required in order to use the statues to get into the Calm Caladium.
• Shields are required in order to satisfy the "No Max HP" requirement of Key piece 2