+# thorns with the shield up¶

Prefix · must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel

Property	Value
Rolls on	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel
Source	Rolls on loot and from essences of its element
Group	`jewel.base.1c496b585b` — An item can have only one property of the same group.

Tiers¶

Tier	Item level	Value	Weight	Share
T6	Meadows – Mountain (1–96)	+(5–6) thorns with the shield up	1000	54.1%
T5	Swamp+ (43+)	+(6–8) thorns with the shield up	600	32.4%
T4	Plains+ (97+)	+(8–10) thorns with the shield up	250	13.5%
T3	Mistlands+ (130+)	+(11–13) thorns with the shield up	0	0.0%
T2	Ashlands+ (181+)	+(14–16) thorns with the shield up	0	0.0%
T1	Deep North+ (246+)	+(17–19) thorns with the shield up	0	0.0%
T0	Meadows+ (1+)	+(20–22) thorns with the shield up	0	0.0%

T3, T2 and T1 never roll: not on drops, not from runes. Only corruption, the Glyph of Tempering and the Glyph of the Last Heat raise a property into them; the glyphs only at the item level shown.

Patch history¶

Patch	Change
Patch 6.0.6	T0 → T3 (item level 1 → 130–∞, weight 0): +(11–12 → 13) thorns with the shield up T2 (item level 181–∞, weight 0): +(14–16) thorns with the shield up T1 (item level 246–∞, weight 0): +(17–19) thorns with the shield up T0 (item level 1–∞, weight 0): +(20–22) thorns with the shield up
Patch 6.0.0 (New)	T6 (item level 1–96, weight 1000): +(5–6) thorns with the shield up T5 (item level 43–∞, weight 600): +(6–8) thorns with the shield up T4 (item level 97–∞, weight 250): +(8–10) thorns with the shield up T0 (item level 1–∞, weight 0): +(11–12) thorns with the shield up

Game data

{
  "id": "jewel.base.str-dex.1c496b585b",
  "place": "prefix",
  "target": "character",
  "families": [],
  "group": "jewel.base.1c496b585b",
  "allowAll": [
    "jewel",
    "jewel.str-dex"
  ],
  "allowAny": [],
  "denyAny": [],
  "weight": 300.0,
  "generation": true,
  "tiers": [
    {
      "id": "T6",
      "min": 5.0,
      "max": 6.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 1,
      "maxLevel": 96,
      "weight": 1000.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T5",
      "min": 6.0,
      "max": 8.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 43,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 600.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T4",
      "min": 8.0,
      "max": 10.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 97,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 250.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T3",
      "min": 11.0,
      "max": 13.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 130,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 0.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T2",
      "min": 14.0,
      "max": 16.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 181,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 0.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T1",
      "min": 17.0,
      "max": 19.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 246,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 0.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T0",
      "min": 20.0,
      "max": 22.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 0,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 0.0
    }
  ]
}

Data from Path of Valheiman 6.0.6, extracted 2026-11-09.