Enshrouded: How to Get the Emberguard Legendary Shield

The Emberguard Shield is a level 45 Warrior shield built for players who parry and then hit back. You can craft a Rare copy at the Blacksmith. A Legendary copy that upgrades to level 50 sits in a fixed chest inside a dungeon in Enshrouded’s far northern volcanic region, so you don’t have to farm random loot for it.

Quick answer: Fast travel to the Springlands Dungeon Entrance waypoint, walk into the Embervale Museum hall, climb the stairs on the right to the balcony, and open the ornate gold chest.

Emberguard Shield chest location

The dungeon is in the northernmost biome on the map, the volcanic area above the starting lands. On the world map it is marked as Springlands Dungeon Entrance, northeast of Lake Luma and Cromville Hot Spring. If you’re starting near Braelyn Bridge, keep panning the map north until the volcanic terrain begins. The waypoint is just past that point.

Map location overview — The Springlands Dungeon Entrance waypoint on the world map, north of Lake Luma. Shown at 00:28 in RIFAS’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

How to reach the chest in the Embervale Museum

Travel to the Springlands Dungeon Entrance waypoint. Go down the stone stairway at the entrance and into the corridor.

Entering the dungeon — The entrance corridor. Follow it straight ahead to reach the main hall. Shown at 00:40 in RIFAS’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Follow the hallway until the location name “Embervale Museum” appears on screen. You’ll know you’re in the right room when you see a huge fossilized creature skeleton hanging from the ceiling.

Turn right under the skeleton and climb the short staircase up to the raised side balcony.

Embervale Museum chamber — The Embervale Museum hall. The balcony with the chest is up the stairs on the right. Shown at 00:45 in RIFAS’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Find the large gold-and-stone chest. It sits on the altar table between lit candles. Interact with it (E on PC) to open it and take the shield.

Chest location — The ornate chest on the balcony altar that holds the Emberguard Shield. Shown at 01:05 in RIFAS’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

To confirm it worked, open the Character equipment menu and select the shield. The item card should read “Emberguard Shield,” list it as a Shield, and show “LEVEL 45/50” with the Legendary tag.

Emberguard Shield upgrades from level 45 to 50

The Legendary copy starts at level 45. You can upgrade it at the Blacksmith up to level 50, and each upgrade level adds one bonus. Two bonuses add flat armor, and three raise skill levels tied to parrying and bashing.

Upgrade level	Bonus	Effect
46	+21 Piercing Armor	More defense against piercing damage
47	+1 Power Parry	Parries fill more of the enemy stun meter
48	+1 Opportunity	More bonus damage from Opportunity
49	+23 Blunt Armor	More defense against blunt damage
50	+1 Bash	Bash fills more of the stun meter

This is the shield whose description mentions three small dots on its center, standing for humanity, the Ancients, and the Flameborn. It’s meant to be used aggressively. Its Bash, Opportunity, and Power Parry perks all pay off when you block an attack and then punish the enemy right away.

Shirtless red-haired character in a dark ornate hall with a Rested status panel and a +39% progress readout. — The Flameborn stands in a dim, ornate chamber with the Rested status showing Sheltered, Warmth and Comfort (Level 7) bonuses.

Crafting the Rare Emberguard Shield at the Blacksmith

If you can’t make the trip north yet, the Blacksmith, Oswald Anders, can craft a Rare version. The recipe unlocks at Flame level 9 or higher, and you have to craft it under a roof, inside a shelter. It costs:

Blacksmith crafting menu with the Charcoal Kiln selected, showing requirements and a stone resource count of 3 out of 20. — The Blacksmith crafting menu shows the Charcoal Kiln recipe, which requires a Blacksmith, a Sheltered Bed and 20 Stone.

1 Piscine Ivory Dust
1 Gold Bars
3 Celestium Bars
1 Diamond Dust
3 Moonstone

You smelt Gold Bars and Celestium Bars at the Blast Furnace, using 20 Celestium Ore plus 40 Coal for the Celestium. Diamond Dust comes from grinding a Diamond at the Mill. The crafted shield has the same item level and the same three perks as the chest copy: Bash 1, Opportunity 1, and Power Parry 1.

The shield can also drop at random from Golden, Locked, and Silver Chests, but each roll has at most a 0.9 percent chance. The fixed museum chest is a much more reliable way to get it.

Emberguard Shield vs. other level 40–45 Warrior shields

Several other endgame Warrior shields come from the same Blacksmith tier. All of them are Rare, all are crafted under a roof, and all have Parry Power 1. The main differences are their perks and the Flame level you need.

Shield	Item level	Perks	Flame level
Emberguard Shield	45	Bash, Opportunity, Power Parry	9+
Astrodome Shield	45	Power Parry, Arcane Deflection, Vigorous Deflection	9+
Crestflame Shield	45	Power Parry	9+
Shield of Arisztar	40	Power Parry, Arcane Deflection, Vigorous Deflection	8+
Golden Bulwark Shield	40	Power Parry	8+

Every perk in the table is at rank 1. Emberguard has the same perk set as the starter Rising Fighter Shield, just at item level 45. Astrodome and Arisztar share Power Parry with it but add two deflection perks, so they suit a more defensive playstyle.