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Some of the durability points/sec stats are wrong. Also added Gerudo shields shield surf stats
(Some of the durability points/sec stats are wrong. Also added Gerudo shields shield surf stats)
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* '''Damage:''' It's produced by two factors, '''impact''' and '''sledding'''.
* '''Damage:''' It's produced by two factors, '''impact''' and '''sledding'''.
** '''Impact damage''' consists of the shock exerted on the shield when first performing the skill, when jumping, or when the terrain makes Link catch air and landing, usually 1 point per jump. Small jumps and bumps don't produce damage to the shield. Also, the damage on the shield remains the same regardless of the height one drops from;
** '''Impact damage''' consists of the shock exerted on the shield when first performing the skill, when jumping, or when the terrain makes Link catch air and landing, usually 1 point per jump. Small jumps and bumps don't produce damage to the shield. Also, the damage on the shield remains the same regardless of the height one drops from;
** '''Sledding damage''' consists of the time Link can shield-surf. '''This is unaffected by friction'''. Most shields in the game take 1/4 of a point of durability per second while surfing, but there are outlier shields with different ratios, from better to worse:
** '''Sledding damage''' consists of the time Link can shield-surf. '''This is unaffected by friction'''. Most shields in the game take 0.25 points of durability per second while surfing, but there are outlier shields with different ratios, from better to worse:
*** [[Ancient Shield]] - 1/5 point/sec (amounts to ~10:40 minutes)
*** [[Ancient Shield]] - 0.05 points/sec (amounts to ~10:40 minutes)
*** [[Hylian Shield#Breath of the Wild|Hylian Shield]] - Average friction rate and sledding damage, but extremely high durability of 800 (amounts to ~53:20 minutes)
*** [[Hylian Shield#Breath of the Wild|Hylian Shield]] - Average friction rate and sledding damage, but extremely high durability of 800 (amounts to ~53:20 minutes)
*** [[Daybreaker]] and [[Steel Lizal Shield]] - 1/2 point/sec
*** [[Daybreaker]] and [[Steel Lizal Shield]] - 0.125 points/sec
*** [[Radiant Shield]] - 7/10 points/sec
*** [[Radiant Shield]] - 0.15 points/sec
*** [[Royal Guard's Shield]] - 3 points/sec (Given the fact that this shield only has 14 points of durability, this shield will break the fastest by both the impact and sledding damage, making it the worst shield for surfing in the game)
*** [[Gerudo Shield]] - 0.175 points/sec
*** [[Royal Guard's Shield]] - 0.75 points/sec (Given the fact that this shield only has 14 points of durability, this shield will break the fastest by both the impact and sledding damage, making it the worst shield for surfing in the game)


Contrary to popular belief, the [[Kite Shield]] has only average surfing statistics overall in spite of its reputation otherwise.
Contrary to popular belief, the [[Kite Shield]] has only average surfing statistics overall in spite of its reputation otherwise.
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