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** Dirt paths (have medium friction, but don't produce damage)
** Dirt paths (have medium friction, but don't produce damage)
* 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;
** 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 1/4 of a point 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]] - 1/5 point/sec (amounts to ~10:40 minutes)
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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.
===Sand Seal Surfing===
{{Main|Sand_Seal#Sand_Seal_Surfing|Sand Seal Surfing}}


====Gallery====
====Gallery====
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<gallery widths="400px" heights="220px">
<gallery widths="400px" heights="220px">
File:Shield-surfing-breaks.JPG|Shield breaking while shield-surfing in ''Breath of the Wild''
File:Shield-surfing-breaks.JPG|Shield breaking while shield-surfing in ''Breath of the Wild''
File:Selmies-Shield-Surfing-5.jpg|Link paragliding while shield-surfing in ''Breath of the Wild''
File:Shield-surfing-AOT.JPG|Link Shield-surfing in ''Age of Calamity''
File:Shield-surfing-AOT.JPG|Link Shield-surfing in ''Age of Calamity''
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