Adamant kiteshield

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For the item found in the Alchemist's Playground, see Adamant kiteshield (Mage Training Arena).

For this item's upgraded variants, see +1, +2.

Adamant kiteshield
Release	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Lendable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Values
Value	668 coins
High alch	400 coins
Low alch	267 coins
On death	Reclaimable Reclaim: 2,452 Sacrifice: 9,808
Weight	0.01 kg
Examine
An adamant kiteshield.
Grand Exchange
Exchange	19,527 coins (info)
Buy limit	100
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Advanced data
Item ID	45519
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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An adamant kiteshield is tier 40 melee shield. It requires level 40 Defence to wear.

It can be made at a forge and anvil using 2 adamant bars, requiring 1,000 progress to complete, granting a total of 340 Smithing experience. It can be upgraded to an adamant kiteshield + 1 with another 2 bars.

Upgrades

Item	Tier	Armour	Bars	Cumulative bars
Adamant kiteshield	40	125.6	2	2
Adamant kiteshield + 1	41	129.6	2	4
Adamant kiteshield + 2	42	133.6	4	8

Combat stats

Requirements
40
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier			Type
40			Shield
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		-		-
Accuracy		-		-
Style		-
Range		-
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				125.6		PvM: 4%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0.0		0.0		0.0
FAQ • docs

Creation

Required materials:

Adamant bar [[Production ticks note::See smithing page for details.]] - - - - - - - - - - Production JSON:

{"quantity":1,"method":"","link":"Adamant kiteshield","exp2":"?","ticks":"varies","skill":"smithing","product":"Adamant kiteshield","mats":[{"quantity":"2","name":"Adamant bar","image":"Adamant bar.png"}],"image":"[[File:Adamant kiteshield.png|link=Adamant kiteshield]]","level2":"?","exp":340,"skill2":"?","level":40,"facility":"","improved":0}

Adamant kiteshield

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340 XP	-	Varies		19,527
Requirements
Smithing level				40
You must use a normal Anvil or Forge
Free-to-play
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Adamant bar	2	3,009	6,018
Profit				13,509

Products

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Item	Skills	Materials	GE price
Adamant kiteshield + 1	40	2 × Adamant bar 1 × Adamant kiteshield	17,659

Drop sources

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Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	Members
Security casket (CS Week)	N/A	1	Unknown	N/A

Store locations

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Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
Armour Shop (Anachronia)	Anachronia	6,680	Coins	2
Armour Store	Keldagrim	6,680	Coins	0
Cassie's Shield Shop	Falador	6,680	Coins	2
Horvik's Armour Shop	Varrock	6,680	Coins	2

Heraldic kiteshields

Adamant heraldic kites (or simply Adamant shields) are a series of 5 adamant kiteshields depicting heraldic patterns and designs. These kiteshields can be obtained from level 2 Treasure Trails.

Icon	Item	Price	Direction	Low Alch	High Alch	Limit	Members	Details	Last updated
	Adamant shield (h1)	1,062,789		2,176	3,264	2		view	14 minutes ago
	Adamant shield (h2)	1,032,770		2,176	3,264	2		view	14 minutes ago
	Adamant shield (h3)	1,009,480		2,176	3,264	2		view	14 minutes ago
	Adamant shield (h4)	981,807		2,176	3,264	2		view	14 minutes ago
	Adamant shield (h5)	1,005,135		2,176	3,264	2		view	14 minutes ago

Trimmed kiteshields

Trimmed adamant kiteshields can be obtained from level 2 Treasure Trails. Players cannot trim kiteshields.

Icon	Item	Price	Direction	Low Alch	High Alch	Limit	Members	Details	Last updated
	Adamant kiteshield (t)	8,040		2,176	3,264	2		view	14 minutes ago
	Adamant kiteshield (g)	10,602		2,176	3,264	2		view	14 minutes ago

Disassembly

Disassembly category	Shields
Disassembly XP	12.0
Item quantity required	1
Material count	8
Base junk chance	?  56.0% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 56.0% 1 34 55.5 2 49 54.4 3 64 53.2 4 69 52.1 5 78 51.0 6 83 49.3 7 91 48.2 8 95 46.5 9 105 44.9
Possible materials
Often
Cover parts	35/100
Base parts	30/100
Deflecting parts	30/100
Rarely
Strong components	3/100
Protective components	2/100

Update history

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• update 3 February 2020 (Update):
  • Adjusted disassembly to give 4 materials per bar used in creating the item from scratch.

• patch 4 March 2013 (Update):
  • The adamant kiteshield and boots from the Mage Training Arena have been graphically updated.

• update 4 January 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Before the Evolution of Combat, adamant kiteshields had a Defence requirement of 30.
• In the alchemist's playground in the Mage Training Arena, the adamant kiteshield has the old graphics.