Darksteel Shield is a large shield +4 which provides an armor class bonus of 5, which requires 15 strength to wear it. It also provides 10% resistance to fire, cold, acid and poison. This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, it competes with the Shield of the Order for the most powerful shield available. The shield can be found in Sendai's Enclave, when you kill Diaytha, the Priestess in service of Sendai.