Maybe some other thought for the halos: The equivalent of that invisible bonus is quite varying depending on the source used (+15, +16.5 - I've even read something about +33) - I would change them directly to a +15 visible prayer bonus, as I do not really think that mechanic is worth to be kept and would certainly perform better as an universal bonus (alone in terms of future-proofing for new prayers/curses). Additionally the halos should get a +17 (t70 equivalent) power bonus (saradomin strength, guthix ranged, zamorak magic). Treat them like jewellery: no armour bonus, no defence requirement.
I guess the three big issues the faithful shield has is it is extremely expensive (200 gold tickets just need a lot of time to be obtained - but this is a general cw issue, not directly related to the shield), the general issue all hybrid armour suffers from (this 15 tiers nerf) and the fact shields are extremely niche (and are generally neglected besides defenders, spirit shields and t90 ones). I think a few steps to fix it would be:
- Reduce the hybrid tier penalty to 5 tiers (yes I know this is a general issue, but one of the main reasons why this kind of armour lacks use). I am not sure though if defensive abilities consider the nerfed shield tier, but if so it should be changed to the actual one (a t90 shield should count as t90 and not t75 (or t85 with my suggestion))
- Allow the shield to be scaled to tier 70 and 85 with sufficient defence levels. The 85 variant also features an tier 80 (it is still hybrid nerfed) health bonus and doesn't degrade
- Upgrade the prayer bonus to +6 (do this as well with the falador shield 4 - or upgrade it even to +7 and falador 4 to +6)
- Allow it to boost the potency of defensive prayers/curses (protect from/deflect x and many of the seren curses) by 15 %
- I think for more it would need work in terms of defensive abilties, but the shield per se wouldn't be lacking any more
/updated a few more thoughts
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