Thread:1caiser/@comment-5470513-20150623163617/@comment-3250527-20150703061237

Shields are primarily "equipment".

Back in Episode 10 of Season 1, Heathcliff did a forward lunge attack with his tower shield, right? If a shield could be a weapon, the duel could have ended right there—only that it didn't. Rather, they are equipment that are capable of much more than mitigating damage, such as disrupting an onslaught.