A shield really changed the night phase of Minecraft! Instead of stealing a villagers bed I can stay out and slay some baddies! 😈

@derickflorian Really? How do you use the shield effectively? I've always found them somewhat cumbersome somehow.

@trinsec it does block your field of view which I didn’t like but is a fair tradeoff. I would generally block the enemy attack and then after use my sword and repeat. It worked really well with spiders and the archers. It didn’t work well enough for me too get too cocky and die eventually haha.

The zombies backing up gradually and attacking worked better than a shield.

@derickflorian Do you have to actively block to actually block? Rightclick, isn't it? Or does it already do a fair job of blocking without you needing to do anything besides carrying it in your offhand?

@trinsec yeah, you’re right, my “fighting style” was right click for the shield and then after they attack get a few sword swings in. As far as I can tell it didn't give any passive protection.