Shields

Shields are used to further mitigate damage on top of your armor, but their effect is temporary as a player needs to raise his shield with the shield button [hold square on PS4]. As long as the shield is raised, all it's effects as displayed on the item overview will be in effect. When the shield is lowered, it has no effect on player stats, but any attached titles on the shield will.

Some shields are so heavy, they will add attack delay and attack post delay, allowing you to do less attacks per second. Other shields may be lighter (and often less effective in shielding) without penalty. And some, like the Wind God Shield, may even make your attack faster. The information on a shields attack delay is shown in the stats screen for the item.

Raising your shield will make you walk more slowly.