Dark Shield

When the user uses Dark Shield, a dark scale shield appears in front of them.

Dark Shield (ダークシールド, Dāku Shīrudo) is a technique that appears in Kingdom Hearts II. It allows the user to cast a shield to protect Sora when commanded.

Mechanics

In Kingdom Hearts II, Dark Shield is an action ability exclusive to Riku. In battle, Dark Shield becomes a Reaction Command, which is activated by pressing , available when Sora takes damage. It costs 2 AP to equip and 10 MP to use.

Learning Dark Shield

Kingdom Hearts II

• Riku has Dark Shield as a default ability.