GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. While most of a player's protection from enemies comes from regular armor in Minecraft, you can also protect yourself with a shield. A shield can stop ...

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One of the less utilised items in Mojang's blocky survival game is the Minecraft shield. It could be because players prefer the idea of using a sword or bow and arrow, or it could simply be because ...

The big Minecraft combat rework has gotten a ream of updates lately, and we've got one more before the tests go on hiatus for a bit. Minecraft combat test snapshot 8c is a relatively small addition ...