How to get Ward of the White Dove in Diablo 4 and its unique effects

Ward of the White Dove is a unique shield in Diablo 4 designed specifically for the Paladin class. Like most paladin shields, the Ward of the White Dove rolls with a fantastic set of implicit stats that greatly boost both defensive and offensive capability. The unique item synergizes perfectly with any builds that use the Blessed Shield judicator core skill by increasing damage output and lowering resource cost.

In this guide, we will break down the stats, unique effects, and how you can get the Ward of the White Dove in Diablo 4.

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Diablo 4: What is the Ward of the White Dove?

The Ward of the White Dove is an ancestral unique shield built to enhance the Blessed Shield core skill of the Paladin. Having the ability to drastically increase the damage output of Blessed Shield, the Ward of the White Dove is an extremely valuable item to integrate into your build.

The Ward of the White Dove directly enhances the Blessed Shield core skill of the Paladins (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Stats of the Ward of the White Dove

• 20% Block Chance
• 45% Blocked Damage Reduction
• +100% Main Hand Weapon Damage
• +(2 - 3) to Blessed Shield (up to +5 with mastercrafting)
• +(301 - 350) Armor (up to +525 with mastercrafting)
• +(424 - 457) Maximum Life (up to +685 with mastercrafting)
• +(26.0 - 35.0)% Chance for Blessed Shield to Deal Double Damage (up to +52.5% with mastercrafting)

Like most Paladin shields, the Ward of the White Dove comes with high defense stats that increase both block chance and damage reduction. It also directly increases the flat damage output of the main-hand weapon.

The increased armor and life improve the survival rate of the Paladin, which is necessary in Diablo 4's endgame content.

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Unique effects of the Ward of the White Dove

• Blessed Shield deals 77 - 177%[x] increased damage. Casting another Skill makes your next 3 Blessed Shields double this bonus and cost 7 less Faith to Cast.

The unique effect of the Ward of the White Dove directly increases the damage output of the Blessed Shield core skill up to 177% [x]. When another skill is cast, the next three Blessed Shields deal double the damage bonus and also lower the Faith cost of casting the skill.

This unique effect grants massive burst potential to the Paladins against both mobs and bosses.

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How to get the Ward of the White Dove in Diablo 4

The Ward of the White Dove unique shield can drop from multiple sources in the open world of Diablo 4, but only a few of them can be targeted. Here are all the farming methods to get the Ward of the White Dove:

Boss Farming

Farming bosses is the most reliable way of acquiring specific items in Diablo 4. The Ward of the White Dove is tied to the loot pool of Varshan. Varshan can be fought only when you have made it to the Torment difficulty, and requires you to farm boss keys before attempting the encounter.

1) Varshan

Varshan can be encountered in any of the torment difficulties (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

• Location: Malignant Burrow dungeon, The Writhing Mire in the northern region of Hawezar
• Difficulty: Torment
• Boss hoard key: 12x Malignant Heart
• Where to get boss hoard keys: Whisper of the Dead caches (The Tree of Whispers), Tortured Gift of Mysteries (costs 250 Aberrant Cinders in Helltide events), Gathering Legions, Kurast Undercity (using Tribute of Titans), Asteroth (Escalating Nightmares).

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Nightmare dungeons

Some uniques, like the Ward of the White Dove, can drop from any random enemy and loot chest in the open world of Diablo 4, but spots with high mob density increase the drop chance of uniques. That's why Nightmare dungeons are the best source for farming uniques from mobs.

Furthermore, the dungeon completion rewards also have a slightly higher chance of yielding unique items like the Ward of the White Dove.

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World events and world bosses

Hunting down world bosses and participating in world events (like Gathering Legions and Helltides) offer a higher chance of dropping unique items like the Ward of the White Dove. Among these events, only Helltides has a better drop rate for unique items in Diablo 4.

During these hourly Helltide events, collect as many Aberrant Cinders as you can within the limited amount of time.

Once you collect enough Aberrant Cinders, use them to open the Tortured Gift of Light Weaponry (costs 125 Aberrant Cinders) and the Tortured Gift of Mystery (costs 250 Aberrant Cinders).

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Gamble for shields using Obols

Obols can be acquired from the open world of Diablo 4 and be used to gamble for shields (50 Obols) at the Purveyor of Curiosities. Due to the inconsistent drop rate of items, using this method is extremely unreliable. However, if you have accumulated excess amounts of Obols, it can be a fun way to obtain some random items and materials.

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Edited by Adarsh J Kumar