Hi everyone! Dydyna here.

I'm a growing tank, a gladiator on her way to becoming a paladin. An issue has come up for which I need advice. It's about shields.

I have been using a high quality Iron Hoplon. Block strength 21, block rate 72.
Yesterday, a quest rewarded me an Iron Scutum. Block strength 71, block rate 19.

Now, I am looking at this and for the life of me I can't decide whether I should be using it instead of the Iron Hoplon. While the block strength is significantly better, it blocks less often.

So, I'd like to hear what the more experienced players know about shields and how to determine if a particular shield is an upgrade. Thank you in advance!