
While the runes are easy to obtain, getting a shield with 4 sockets may be challenging: the only non- Paladin shields that can roll 4 sockets are elite Monarch, Ward and Aegis, none of which can drop early in game and all of which require relatively high character levels. When made in shields, the level requirement of Spirit is misleading for every class except Paladins. Lower levelled Wind Druids can also benefit from the skill bonus and Faster Cast Rate, not having Staves or Wands to adequately fill their weapons slot. This is a very popular option when not dual-wielding claws. Creating Spirit in weapons for end-game builds is less common as there are many other better options (such as Heart of the Oak), but it can be constructed in a Phase Blade to help Trapassins increase their Teleport speed when using Enigma and increase their trap damage at the same time. Spirit is very commonly made in swords for low level casters, as its stats outclass practically all other set, unique, and rare items and it is very easily made. It is a Ladder only runeword in Lord of Destruction, but is available for all players in Diablo II: Resurrected. It is fairly inexpensive considering the +2 to All Skills bonus that comes with it. Spirit is an excellent end-game caster Rune Word that can even be used by low-to-middle level characters. However you acquire a four-socket shield, once you have it, place the correct for runes into it – Tal, Thul, Ort, and Amn – and you have the Spirit Shield, which grants you the following bonuses.1.10–current Spirit is the rune word ' Tal Thul Ort Amn' for swords or shields in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

An even better way is to play as a paladin on Nightmare or Hell, where a four-socket paladin shield can drop even in the beginning levels. Alternatively, you can use one level 26+ Normal Paladin shield and the recipe above to roll for four sockets through the Horadric Cube, or use Larzuk’s quest. You can even get it on Normal difficulty from about the start of Act V, at which point a four-socket D2R shield can start dropping for you. To get the Diablo 2 Resurrected 4 Socket Shield and make a Spirit Shield as a paladin is a bit less of a nightmare.
