The Elysian spirit shield was released on 15 September 2008 along with the Summer's End quest. It requires 75 Defence and 75 Prayer to wield. The shield is made by attaching together a Blessed spirit shield and an Elysian sigil. To do so requires 90 Prayer and 85 Smithing. Also, players may instead ask Brother Bordiss to attach the two parts together for 1,500,000 coins after completing the Perils of Ice Mountain quest. On March 15th 2011, (After the ring of wealth update) the sigils became an 100% drop from the Corporeal beast. This glitch was patched up in less than an hour. 

The Elysian spirit shield has a 70% chance of reducing the damage you receive by 25%. Without consideration of its magical effect, the shield is nearly as powerful as the Dragonfire Shield in defensive bonuses. On the other hand, it lacks the +7 Strength bonus the Dragonfire shield grants.

The Elysian spirit shield's special bonus makes this shield one of the strongest shields in RuneScape. On average, players wielding this shield will take 17.5 percent less damage [y(0.70)]x(0.75)+[y(0.30)]x. Wealthy players may find this shield useful for surviving the special attacks of Dragon claws and Dark bows. This shield is one of the most expensive items in the Grand Exchange.

This shield has the exact same defence bonuses as the Divine spirit shield; however, their special effects differ slightly. While the Elysian has a 70% chance of reducing damage by 25%, the Divine shield has a 100% chance of reducing damage by 30%, at the cost of a few prayer points.