It’s been a long time since I’ve attempted this, but I just tried the recipe - 1x Normal Shield + 1x Tal + 1x Amn + 1x Perfect Ruby and poof…nothing. I’m assuming that it’s because I tried it with a “Superior” shield and that “Normal” doesn’t just mean the Normal Quality White item? Or should it have worked? I just can’t remember lol.
EDIT:
Yeah it’s just because they’re “Superior”. Actually the recipe works on Exceptional class shields (probably Elite too, haven’t tested).