File:Q2.png In Quake II, the Armor Shard gives the player 2 Armor points. Armor Shards are best used to repair damaged Armor; especially powerful Armor such as Body Armor. Armor Shards are fairly common. If an Armor Shard is picked up when the wearer already has Armor, the Armor Shard will not affect the type of Armor the player currently has.