Hmm, in what possible way do you see a Tae ew shield as being better than this? Same ac, tae ew has 35 less mana, HP and endurance, Plus this has stamina, which means more HP.
Also, did you notice that this is INT caster usable???? A droppable 35AC shield with these stats, that is wearable by robe casters is very nice.
The ONLY thing tae ew has more of is resists, and thats mainly due ot high fire resist on it, which honestly is a pretty easy resist to raise. I've found disease resist to be much harder to raise.