Random Question: Do you have any reason why the Cheat Mode and other things related to Mary and the Bug Fixer always end with 77? Our money and items become 177777 when in Cheat Mode for example.
So the Bug Fixer will have a 2-handed weapon like a scythe? Then that is one more reason for Mary use a sword with no shield. Scythes are effective against shields (the curved blade and the length of a scythe can bypass a shield easily), so it won’t help Mary against the Bug Fixer.
But if you insist for Mary to use a shield... I will propose a smaller one, like
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. If it is like that, Mary can wield her sword with both hands, so she can use all her strength for a power strike. There are more possible moves for the goddess, and it can still be used for shield bash.