Find the shield in Narshe and lift its curse to unlock another way to learn Ultima.
Find the shield
After 
Locke returns in the World of Ruin, put him in the party and enter the locked building above the stairs beside the Narshe relic shop. Go downstairs and speak with the old man in bed for the Cursed Shield. The weapon shop offers a separate Ragnarok magicite-or-sword decision.
Lift the curse
In the original release, win 256 qualifying battles while a suitable character has the shield equipped; the wearer must survive the battle. 
Gogo does not advance the counter. The shield inflicts several harmful statuses, so a Ribbon helps; it does not prevent Condemned. Save regularly.
On the final qualifying victory the Cursed Shield becomes the Paladin Shield. It teaches Ultima at ×1, providing an alternative to Ragnarok magicite for that spell. Edition-specific battle counting and exceptions should be checked before planning a completion run.
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