Black Iron Greatshield | Dark Souls Wiki

Black Iron Greatshield +15 Stats
		160			100
		120(130)			71
		160(160)			150
		160(160)			16.0
Requirements & Bonus

34	-		–	–
Weapon Type			Greatshield
Attack Type			Strike
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused with Magic: 120 physical dmg/130 magic dmg, with Fire: 160 physical dmg/160 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 160 physical dmg/160 Lightning dmg

"Greatshield of the might knight Tarkus"
"Built of special black iron and even heavier than Knight Berenike's tower shield. Especially resistant to fire attacks and effective for shield bashing."

The shield was designed as part of a contest FromSoftware had before Dark Souls was released. Adam Ledzion is the name of the creator and the original name for the shield was the “Blood and Souls Shield”. He was credited as a Shield Contest Design Winner in the end credits.

Though uncredited, the shield makes its return in Dark Souls 3 wielded by Knightslayer Tsorig.

Acquired from:

Found on Tarkus' corpse in the grand painting hall of Anor Londo along with his matching armor set. He's on the ground floor, huddled in a corner to the left of the painting.

Hints and Tips:

It's heavier (23 Str required for two-handed action), less durable and 1 point less stable than the Tower Shield, but it gains an extra +15% of fire resistance, making it the #2 fire protection shield in the game.
Upgrades exactly the same way and same price as the Tower Shield.
While listed above as a Greatshield, the in game UI actually lists it as a normal shield which is incorrect.

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Black Iron Greatshield Upgrade Table

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Overview table for all Upgrades at regular, max and threshold levels. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths in detail. Use this table to quickly compare performance

Black Iron Greatshield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary	Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	80	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Regular +5	100	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	74
Regular +10	124	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	79
Regular +14	146	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	83
Regular +15	160	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85
Crystal	124	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85
Crystal +4	146	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	88
Crystal +5	160	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	88
Lightning	124	-	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Lightning +4	146	-	-	146	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Lightning +5	160	-	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Magic	75	81	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Magic +5	93	100	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	44	90	50	71
Magic +9	109	118	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	47.2	90	50	71
Magic +10	120	130	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	48	90	50	71
Divine	67	82	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +5	83	102	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +9	98	120	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +10	108	132	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	40	90	50	71
Fire	100	-	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +5	124	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +9	146	-	146	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +10	160	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71

Regular Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Regular +6 requires a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Large Ember. Regular +11 requires a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Very Large Ember.
Regular Reinforcement Scales 31% for strength dark souls Strength to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 3,000 souls, 9 titanite shards to +5, 9 large titanite shards to +10, 7 titanite chunks to +14 and 1 titanite slab to +15

Black Iron Greatshield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	80	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Regular +1 (x1)	84	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Regular +2 (x1)	88	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	72
Regular +3 (x2)	92	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	73
Regular +4 (x2)	96	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	73
Regular +5 (x3)	100	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	74
Regular +6 (x1)	104	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	76
Regular +7 (x1)	109	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	77
Regular +8 (x2)	114	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	78
Regular +9 (x2)	119	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	78
Regular +10 (x3)	124	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	79
Regular +11 (x1)	129	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	80
Regular +12 (x1)	135	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	81
Regular +13 (x2)	140	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	82
Regular +14 (x3)	146	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	83
Regular +15 (x1)	160	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85

Crystal Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Crystal Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon and to hand in the Crystal Ember.
Crystal Reinforcement reduces weapon Durability by 23, but increases base damage. It scales 31% for strength dark souls Strength to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Black Iron Greatshield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	124	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85
Crystal +1 (x1)	129	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85
Crystal +2 (x1)	135	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85
Crystal +3 (x2)	140	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85
Crystal +4 (x3)	146	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85
Crystal +5 (x1)	160	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	85

Lightning Upgrades are performed by the Giant Blacksmith at Anor Londo.
Lightning Upgrades require a regular +10 weapon, but no special Ember is required.
Lightning Reinforcement removes all scaling but adds Lightning Damage.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Black Iron Greatshield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	124	-	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Lightning +1 (x1)	129	-	-	129	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Lightning +2 (x1)	135	-	-	135	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Lightning +3 (x2)	140	-	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Lightning +4 (x3)	146	-	-	146	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Lightning +5 (x1)	160	-	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71

Magic Upgrades are performed by Rickert of Vinheim, found in New Londo Ruins.
Magic Upgrade +1 requires a regular +5 weapon. Magic +6 requires a Magic +5 and to hand in the Large Magic Ember
Magic Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and an Intelligence bonus. The weapon can no longer be buffed with Magic Weapon. Scales 8% for strength dark souls Strength and 22% Intelligence to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2,000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards to +5, 7 Blue Titanite Chunks to +14 and 1 Blue Titanite Slab to +15

Black Iron Greatshield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	90	97	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Magic +1 (x1)	96	104	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	40.8	90	50	71
Magic +2 (x1)	102	110	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	41.6	90	50	71
Magic +3 (x2)	108	117	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	42.4	90	50	71
Magic +4 (x2)	114	123	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	43.2	90	50	71
Magic +5 (x3)	120	130	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	44	90	50	71
Magic +6 (x1)	125	136	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	44.8	90	50	71
Magic +7 (x1)	132	143	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	45.6	90	50	71
Magic +8 (x2)	138	149	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	46.4	90	50	71
Magic +9 (x3)	144	156	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	47.2	90	50	71
Magic +10 (x1)	150	162	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	-	100	48	90	50	71

Divine Upgrades are performed by Andre of Astora at the Undead Parish.
Divine Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon and to hand in the Divine Ember. Divine +6 upgrades require a Divine Weapon +5 and to hand in the Large Divine Ember.
Divine Reinforcement adds Magic Damage and Faith scaling. Scales 10% for strength dark souls Strength and 25% faith dark souls Faith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

Black Iron Greatshield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	67	82	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +1 (x1)	70	86	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +2 (x1)	73	90	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +3 (x2)	77	94	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +4 (x2)	80	98	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +5 (x3)	83	102	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +6 (x1)	87	106	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +7 (x1)	91	111	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +8 (x2)	95	116	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +9 (x3)	98	120	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71
Divine +10 (x1)	108	132	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	-	100	40	90	50	71

Fire Upgrades are performed by Blacksmith Vamos in The Catacombs.
Fire Upgrades require a regular +5 weapon. Fire+6 requires a Fire+5 weapon and to hand in the Large Flame Ember.
Fire Reinforcement adds Fire Damage but removes all scaling bonuses from the weapon.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 Red Titanite Chunks and 1 Red Titanite Slab

Black Iron Greatshield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	100	-	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +1 (x1)	104	-	104	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +2 (x1)	109	-	109	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +3 (x2)	114	-	114	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +4 (x2)	119	-	119	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +5 (x3)	124	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +6 (x1)	129	-	129	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +7 (x1)	135	-	135	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +8 (x2)	140	-	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +9 (x3)	146	-	146	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71
Fire +10 (x1)	160	-	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	40	90	50	71

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- Anonymous
  03 Apr 2023 15:05
  It's classified in game as a shield. Not a greatshield. Idk either
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- Anonymous
  28 Aug 2022 21:30
  Looks badass
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- blockheadpersonYT
  05 Jan 2022 14:16
  match this w/ the +15 Greatsword (Ultra GS, not normal GS) this is OP
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- Anonymous
  05 Mar 2021 19:36
  why paintjob on shield looks like *****
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- Anonymous
  02 May 2019 16:15
  Since there’s no trivia section I’ll add some; this shield was designed as part of a contest FromSoftware had before DS was released. Adam Ledzion Is the name of the creator and the original name for the shield was the “Blood and Souls Shield”. Got this info from another DS wiki but you can take a quick look at the game credits or google to confirm. I could have sworn this info was on Fextra at one point so feel free to dunk on me if I’m just being foolish.
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- Anonymous
  08 Oct 2018 01:01
  lil' stability
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Black Iron Greatshield +15

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