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Heater Shield+15

Stats
physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg 120 icon_dmg_cbonus.png 100
magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg 90(98) stability_dark_souls.jpg 68
fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg 120(120) durability_dark_souls 250
lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg 120(120) weight_dark_souls 2.0
Requirements & Bonus
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8 - – –
Weapon Type Standard Shield
Attack Type Strike
Enchantable Yes
Special No

*When infused with Magic: 90 physical dmg/98 magic dmg, with Fire: 120 physical dmg/120 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 120 physical dmg/120 Lightning dmg

"Small metal shield. A standard, widely-used shield."
"This shield is easy to use, and is one of the smallest shields that offers 100% physical damage reduction."

Acquired from:

  • Starter Item: Initial Equipment for Warrior.
  • Purchase: Undead Merchant for 1000 Souls.

Hints and Tips:

  • Lightest 100% physical shield in the game.
  • Only 100% shield in the game with a fast parry speed.

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Heater Shield 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

  Attack Values Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Damage Reduction (%) Stability
Heater Shield physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg strength_dark_souls.jpg dexterity_dark_souls.jpg intelligence_dark_souls.jpg faith_dark_souls.jpg divine_dark_souls.jpg physical_defense_dark_souls.jpg magic_defense_dark_souls.jpg fire_defense_dark_souls.jpg lightning_defense_dark_souls.jpg stability_dark_souls.jpg
Regular 60 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 55
Regular +5 75 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 60
Regular +10 93 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 66
Regular +14 109 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 68
Regular +15 120 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 68
Crystal 93 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 68
Crystal +4 109 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 70
Crystal +5 120 - - - D - - - - 100 30 70 50 71
Lightning 93 - - 93 - - - - - 100 30 70 56 55
Lightning +4 109 - - 109 - - - - - 100 30 70 59 55
Lightning +5 120 - - 120 - - - - - 100 30 70 60 55
Magic 56 61 - - E - D - - 100 30 70 50 55
Magic +5 69 75 - - E - D - - 100 33 70 50 55
Magic +9 82 89 - - E - D - - 100 35.4 70 50 55
Magic +10 90 98 - - E - D - - 100 36 70 50 55
Divine 51 62 - - E - D - 110 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +5 63 77 - - E - D - 110 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +9 75 91 - - E - D - 110 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +10 82 100 - - E - D - 110 100 30 70 50 55
Fire 75 - 75 - - - - - - 100 30 70 50 55
Fire +5 93 - 93 - - - - - - 100 30 77 50 55
Fire +9 109 - 109 - - - - - - 100 30 82.6 50 55
Fire +10 120 - 120 - - - - - - 100 30 84 50 55

    

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.jpgStrength 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

 

  Attack Values Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Damage Reduction (%) Stability
Heater Shield physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg strength_dark_souls.jpg dexterity_dark_souls.jpg intelligence_dark_souls.jpg faith_dark_souls.jpg divine_dark_souls.jpg occult_dark_souls.jpg physical_defense_dark_souls.jpg magic_defense_dark_souls.jpg fire_defense_dark_souls.jpg lightning_defense_dark_souls.jpg stability_dark_souls.jpg
Regular 60 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 55
Regular +1 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 62 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 55
Regular +2 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 66 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 56
Regular +3 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 69 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 57
Regular +4 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 72 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 59
Regular +5 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx3) 75 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 60
Regular +6 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 78 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 61
Regular +7 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 82 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 62
Regular +8 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 85 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 63
Regular +9 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 89 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 64
Regular +10 (titanite_shard_dark_soulsx3) 93 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 66
Regular +11 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 97 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 66
Regular +12 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 101 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 67
Regular +13 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx2) 105 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 67
Regular +14 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx3) 109 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 68
Regular +15 (titanite_slab_dark_soulsx1) 120 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 68

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 25, but increases base damage.  It scales 31% for strength_dark_souls.jpgStrength  to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

 

  Attack Values Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Damage Reduction (%) Stability
Heater Shield physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg strength_dark_souls.jpg dexterity_dark_souls.jpg intelligence_dark_souls.jpg faith_dark_souls.jpg divine_dark_souls.jpg occult_dark_souls.jpg physical_defense_dark_souls.jpg magic_defense_dark_souls.jpg fire_defense_dark_souls.jpg lightning_defense_dark_souls.jpg stability_dark_souls.jpg
Crystal (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 93 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 68
Crystal +1 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 97 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 69
Crystal +2 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 101 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 69
Crystal +3 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx2) 105 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 70
Crystal +4 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx3) 109 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 70
Crystal +5 (titanite_slab_dark_soulsx1) 120 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 70 50 71

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

 

  Attack Values Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Damage Reduction (%) Stability
Heater Shield physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg strength_dark_souls.jpg dexterity_dark_souls.jpg intelligence_dark_souls.jpg faith_dark_souls.jpg divine_dark_souls.jpg occult_dark_souls.jpg physical_defense_dark_souls.jpg magic_defense_dark_souls.jpg fire_defense_dark_souls.jpg lightning_defense_dark_souls.jpg stability_dark_souls.jpg
Lightning (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 93 - - 93 - - - - - - 100 30 70 56 55
Lightning +1 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 97 - - 97 - - - - - - 100 30 70 57 55
Lightning +2 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 101 - - 101 - - - - - - 100 30 70 57.5 55
Lightning +3 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx2) 105 - - 105 - - - - - - 100 30 70 58 55
Lightning +4 (titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx3) 109 - - 109 - - - - - - 100 30 70 59 55
Lightning +5 (titanite_slab_dark_soulsx1) 120 - - 120 - - - - - - 100 30 70 60 55

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.jpgStrength and 22% faith_dark_souls.jpg 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

 

  Attack Values Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Damage Reduction (%) Stability
Heater Shield physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg strength_dark_souls.jpg dexterity_dark_souls.jpg intelligence_dark_souls.jpg faith_dark_souls.jpg divine_dark_souls.jpg occult_dark_souls.jpg physical_defense_dark_souls.jpg magic_defense_dark_souls.jpg fire_defense_dark_souls.jpg lightning_defense_dark_souls.jpg stability_dark_souls.jpg
Magic (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 48 52 - - E - D - - - 100 30 70 50 55
Magic +1 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 51 55 - - E - D - - - 100 30.6 70 50 55
Magic +2 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 53 57 - - E - D - - - 100 31.2 70 50 55
Magic +3 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 55 60 - - E - D - - - 100 31.8 70 50 55
Magic +4 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 58 62 - - E - D - - - 100 32.4 70 50 55
Magic +5 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx3) 60 65 - - E - D - - - 100 33 70 50 55
Magic +6 (blue_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 63 68 - - E - D - - - 100 33.6 70 50 55
Magic +7 (blue_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 65 70 - - E - D - - - 100 34.2 70 50 55
Magic +8 (blue_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx2) 68 73 - - E - D - - - 100 34.8 70 50 55
Magic +9 (blue_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx3) 71 76 - - E - D - - - 100 35.4 70 50 55
Magic +10 (blue_titanite_slab_dark_soulsx1) 78 87 - - E - D - - - 100 36 70 50 55

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.jpgStrength and 25% faith_dark_souls.jpgFaith to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 2000 souls, 10 Green Titanite Shards, 7 White Titanite Chunks and 1 White Titanite Slab

 

  Attack Values Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Damage Reduction (%) Stability
Heater Shield physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg strength_dark_souls.jpg dexterity_dark_souls.jpg intelligence_dark_souls.jpg faith_dark_souls.jpg divine_dark_souls.jpg occult_dark_souls.jpg physical_defense_dark_souls.jpg magic_defense_dark_souls.jpg fire_defense_dark_souls.jpg lightning_defense_dark_souls.jpg stability_dark_souls.jpg
Divine (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 43 53 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +1 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 45 56 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +2 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 47 58 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +3 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 50 61 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +4 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 52 64 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +5 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx3) 54 66 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +6 (white_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 56 69 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +7 (white_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 59 72 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +8 (white_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx2) 61 75 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +9 (white_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx3) 64 78 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55
Divine +10 (white_titanite_slab_dark_soulsx1) 70 86 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 70 50 55

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

 

  Attack Values Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Damage Reduction (%) Stability
Heater Shield physical_damage_dark_souls.jpg magic_damage_dark_souls.jpg fire_damage_dark_souls.jpg lightning_damage_dark_souls.jpg strength_dark_souls.jpg dexterity_dark_souls.jpg intelligence_dark_souls.jpg faith_dark_souls.jpg divine_dark_souls.jpg occult_dark_souls.jpg physical_defense_dark_souls.jpg magic_defense_dark_souls.jpg fire_defense_dark_souls.jpg lightning_defense_dark_souls.jpg stability_dark_souls.jpg
Fire (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 75 - 75 - - - - - - - 100 30 70 50 55
Fire +1 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 78 - 78 - - - - - - - 100 30 71.4 50 55
Fire +2 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx1) 82 - 82 - - - - - - - 100 30 72.8 50 55
Fire +3 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 85 - 85 - - - - - - - 100 30 74.2 50 55
Fire +4 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx2) 89 - 89 - - - - - - - 100 30 75.6 50 55
Fire +5 (green_titanite_shard_dark_soulsx3) 93 - 93 - - - - - - - 100 30 77 50 55
Fire +6 (red_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 97 - 97 - - - - - - - 100 30 78.4 50 55
Fire +7 (red_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx1) 101 - 101 - - - - - - - 100 30 79.8 50 55
Fire +8 (red_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx2) 105 - 105 - - - - - - - 100 30 81.2 50 55
Fire +9 (red_titanite_chunk_dark_soulsx3) 109 - 109 - - - - - - - 100 30 82.6 50 55
Fire +10 (red_titanite_slab_dark_soulsx1) 120 - 120 - - - - - - - 100 30 84 50 55
Standard Shields

Balder Shield  ♦  Bloodshield  ♦  Caduceus Kite Shield  ♦  Crest Shield  ♦  Crystal Shield  ♦  Dragon Crest Shield  ♦  East-West Shield  ♦  Gargoyle's Shield  ♦  Grass Crest Shield  ♦  Hollow Soldier Shield  ♦  Iron Round Shield  ♦  Knight Shield  ♦  Large Leather Shield  ♦  Pierce Shield  ♦  Sanctus  ♦  Silver Knight Shield  ♦  Spider Shield  ♦  Spiked Shield  ♦  Tower Kite Shield

 




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    • Anonymous
      15 Sep 2022 15:34  

      To keep the undead merchant alive next character i make, just so i can make crystal versions of this weapon, or to drop the shield and just murder the undead merchant for that snazzy katana... Tough choice!

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      • Anonymous
        02 May 2022 11:59  

        Hello my dear black knight
        See how this tiny thing parries your fabolous wonderful mighty extremly overpowered ultra greatsword

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        • Anonymous
          01 Feb 2022 10:13  

          This is easily the best shield in the game, while statically there are superior shield for every other stat this one has stat requirements that allow any of the starting classes to use it. It's stability is SHOCKINGLY high for it's weight, not only that but it also has 100% physical block and a fast parry speed. Remember that this weighs less than the Crest and Dragon Crest Shield. Also you don't need to use a Titanite Slab on it because it's Stability doesn't go up at +15, freeing that precious upgrade material for something more important.

          Plus it does a great job at blocking elements for it's weight, sure it's Magic damage block is pretty lackluster at 30%, it's Fire damage block is great and it's Lightning damage block is respectable.

          Another nice thing is that this can be used viably as Crystal because you can buy as many of them as you need, sure it's costly in the long run, but this puts it immediately as the +14 Standard Stability of 68.

          Overall this Shield is a must have for lightweight characters as despite it's size and weight it punches far above (figuratively) what it should for being one of the shields of a starting class, even then pretty much any character can make great use of this thing.

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          • Anonymous
            24 Mar 2021 22:51  

            Perfect choice if you want 100% physical resistance and very decent protection from fire while maintaining fast parrying ability. One of the top shields in the game far more superior than any of those little crappy light shields.

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            • arkwright
              21 Oct 2020 22:49  

              This shield is literally the best shield (overall) in the game. I just blocked 2 of the Silver Knight sword slashes with my pyromancer pure dexterity build ~SL40 with NO POINTS in endurance at all (11 base endurance for pyromancer) and my stamina didn't dry up, still had 10% left. Great combusted the ****er's ass to oblivion. Recommended.

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              • Anonymous
                11 Oct 2020 08:40  

                This is an awesome little shield. It was the only one my high endurance dex build could use while staying at 25% for the fast roll and it has not let me down. Blocks all basic attacks and I use my roll for more powerful attacks, haven’t even upgraded it.

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                • Anonymous
                  01 Jun 2018 09:03  

                  Here it says "Lightest 100% physical shield in the game.", but on this wiki Spider Shield is also 100% physical and it's weight is 1.5

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                  • Anonymous
                    18 Jan 2018 15:59  

                    Why does a 100% damage block shield have a fast parry speed? I wonder if that is a bug that will be fixed in the remaster.

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                    • Anonymous
                      02 Sep 2017 03:26  

                      A solid and light shield that can purchased from undead trader early on in game and definitely worth getting as it blocks 100% physical damage while also being the lightest shield to do so.. ugly as fuk though

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