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hollow soldier shield
Hollow Soldier Shield+15

Stats
physical damage dark souls 132 critical dark souls 100
magic damage dark souls 100(108) stability dark souls 70
fire damage dark souls 132(132) durability dark souls 250
lightning damage dark souls 132(132) weight dark souls 3.5
Requirements & Bonus
strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls
11 - – –
Weapon Type Standard Shield
Attack Type Strike
Enchantable Yes
Special No

*When infused with Magic: 100 physical dmg/108 magic dmg, with Fire: 132 physical dmg/132 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 132 physical dmg/132 Lightning dmg

Hollow Soldier Shield is a Standard Shield in Dark Souls. Hollow Soldier Shield, a metal shield used by Hollow soldiers. Though heavily rusted, it remains sturdy and provides solid defense, making it a reliable choice for the early stages of the game.  Standard Shields can be used not only to block an enemy but to parry their attack as well. This allows a riposte, a free attack by the player for a high amount of damage. Enemy attacks can be interrupted with a parry (pressing the Strong Attack button for the shield) and requires practice to learn the timing. Better at blocking than Small Shields.

 

"Metal shield wielded by Hollow soldiers. Heavily rusted but sturdy, providing a strong defense"

 

Dark Souls Hollow Soldier Shield Acquired from

 

Hollow Soldier Shield Notes & Tips in Dark Souls

  • Once one of the best medium shields, but heavily nerfed in patch 1.04/1.05.
  • Quite good for early areas of the game

 

Dark Souls Hollow Soldier Shield Upgrade Table

Max
standard upgrade dark souls icon s
crystal upgrade dark souls icon s
lightning upgrade dark souls icon s
magic upgrade dark souls icon s
divine upgrade dark souls icon s
fire upgrade dark souls icon s

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
Hollow Soldier Shield physical damage dark souls magic damage dark souls fire damage dark souls lightning damage dark souls strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls divine dark souls physical defense dark souls magic defense dark souls fire defense dark souls lightning defense dark souls stability dark souls
Regular 66 - - - D - - - - 100 30 65 50 56
Regular +5 82 - - - D - - - - 100 30 65 50 61
Regular +10 102 - - - D - - - - 100 30 65 50 67
Regular +14 120 - - - D - - - - 100 30 65 50 69
Regular +15 132 - - - D - - - - 100 30 65 50 70
Crystal 102 - - - D - - - - 100 30 65 50 70
Crystal +4 120 - - - D - - - - 100 30 65 50 72
Crystal +5 132 - -   D - - - - 100 30 65 50 72
Lightning 102 - - 102 - - - - - 100 30 65 56 56
Lightning +4 120 - - 120 - - - - - 100 30 65 59 56
Lightning +5 132 - - 132 - - - - - 100 30 65 60 56
Magic 62 67 - - E - D - - 100 30 65 50 56
Magic +5 77 83 - - E - D - - 100 33 65 50 56
Magic +9 91 98 - - E - D - - 100 35.4 65 50 56
Magic +10 100 108 - - E - D - - 100 36 65 50 56
Divine 56 67 - - E - D - 110 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +5 69 83 - - E - D - 110 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +9 82 98 - - E - D - 110 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +10 90 108 - - E - D - 110 100 30 65 50 56
Fire 82 - 82 - - - - - - 100 30 65 50 56
Fire +5 102 - 102 - - - - - - 100 30 71.5 50 56
Fire +9 120 - 120 - - - - - - 100 30 76.7 50 56
Fire +10 132 - 132 - - - - - - 100 30 78 50 56

     

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 soulsStrength 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
Hollow Soldier Shield physical damage dark souls magic damage dark souls fire damage dark souls lightning damage dark souls strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls divine dark souls occult dark souls physical defense dark souls magic defense dark souls fire defense dark souls lightning defense dark souls stability dark souls
Regular 66 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 56
Regular +1 (titanite shard dark souls sx1) 69 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 57
Regular +2 (titanite shard dark souls sx1) 72 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 58
Regular +3 (titanite shard dark souls sx2) 75 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 59
Regular +4 (titanite shard dark souls sx2) 79 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 60
Regular +5 (titanite shard dark souls sx3) 82 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 61
Regular +6 (large titanite shard dark souls sx1) 86 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 62
Regular +7 (large titanite shard dark souls sx1) 90 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 63
Regular +8 (large titanite shard dark souls sx2) 94 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 64
Regular +9 (large titanite shard dark souls sx2) 98 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 66
Regular +10 (large titanite shard dark souls sx3) 102 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 67
Regular +11 (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 106 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 67
Regular +12 (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 111 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 68
Regular +13 (titanite chunk dark souls sx2) 116 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 68
Regular +14 (titanite chunk dark souls sx3) 120 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 69
Regular +15 (titanite slab dark souls sx1) 132 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 70

 

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 soulsStrength  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
Hollow Soldier Shield physical damage dark souls magic damage dark souls fire damage dark souls lightning damage dark souls strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls divine dark souls occult dark souls physical defense dark souls magic defense dark souls fire defense dark souls lightning defense dark souls stability dark souls
Crystal (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 102 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 70
Crystal +1 (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 106 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 70
Crystal +2 (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 111 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 71
Crystal +3 (titanite chunk dark souls sx2) 116 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 71
Crystal +4 (titanite chunk dark souls sx3) 120 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 72
Crystal +5 (titanite slab dark souls sx1) 132 - - - D - - - - - 100 30 65 50 72

 

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
Hollow Soldier Shield physical damage dark souls magic damage dark souls fire damage dark souls lightning damage dark souls strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls divine dark souls occult dark souls physical defense dark souls magic defense dark souls fire defense dark souls lightning defense dark souls stability dark souls
Lightning (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 102 - - 102 - - - - - - 100 30 65 56 56
Lightning +1 (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 106 - - 106 - - - - - - 100 30 65 57 56
Lightning +2 (titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 111 - - 111 - - - - - - 100 30 65 57.5 56
Lightning +3 (titanite chunk dark souls sx2) 116 - - 116 - - - - - - 100 30 65 58 56
Lightning +4 (titanite chunk dark souls sx3) 120 - - 120 - - - - - - 100 30 65 59 56
Lightning +5 (titanite slab dark souls sx1) 132 - - 132 - - - - - - 100 30 65 60 56

 

 

 

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 soulsStrength and 22% faith dark souls 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
Hollow Soldier Shield physical damage dark souls magic damage dark souls fire damage dark souls lightning damage dark souls strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls divine dark souls occult dark souls physical defense dark souls magic defense dark souls fire defense dark souls lightning defense dark souls stability dark souls
Magic (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 62 67 - - E - D - - - 100 30 65 50 56
Magic +1 (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 65 70 - - E - D - - - 100 30.6 65 50 56
Magic +2 (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 68 73 - - E - D - - - 100 31.2 65 50 56
Magic +3 (green titanite shard dark souls sx2) 71 77 - - E - D - - - 100 31.8 65 50 56
Magic +4 (green titanite shard dark souls sx2) 74 80 - - E - D - - - 100 32.4 65 50 56
Magic +5 (green titanite shard dark souls sx3) 77 83 - - E - D - - - 100 33 65 50 56
Magic +6 (blue titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 81 87 - - E - D - - - 100 33.6 65 50 56
Magic +7 (blue titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 84 91 - - E - D - - - 100 34.2 65 50 56
Magic +8 (blue titanite chunk dark souls sx2) 88 95 - - E - D - - - 100 34.8 65 50 56
Magic +9 (blue titanite chunk dark souls sx3) 91 98 - - E - D - - - 100 35.4 65 50 56
Magic +10 (blue titanite slab dark souls sx1) 100 108 - - E - D - - - 100 36 65 50 56

 

 

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 soulsStrength and 25% faith dark soulsFaith 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
Hollow Soldier Shield physical damage dark souls magic damage dark souls fire damage dark souls lightning damage dark souls strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls divine dark souls occult dark souls physical defense dark souls magic defense dark souls fire defense dark souls lightning defense dark souls stability dark souls
Divine (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 56 67 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +1 (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 58 70 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +2 (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 61 73 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +3 (green titanite shard dark souls sx2) 64 77 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +4 (green titanite shard dark souls sx2) 67 80 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +5 (green titanite shard dark souls sx3) 69 83 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +6 (white titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 72 87 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +7 (white titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 76 91 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +8 (white titanite chunk dark souls sx2) 79 95 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +9 (white titanite chunk dark souls sx3) 82 98 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56
Divine +10 (white titanite slab dark souls sx1) 90 108 - - E - D - 110 - 100 30 65 50 56

 

 

 

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
Hollow Soldier Shield physical damage dark souls magic damage dark souls fire damage dark souls lightning damage dark souls strength dark souls dexterity dark souls intelligence dark souls faith dark souls divine dark souls occult dark souls physical defense dark souls magic defense dark souls fire defense dark souls lightning defense dark souls stability dark souls
Fire (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 82 - 82 - - - - - - - 100 30 65 50 56
Fire +1 (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 86 - 86 - - - - - - - 100 30 66.3 50 56
Fire +2 (green titanite shard dark souls sx1) 90 - 90 - - - - - - - 100 30 67.6 50 56
Fire +3 (green titanite shard dark souls sx2) 94 - 94 - - - - - - - 100 30 68.9 50 56
Fire +4 (green titanite shard dark souls sx2) 98 - 98 - - - - - - - 100 30 70.2 50 56
Fire +5 (green titanite shard dark souls sx3) 102 - 102 - - - - - - - 100 30 71.5 50 56
Fire +6 (red titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 106 - 106 - - - - - - - 100 30 72.8 50 56
Fire +7 (red titanite chunk dark souls sx1) 111 - 111 - - - - - - - 100 30 74.1 50 56
Fire +8 (red titanite chunk dark souls sx2) 116 - 116 - - - - - - - 100 30 75.4 50 56
Fire +9 (red titanite chunk dark souls sx3) 120 - 120 - - - - - - - 100 30 76.7 50 56
Fire +10 (red titanite slab dark souls sx1) 132 - 132 - - - - - - - 100 30 78 50 56

 

 
Standard Shields

Balder Shield  ♦  Bloodshield  ♦  Caduceus Kite Shield  ♦  Crest Shield  ♦  Crystal Shield  ♦  Dragon Crest Shield  ♦  East-West Shield  ♦  Gargoyle's Shield  ♦  Grass Crest Shield  ♦  Heater 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
      30 Jul 2023 17:21  

      Hey guys is it possible to parry with this shield??? Im trying to parry a black knight but it seems as if there is no effect of that parry and the guy just proceeds to annhilate me without pausing for me to riposte...

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      • Fumeknight1045
        04 Oct 2020 11:20  

        The hollow shoulder shield used to be one of the best shields in the game boasting a monstrous 85 stability. Which sounds like a great shield in a medium shield suit. Unfortunately, when fromsoft realize that this shield is to stable for a medium shield, it was heavenly nerf to the depths for being to stable for an early game medium shield. Now it's stability is at 85 to 70 which makes this shield not good than it was back in the days. The shield isn't bad, but it gets outclassed by the kite shields and also the crest and grass crest shield, due to having not enough stability or usage to be great. So pretty tragic ending of an otherwise good shield.

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