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Pierce Shield +15 Stats
		205			100
		155(167)			49
		229(229)			180
		225(229)			3.5
Requirements & Bonus

11	14		–	–
Weapon Type			Standard Shield
Attack Type			Strike
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused with Magic: 155 physical dmg/167 magic dmg, with Fire: 229 physical dmg/229 Fire dmg, with Lightning: 225 physical dmg/229 Lightning dmg

"Shield of certain knights of Catarina, used in attacks with a large protrusion in the center."
"Can be used as a thrust weapon."

Acquired from:

Gift: Find Siegmeyer of Catarina in the Blighttown swamp near a group of slugs and give him 3 Purple Moss Clumps.

Hints and Tips:

A light shield that can be used for both attack and defense, an attribute usually restricted to Greatshields.
Upgrading the shield does not increase stability.
Infusion does not decrease stability.

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Pierce 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

Pierce Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary	Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	82	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +5	123	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +10	164	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +14	196	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +15	205	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal	180	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal +4	213	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal +5	221	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Lightning	164	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Lightning +4	213	-	-	213	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	44.9	49
Lightning +5	225	-	-	229	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	47.6	49
Magic	93	100	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +5	124	134	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +9	148	160	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +10	155	167	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine	82	102	-	-	E	D	C	-	110	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +5	110	136	-	-	E	D	C	-	110	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +9	132	163	-	-	E	D	C	-	110	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +10	137	170	-	-	E	D	C	-	110	95	30	70	34	49
Fire	123	-	123	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Fire +5	164	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	73.5	34	49
Fire +9	213	-	213	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	76.3	34	49
Fire +10	229	-	229	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	77	34	49

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 22% for Strength and 70% for Dexterity 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

Pierce Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	82	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +1 (x1)	90	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +2 (x1)	98	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +3 (x2)	106	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +4 (x2)	114	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +5 (x3)	123	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +6 (x1)	131	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +7 (x1)	139	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +8 (x2)	147	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +9 (x2)	155	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +10 (x3)	164	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +11 (x1)	172	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +12 (x1)	180	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +13 (x2)	188	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +14 (x3)	196	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Regular +15 (x1)	205	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49

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 18, but increases base damage. It scales 22% for Strength and 70% for Dexterity to increase your AR.
To reach max, you need: 1000 souls, 8 titanite chunks to +4 and 1 titanite slab to +5

Pierce Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Crystal (x1)	180	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal +1 (x1)	188	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal +2 (x1)	196	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal +3 (x2)	205	-	-	-	D	C	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal +4 (x3)	213	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Crystal +5 (x1)	221	-	-	-	D	B	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49

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

Pierce Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Lightning (x1)	164	-	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-		30	70	34	49
Lightning +1 (x1)	176	-	-	176	-	-	-	-	-	-		30	70	36.7	49
Lightning +2 (x1)	188	-	-	188	-	-	-	-	-	-		30	70	39.4	49
Lightning +3 (x2)	200	-	-	200	-	-	-	-	-	-		30	70	42.2	49
Lightning +4 (x3)	213	-	-	213	-	-	-	-	-	-		30	70	44.9	49
Lightning +5 (x1)	225	-	-	229	-	-	-	-	-	-		30	70	47.6	49

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 6% for Strength, 20% for Dexterity and 66% 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

Pierce Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Magic (x1)	93	100	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +1 (x1)	99	107	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +2 (x1)	105	113	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +3 (x2)	111	120	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +4 (x2)	117	127	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +5 (x3)	124	134	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +6 (x1)	130	140	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +7 (x1)	136	147	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +8 (x2)	142	154	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +9 (x3)	148	160	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Magic +10 (x1)	155	167	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49

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 7% for Strength, 21% for Dexterity and 73% 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

Pierce Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Divine (x1)	82	102	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +1 (x1)	88	108	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +2 (x1)	93	115	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +3 (x2)	99	122	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +4 (x2)	104	129	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +5 (x3)	110	136	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +6 (x1)	115	142	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +7 (x1)	121	149	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +8 (x2)	126	156	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +9 (x3)	132	163	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49
Divine +10 (x1)	137	170	-	-	E	D	-	C	110	-	95	30	70	34	49

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

Pierce Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary		Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Fire (x1)	123	-	123	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	70	34	49
Fire +1 (x1)	131	-	131	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	71.4	34	49
Fire +2 (x1)	139	-	139	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	72.8	34	49
Fire +3 (x2)	147	-	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	74.2	34	49
Fire +4 (x2)	155	-	155	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	75.6	34	49
Fire +5 (x3)	164	-	164	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	77	34	49
Fire +6 (x1)	176	-	176	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	78.4	34	49
Fire +7 (x1)	188	-	188	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	79.8	34	49
Fire +8 (x2)	200	-	200	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	81.2	34	49
Fire +9 (x3)	213	-	213	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	82.6	34	49
Fire +10 (x1)	229	-	229	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	30	84	34	49

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 ♦ Hollow Soldier Shield ♦ Iron Round Shield ♦ Knight Shield ♦ Large Leather Shield ♦ Sanctus ♦ Silver Knight Shield ♦ Spider Shield ♦ Spiked Shield ♦ Tower Kite Shield

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- Anonymous
  18 Mar 2022 10:21
  So divine has INT scaling?
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- Anonymous
  02 Mar 2021 09:22
  Well now I'm confused, this weapon is not a party shield, despite that being the seeming sole purpose the catarina knights deal with people mocking their armor (if you didn't know the catarina knights armor says it's very good for parrying)
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- Anonymous
  01 Feb 2020 02:33
  Can this be buffed with a spell or resin when held in the right hand?
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- Anonymous
  03 Sep 2018 08:34
  Onions forever! Eat my bulb stem!
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- Anonymous
  14 Jan 2018 22:29
  Endgame weapon for shield builds. Highest damage in the game and can do counter damage with the Leo Ring.
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