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Standard Shields in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered are defensive equipment with a well balanced mixture of defense and weight. Standard shields vary from lighter variants used by lighter characters to heavier ones used by more robust characters. Good all round values makes this the most common shield type and the one you'll be using most of the time. A wide variety of specialized shields come in this category as well allowing the prepared adventurer to easily swap to a similarly weighted shield based on the occasion. Most of these shields have 100% physical damage reduction making them great at blocking instead of parrying.

 

 

Standard Shields

 

  Attack Power
Damage Reduction (%)		 Requirements
Param Bonus		    
Image Name icon_dmg_phy.png
icon_prot_phy.png		 icon_dmg_magi.png
icon_prot_magi.png		 icon_dmg_fire.png
icon_prot_fire.png		 icon_dmg_lightn.png
icon_prot_lightn.png		 icon_dmg_cbonus.png
icon_prot_stab.png		 icon_strength.png icon_dexterity.png icon_intelligence.png icon_faith.png icon_other_dura.png
icon_other_weig.png		 Deflection Parry Speed Acquired From
Notes
eastwest_shield.png East-West Shield 52
88		 0
40		 0
30		 0
65		 100
44		 6
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 160
1.0		 Medium Fast Starter Item: Initial Equipment for Cleric.
Purchase: Undead Merchant for 400 souls.
wooden_shield.png Wooden Shield 54
93		 0
40		 0
30		 0
65		 100
52		 7
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 160
1.5		 Medium Fast Location: On a corpse behind a door just before the first bonfire in the Undead Burg.
large_leather_shield.png Large Leather Shield 46
91		 0
35		 0
60		 0
60		 100
52		 7
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 200
1.5		 Medium Fast Starter Item: Intial Equipment for Hunter.
Purchase: Andre of Astora for 800 souls.
Drops: Phalanx (A)
heater_shield.png Heater Shield 60
100		 0
30		 0
70		 0
50		 100
55		 8
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 250
2.0		 Medium Fast Starter Item: Initial Equipment for Warrior.
Purchase: Undead Merchant for 1000 Souls.
tower_kite_shield.png Tower Kite Shield 64
100		 0
30		 0
70		 0
50		 100
58		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 250
3.0		 Medium Normal Starter Item: Initial Equipment for Knight.
Purchase: Andre of Astora for 1000 souls.
caduceus_kite_shield.png Caduceus Kite Shield 64
100		 0
30		 0
70		 0
50		 100
58		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 250
3.0		 Medium Normal Purchase: Andre of Astora for 1000 souls.
Drops: Undead Crystal Soldier (A)
hollow_soldier_shield.png Hollow Soldier Shield 66
100		 0
30		 0
65		 0
50		 100
56		 11
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 250
3.5		 Medium Normal Drops: Undead Soldier(Spear, Sword) (A)
knight_shield.png Knight Shield 68
100		 0
30		 0
60		 0
40		 100
56		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 200
5.5		 Medium Normal Location: On a corpse in the Undead Parish just past the Fog Gate. Guarded by an Elite Undead Knight.
sanctus.png Sanctus 62
95		 0
40		 0
70		 0
50		 100
51		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 18
-		 410
3.0		 Medium Normal Drops: Paladin Leeroy.

Restores 2 HP every 2 seconds.
balder_shield.png Balder Shield 66
100		 0
20		 0
60		 0
50		 100
63		 12
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 220
4.0		 Medium Normal Purchase: Crestfallen Merchant for 4000 souls.
Drops: Elite Undead Guard (Rapier, Sword) (A), Elite Undead Guard [Sens' Fortress] (Rapier, Archer) (A)
spider_shield.png Spider Shield 62
100		 0
30		 0
72		 0
48		 100
56		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 230
3.0		 Medium Normal Starter Item: Initial Equipment for Bandit.
Locations: Valley of Drakes, on the bridge to lower New Londo or above the Giant Rat in the Depths, drop down the hole behind the first Butcher.

Protects from Poison and Toxin buildup when used to block attacks.
grass_crest_shield.png Grass Crest Shield 62
95		 0
42		 0
70		 0
50		 100
51		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 200
3.0		 Medium Normal Location: Darkroot Basin, cliff-side path, near cave to Valley of Drakes. On a corpse guarded by a Black Knight.

Speeds up stamina regeneration, also when shield is on back.
bloodshield.png Bloodshield 62
100		 0
30		 0
70		 0
50		 100
53		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 240
3.0		 Medium Normal Location: In the Painted World of Ariamis on the bridge near the Zombie Dragon.

Raises Bleed/Poison/Curse resist by 25%, also when shield is on back.
iron_round_shield.png Iron Round Shield 68
100		 0
30		 0
72		 0
46		 100
52		 14
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 280
5.0		 Heavy Normal Drop: Shiva of the East

The only heavy deflection shield that can also parry.
sunlight_shield.png Sunlight Shield 64
100		 0
30		 0
75		 0
50		 100
60		 12
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 280
4.0		 Medium Normal Drops: Solaire of Astora.
pierce_shield.png Pierce Shield 82
95		 0
30		 0
70		 0
34		 100
49		 11
D		 14
C		 0
-		 0
-		 180
3.5		 Light Bash* Gift: Find Siegmeyer of Catarina in the Blighttown swamp near a group of slugs and give him 3 Purple Moss.

*Parry is replaced by an overhead shield bash.
spiked_shield.png Spiked Shield 78
90		 0
28		 0
69		 0
40		 100
48		 10
D		 12
C		 0
-		 0
-		 160
3.0		 Light Bash* Drops: Kirk, Knight of Thorns

*Parry is replaced by an overhead shield bash.
300 Bleeding Damage.
gargoyles_shield.png Gargoyle's Shield 62
85		 0
40		 0
75		 0
70		 100
56		 12
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 300
4.0		 Medium Normal Drops: Bell Gargoyle Boss (A), Gargoyle (A)
Crystal_Shield.png Crystal Shield 70
100		 0
60		 0
80		 0
80		 100
60		 14
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 250
5.0		 Medium Bash* Purchase: Domhnall of Zena for 4000 souls.

*Parry is replaced by an overhead shield bash.
Cannot be repaired.
crest_shield.png Crest Shield 62
100		 0
80		 0
55		 0
45		 100
55		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 300
3.0		 Medium Normal Drops: Knight of Astora, Oscar (Hollow)
dragon_crest_shield.png Dragon Crest Shield 62
100		 0
20		 0
85		 0
45		 100
55		 10
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 300
3.0		 Medium Normal Location: In the Valley of Drakes near the Zombie Dragon.
silver_knight_shield.png Silver Knight Shield 66
100		 0
40		 0
75		 0
65		 100
64		 14
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 250
5.0		 Medium Normal Drops: Silver Knight (Spear, Sword) (A)
black_knight_shield.png Black Knight Shield 68
100		 0
25		 0
95		 0
65		 100
62		 16
D		 0
-		 0
-		 0
-		 250
6.0		 Medium Normal Drop: Black Knight (Axe, Greatsword, Spear, Sword) (A)

 

Table Key

Requirements /
Parameter Bonus		 Attack Values Damage Reduction (%)
Reducing the elemental damage taken in %		 Auxiliary Effects Others
strength dark souls
Strength		 physical damage dark souls
Physical		 physical defense dark souls
Physical		 bleed dark souls
Bleed		 durability dark souls
Durability
dexterity dark souls
Dexterity		 magic damage dark souls
Magic		 magic defense dark souls
Magic		 poison dark souls
Poison		 weight dark souls
Weight
intelligence dark souls
Intelligence		 fire damage dark souls
Fire		 fire defense dark souls
Fire		 divine dark souls
Divine		  
faith dark souls
Faith		 lightning damage dark souls
Lightning		 lightning defense dark souls
Lightning		 occult dark souls
Occult		  
  critical dark souls
Critical		 stability dark souls
Stability		    
  magic adjustment dark souls
Magic Adjustment		      

Durability: The weapon's HP; when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost useless. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" - at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit.
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St).






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    • Anonymous
      29 Apr 2020 14:12  

      Standard shields quick tier list : S - The Silver knight Shield has the best stability among standard shields (+good ligntning defense). Amazing shield for its weight. A - The Black knight Shield has the best fire defense and a good stability but weighs more than the silver version A - Balder shield is a very good early game shield : 2nd best stability among standard shields and rather light weight. B - Crystal Shield has a very good fire/ligntning defense although it can't be upgraded. B - Grass crest shield has an interesting stamina buff but bad defensive stats. B - Crest shield is the only one with a decent magic defense. C - Bloodshield can be useful in the specific situations involving curse or bleeding damages. C - Tower Kite Shield and Caduceus Kite Shield are good shields to begin with

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