Great Shields are a class of Shields in Dark Souls 3. These types of Shields usually weigh a decent amount and provide the best protection in the game. They are often used by players who have high Strength, as they require a good amount to use.
| Name & Icon | Attack Power Damage Reduction (%) |
Requirements Param Bonus |
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Skill |
Acquired From |
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111 100.0 |
0 63.0 |
0 59.0 |
0 54.0 |
0 63.0 |
100 59 |
0 0 0 |
30 D |
10 - |
0 - |
0 - |
115 15.0 |
14 |
Dropped by Bonewheel Skeletons in Catacombs of Carthus and Smouldering Lake. | ||
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106 84.0 |
0 59.0 |
0 63.0 |
0 66.0 |
0 59.0 |
100 63 |
0 0 0 |
16 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
105 7.0 |
16 (-/-) |
Road of Sacrifices: Looted from a corpse in the forrest after the halfway Fortess bonfire | ||
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136 100 |
0 81.0 |
0 69.0 |
0 76.0 |
0 67.0 |
100 77 |
0 0 0 |
50 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
205 21.5 |
10 (-/-) |
Dropped by Eygon of Carim. |
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111 100 |
0 83.0 |
0 66.0 |
0 54.0 |
0 63.0 |
100 64 |
0 0 0 |
36 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
140 15.0 |
16 (-/-) |
Dropped by Lothric Knights wielding this Shield. Sold by Greirat for 5000 souls (after sending him to scavenge at Irithyll Valley). |
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125 100.0 |
0 75.0 |
0 69.0 |
0 63.0 |
0 75.0 |
100 66 |
0 0 0 |
34 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
150 17 |
- |
Looted from a corpse on an alter near the first short cut at Cathedral of the Deep. | ||
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112 100.0 |
0 69.0 |
0 83.0 |
0 53.0 |
0 69.0 |
100 64 |
0 0 0 |
32 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
150 14.5 |
- |
Dropped by Knight Slayer Tsorig underneath the Smouldering Lake. | ||
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132 100.0 |
0 74.0 |
0 76.0 |
0 63.0 |
0 74.0 |
100 73 |
0 0 0 |
40 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
205 20.5 |
16 (-/-) |
Transposed from the Soul of Yhorm the Giant | ||
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134 100.0 |
0 71.0 |
0 70.0 |
0 95.0 |
0 77.0 |
100 74 |
0 0 0 |
38 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
190 26.0 |
16 (-/-) |
Transposed from the Soul of Dragonslayer Armour | ||
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115 100.0 |
0 75.0 |
0 71.0 |
0 71.0 |
0 75.0 |
100 67.0 |
0 0 0 |
38 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
170 18 |
16 (-/-) |
Dropped by Elder Ghru in a circle in the swamp in Farron Keep | ||
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134 100 |
0 70 |
0 65 |
0 52 |
0 63 |
100 80 |
0 0 0 |
D 40 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
190 18.5 |
16 (-/-) |
Dropped by a Mimic in the Profaned Capital (near boss fog). | ||
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87 77.0 |
0 45.0 |
0 43.0 |
0 46.0 |
0 45.0 |
100 54 |
0 0 0 |
D 16 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
105 6.5 |
- |
Looted from a corpse in Archdragon peak, on the arch just after the first bonfire and before the boss fight. | ||
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143 100.0 |
0 83.0 |
0 83.0 |
0 82.0 |
0 83.0 |
100 75 |
0 0 0 |
D 40 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
270 28.0 |
16 (-/-) |
Dropped by Havel after defeating him in Archdragon Peak. | ||
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124 100.0 |
0 68.0 |
0 68.0 |
0 65.0 |
0 52.0 |
0 68.0 |
0 0 0 |
30 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
140 11.0 |
- Weapon Skill |
Can be obtained by reaching rank 2 in the Watchdogs of Farron Covenant. | ||
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112 100.0 |
0 63.0 |
0 60.0 |
0 54.0 |
0 83.0 |
100 67 |
0 0 0 |
D 32 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
150 15.5 |
16 (-/-) |
Dropped by Cathedral Knights wielding the Hammer and Greatshield. | ||
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145 100 |
0 55 |
0 90 |
0 30 |
0 55 |
100 60 |
0 0 0 |
D 35 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
E 15 |
150 18 |
16(-/-) |
From the Ringed City Streets bonfire, head through the shortcut until you get to the bridge with the dragon in the distance. This shield is under the bridge. | ||
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107 100 |
0 75 |
0 45 |
0 80 |
0 75 |
150 60 |
0 0 0 |
C 45 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
150 21.5 |
-(17/20) |
The Ringed City: Just past the Earthen Peak Ruins bonfire, to the right of the first flying hollow is a shack. Down the path to the left is a corpse with this shield. It is at the very end of the path near the cliff's edge | ||
AnonymousDeflecting swords, rapiers, etc. Would have been a good incentive to use them. Any enemy in the game that has a greatshield does deflect attacks from light weapons, so it makes absolutely no sense that we can't shrug r1 spams off.
And before you dislike, r1 spamming ganking dipshts, elden ring's pvp is a disaster because of you.
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Deflecting swords, rapiers, etc. Would have been a good incentive to use them. Any enemy in the game that has a greatshield does deflect attacks from light weapons, so it makes absolutely no sense that we can't shrug r1 spams off.
And before you dislike, r1 spamming ganking dipshts, elden ring's pvp is a disaster because of you.
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i wanna do my first total tank build in any dark souls, which greatshield is the best? regardless of weight or anything
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LKBuDled4ABlzcIfjauvyAtbBrx_YGvCFfu2ARSILjU/edit#gid=0
Spreadsheet sortable
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This sortable table is all you need https://www.reddit.com/r/darksouls3/comments/5xu5k8/shields_a_guide_to_all_shields_at_10/
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Wouldn't it be neat if having a Greatshield on your back could negate backstabs?
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Apart from the Ancient Dragon Shield, t's a shame there isn't a low STR greatshield with weapon skill WA. I want a great shield to infuse simple & use on my mage.
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I don't really see people using great shields anymore. You get I-frames and can reposition yourself when you roll anyway, which is better than getting chip damage and standing ground. People would rather have an average-performing block shield, a medium roll, and invest more in points into damage for trading, than a slightly better block shield, risk fat-rolling, and invest points into VIT.
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Having played the game with a shields only build recently, I'm disappointed with the damage output of the "ultra greatshields". They will happily munch much more stamina than other greatshields but the damage doesn't really match the extra consumption. Their insane weight and high strength requirements should be punishment enough for the extra stability which isn't really even necessary for PVE. The Black Iron Greatshield seems like the ultimate greatshield, great defenses and stability for a relatively low weight and most importantly, it's easily available fairly early.
Greatshield + Carthus Blood Ring + Caestus to spam the leaping Ghrus renders all PVE trivial. Seriously you can beat the game easily on any run with just these three items and whatever straight sword.
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For those that haven't found it yet, you can get Havel Greatshield from Archdragon Peak, when you get to the bonfire next to The Nameless King just go outside to the area with all the snake dudes (not the way with the stone lizards) in one of the broken tower parts you'll find a walkway, follow it into the next bit, it'll be a small balcony with one stone lizard, there are some ladders on this balcony that leads up to the roof, on the roof you will find Havel Himself, defeat him and you'll get his shield and the Dragon Tooth Great Club.
Funnily enough, 2handing a great shield makes it a potent weapon.
It drains a ton of stamina and max physical damage you can get (with a heavy stone greatshield) is only about 400, but it blocks automatically at the end of each attack and because you 2 hand a great shield, you actually lose even less stamina than you normally would.
Enchant it magic shield and you will basically NEVER be guard broken.
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