Shield of Want | Dark Souls 3 Wiki

I'm pretty sure this is the only shield in DS3.

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Have the covetous silver serpent ring equipped, run and pick the shield up and equip it before the ballista finishes off the carthus worm for those sweet extra souls.

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Brass Shield in DS

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kinda ****ed how vendrick's legacy in the canon's been ruined due to being conflated with nashandra's greed when he was just a powerful pawn in a game he couldn't have known either side should win

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This shield is kind of confusingly strong. As far as stabilty/guard strength to weight ratio goes, this is one of the best in the game, and it *also* increases you soul gain by 20%. I miss getting to see my character's back with how often i use this thing

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Best set in game: "salary set"

symbol of avarice
shield of want
mendicant's staff
covetous silver serpent

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"He was no king" this just refers to what vendrick tells to the bearer of the curse during the events of ds2 ,it's not true

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I DESPISE how good this shield is. I have absolutely no incentive to use any other shield as this one is just so good in every way. It’s much lighter than all the shields with stability that rivals it (Lothric, Silver and Black Knight shields come to mind) while also having serviceable elemental resistances and having an incredibly stupid 20% boost to soul gains. Hell, if this shield didn’t have the soul boost I’d use the other shields for their appearances alone but this fact alongside its maxing stats makes it too hard to ignore.

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Missed opportunity to teach a hard lesson here, and let that Lust Residue have a consequence...maybe just like real life, touching Lust Residue for too long could increase your chances of infection (-X% poison resistance).

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i sold mine and i cant get it back :(

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+ 20% souls
- 80% street cred

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Tested 2h with sheild equipped and same runes as without. So does need to be held

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Why won't Fromsoft let me infuse this as blessed, is this the same reason why they won't allow us to play online, are they really just spoilsports?

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Even without the +20% souls, this is a pretty dang good shield. 100% physical block, very high stability, not too heavy, and its elemental defenses aren't the worst. Only real downside is that it requires 18 strength, so magic builds probably won't get to use it properly.

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I go to the exact location of the shield but it isn't there. I have not picked the shield up yet and I'm confused why it just didn't show up.

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In 2016 this shield was en vouge with the fallen knight set and irithyll straight sword.

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So, if you have it in a slot, like left hand, but have also the medicant staff held in that hand and a sword on the right, do you get the bonus for both or just from the one you are actually holding? Thks

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The only description of itens that 100% reference ds 2 without a doubt, is the sentinel ruins set. The rest, you keep thinking if miazaki was ashamed of reference ds 2

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to the poeple saying that vendrick didn't have a thirst and he was deceived by nashandra, that is 100% true but the way nashandra deceived him was by manipulating his thirst for a way to cure the curse (which he never achieved and went hollow after hiding his soul) in order to make him invade the giants

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Does the amount of extra souls you gain increase with the weapon's upgrade level?

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Best shield for people who can't parry.

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They really did my boy Vendrick dirty with this item description (as with the rest of DS2’s lore.) I think he was the greatest king in the Souls games aside from maybe the Ivory King.

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Holy god just tell me how much souls I get with the shield alone not how much I get with the silver ring and other stuff

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Question, does it apply to bosses?

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Actually Vendrick wasn't cursed by a consuming thirst, he was just simping for Nashandra

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Left un-upgraded and in terms of value for weight, this is one of the best shields. It has 100% physical block a whopping 58 stability for a shield at 5.5, and the shields around its weight class, from 4-7 units, either have 100% block but low stability, or 60-90% block with fairly high stability. Several shields come close such as the Lothric, Black, and Silver Knight Shields, and a few lighter standard shield, like the Wargod Wooden Shield and Spider Shield perform great considering the weight values. The Shield of Want just gives so much at +0, but the disappointment here is that it only gets +4 stability when fully upgraded. Worse than the Stone Parma and Pontiff Knight Shield, which both only gain 6.

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Actually I've looked over it many times and I have concluded that it is the king's shield from dark souls 2 because the pattern on the king's shield and the shield of want are the same with the shield of want being older and more faded.

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After reading all these comments Im sure this shield belongs to either Oceiros or Wolnir.. :)

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shield of want + silver serpent ring + the 3 golden winged knights at grand archives = lots of money

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If you are farming bosses co op with this Don't gesture before gaining the souls from bosses. It'll count as nothing equipped and will negate the souls plus.

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Hello, my shield of desire is not giving souls anymore, I got the version that comes with the dkcs

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I want shield of want, see what I did there

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They forgot to add the mendicant's staff which brings the extra soul percentage to 237.6%

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Stop relating this shield to that seath wannabe that is oceiros.

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Shield wont add 20% souls gained if its in your back while dual wielding. You need to use it for it to work.

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I ran into a cheater the other day. He was using this shield. This wasn't an ordinary cheater. He didn't mod in infinite health or anything obvious like that. He either gave himself infinite stability or stamina (I'm guessing the latter). He wasn't bad at the game. I was better, but I would say he was pretty good at PVP. Which is why I was surprised when he kept blocking my ultra with his shield. I was even more surprised when he didn't get guard broken after like 8-10 blocks in a short time frame (with him rolling and attacking the whole time). I just pointed down and BC out. I probably could have killed him even with his cheats, since I was up on estus (though, he could have modded in infinite estus as well), but I think it's better to just not engage with cheaters at all. It's really pathetic, though. I bet he gave himself infinite stamina so that nobody can tell he's cheating. Imagine winning being so important that you have to cheat and trying to hide your shame like that. I've met a lot of cheaters in Souls games, that one was probably the most disgusting, though. Considering he tried to hide it and he was good enough to not really need to cheat in the first place. I wonder how many cheaters like that I've come across without ever knowing it. I hope not many. I hope there aren't too many players that are THAT pathetic.

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This is my favourite shield in the game. It has never failed me. I only parry on Champion Gundyr and never in pvp, so this is great.

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if we equip 2 shields in both hands does it count 40% ?

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I would say that the Shield belongs to High Lord Wolnir of Carthus. 1st - He was a king, since he wore a crown (as is seen in the boss fight, as well as in the goblet) 2nd - The thirst is for souls. In the description of his soul, it says that he took many peoples lives in order to live longer. This also matches the power that the shield has of absorbing more souls. 3rd - Lord Wolnir Tome says that the Lord succumbed to the Abyss, becoming the grave warden. This matches the description of him being king no more.

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How the hell was Vendrick consumed by thirst?

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When you want extra souls but still want a parry Farron Greatsword

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I think the lore description is too harsh on Vendrick, it better describes Nashandra anyway. DS3 kind of*****s on DS2's lore just in general which I think is a shame. For all the game's nitpicks I like 2's lore more than 3

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When fully upgraded it's not even close to having second highest stability among standard shields. There's like 5 or 6 with higher stability, I think? And you get half of them before this one, so you can start upgrading them earlier. Some people just love inserting their worthless trivia.

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It looks like a damaged drangleic shield. Also there is a location in drangleic called, the throne of want. Shield of an ancient king who was cursed by an all-consuming thirst. In the end, he was no king. Vendrick to a T. He thought he was creating the greatest kingdom on the DS world, then suddenly, he learned that he was being manipulated by Nashandra and went to exile until he went hollow.

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"Shield of an ancient king who was cursed by an all-consuming thirst. In the end, he was no king." Oceiros the *CONSUMED* king. hmmmmm

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This shield is way too good. High resistances, 100 physical, high stability, extra soul gain, and a good weapon art.

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M E M E S

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how do you get a second shield of want

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this is the perfect shield because i farm a lot and i also am not exactly great at parrying

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the desc is not about Vendrick - it's about the boftc from DS2. Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director and general designer of first and last DS wasnt directing the development of DS2 and its storyline has almost nothing in common with original plot so he didnt give a ***** about the second game in series when he returned in control during the development of 3rd part.

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Quite solid defense stats, not very heavy, and extra souls. Best medium shield for me.

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Ever since I picked it up my first playthrough, I've never unequipped it. It's got 100% physical defense, why not make a few extra $ouls with every kill? (i mean besides in PvP ofc)

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I tend to think the name "of Want" is just a coincidence, and that perhaps the shield is describing the sand worm that guards it. Unless Vendrick got his ass munched by the worm, idk.

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If you somehow have two (NG+) of these and duel wield them the soul buff stacks. I have tested this myself, and with a +5 SOW (For damage) and the other soul income items grinding is a breeze. Wasn't sure if someone had mentioned this already.

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I sold mine before realizing the special effect....q_q

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It would look much better without the flags that look like cheap stickers. Come to think of it, much of this games textures look like repeating stickers...

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Where do you get the shield of want +1? On NG+1 bc im having so much trouble no one has made a video that ive found and ive looked EVERYWHERE. PLEASE HELP and thanks

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When you say "shield must be held for the souls to count" does that mean you have to be holding it for the entire fight or just the kill? I'm thinking about equipping both the shield of want and the ethereal oak shield (to counter the health drain of the symbol of avarice) and then switching near the end

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"Shield of an ancient king who was cursed by an all-consuming thirst. In the end, he was no king.
The residue of the king's lust still smolders within this shield."

This doesn't make much sense. Vendrick did everything to help his people survive, even making an ultimate sacrifice to (probably) save the land. This description identifies him as some sort of obsessed maniac.

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hey guys just wanted to add this. using the shield of want you can wear both covetous golden and silver rings in one slot. Ezio96

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do i get more souls if i upgrade this shield ?

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What is the better shield this one or the lothric knight shield?

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Vendrick is lustful? I dont get it.

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King's shield from ds2

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My favorite greed item! Seriously though this is my favorite shield as I can't parry for anything and prefer weapon skill shields and this just happens to have a nice bonus to it.

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100% phys def. with a special bonus effect?
damn, that seems a little bit OP in a way

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This looks real clean with my sunset armor eastern leggings black leather gloves wolnir crown and of course my Claymore

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The Silver Serpent Ring gives +10% souls, not +32%. Wearing the Silver Serpent Ring, the Symbol of Avarice, and the Shield of Want gives you +80% souls in total.

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This page is wrong. This is the forth most stable standard shield, not the second. The Black Knight shield is the most stable at 69 stability. The second and third is a tie between the Silver Knight and Stone Parma shield at 63 stability. This shield maxes out at 62 stability.

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Confirmed that if you dual-wield two shields, the effects still stack. This might seem pointless, but if you're quick, you can equip a bunch of soul-boosting items right after killing a boss and get the bonus souls, because there a long lag between landing the final blow and actually getting the soul reward. Two Shields of Want, a Symbol of Avarice, and a Covetous Silver Serpent Ring +2 result in an effective 181% soul bonus on top of your regular reward (e.g. from 100,000 souls you'd earn 281,000). You can get the same effect with a Mendicant Staff (and might, you know, actually be able to fight with it), but if you're in NG+ and too lazy to farm for that Staff, you're essentially guaranteed a second Shield of Want in Smouldering Lake.

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My favorite shield. 100% phys, awesome stability:weight ratio, good elemental protection, and gives you plus souls. 10/10 would dual-wield again.

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Lighter than what ? I'm assuming the author is talking about the Black Knight Shield, but I think its name should be mentioned, especially for newer players who are not yet familiar with all the shields in the game.

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so does this shield's stability increases when upgraded?

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Does reinforcing it increase the amount of extra souls it gives? I doubt it since I haven`t seen ANYONE mention ANYTHING about it being a thing or not but if it does then that`ll help make farming easier.

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I got the shield in both ng and ng+. If I equip both shields in both hands, does the effect stack.?

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does the passive of getting souls work if you just have it on your back or do you have to have it equipped?

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is there any connection to nashandra

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that someone replaced the dark defence column with the shield's stability.

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The Black Knights and Lothric Knights shields have better stability.

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god *****it i didnt know that this shield gave more souls

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The "Shield of Want" has the same graphic as the King's Shield from Dark Souls 2, but it looks really beat up now.https://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/King%27s+ShieldNice touch, fromsoft.

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is it possible that this King on want is King Vendrick from ds2?

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so the stability is equal to 60 or 69?

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its vendricks shield from ds2

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I hope we can get bow and scythe of want as well later in the dlc or something

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DOES IT HAVE TO BE IN YOUR HAND TO GIVE MORE SOULS!? or can you just have it equipped but use something else?

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I'm getting around an 18% difference instead of 20%. Can anyone else confirm?

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apart from the greatshields, this one is the best by far. the defences are all around 60 (excluding lightning), which is around 10 more on each defense from the Stone Parma at 2nd best (which also weighs 2 more). you don't really want to focus on parrying with a normal shield either, so I don't see why'd you'd not be using it because of that. the only alternative I see is Dragon Crest if you're fighting dragons or clearing the Old Demon King areaaaaand it's got a 20% souls gain bonus, which is *****en opp

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This shield is best pve shield. Not for pvp use because no parry though

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Must. Have. King's. Sheild.it was awesome but now it's even better with the soul effect.

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this really looks like the king shield from dark souls 2

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