Shields in Dark Souls III are an integral part of survival as you begin to understand enemy mechanics. As they are more than just a barrier used to distance yourself from imminent attacks, shields are widely avaiable in various sizes which allow a player to mesh their main-hand weapons into a personalized playstyle. With offensive applications in addition to their apparent defensive application, strategic use of the shield allows for more than simple damage reduction.
| Name & Icon | Attack Power Damage Reduction (%) |
Requirements Param Bonus |
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Skill |
Acquired From |
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88 84.0 |
0 47.0 |
0 69.0 |
0 64.0 |
0 67.0 |
100 57 |
0 0 0 |
12 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
70 4.0 |
- (-/-) |
Looted from a corpse next to the Pit of Hollows bonfire after defeating Curse-Rotted Greatwood. | ||
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88 80.0 |
0 52.0 |
0 47.0 |
0 29.0 |
0 46.0 |
100 56 |
0 0 0 |
10 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
75 3.5 |
- (-/-) |
Dropped by the second hostile NPC after the first bonfire at Cathedral of the Deep. | ||
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82 100.0 |
- 60.0 |
- 55.0 |
- 55.0 |
- 26.0 |
100 49 |
0 0 0 |
12 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
80 5.0 |
- |
Looted off of Sirris' corpse after completing her questline. | ||
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80 100.0 |
- 50.0 |
- 52.0 |
- 33.0 |
- 50.0 |
100 47 |
0 0 0 |
12 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
80 4.5 |
- |
Starting equipment for the Herald class. Sold by Greirat after scavenging Undead Settlement. |
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79 86.0 |
0 68.0 |
0 50.0 |
0 45.0 |
0 41.0 |
100 51 |
0 0 0 |
8 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
80 3.5 |
- |
Sold by Greirat for 1000 souls. |
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88 100.0 |
0 44.0 |
0 45.0 |
0 33.0 |
0 43.0 |
100 45 |
0 0 0 |
11 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
60 5.0 |
- (-/-) |
A chest in High Wall of Lothric. | ||
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94 100.0 |
0 58.0 |
0 52.0 |
0 53.0 |
0 57.0 |
100 57 |
0 0 0 |
17 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
70 7.0 |
- (-/-) |
Can be found under a slug along the left wall just outside of the first Farron Keep bonfire. | ||
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80 91.0 |
0 49.0 |
0 51.0 |
0 32.0 |
0 56.0 |
100 48 |
33 0 0 |
12 D |
12 - |
0 - |
0 - |
75 3.5 |
- |
Dropped by Dark Spirit Longfinger Kirk in Cathedral of the Deep. | ||
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95 100.0 |
0 67.0 |
0 56.0 |
0 43.0 |
0 86.0 |
100 49 |
0 0 0 |
14 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
90 5.0 |
- |
Looted from a corpse near the first bonfire at Cathedral of the Deep a little bit uphill. | ||
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92 89.0 |
0 43.0 |
0 38.0 |
0 33.0 |
0 36.0 |
100 50 |
0 0 0 |
10 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
75 4.5 |
- |
Road of Sacrifices: From the Crucifixion Woods bonfire, drop down to the right of the large crab towards one of the large trees. Loot the corpse on the right side of the tree. | ||
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95 100.0 |
0 67.0 |
0 89.0 |
0 43.0 |
0 53.0 |
100 49 |
0 0 0 |
14 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 -
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90 5.0 |
- |
On a corpse in an area above the Old Wolf of Farron bonfire. | ||
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76 55.0 |
0 70.0 |
0 53.0 |
0 56.0 |
0 46.0 |
100 45 |
0 0 0 |
8 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
60 2.0 |
- |
Cemetery of Ash, to the left of the Firelink Shrine entrance, near the Sword Master hostile NPC | ||
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77 56.0 |
0 70.0 |
0 54.0 |
0 56.0 |
0 39.0 |
100 50 |
0 0 0 |
8 D |
8 - |
0 - |
0 - |
65 2.5 |
- |
Found at Undead Settlement: At the graveyard with the falling spears, just ahead of the Dilapidated Bridge bonfire. | ||
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70 100.0 |
0 51.0 |
0 46.0 |
0 34.0 |
0 44.0 |
100 48.0 |
0 0 0 |
13 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
65 4.5 |
- |
Starting equipment for the Knight class. Sold by Greirat for 1500 souls after his first looting run. |
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87 93.0 |
0 62.0 |
0 50.0 |
0 31.0 |
0 48.0 |
100 53 |
0 0 0 |
10 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
90 3.5 |
14 |
Purchased from Unbreakable Patches after defeating Deacons of the Deep. | ||
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104 100.0 |
0 61.0 |
0 63.0 |
0 43.0 |
0 61.0 |
100 58 |
0 0 0 |
18 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
110 5.5 |
- (-/-) Weapon Skill |
Looted from a dead corpse in the lake with a giant worm at Smouldering Lake. | ||
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98 100.0 |
0 60.0 |
0 54.0 |
0 48.0 |
0 52.0 |
100 55 |
0 0 0 |
16 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
100 6.5 |
- |
Dropped by Silver Knights in Anor Londo. | ||
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95 100.0 |
0 67.0 |
0 56.0 |
0 83.0 |
0 53.0 |
100 49 |
0 0 0 |
14 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
90 5.0 |
- |
Found in a chest in Lothric Castle. The shield is guarded by a Frost Knight, like the one fought before embarking on the Road of Sacrifices. | ||
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113 100.0 |
0 65.0 |
0 85.0 |
0 52.0 |
0 63.0 |
100 60 |
0 0 0 |
18 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
130 7.5 |
- |
Dropped by Black Knights. | ||
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102 100.0 |
0 75.0 |
0 50.0 |
0 57.0 |
0 47.0 |
100 50 |
0 0 0 |
14 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
100 5.5 |
- |
Looted from Lion Knight Albert in Grand Archives. | ||
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63 73.0 |
0 79.0 |
0 69.0 |
0 69.0 |
0 72.0 |
100 42 |
0 0 0 |
8 - |
12 - |
0 - |
0 - |
65 3.5 |
- |
Drops from Pontiff Knights wielding this shield in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. | ||
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85 74.0 |
0 43.0 |
0 38.0 |
0 27.0 |
0 36.0 |
100 48 |
0 0 0 |
8 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
70 4.5 |
14 |
Trade an Undead Bone Shard to the Crow on top of Firelink Shrine. | ||
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78 85.0 |
0 54.0 |
0 56.0 |
0 58.0 |
0 48.0 |
100 51 |
0 0 0 |
8 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
75 3.5 |
- |
Buy from Shrine Handmaid for 500 souls. | ||
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78 57.0 |
0 66.0 |
0 48.0 |
0 44.0 |
0 39.0 |
100 53 |
0 0 0 |
8 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
70 2.5 |
- | Dropped by Sage's Prentice at Road of Sacrifices. | ||
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83 100.0 |
0 59.0 |
0 53.0 |
0 87.0 |
0 51.0 |
100 54 |
0 0 0 |
18 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
75 6.0 |
- | Dropped by Lothric Knights wielding this shield. Sold by Greirat for 3000 souls (after sending him to scavenge at Irithyll Valley) |
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82 100.0 |
0 54.0 |
0 49.0 |
0 44.0 |
0 47.0 |
100 49 |
0 0 0 |
12 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
80 5.5 |
- |
Trade Pickle Pee the Crow a Mendicant's Staff. | ||
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56 65.0 |
0 41.0 |
0 25.0 |
0 56.0 |
0 52.0 |
100 45 |
0 0 0 |
8 D |
0 - |
0 - |
0 - |
80 2.5 |
- |
Dropped by Red-Eyed Skeletons wielding this Shield in the Catacombs of Carthus. | ||
AnonymousI have shield with name Ethereal Oak Shield. Weapon skill, Weight 5.0, Physical 100, Magic 65, Fire 35, Lightning 70, Dark 60, Stability 50. Can't see it here but this are the stats. I will discard it, because I think the absorptions and the stability are too low.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Shield pokes are still actually viable in PvP, just not when you are outnumbered. Best used in the arena with a spear & Leo ring. There's still chip damage, but trading with 200-300 damage on them is worth it. And if you're great with the parry, you can do swell with a medium shield parry too. Just gotta adjust your timing with some trial and error, and you're golden
- Anonymous
It's pathetic how few parry frames medium shields have. Like i understand that balance and yadi yada... But jesus christ, couldn't they give it like 1 extra parry frame? Its so numbingly bad.
6 frames! 6! VS 10(!) of small shields! That's almost twice the difference, which is insane considering they effectively have same parry animation. The frame window is twice shorter than the actual animation.
Just 2 parry frames would make a world of difference and actually make medium shields worth it.
And i say that as the guy who uses these things religiously. Its a world of pain and suffering.
- Anonymous
Question here: Is it harder to parry with standard shields then it is to parry with Small Shields?
When I hit a new game, I normally have an easy time parrying Iudex Gundyr with all the classes that have Small Shields.
Last time I tried out the Herald, and with his Kite Shield I could not manage to land a succesful parry on Gundyr.
Is it because Standard shields have less parry frames?
It does make sense, because the Standard Shields are a bit larger and weigh more units, but I just want to be sure.
Some veteran shield expert player that has an answer for me? I thank you kindly sir! :).
- Anonymous
What does the little round icon on the bottom left of some of the sheilds mean? I know the sword means the have "Weapon Skill", but the icon only shows up on some sheilds that can parry, not all.
- Anonymous
Is it possible to add columns displaying which shields can be infused and buffed(don't remember MS and GMS can be used on all shields or not, etc.), and a column for how high the shield can be reinforced (up to +5 or +10)?
- Anonymous
Would it be possible to get a column for the buffs items give, for example, so people can see the quicker stamina recovery start on the Green Crest Shield?
- Anonymous
Please edit this page out, which shields parry and which activate a weapon art? We need to know!
Parry, Parry, Parry, Parry, Parry... So boring.
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