Black Iron Greatshield

Black Iron Greatshield
		112			100.0
		-			69.0
		-			83.0
		-			53.0
		-			69.0
		100			64
		14.5			150
Aux		None
Requirements & Bonus

D	-		-	-
32	0		0	0
	Greatshield			Strike
	Shield Bash			-

Black Iron Greatshield is a Shield in Dark Souls 3.

This shield made its first appearance in the original Dark Souls wielded by Iron Knight Tarkus.

The shield was designed as part of a contest FromSoftware had before Dark Souls was released. Adam Ledzion is the name of the creator and the original name for the shield was the “Blood and Souls Shield”. He was credited as a Shield Contest Design Winner in the end credits but is not credited in Dark Souls 3.

Greatshield made of black iron, deeply feared for its association with Knightslayer Tsorig.

Black iron offers high defense, and is particularly effective at warding off fire.

Skill: Shield Bash
Without lowering your guard, strike the enemy with the shield to knock them back or stagger them. Works while equipped in either hand.

Notes and Tips:

Can be Buffed and Infused.
Reinforced with Titanite.
Provides an average block of 74.8%.
Has 71 stability when fully upgraded.
the Maxed(+10) reinforced and Fire(Gem) infused has 99.6% fire defence. However, this does reduce the physical and other elemental defences. This near-perfect fire defence makes it a good shield for walking through the lava in Smouldering Lake.
Once belonged to Black Iron Tarkus, a character in the original Dark Souls.

Location/Where to Find

Dropped by Knight Slayer Tsorig underneath the Smouldering Lake. He can be found beyond the areas with the rats and the basillisks (frog-like creatures whose attacks inflict the curse status on players) but before the exit that goes up to the ballista. (Part 5 - 1:36:50)

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Black Iron Greatshield Upgrade Table

Max

Regular

Overview table for all upgrades at max level. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Regular +10	224	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	71
Heavy +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Sharp +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Refined +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Raw +10	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	65.5	??
Crystal +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	73.1	78.8	50.3	65.5	??
Simple +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	73.1	78.8	50.3	65.5	??
Fire +10	176	-	176	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	65.5	99.6	50.3	65.5	64
Chaos +10	107	-	139	-	-	D	-	D	D	-	-	-	95	65.5	91.3	50.3	65.5	64
Lightning +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	56.2	65.5	??
Blessed +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	65.5	??
Deep +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	80	??
Dark +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	73.1	??
Blood +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	65.5	??
Poison +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	65.5	??
Hollow +10 ?? ??	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	65.5	65.5	78.8	50.3	65.5	??

Requires regular reinforcement, totalling ?? souls, ?? titanite shards, ?? large titanite shards, ?? titanite chunks and ?? titanite slab.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Regular	112	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	64
Regular +1	123	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	65
Regular +2	134	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	66
Regular +3	145	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	67
Regular +4	156	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	67
Regular +5	168	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	68
Regular +6	179	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	69
Regular +7	190	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	69
Regular +8	201	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	70
Regular +9	212	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	71
Regular +10	224	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	71

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Heavy Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Heavy	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +6	168	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	67
Heavy +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??
Heavy +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	83	53	69	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Sharp Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Sharp	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	69	??	53	69	??
Sharp +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +6	166	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Sharp +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Refined Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Refined	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +6	161	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	100	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Refined +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Raw Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Raw	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +6	231	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	64	67
Raw +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Raw +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Crystal Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Crystal	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +6	126	126	-	-	-	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Crystal +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Simple Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Simple	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +6	112	115	-	-	-	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Simple +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Fire Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Fire	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +1	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +2	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +3	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +4	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +5	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +6	136	-	136	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	65.5	96.3	50.3	65.5	64
Fire +7	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +8	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +9	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Fire +10	176	-	176	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	65.5	99.6	50.3	65.5	64

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Chaos Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Chaos	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +6	114	-	118	-	-	D	-	D	D	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +7	??	-	??	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	-	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Chaos +10	107	-	139	-	-	D	-	D	D	-	-	-	95	65.5	91.3	50.3	65.5	64

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Lightning Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Lightning	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +6	126	-	126	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Lightning +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Blessed Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Blessed	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +6	128	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blessed +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Deep Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Deep	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +1	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +2	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +3	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +4	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +5	??	-	-	-	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +6	136	-	-	-	136	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	65.5	78.8	50.3	80	64
Deep +7	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +8	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +9	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Deep +10	??	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Dark Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Dark	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +6	114	-	-	-	118	D	-	D	D	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Dark +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Blood Gem.

Name
	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Blood	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +6	114	-	-	-	-	D	??	??	??	51	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Blood +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Poison Gem.

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Poison	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +6	114	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	60	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Poison +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Requires regular reinforcement titanite and souls + Hollow Gem.

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Hollow	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +1	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +2	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +3	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +4	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +5	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +6	170	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +7	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +8	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +9	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??
Hollow +10	??	-	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	-	-	-	??	??	??	??	??	??

Table Key

Requirement	Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Frost
Faith	Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
		Dark	Dark
		Critical	Stability
		Spell Buff
		Range

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. 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
  07 Nov 2022 22:52
  just now found out that you can go up to the ballista after 300 hours
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- Anonymous
  20 Jan 2022 18:47
  Holy ****. It was called the Blood and Souls Shield before ds1? How ironic that the two major titles by from include blood and souls on their names.
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- Anonymous
  26 Aug 2021 12:08
  Ah yes. My anti-Xbow shield. Works wonders on them
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- GreySkale45
  15 Jun 2021 03:14
  Used this to tank Lorian as a phantom while the host peppered him with spells. Can't beat the classic tank + wizard combo, baby!
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- Anonymous
  13 May 2021 07:10
  Max of 69 stability? Damn even in death Tarkus is getting all the girls.
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- Anonymous
  23 Jan 2021 23:45
  Rest In Peace Tarkus the Man
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- Anonymous
  17 Nov 2020 18:26
  Use Raw gem with that to +10
  Physical 291- 116
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- Awesomesause175
  02 Jul 2020 20:51
  The black knight shield for reference has a stability of 69 when upgraded, double the weight for tiny bonus
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- Anonymous
  25 May 2020 18:50
  This is a really solid shield against Midir's fire spam.
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- EvilUnicornLord
  03 May 2020 19:56
  Screw you and your vestige spam.
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- Anonymous
  17 Nov 2018 21:01
  Was gonna come here and talk about the 99.6 fire infusion fire resist, but for once the wiki is updated. I just discovered it on my own. Can't wait to try it against Demon Prince.
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- Anonymous
  31 Oct 2018 05:36
  THIS IS THE ULTIMATE SHIELD AGAINST PONTIFF LMAO
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- Anonymous
  25 Jan 2018 17:30
  Is it me or was this shield bigger in DS 1?
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- Anonymous
  20 Dec 2017 20:33
  Seems like the lightest of the gull-on greatshield, (The 100-physical super stable ones) making it great to most relatively high strength builds not even mentioning the fire resist
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- Anonymous
  28 Aug 2017 05:17
  Problem: Tsorig seems to have disappeared from my game. I can't even see any loot!
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- Anonymous
  17 Jun 2017 21:37
  Do not upgrade this shield and Lothric knight great shield to +10, at +9 they reach their max stability, which is 71, +10 only increase their damages...which is useless to 99% players, if not all.
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- Anonymous
  20 Apr 2017 20:50
  this thing with a heavy infusion and a str build makes for great damage. highly recommend using the weapon art on this thing, especially since you have block frames when you do it too
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- Renozuken
  04 Nov 2016 22:50
  Black Iron Greatshield VS Dragon Crest Shield
  
  I was just wondering, which shield would be best used for fire resistance?
  The Black Iron can be upgraded with Titanite, but the Dragon Crest weights like 3 times less.
  What shield would you use for fire resistance and why?
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- ArmStorage
  01 Aug 2016 02:44
  At the cost of a tiny bit of physical def, you'll now have a near-invulnerable pyro-bane.
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- Anonymous
  17 Jul 2016 15:12
  Sheet of paper
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- Anonymous
  17 Jul 2016 15:11
  Sorry I meant sheep of paper.
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- Anonymous
  17 Jul 2016 15:10
  Black iron greatshield, light and easy...... Oh im sorry, I meant very heavy. SO HEAVY that only Black Iron Tarkus Cena can wield it like its weight was the one of a go***** sheep of paper. You need to go to your local gym in Lothric just to be able to lift it.
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- Adam_Ledzion
  31 May 2016 01:48
  When my friends told me to try to design a shield for Dark Souls, I never thought I would actually win. Not only did my design make it into one of the best games of its time, but it was also not a random drop or item on the ground. It was attached to the most badass NPC in the game. Black Iron Knight Tarkus! So happy to be apart of the legacy and to once again have the shield return for From Softwares' final game in the series, Dark Souls 3 through the Knight Tsorig. Great opportunity, awesome game, and the best community around. Praise the Sun and Tarkus!
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- Anonymous
  18 May 2016 15:53
  Both +6 and +7 Stability (regular path) are 69.
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- Anonymous
  06 May 2016 07:38
  If Tarkus wasn't so clumsy on those rafters, he would beat Tsorig in an instant. He can solo Iron Golem with the bonus health and no cheese
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- Anonymous
  03 May 2016 00:32
  makes lothric twins easy
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- Anonymous
  16 Apr 2016 09:12
  They are also rare drops from the soldiers that use them that are in High Wall of Lothric.
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- Anonymous
  14 Apr 2016 19:10
  There was once a proud knight of Berenike who fought alongside chosen undead even after his own death in Anor Londo. Renowned for his strength, even among knights like him, Tarkus was legendary. Destroyer of Iron Golems and Slayer of Female Genitalia alike, Tarkus will live on in all of our hearts. AND WHOEVER THE ***** THIS KNIGHTSLAYER TSORIG IS, HE BETTER PREPARE HIMSELF FOR THE WORLD OF HURT THAT HE HAS COMING FOR HIM.
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- Anonymous
  11 Apr 2016 16:03
  Sullying Tarkus' good name by taking his armour and killing a bunch of people. Now everyone remembers him, instead of the golem-slaying badass who originally wore it.
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- Anonymous
  05 Apr 2016 10:14
  Are you telling me, that we have to kill one of the most beloved, badass characters in the entire *****ing series!?
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