Base game

Shadow of the Erdtree

• Blue-White Wooden Shield
  
• Buckler
  
• Coil Shield
  
• Gilded Iron Shield
  
• Ice Crest Shield
  
• Iron Roundshield
  
• Man-Serpent's Shield
  
• Perfumer's Shield
  
• Pillory Shield
  
• Red Thorn Roundshield
  
• Rickety Shield
  
• Rift Shield
  
• Riveted Wooden Shield
  
• Scripture Wooden Shield
  
• Shield of the Guilty
  
• Smoldering Shield
  
• Spiralhorn Shield

• Shield of Night
  
• Smithscript Shield
  

Blue-White Wooden Shield

Small wooden roundshield that has been reinforced with metal. It is light and easy to handle, but cannot offer the damage negation of a true metal shield.

The design is said to represent the stars of the night sky, portending fate.

Ash of War

No Skill

• ALLOW the change

This armament has no skill.
If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Buckler

A small metal roundshield. The bump in the center is designed to parry.

A well-timed parry deflects an enemy's attack, breaking their stance and leaving them open to a critical hit. Though risk is inherent, this shield favors aggression.

Ash of War

Buckler Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 12 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,2 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This is faster than a regular parry.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Coil Shield

Armament designed for gladiatorial combat. Rises above its peers as a particularly showy specimen.

The sculpted bronze snake is a poisonous breed, boosting the wielder's resistance to poison.

Ash of War

Viper Bite

• 8 FP
  
• The attack deals:
  
  • 2,64x Damage
    
  • 2,2x Stamina damage
    
  • 2,2x Poise damage
    
  • 1x Status damage
  
  
• PREVENT the change

Give the shield a quick shake to temporarily bring the bronze viper to life, inciting it to lash out and bite foes.

Affinity

NOT allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 6511 — Poison - Type 1 - Special 3
  
  
• 72 Poison
  
• Poison deal (0,07% MaxHP + 7) damage per second for 30 seconds

• ID 5302000
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against Poison and Scarlet Rot by 40 units

Upgrading

By Somber Smithing Stones (up to +10)

Gilded Iron Shield

Small metal roundshield. Heavier than a wooden shield, but boasts higher damage negation.

Though the gold leaf is peeling and the effect is slight, it still boosts holy damage negation.

Ash of War

Buckler Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 12 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,2 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This is faster than a regular parry.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Ice Crest Shield

Small metal roundshield. Heavier than a wooden shield, but boasts higher damage negation.

The ice crest originates from a Carian princess. Though the effect is slight, it boosts magic damage negation and resistance to frost.

Ash of War

No Skill

• ALLOW the change

This armament has no skill.
If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 5301400
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against Hemorrhage and Frostbite by 40 units

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Iron Roundshield

An ordinary small roundshield made of metal. Heavier than a wooden shield, but boasts higher damage negation.

Finely balanced, this shield is easy to use.

Ash of War

No Skill

• ALLOW the change

This armament has no skill.
If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Man-Serpent's Shield

Small copper dome-shaped roundshield carried by the man-serpents of Mt. Gelmir.

Said to have been tempered in lava, it boasts great resistance to fire.

Ash of War

No Skill

• ALLOW the change

This armament has no skill.
If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Perfumer's Shield

Golden shield used by the perfumers of Leyndell during military service.

Made to be thin and light of weight, even those lacking strength can employ this immunity-boosting shield.

Ash of War

Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 11 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,183 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 5300100
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against Poison and Scarlet Rot by 40 units

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Pillory Shield

Pillory made to punish serious felons, used as a shield. Though made of good, sturdy wood, it is only a makeshift tool and performs as such.

Perhaps due to its use as a device with which the guilty were made to endure prolonged suffering, it raises vitality.

Ash of War

No Skill

• ALLOW the change

This armament has no skill.
If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 5300400
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against Death Blight by 50 units

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Red Thorn Roundshield

A small, wooden roundshield. It is light and easy to handle, but cannot offer the damage negation of a metal shield.

Its emblem is an ancient thorn design. Though it isn't much, it boosts fire damage negation.

Ash of War

Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 11 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,183 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Rickety Shield

A creaky old wooden shield, circular in shape. Roughly reinforced with vines.

There are countless other shields available of better make. This piece of scrap isn't worth the effort of equipping.

Ash of War

Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 11 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,183 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Rift Shield

Small metal roundshield depicting a sinister rift.

An antiquated charm that glares back at an enemy, it boosts focus.

Ash of War

Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 11 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,183 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 5301100
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against Sleep and Madness by 40 units

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Riveted Wooden Shield

Small wooden roundshield that has been reinforced with metal. It is light and easy to handle, but cannot offer the damage negation of a true metal shield.

The design riveted to the center represents both sword and tree.

Ash of War

Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 11 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,183 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Scripture Wooden Shield

A small, wooden roundshield. It is light and easy to handle, but cannot offer the damage negation of a metal shield.

An ancient cipher engraving lines the circumference. Though it isn't much, it boosts holy damage negation.

Ash of War

Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 11 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,183 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Shield of the Guilty

Shield made to venerate a maiden whose eyes were crushed by Briars of Sin before being reborn in these lands.

Venerating the repose of the soul, this shield boosts focus. The briars can be used to attack foes.

Ash of War

Shield Bash

• 10 FP
  
• The attack deal:
  
  • 1,5x Damage
    
  • 5x Stamina damage
    
  • 1,25x Poise damage
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance.
Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 6401 — Hemorrhage - Type 1 - Special 2
  
  
• 50 hemorrhage
  
• The effect deal (15% MaxHP + 100) damage

• ID 5311700
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against Sleep and Madness by 40 units

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Smoldering Shield

Small shield made upon Mt. Gelmir forged from uncooling lava.

Resists frost with its heat, and can even be used to deal fire damage if wielded as a weapon.

Ash of War

Shield Bash

• 10 FP
  
• The attack deal:
  
  • 1,5x Damage
    
  • 5x Stamina damage
    
  • 1,25x Poise damage
  
  
• PREVENT the change

Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance.
Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.

Affinity

NOT allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 5301500
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against Hemorrhage and Frostbite by 30 units

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Spiralhorn Shield

Small shield of antlers arranged in an eddy-like pattern. If used to attack a foe, the shield's antlers inflict blood loss.

Once given to a Tarnished warrior who cultivated close ties to the ancestral followers. Though the effect is only slight, it boosts immunity, robustness, and focus.

Ash of War

Parry

• 0 FP
  
• Gives 11 parry frames (out of 60, i.e. 0,183 seconds)
  
  
• ALLOW the change

Use this skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance.
This provides an opening to perform a critical hit.

Affinity

Allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 6400 — Hemorrhage - Type 1 - Special 1
  
  
• 45 hemorrhage
  
• The effect deal (15% MaxHP + 100) damage

• ID 5301900
  
  
• Increases the line of defense against status effects by 50 units (except for Death Blight)

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Shield of Night

A shield awarded to Swordhands of Night, cast in a bottomless black from which no light can escape.

The outer surface is only semicorporeal, providing reliable defense against attacks that are not physical in nature.

Ash of War

Revenge of the Night

• 5 FP

Without guard counter
With guard counter
Damage (Magic)
0,32x Base damage
0,95x Base damage
Stamina damage
30
100
Poise damage
3
15
Magic correction
1,5x by DEX
1,5x by DEX

• PREVENT the change

Unleashes the dark of Night imbued with magic power. If used immediately after blocking an incoming attack, its power is absorbed, bolstering the strength of this skill.

Affinity

NOT allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

• ID 5215500
  
  
• Effect with no effects???

Upgrading

By Somber Smithing Stones (up to +10)

Smithscript Shield

Roundshield engraved with a smithscript.
A throwing weapon created through the smithing arts.

Can be thrown by performing the armament's Skill.

Ash of War

Discus Hurl

• 3 FP

1st part
2nd part
Direction
Upward
Downward
Damage
1,1x
2,2x
Stamina danage
1x
1x
Poise damage
1x
1x

• PREVENT the change

Throws the roundshield like a discus using the smithing arts. Once thrown, the shield will remain airborne for a moment before beginning a vertical rotation that chases down its target.

Affinity

NOT allowed

Buffing

NOT allowed

Special effects

None

Upgrading

By Smithing Stones (up to +25)

Common

Rare

• Blue-White Wooden Shield
  
• Buckler
  
• Gilded Iron Shield
  
• Ice Crest Shield
  
• Iron Roundshield
  
• Man-Serpent's Shield
  
• Perfumer's Shield
  
• Pillory Shield
  
• Red Thorn Roundshield
  
• Rickety Shield
  
• Rift Shield
  
• Riveted Wooden Shield
  
• Scripture Wooden Shield

• Coil Shield
  
• Shield of Night
  
• Shield of the Guilty
  
• Smithscript Shield
  
• Smoldering Shield
  
• Spiralhorn Shield

1

1,5

2

• Rickety Shield

• Buckler
  
• Coil Shield
  
• Perfumer's Shield
  
• Red Thorn Roundshield
  
• Scripture Wooden Shield

• Blue-White Wooden Shield
  
• Man-Serpent's Shield
  
• Rift Shield
  
• Riveted Wooden Shield
  
• Shield of Night
  
• Shield of the Guilty
  
• Spiralhorn Shield

2,5

3

3,5

• Smithscript Shield

• Gilded Iron Shield
  
• Ice Crest Shield
  
• Iron Roundshield
  
• Smoldering Shield

• Pillory Shield

Affinity allowed,
but NOT Buffing

NOT allowed

• Blue-White Wooden Shield
  
• Buckler
  
• Gilded Iron Shield
  
• Ice Crest Shield
  
• Iron Roundshield
  
• Man-Serpent's Shield
  
• Perfumer's Shield
  
• Pillory Shield
  
• Red Thorn Roundshield
  
• Rickety Shield
  
• Rift Shield
  
• Riveted Wooden Shield
  
• Scripture Wooden Shield
  
• Shield of the Guilty
  
• Spiralhorn Shield

• Coil Shield
  
• Shield of Night
  
• Smithscript Shield
  
• Smoldering Shield

Smaill shield (8000)

Coil shield (8500)

• Blue-White Wooden Shield
  
• Buckler
  
• Gilded Iron Shield
  
• Ice Crest Shield
  
• Iron Roundshield
  
• Man-Serpent's Shield
  
• Perfumer's Shield
  
• Pillory Shield
  
• Red Thorn Roundshield
  
• Rickety Shield
  
• Rift Shield
  
• Riveted Wooden Shield
  
• Scripture Wooden Shield
  
• Shield of the Guilty
  
• Smithscript Shield
  
• Smoldering Shield
  
• Spiralhorn Shield

• Coil Shield
  
• Shield of Night