Greatshield - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Database

Wooden greatshield reinforced with a metal ornamentation.

Greatshields boast high damage negation and guard capacity, making enemy attacks easy to repel.

The Wooden Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Wooden Greatshield can be found on a balcony in the main courtyard of the castle, just southeast of Liftside Chamber. You’ll only need to kill one enemy to reach it from the Liftside Chamber Site of Grace if you’re careful, as shown in the gif below.

The video below shows exactly where you need to go to find the shield from the Liftside Chamber Site of Grace.

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

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Wooden tower shield. Lightweight for a greatshield and easy to handle.
Commonly used in the Shattering.

Greatshields boast high damage negation and guard capacity, making enemy attacks easy to repel.

The Lordsworn’s Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Lordsworn’s Shield Shield drops from Godrick Soldiers wielding it at Gatefront Ruins.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Greatshield from a foreign land, used by Elemer of the Briar. Attacks with this armament utilize the iron thorns that have been wound around its frame.

Originates from Eochaid, a land of proudly solitary ascetics.

The Briar Greatshield is a Shield that scales with Strength. It is the same shield that Elemer of the Briar wields. It inflicts Bloodloss buildup (70) due to its thorns that have been wound around its frame.

• Reward for defeating Elemer the Briar at The Shaded Castle that can be found in the northern center of Altus Plateau.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash.
• Skill Description: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while painting guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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A large wooden shield covered with spikes. Though relatively light, it lacks in damage negation.

Designed to perform shield bashes, these attacks riddle the enemy with holes, earning it the nickname of “pard shield.”

Spiked Palisade Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Spiked Palisade Shield can be found on a corpse under a Golem, west of Deep Siofra Well, Caelid.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Greatshield painted with a divine scene; the recipience of a blessed tear from the Erdtree. An item that looks back fondly on the age of plenty.

The divine scene acts in and of itself as a sacred invocation; gradually restoring the carrier’s HP.

The Icon Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength. The Icon Shield grants a passive HP regen bonus of 3 hit poitns per second, which cannot be raised through smithing. The passive HP regen on this Greatshield does not stack if dual wielded.

• Found inside a crumbling building at Woodfolk Ruins. Beware of the enemies inside.

• This shield cannot be infused with Ashes of War.
• It can be buffed with Magic & Consumables.
• This shield is a reference in appearance and function to the Adjudicator’s Shield from Demon’s Souls.

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Shield of dull gold with a beast engraved as its crest. Lighter than most greatshields, and subsequently easier to wield.

The beast depicted is Serosh, aged counselor who guides the golden lineage.

The Golden Beast Crest Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Golden Beast Crest Shield drops from the Grafted Scion in the Chapel of Anticipation.
• Note: Players can return to the Chapel of Anticipation later in the game and still get the Golden Beast Crest Shield.

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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An iron greatshield large enough to cover the entire body. Depicts the Roundtable Hold, gathering place of champions.

Greatshields boast high damage negation and guard capacity, making enemy attacks easy to repel.

The Manor Towershield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Manor Towershield Shield can be found in Stormveil Castle.
• From the Secluded Cell Site of Grace, travel back to the west and up a ramp where the Living Jars are. From here turn towards the wooden platform. At the end of the platform jump onto the ledge on the wall and follow it to the right towards some archways. Once you are through the archways, enter the storage room on the right and head up the stairs to a walkway above. Head towards a larger storage room full of Commoners. You can find the shield under the second set of stairs in this room.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Skill Description: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while painting guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
• This shield can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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An iron greatshield large enough to cover the entire body. Emblazoned with an old, interleaving tree.

Greatshields boast high damage negation and guard capacity, making enemy attacks easy to repel.

The Crossed-Tree Towershield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Crossed-Tree Towershield Shield can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant West Altus Plateau, for a total of 3,800 Runes.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash.
• Skill Description: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to rasm foes while painting guarding stance. Weaker
• This shield can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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An iron greatshield large enough to cover the entire body. Features an inverted hawk crest.

Greatshields boast high damage negation and guard capacity, making enemy attacks easy to repel.

The Inverted Hawk Towershield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

The Inverted Hawk Towershield Shield drops from Fallen Hawks Soldiers. They can be found roaming outside the Nokron, Eternal City Grace.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Skill Description: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while painting guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Tower shield engraved with a dragon, symbol of protection. Heavy even among greatshields, it possesses exceptional guarding ability.

The ancient dragons, who ruled in the prehistoric era before the Erdtree, would protect their lord as a wall of living rock.

The Dragon Towershield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Dragon Towershield Shield can be found in Crumbling Farum Azula.
• From the Dragon Temple Rooftop Site of Grace, drop down and go down the ladder to the south. Continue all the way to the south until you reach an open area where a lightning dragon was/is present. From here head southeast to a small gazebo and just north of the gazebo is an area you can drop down to. Drop all the way down to the northeast until you reach a building. Travel through the building and up the ladder outside and head east where you will find a chest containing the Dragon Towershield, guarded by a Banished Knight.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash.
• Skill Description: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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Greatshield featuring sumptuous ornamentation used by the scions of great families.

Due to their excessive size, these shields were at times seen as the hallmark of little lordlings who were too timid to earn a few nicks and scratches.

The Distinguished Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Distinguished Greatshield can be purchased from Hermit Merchant at Hermit Merchant’s Shack for 5,500 Runes.

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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Metal greatshield coated with gold. Carried by knights loyal to Godrick.

The red tinge in the gold coat mirrors the primordial matter that became the Erdtree. The color of homeward yearning.

Gilded Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Gilded Greatshield Shield drops rarely from the Gilded Greatshield user who wields a Partizan at the Gatefront Ruins

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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Metal greatshield painted with a peering cuckoo. Carried by the enchanted knights sworn to the academy.

Boasting high magic damage negation, this shield is used to hunt down mages.
“Our enemy is none other than Caria itself.”

The Cuckoo Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strenth and gives significant magic damage resistance (70) as well as stability (Guard Boost 62).

• The Cuckoo Greatshield can be dropped from any Cuckoo Knight wielding the greatshield.

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Greatshield shaped like a fang, featuring the crest of red-maned lion. Carried by the Redmane Knights who fought alongside Radahn.

Redmane Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Redmane Greatshield Shield is dropped by Redmane Knights in Caelid.
• One can be found West of the Impassable Greatbridge Site of Grace.

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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Oval greatshield made of gold, carried by knights who protect the Royal Capital of Leyndell.

Knights of Leyndell are reputed for their sturdiness, exemplified by this shield’s exceptional guard capacity.

The Golden Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Golden Greatshield Shield drops from Gold Dragon Cult Knight.
• It is also a rare drop from Leyndell Knights.

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Metal greatshield depicting the Haligtree with unalloyed gold. Carried by knights who have vowed to serve Miquella’s Haligtree. Possesses high holy damage negation. Yet now, with the Haligtree misshapen, this wondrous rendition is a fleeting fantasy.

The Haligtree Crest Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Haligtree Crest Greatshield Shield has a chance to drop only from the Haligtree Knights wielding a greatsword and shield.
• These knights can only be found in the graveyard next to the church at the bottom of Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree.

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• This shield can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Greatshield of red-tinged gold carried by Crucible Knights. Features a great horn.

An ancient holiness dwells within. The crucible horn skewers foes when performing shield bashes.

Crucible Hornshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength. It is the greatshield wielded by the Crucible Knights.

• The Crucible Hornshield can be dropped by a Lesser Crucible Knight (similar to the Crucible Knight in Stormhill Evergaol) that’s found walking around Siofra Aqueduct. Siofra Aqueduct is only accessible from Nokron and not Siofra River, hence why the area is considered a part of Nokron. To access it, you’ll need to do a bit of parkouring. First, find the Aqueduct-facing Cliffs Site of Grace, which is located up the cliff north of Hallowhorn Grounds. Then, you’ll be able to jump down to the ruins below and find the Lesser Crucible Knight nearby.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Cannot be infused with Ashes of War.

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Greatshield said to have been whittled from the claw of a great, ancient dragon, wielded by grotesque Tree Sentinels who yet serve the Erdtree.

Imbued with lightning.

The Dragonclaw Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength and Dexterity.

• The Dragonclaw Shield Shield is dropped by the Draconic Tree Sentinel, which can be fought at the Capital Outskirts.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Skill Description: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to rasm foes while painting guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
• Cannot be infused with Ashes of War or buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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A great stone shield with an intricately carved fingerprint design. One of the heaviest of all greatshields. Part of the tomb of an ancient god, the Readerless Fingers relayed their message through these imprints, said to be the very seeds from which frenzy first sprouted.

The Fingerprint Stone Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength. This greatshields weighs 29.0 and provides excellent protection.

• Located in the Subterranean Shunning grounds. Past the Altar where you fight the mini boss version of Mohg then travel down using the the stone tombstones to find the shield.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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Metal greatshield painted with a sun in eclipse. Carried by the headless mausoleum knights.

The eclipsed sun, drained of color, is the protective star of soulless demigods. It aids the mausoleum knights by keeping Destined Death at bay.

The Eclipse Crest Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength. It provides a flat +50 boost to Immunity, Robustness and Focus. Please bnear in mind the new resistances will have to tick down if you swap to it.

• The Eclipse Crest Greatshield Shield can drop from Mausoleum Knights wielding it in Liurnia of the Lakes. It can also be farmed from the Knight in front of Black Knife Catacombs.

• Shield Skill: This armament has no skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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Huge head of one of the giant ants which inhabit the two underground rivers, used without modification as a shield. Excels at repelling enemy attacks.

Giant ants are venomous creatures, granting a boost to immunity when wielding this shield.

The Ant’s Skull Plate is a Greatshield that scales with Strength. This shield causes poison buildup (50) and raises Immunity (50). It also features a hidden passive that makes it the best shield for repelling enemy weapon attacks.

• The Ant’s Skull Plate Shield can be found in a small room in Nokstella, Eternal City.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash.
• Skill Description: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to rasm foes while painting guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
• Can’t be infused with Ashes of War
• Cn be buffed with Magic and Consumables

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Weighty greatshield forged of gold carried by the order of Tree Sentinels, heavily equipped knights. Blessed by an old incantation of protection.

The living rampart of the Erdtree, the Tree Sentinels are the standard to which all defenders of the Erdtree aspire.

The Erdtree Greatshield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength and Faith.

• The Erdtree Greatshield Shield can be found by Killing Tree Sentinel Duo.
• Tree Sentinel Duo is a Foe Boss in Altus Plateau, guarding the doors to the the Outer Wall Phantom Tree grace. You must defeat both Tree Sentinels to earn this shield.

• Shield Skill: Golden Retaliation
• Skill Description: Ready the shield to unleash its protective incantation. This will dispel sorceries and incantations, retaliating with golden power.
• Ash of War damage scales with weapon upgrade level and not player stats.
• Cannot be infused with Ashes of War.

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The head of a spirit jellyfish, commonly found floating above sacred ground throughout the Lands Between, wielded without modification as a shield.

The see-through head is extremely light, but its flesh is supple, providing absolutely no protection from piercing attacks.

The Jellyfish Shield is a unique Greatshield that scales with Strength and Dexterity. This shield features the Weapon Skill Contagious Fury which lasts for 30 seconds and increases damage by 20%. However if you then two-hand the weapon the buff from jellyfish shield is removed. Although the Lore text says that it provides absolutely no protection from piercing attacks, being a 100% physical shield, it seems to block piercing attacks.

• The Jellyfish Shield Shield can be found on a broken wagon next to a body encircled by four Jellyfish directly north of the Foot of the Four Belfries Site of Grace.

• Shield Skill: Contagious Fury
• Contagious Fury boosts all damage by 20% for 30 seconds.
• Cannot be infused with Ashes of War as it already has a unique skill.
• Can be buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Tricksome bronze shield depicting the face of a Fire Giant. Several tongues leap from its open mouth.

The dreadful visage and burning flames are designed to remind one of the horror of facing a Fire Giant. In other words, this shield has an instructional function.

The Visage Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• The Visage Shield Shield can be found in Caelem Ruins inside a chest in an underground area east of the ruins. It requires defeating the Mad Mad Pumpkin Head (Hammer) & Mad Pumpkin Head (Flail) bosses guarding the treasure room.

• Shield Skill: Tongues of Fire
• Skill Description: Ready the shield, then spray several jets of fire from the tongues protruding from its maw. Hold to continue spreading fire. This skill can be used while walking.
• Cannot be infused with Ashes of War.

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Tricksome shield made from white stone depicting a malformed one-eyed god. The barrel of a firearm pokes through the open mouth.

Once worshipped by the giants, this evil deity is believed to have been slain by Queen Marika.

The One-Eyed Shield is a Greatshield that scales with Strength.

• Looted from the mini-boss NPC Chief Guardian Arghanthy inside Guardian’s Garrison in Mountaintops of the Giants.

• Shield Skill: Flame Spit
• Flame Spit damage does not scale with Strength, but it does increase with the shield’s upgrade level.
• This shield cannot be infused with Ashes of War or buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Weighty shields carried by the Black Knights, servants of Messmer the Impaler. Made of black steel with decorative embellishments in gold. Symbolic of their iron conviction in their crusade, the Black Knights will never yield. Nor will they ever doubt their purpose.

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Greatshield made of the unusual metal known as verdigris. Boasts greater guard capacity than damage negation. To the extent that the shield will continue to protect its target even if its bearer should die.

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