Medium Shield - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Database

A tall, medium-sized wooden shield. Light for its size, and easy to handle.

Adorned with a long-forgotten crest of Stormveil, ancient in design.

The Hawk Crest Wooden Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Hawk Crest Wooden Shield can be found in a cellar near the Rampart Tower Site of Grace. It is most easily accessed from this site, but you might also come across it after defeating the Grafted Scion in the main hall. You’ll need a Stonesword Key to access the cellar.

Skill: Parry

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.

The below gif shows where you can find the Hawk Crest Wooden Shield in the cellar. You’ll need to fight two mobs in here before you can access it in peace.

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A tall, medium-sized wooden shield. Light for its size, and easy to handle.

The circular horsehead design evokes a swift gallop.

The Horse Crest Wooden Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Horse Crest Wooden Shield Shield is sold by Patches at Murkwater Cave.
• It can also be bought from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold after giving them Patches Bell Bearing.

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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A tall, medium-sized wooden shield. Light for its size, and easy to handle.

Thought to represent a surreptitious prophecy of cardinal sin, the lit candle-tree design was forbidden.

The Candletree Wooden Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Candletree Wooden Shield can be found in a chest at Sage’s Cave, behind an illusory wall with three other chests, guarded by skeletons. The skeletons will immediately charge at you once you break through the wall by hitting it, so you’ll need to be prepared to take on 3 - 6 of them at once.

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

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A tall, medium-sized wooden shield. Light for its size, and easy to handle. Carried by soldiers of the village that is afflicted by frenzy.

The yellow flame is the symbol of the affliction, serving as a warning to those who might approach the village.

The Flame Crest Wooden Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Flame Crest Wooden Shield Shield can be found in Ailing Village in Weeping Peninsula. It is obtained from a body inside a shack on the north side of the village.

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

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Wooden shield of Stormveil soldiers. Much like the castle, it is marred by mottling and thorns.

Some say it is the curse of grafting which causes such affliction, while others talk of its root being something altogether more sinister hidden deep within the castle.

Marred Wooden Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Marred Wooden Shield Shield can be found in Stormveil Castle.
• To find it from the Rampart Tower site of grace, head onto the walkway with explosive barrels and War Hawks. Drop down the edge onto a ledge below. Follow the ledge north and then hop down to the broken pillar to find the shield.

• Shield Skill: No skill.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Shield of honor depicting a city crowned by the sun. It has seen better days.

Much like the wear upon the shield, the Seat of the Sun is long faded away.

Sun Realm Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Sun Realm Shield Shield is dropped by Sword & Shield wielding Skeletons. They can be found at the Hermit Merchant’s Shack in Altus Plateau, where a Sword & Shield skeleton will crawl out of the ground.
• Two Skeletons will also spawn on the road between Saintsbridge and Summonwater Village Outskirts Graces.

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

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A wooden roundshield that has been reinforced with metal.

Comparatively light for its size, this shield is easy to handle but lacks a true metal shield’s ability to negate damage.

The Round Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• It can be purchased from the Nomadic Merchant at Castle Morne Rampart site of grace in Weeping Peninsula for 1,000 Runes.

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

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A roundshield covered in leather. On the larger side for a medium-sized shield.

Though its damage negation may be lacking compared to a metal shield, it can handle a wider range of attack affinities.

Large Leather Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength. The Large Leather Shield is one of most inexpensive Shields that let’s you Parry Enemies, making it well suited for new players.

• The Large Leather Shield Shield is Starting Equipment piece for the Hero Class.
• It can be bought from Merchant Kale for 600 Runes at the Church of Elleh in Limgrave.
• It can be bought from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold after giving them Kale’s Bell Bearing.

• Shield Skill: Parry
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Large Leather Shield can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones.

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Roundshield covered in black leather. On the larger side for a medium-sized shield.

From the north, this shield depicts the polar star in rivets of gold. The inside is lined with fur, protecting the carrier from frost.

The Black Leather Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• Can be purchased from the Pidia Carian Severnt at Caria Manor in Liurnia of the Lakes for 2,500 Runes.

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

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Leather shield of Stormveil soldiers. Much like the castle, it is marred by mottling and thorns.

Some say it is the curse of grafting which causes such affliction, while others talk of its root being something altogether more sinister hidden deep within the castle.

The Marred Leather Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength. It features a passive that causes bloodloss buildup (50).

• The Marred Leather Shield is likely to be one of the first items that you come across in Stormveil Castle, since it’s so close to the entrance. You can loot it from a corpse on the wooden steps leading up to the castle from the Stormveil Cliffside Site of Grace.

• The below gif shows where you can find the Marred Leather Shield, near the starting area of Stormveil Castle.

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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A medium-sized metal shield, comparatively easy to handle.

Metal shields reliably negate physical damage when guarding, a trait which made them highly trusted on the battlefield.

The Heater Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Heater Shield Shield is the Starting Equipment for the Vagabond Class
• It can also be bought from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold for 1,500 Runes.

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

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A medium-sized metal shield. Easier to handle than a kite shield.

The crest represents a forest and river.

The Black Leather Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Black Leather Shield Shield can be purchased from Pidia, Carian Servant at Caria Manor. Theyu are located on a balcony above the Manor Lower Level bonfire which is only accessible by dropping down the cliffside from the southwestern side of the Three Sisters region on the map.

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

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A medium-sized metal shield. Easier to handle than a kite shield.

The crest symbolizes red wings.

The Red Crest Heater Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Red Crest Heater Shield can be found in Altus Plateau where it can be purchased from the Nomadic Merchant that sits near the Forest-Spanning Greatbridge Site of Grace for 2,500 runes.

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

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A medium-sized metal shield. Easier to handle than a kite shield.

Features a beast as its crest, serving to remind warriors not to succumb to the arousal of battle. Fight with passion, but become not its prisoner.

The Beast Crest Heater Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

The Beast Crest Heater Shield Shield is located in a chest at a camp west of the Saintsbridge Site of Grace in eastern Stormhill. It is defended by Foot Soldiers, Godrick Soldiers and a Godrick Knight.

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

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A medium-sized metal shield. Easier to handle than a kite shield.

The inverted hawk is the emblem of the company of slaves ordered to explore the Eternal City.

The Inverted Hawk Heater Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Inverted Hawk Heater Shield can be found in Siofra River. Southeast of Siofra River Bank Site of Grace, up a hill and past a number of enemies surrounding a body.

• Shield Skill: Parry
• Can be infused with Ashes of War

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A medium-sized metal shield. Easier to handle than a kite shield.

The sun in eclipse is said to be the symbol of the Wandering Mausoleum where the soulless demigods slumber.

Eclipse Crest Heater Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Eclipse Crest Heater Shield Shield can be found on a stone plinth attached to the cliffside southwest of the Tombsward Catacombs Site of Grace. It can be accessed by dropping down from the area above the Tombsward Catacombs.

• Shield Skill: None
• Can be infused with Ashes of War.

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A standard medium-sized metal shield.

Metal shields reliably negate physical damage when guarding, a trait which made them highly trusted on the battlefield.

The Kite Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Kite Shield Shield can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes for 1,000 Runes.

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables

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A standard medium-sized metal shield. Highly reputed for its solid build and reliability.

The design represents the Erdtree foregrounded against a blue sky.

Blue-Gold Kite Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Blue-Gold Kite Shield Shield can be purchased from the Nomadic Merchant in East Limgrave for 1,000 Runes.

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

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A standard medium-sized metal shield. Highly reputed for its solid build and reliability.

Emblazoned with a yellow scorpion, a warning of surprise attacks and sudden strikes.

The Scorpion Kite Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Scorpion Kite Shield Shield is sold by Merchant by Forest-Spanning Great Bridge Site of Grace in Altus Plateau.

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

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Shield featuring a vividly painted twinbird.
The twinbird is said to be the envoy of an outer god, and mother of the Deathbirds.

At dwindling levels of HP, this shield slightly boosts both attack and defense.

The Twinbird Kite Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength. When the wearer is at 20% of their max HP or less, they will gain a +5% attack and +10% defense boost. This effect stacks with Red-Feathered Branchsword and Blue-Feathered Branchsword. Attack and defense boost have the same behavior in PvE and PvP.

• The Twinbird Kite Shield is dropped by the Deathbird which spawns at night in Leyndell. it is located to the east of the Hermit Merchant’s Shack Site of Grace overlooking the Minor Erdtree near some skeletal snail enemies.

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Can be infused with Ashes of War or buffed with Magic and Consumables

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On the larger side for a medium-sized shield, the face has been covered in brass.

Commonly employed in the Shattering.

The Brass Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength. Has the highest Guard Boost stat of all medium shields. When sufficiently upgraded it can surpass 65 Guard Boost, allowing it to reach 100 when combined with Barricade Shield and reducing blocking stamina costs to 0.

The Brass Shield Shield can be looted from:

• Godrick Soldiers
• Raya Lucaria Soldiers

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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A tall medium-sized metal shield. Given to knights who, whether by misfortune or misdeed, were forced to abandon their homes.

Most of these knights were sent to the fringes, where they were forced to start anew with only despair for company.

The Banished Knight’s Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Banished Knight’s Shield Shield can be looted from a Banished Knight wielding one of these shields.

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

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Tall oval shield made of metal carried by young Albinaurics. The ornamentation represents the primordial drop of dew from which they are said to have been created.
Boasts exceptional magic damage negation. The Albinaurics’ most formidable foes were sorcerers, after all.

Albinauric Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Albinauric Shield can be looted from Albinaurics wielding this shield. There are a few on top of the church northwest of the Academy Gate Town Site of Grace.

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

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Shield fashioned from a tall broken jar carried by the beastmen of Farum Azula. There is a particular knack to wielding it.

The beastmen have always fired earthenware jars for the express purpose of making shields. Such are their ways, strange though they are.

Beastman’s Jar-Shield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Beastman’s Jar-Shield has a chance to drop from Azula Beastman that carry this shield.
• One beastman with this shield can be found in the room just next to the Crumbling Beast Grave Depths in Crumbling Farum Azula.

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.
• Base drop rate is 2% (at 100 Discovery)

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A teardrop-shaped, medium-sized shield embedded with blue glintstones.
Carried by knights who served the Carian royal family.

Excels when facing magic or holy attacks. Just who were these knights preparing to fight?

The Carian Knight’s Shield is a Shield that scales with Strength, Intelligence and Dexterity.

• Looted from Moongrum, the Carian Knight at Raya Lucaria Academy after defeating the enemy.
• Moongrum, the Carian Knight at Raya Lucaria Academy can be defeated by luring him into the elevator shaft.

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Shield of radiant silver, festooned with amber and carried by Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree.

The shape is said to imitate that of a sacred drop of dew, which inspired the absurd rumor that Loretta herself was an Albinauric.

Silver Mirrorshield is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength and Intelligence.

• The Silver Mirrorshield can be found in the northern area of Consecrated Grounds, inside the Apostate Derelict destroyed church.

• Shield Skill: No Skill
• Cannot be infused with Ashes of War.

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Shield fashioned from a great turtle shell. The natural curve helps it contend with foes’ attacks.

The turtle is a symbol of tirelessness, and this shield boosts stamina recovery speed.

Great Turtle Shell is a Medium Shield that scales with Strength. It features a passive that boosts stamina recovery speed and features the unique skill: Barricade Shield. The Stamina recovery increases by 8%, even if two-handing a weapon in the other hand. This effect stacks with the effect of the Green Turtle Talisman and the Pickled Turtle Neck.

• The Great Turtle Shell Shield can be obtained in Weeping Peninsula. From the Castle Morne Rampart Site of Grace, head to the east to find a Spiritspring and use Torrent to jump from it to the roof a tower section of the ramparts. The shield can be found on a body at the top of this tower.

• Shield Skill: Barricade Shield
• Skill Description: Skill made famous by Sir Neidhardt. Focus your energy into the shield, temporarily hardening it to deflect greater blows.
• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

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Worn roundshield carried by soldiers loyal to Messmer, the Impaler. The largest of all metal shields in their class.

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A finely-made “blueshield” featuring an engraving of a wolf under the moon. Excels at fending off sorceries. The wolf is the beast of the Carian royal covenant; a symbol of the moon’s pride that none can forget, no matter what remote lands they may arrive in.

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A finely-made “redshield” featuring an engraving of a winged serpent. Excels at guarding against fire. Said to have been made to commemorate the beginnings of the crusade started by Messmer, son of Marika.

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Shield made to resemble a fierce golden lion with a luxuriant mane. Awarded to especially valorous members of Radahn’s personal guard on the occasion of its formation.

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