Small Shield - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Database

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.

Rickety Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Rickety Shield Shield is the Starting Equipment for the Prophet Class
• It is also dropped by Demi-Human.

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

Strike

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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.

Riveted Wooden Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Riveted Wooden Shield is starting equipment piece for the Warrior Class.
• It can also be bought from the Nomadic Merchant in East Limgrave for 600 Runes.

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

Strike

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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.

The Blue-White Wooden Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength. Small Shields usually weigh little and offer the lowest armount of protection from attacks.

• Located on the outskirts of the buildings, heading to Raya Lucaria Academy.

• This shield can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

Strike

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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.

Scripture Wooden Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Scripture Wooden Shield Shield is the Starting Equipment for the Astrologer Class.
• It is also dropped by skeletons who use it. Two of which can be found at the start of Auriza Hero’s Grave.

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

Strike

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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.

Red Thorn Roundshield is a small, wooden roundshield. It is light and easy to handle, but cannot offer the damage negation of a metal shield. It’s emblem is an ancient thorn design. Though it isn’t much, it boosts fire damage negation.

• The Red Thorn Roundshield is the starting Equipment for the Samurai Class.
• It can also be purchased from the Nomadic Merchant at the eastern side of Weeping Peninsula, for 600 Runes.

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

Strike

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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.

The Pillory Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• Inside Gaol Cave, which requires 2x Stonesword Keys to access.

• This shield raises Vitality by 50 points.

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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.

The Buckler is a Small Shield that scales with Strength and Dexterity. The Buckler can be used to Parry enemies as it has its own unique Parry called “Buckler Parry”.

• Starting equipment for the Bandit Class
• Purchasable from Gatekeeper Gostoc at Stormveil Castle for 1,500 Runes after opening the main gate.
• Can be boughyt from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold after offering Gostoc’s Bell Bearing.

• Can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables
• Can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones
• Excellent for Parrying, bad for blocking.

Strike

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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.

The Iron Roundshield is a Small Shield that with Strength.

• The Iron Roundshield Shield is the Starting equipment for the Bloody Wolf Class.
• It can be purchased from the Nomadic Merchant for 900 Runes. He can be found south-east of the Coastal Cave.

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

Strike

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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.

Gilded Iron Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Gilded Iron Shield Shield can be found at the Church of Pilgrimage in Weeping Peninsula. It is obtained from a corpse sitting on a grave outside the church and to the west.

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

Strike

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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.

The Man-Serpent’s Shield scales mostly with Strength. This Small Shields weighs only 2.0 and offers light protection from attacks.

• The Man-Serpent’s Shield is dropped from shield-wielding man-serpents in Volcano Manor.

• This shield can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables.

Strike

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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.

Ice Crest Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Ice Crest Shield Shield can be found at Caria Manor where it is located behind the gardens. It is obtained from a corpse up on a ledge by a jagged stone pillar.

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

Strike

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Small metal roundshield depicting a sinister rift.

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

The Rift Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• The Rift Shield Shield is the Starting Equipment for the Prisoner Class
• Can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant in Liurnia of the Lakes for 1,800 Runes.

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

Strike

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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.

The Perfumer’s Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength.

• Dropped by Perfumer enemies wielding the shield (which have a very low drop chance in Perfumer’s Grotto).

• Shield Skill: Parry
• This shield increases 40 increase in Immunity.

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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.

The Shield of the Guilty is a Small Shield that scales primarily with Strength and can be used to attack as well as defend. Its attack causes blood loss and its light weight makes it an excellent choice for players with a light build, who prefer parrying.

• Found beneath the Demi-Human Forest Ruins in a cellar on the east side. You will need to jump over a wall there to access the cellar.

• Blood Loss buildup.
• Can deal damage with striking attacks.

Strike

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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.

The Spiralhorn Shield is a Shield that scales with Strength and Dexterity.

Increases Immunity, Robustness and Focus by 50.

• Liurnia of the Lakes on a corpse near Mausoleum Compound. Northwest of the Ruined Labyrinth Site of Grace.

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

Strike

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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.

The Smoldering Shield is a Small Shield that scales with Strength and Faith.

• The Smoldering Shield Shield can be found on a body sitting by some tombstones on the same level as the lava in the Volcano Manor dungeon.

• Shield Skill: Shield Bash
• Cannot be infused with Ashes of War or buffed with Magic and Consumables.

Strike

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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.

The Coil Shield is a Small Shield in Elden that scales with Strength. This shield offers the unique skill Viper Bite.

• The Coil Shield can be looted from a corpse in the depths of Volcano Cave, located in the northeast of Altus Plateau, in the Mt Gelmir region. You’ll need to drop down a hole in the cave to reach its depths, where you’ll find a bunch of corpses with loot, presumably of those who have fallen to their deaths.

• This shield cannot be infused with Ashes of War or buffed with Magic and Consumables

Strike

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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.

Strike

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A stone lantern carved to resemble a lamenting human head, the eyes vacantly beaming out light. Can be raised up when equipped in the left hand, illuminating more of the surrounding area. The unusual expression somehow imparts a sense of contentment. The languid ease of one who needs not sight.

Strike

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Roundshield engraved with a smithscript. A throwing weapon created through the smithing arts. Can be thrown by performing the armament’s Skill.

Strike

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