In-Game Description

Shield of the Archdrake sect of Lindelt.
The dragon was engraved for ritual purposes,
but the shield itself is highly functional.

The secrets of Lindelt rituals are protected
by the Archdrake sect, and only a select few
are given access to their canon of knowledge,
which includes the truthful origins of the
Archdrake sect itself.

Availability

Treasure in the Lost Bastille. Available early with the Antiquated Key.

Find the small courtyard full of Stray Dogs. Once cleared go around the edge of the building and find the ladder then kill the enemies in the room. Once done use a Firebomb or Fire Arrow and destroy the black barrels on the ledge in the room, or get one of the Royal Swordsman to hit the barrels. It will break a hidden wall and let you get the shield.

General Information

Name	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	55/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	14/0/0/0 C/D/-/-/-/-	95/65/50/50/40	40/40/40/40	50	80	4

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires Titanite.

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, INT stat bonus, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls

Lightning

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2,000 souls

Dark

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

Poison

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base poison damage, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2,000 souls

Bleed

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base bleed damage, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

A wooden parma issued to bell keepers.
Very light, and requiring hardly any strength.

The bells symbolize forbidden love;
the bell keepers, their faithful guardians,
ever-ready to annihilate trespassers.

They will stand watch, for ever and ever,
these determined, if ill-fated, marionettes.

Availability

Dark Souls 2:

Enhanced Undead drop in Sinner's Rise - rare.

Scholar of the First Sin:

Belfry Guardian drop in Belfry Luna and Belfry Sol.

General Information

Name	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	25/60/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	7/0/0/0 -/-/C/-/-/-	60/85/20/20/20	20/20/20/20	45	50	2

Notes

• Low weight and exceptional magic damage resistance.
• As opposed to spell parrying specialist shields, this one has the Stability to tank hits.

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires Titanite.

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base physical damage, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls

Lightning

Reduces: Base damage, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2,000 souls

Dark

Reduces: Base damage, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

Poison

Reduces: Damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base physical, magic and poison damage, INT stat bonus, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2,000 souls

Bleed

Reduces: Damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base physical, magic and bleed damage, INT stat bonus, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

A shield that appears in ancient legends.
Strangely shaped, and said to be crafted
from the talons of the black dragon.

The legend of the pale dragon is told in
various locales, but each account is fragmentary.
Very rarely is the black dragon mentioned,
and some say that it is merely an embellishment
adopted in later retellings of the story.

Availability

Dragon Knight (Shield) drop - rare

General Information

Image	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	80/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	15/0/0/0 E/-/-/-/-/-	100/60/60/60/60	55/55/55/55	50	70	5.5

Move Set

Notes

• There are 3 Dragon Warriors in total. Two of which will be wielding a shield with either a Black Dragon Sword or Black Dragon Warpick. The other wields dual Black Dragon Greataxe.
• You most likely have to use a Bonfire Ascetic multiple times to respawn them, as the drop rate for their equipment is very low.Alternatively you can join the covenant of champions to remove despawn,

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires:

• Petrified Dragon Bone

Infusions

Magic

Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls

Lightning

Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2,000 souls

Dark

Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

Poison

Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2,000 souls

Bleed

Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

A shield affixed with a black crystal.
Found deep inside the Gutter, in the Black Gulch.
Heavier than a standard small shield but the hard
crystal boosts its defense against slashing.

Some of the more determined souls exiled
to the Gutter sought to scale the walls of the
forsaken place and walk the earth once again,
but failed, and wasted away mired in misery and
resentment.

Availability

• Sold by Chancellor Wellager for 8,000 souls after defeating the Looking Glass Knight.
• Part of the preorder bonus, received after character creation. Cannot be sold or thrown away.

General Information

Image	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	60/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	100	10	8/10/0/0 D/-/-/-/-/-	85/45/25/45/45	30/25/65/25	45	40	2.5

Notes

• A Crimson Parma covered with some sort of dark crystal growth. It protects slightly better against physical damage, fire and magic, is more stable and confers notable petrification resistance, but is more than twice as heavy.
• Paired with the Black Flamestone Dagger.

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires Titanite.

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, INT stat bonus, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls

Lightning

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2,000 souls

Dark

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

Poison

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base poison damage, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2,000 souls

Bleed

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base bleed damage, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

A rare shield depicting a blossoming flower,
that soothes the weary heart of its bearer.

What makes flowers beautiful, and why
are we comforted when we gaze upon them?
Sadly, the flower depicted on this shield
went extinct long ago.

Effect: stamina recovery

Availability

Dark Souls II:

Memory of Vammar treasure. Just after the battle in the alley way, to the left before entering the small tower, in a metal chest.

Scholar of the First Sin:

Sinner's Rise treasure. After exiting the elevator on the bottom floor, enter the flooded area. The shield will be on a corpse in the first room to your left.

General Information

Image	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	100/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	12/0/0/0 D/-/-/-/-/-	75/60/65/65/65	90/80/65/65	45	60	4.0

Notes

• A stamina recovery shield. Recovery rate improvement is roughly 3.6%. (please confirm if 3.6% or ~5%?)

• Remarkable Poison and Bleed defenses.
  • Basically grants immunity to Poison when infused with a Poison Stone.

• Helpful guide on managing stamina recovery: Stamina Recovery and You.

• This shield was chosen to be in the game as one of the winners of the Shield Design Contest held by Namco Bandai and FROM Software.

• Originally named the Rose Shield. Additional image.

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires:

• Titanite

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, INT stat bonus, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls

Lightning

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2,000 souls

Dark

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

Poison

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base poison damage, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2,000 souls

Bleed

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base bleed damage, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

Wooden shield used from ancient times.

Inferior to metal shields in terms of
stability and physical damage reduction,
but easy to use and weighing so little
that it hardly requires any strength to bear.

Availability

Forest of Fallen Giants treasure, in the ballista ambush room.

General Information

Name	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	55/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	6/0/0/0 D/-/-/-/-/-	85/40/30/65/40	35/35/35/35	35	50	1

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires Titanite.

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, INT stat bonus, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls

Lightning

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2,000 souls

Dark

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

Poison

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base poison damage, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2,000 souls

Bleed

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base bleed damage, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

Shield used by Aldian acolytes.
Crafted from the skull of some creature that
outlived its usefulness for experimentation.

The peculiar figure known as Lord Aldia
kept Giants in his manor, and attempted
to recreate a dragon, but after some time,
was not heard from again.

Availability

Dragon Acolyte drop.

General Information

Image	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	77/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	8/8/0/0 D/-/-/-/-/-	50/50/20/20/70	30/70/70/70	50	30	6

Notes

High Dark resistance.

Upgrades

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base Fire damage, INT stat bonus, Fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls

Lightning

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2,000 souls

Dark

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2,000 souls

Poison

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base poison damage, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2,000 souls

Bleed

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base bleed damage, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2,000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

A shield with an unusual design.
Found in the Undead Purgatory.
The chains and spikes wrapped around the
shield cause bleeding, but weaken the shield's
effectiveness.

Accessories that are added to a weapon
for the sole purpose of tormenting foes
can often detract from the weapon's
natural effectiveness.

Availability

• Sold by Chancellor Wellager for 8,000 souls after defeating the Looking Glass Knight.
• Part of the preorder bonus, received after character creation. Cannot be sold or thrown away.

General Information

Image	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Aux Effects Reduction	Damage Reduction	Stability	Enchantable
	90/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Thrust)	0/40	110	15	60	3	11/-/-/- D/-/-/-/-/-	35/75/45/45	90/20/30/65/40	40	Yes

Notes

• A beat-up Wooden Shield covered in chains, barbs and spikes. Gives up some magic resistance and doubles the weight, but protects a little better from physical damage and does a lot better against bleed effects.
• The shield itself, uniquely, deals thrust damage (with a Bleed effect) when used as a weapon, akin to the Pierce Shield from Dark Souls.
• Paired with the Bound Hand Axe.

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires Titanite.

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, INT stat bonus, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone and 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone and 2,000 souls

Lightning

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base lightning damage, FTH stat bonus, lightning damage reduction.
Requires:

• Boltstone and 2,000 souls

Dark

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base dark damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, dark damage reduction.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone and 2,000 souls

Poison

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base poison damage, poison damage reduction.
Requires:

• Poison Stone and 2,000 souls

Bleed

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base bleed damage, bleed damage reduction.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone and 2,000 souls

Key

In Game Description

Shield of darkness and chaos.

Once, a brilliant young sorcerer cast away his
earthly desires, devoting himself entirely to the
Dark that bewitched him.

Nebulous, inky and serene, the Dark holds an
allure matched only by the fear it strikes
in men's hearts. Could it be nature,
holding a mirror to mankind?

Availability

• Enhanced Undead drop - rare. In the cage, at the end of the long corridor, in Aldia's Keep.
• Sold by Felkin the Outcast in Scholar of the First Sin.

General Information

Name	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	60/0/40/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	10/0/0/0 -/-/-/B/-/-	75/85/60/85/90	65/65/65/65	45	60	4.5

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path. 15 Twinkling Titanite are required to fully upgrade this shield.
Requires:

• Twinkling Titanite

Infusions

Magic

Magic upgrade path.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2000 souls

Fire

Fire upgrade path.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2000 souls

Lightning

Lightning upgrade path.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2000 souls

Dark

Dark upgrade path.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2000 souls

Poison

Poison upgrade path.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2000 souls

Bleed

Bleed upgrade path.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

Shield of the Throne Defender.
Permeated by powerful magic.

The Defender has stood by the throne for ages.
Will his wait be worth the while?

Availability

Trade Throne Defender Soul and 3,000 souls with Weaponsmith Ornifex.

General Information

Fully upgraded, this has the 2nd highest stability of all Normal Shields, behind the Old Knight's Shield (which has very low durability).

Name	Damage	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Aux Effects Aux Effects Reduction	Damage Reduction	Stability	Enchantable
	36/74/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	110	15	70	5	15/-/-/- D/D/C/-/-/-	-/- 40/40/40/40	100/70/60/65/50	60	No?

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires:

• Petrified Dragon Bone

Infusions

Magic

Magic upgrade path.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2000 souls

Fire

Fire upgrade path.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2000 souls

Lightning

Lightning upgrade path.
Requires:

• Boltstone
• 2000 souls

Dark

Dark upgrade path.
Requires:

• Darknight Stone
• 2000 souls

Poison

Poison upgrade path.
Requires:

• Poison Stone
• 2000 souls

Bleed

Bleed upgrade path.
Requires:

• Bleed Stone
• 2000 souls

Key

In-Game Description

An extremely sturdy pitch-black shield.

Colossal warriors staunchly watch over
the shrine, ready to defend its resident,
or allow one worthy enough to be granted
audience.

Availability

Dark Souls 2 & Scholar of the First Sin:

Drakekeeper (Sword & Shield) drop - rare.

General Information

Image	Damage	Aux Effects	Counter Strength	Poise Damage	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction	Aux Effects Reduction	Stability	Durability	Weight
	102/0/0/0/0 (Parry/Strike)	0/0	110	15	17/0/0/0 C/-/-/-/-/-	100/65/65/65/45	65/65/65/65	55	110	7.0

Notes

• Essentially a better Drangleic Shield. More weight but better all around. Also doesn't require Twinkling Titanite to upgrade.

• Has similar stats to the Old Knight's Shield. The differences being more damage, better strength scaling, higher durability,
  lower stability, lower weight, and a lower strength requirement. In short, if you can afford the higher STR requirement, the Old Knight's Shield
  is a slightly better shield to use overall.
  • Another major difference is the Drakekeeper's Shield doesn't gain as much damage reduction from being infused compared
    to the Old Knight's Shield, most notably when infused with Dark.

Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires:

• Titanite

Infusions

Magic

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base magic damage, INT stat bonus, magic damage reduction.
Requires:

• Faintstone
• 2,000 souls

Fire

Reduces: Base damage, STR and DEX stat bonuses, damage and aux effects reduction.
Adds/Increases: Base fire damage, INT and FTH stat bonus, fire damage reduction.
Requires:

• Firedrake Stone
• 2,000 souls