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Ritual Thrusting Shield

With its requirements met (Str 13 · Dex 12), Ritual Thrusting Shield reaches 380 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 566.

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Pickup · Greyoll's Dragonbarrow

Attack rating (+25): 380
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Thrusting Shield
Weight: 10
Requires: Str 13 · Dex 12
Skill: Shield Strike
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

In-game description

A "thrusting shield," or combined weapon and shield. Enables the wielder to attack and guard simultaneously.

An armament once used in rites of combat performed to honor the Erdtree, now lost to time.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 13 · Dex 12 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	148	380 +25	Physical 380	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	141	373 +25	Physical 373	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	140	372 +25	Physical 372	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	137	352 +25	Physical 352	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	224	500 +25	Physical 247Fire 253	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	229	566 +25	Physical 275Fire 291	Str EDex EInt –Fai DArc –
Lightning	224	507 +25	Physical 251Lightning 256	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	203	566 +25	Physical 275Holy 291	Str EDex EInt –Fai DArc –
Magic	203	565 +25	Physical 271Magic 294	Str EDex EInt CFai –Arc –
Cold	220	494 +25	Physical 272Magic 222	Str DDex DInt DFai –Arc –
Poison	124	342 +25	Physical 342	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	124	342 +25	Physical 342	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	131	355 +25	Physical 355	Str EDex EInt –Fai –Arc B

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Dexterity's soft caps.

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Stat level	Dexterity	Strength
12	380	–
13	–	380
15	390	–
16	–	386
18	400	–
19	–	392
21	409	–
22	–	398
24	417	–
25	–	403
27	425	–
28	–	408
30	433	–
31	–	413
33	441	–
34	–	418
36	449	–
37	–	423
39	456	–
40	–	427
42	464	–
43	–	432
45	471	–
46	–	436
48	477	–
49	–	440
51	484	–
52	–	444
54	490	–
55	–	448
57	495	–
58	–	451
60	500	–
61	–	454
63	504	–
64	–	456
66	508	–
67	–	459
69	513	–
70	–	462
72	517	–
73	–	465
75	522	–
76	–	468
78	526	–
79	–	470
81	530	–
82	–	472
84	532	–
85	–	473
87	533	–
88	–	474
90	535	–
91	–	475
93	537	–
94	–	476
96	538	–
97	–	477
99	540	478

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	12–18: +3.33 · 18–60: +2.38 · 60–80: +1.45 · 80–99: +0.58	540 from 380
Strength	18, 60, 80	13–18: +2.2 · 18–60: +1.48 · 60–80: +0.9 · 80–99: +0.37	478 from 380

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade, by affinity

Standard
Flame Art
Sacred
Magic

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flame Art	Sacred	Magic
0	148	229	203	203
1	157	243	217	217
2	166	256	231	232
3	175	269	245	245
4	184	282	260	259
5	193	295	274	274
6	202	309	289	288
7	211	322	303	303
8	220	335	318	318
9	229	349	332	331
10	239	362	347	346
11	248	376	361	361
12	257	389	376	375
13	266	403	391	390
14	276	417	404	404
15	285	431	419	418
16	294	444	434	433
17	304	458	448	448
18	313	471	464	463
19	323	485	479	478
20	332	498	494	492
21	342	512	508	506
22	351	525	523	521
23	361	539	537	536
24	370	552	552	550
25	380	566	566	565

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	74	64
8	78	75	65
9	80	76	66
10	81	77	67
11	83	79	68
12	85	80	69
13	86	81	70
14	88	82	71
15	89	83	72
16	91	85	73
17	92	86	74
18	94	87	75
19	96	89	76
20	97	90	77
21	99	91	78
22	100	93	79
23	102	94	80
24	104	95	81
25	105	96	82

#2 of 3 thrusting shield weapons by attack rating

Carian Thrusting Shield468 +25
Ritual Thrusting Shield380 +25
Dueling Shield379 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Carian Thrusting Shield, 468).

Moveset the game's own

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	100	380	10.2	15	0.43 s
R1 2Pierce	101	384	10.2	15	0.50 s
R1 3Pierce	102	388	10.2	15	0.47 s
R1 4Pierce	110	418	11	15	0.53 s
R2Pierce	125	475	11	25	—
Charged R2Pierce	160	608	22	35	1.57 s
R2 2Standard	125	475	11	25	—
Charged R2 2Standard	160	608	22	35	1.60 s
Running R1Pierce	105	399	10.2	18	0.57 s
Running R2Standard · 2 hits	130 + 130	989	22	25	1.33 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	342	10.2	12	0.47 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	342	10.2	12	0.73 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	407	10.2	12	0.37 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	494	22	25	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	125	475	33	25	0.67 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	404	11.2	18	0.43 s
R1 2Pierce	104	408	11.2	18	0.50 s
R1 3Pierce	105	412	11.2	18	0.50 s
R1 4Pierce	115	451	12.1	18	0.53 s
R2Pierce	135	530	12.1	28	—
Charged R2Pierce	177	695	24.2	38	1.63 s
R2 2Standard	136	534	12.1	28	—
Charged R2 2Standard	179	703	24.2	38	1.60 s
Running R1Pierce	110	432	11.2	21	0.60 s
Running R2Standard · 2 hits	135 + 135*	1,060	24.2	28	1.37 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	373	11.2	15	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	95	373	11.2	15	0.77 s
Jumping R1Pierce	110	432	11.2	15	0.37 s
Jumping R2Pierce	135	530	24.2	28	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	130	510	36.3	28	0.73 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	200	761	0	20	0.47 s
RipostePierce	280	1,065	0	20	0.80 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	148	148	—
+1	157	157	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	166	166	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	175	175	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	184	184	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	193	193	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	202	202	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	211	211	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	220	220	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	229	229	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	239	239	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	248	248	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	257	257	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	266	266	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	276	276	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	285	285	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	294	294	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	304	304	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	313	313	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	323	323	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	332	332	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	342	342	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	351	351	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	361	361	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	370	370	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	380	380	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Ritual Thrusting Shield

Placed in the world 1

Greyoll's Dragonbarrow · Isolated Merchant's Shack

Other thrusting shields with similar AR

Dueling Shield 379
Carian Thrusting Shield 468

Overview

Class: Thrusting Shield
Weight: 10
Requires: Str 13 · Dex 12
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 62520000