Small ShieldChanged in 3 patchesVerified for build 25827938

Shield of the Guilty

With its requirements met (Str 8), Shield of the Guilty reaches 199 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Sacred at 312.

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Chest · Weeping Peninsula

Attack rating (+25): 199
Scaling (+25): Str C
Item ID: 31170000
Class: Small Shield
Weight: 2
Requires: Str 8
Skill: Shield Bash · FP 10
Passive: Causes blood loss buildup (50)
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Critical and customization

Affinity	Greases and spell buffs	Change Ash of War
Standard	No	Yes
Heavy	No	Yes
Keen	No	Yes
Quality	No	Yes
Fire	No	Yes
Flame Art	No	Yes
Lightning	No	Yes
Sacred	No	Yes
Magic	No	Yes
Cold	No	Yes
Poison	No	Yes
Blood	No	Yes
Occult	No	Yes

Buffs depend on affinity and spell/grease requirements; skill effects follow their own rules.

In-game description

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.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 10 · 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	78	199 +25	Physical 199	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	75	196 +25	Physical 196	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	75	196 +25	Physical 196	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	72	180 +25	Physical 180	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	123	271 +25	Physical 134Fire 137	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	126	311 +25	Physical 150Fire 161	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Lightning	123	278 +25	Physical 137Lightning 141	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	112	312 +25	Physical 151Holy 161	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Magic	112	310 +25	Physical 149Magic 161	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Cold	119	262 +25	Physical 141Magic 121	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Poison	66	178 +25	Physical 178	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Blood	66	178 +25	Physical 178	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Occult	72	193 +25	Physical 193	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc C

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

Guarded damage negation (+0)

Physical	Magic	Fire	Lightning	Holy	Guard Boost
81%	36%	36%	31%	37%	42

Damage negation reduces damage taken while blocking. Guard Boost reduces the stamina used by a successful block.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

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

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Stat level	Attack rating
10	199
13	205
16	212
19	218
22	224
25	229
28	235
31	240
34	245
37	250
40	255
43	260
46	265
49	269
52	273
55	277
58	281
61	283
64	286
67	289
70	292
73	295
76	298
79	301
82	303
85	304
88	305
91	306
94	308
97	309
99	310

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +2.13 · 18–60: +1.57 · 60–80: +1 · 80–99: +0.42	310 from 199

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
Sacred
Flame Art
Magic

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Sacred	Flame Art	Magic
0	78	112	126	112
1	83	120	134	120
2	87	128	141	128
3	92	136	149	135
4	97	144	155	143
5	102	151	163	151
6	106	159	170	159
7	111	167	178	166
8	116	175	185	174
9	121	184	193	183
10	126	191	200	191
11	131	199	207	198
12	135	207	214	206
13	140	215	222	214
14	145	223	229	222
15	150	232	237	230
16	155	239	244	238
17	160	247	252	246
18	165	255	259	254
19	169	264	267	262
20	174	272	274	270
21	179	280	281	278
22	184	287	288	286
23	189	295	296	294
24	194	304	303	302
25	199	312	311	310

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss
Occult · 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	Occult · Blood loss
0	66	66	57	45
1	67	67	58	45
2	69	68	59	45
3	70	69	60	45
4	72	70	61	45
5	73	71	62	45
6	75	73	63	45
7	77	75	64	45
8	78	76	65	45
9	80	77	66	45
10	81	78	67	45
11	83	80	69	45
12	85	81	70	45
13	86	82	71	45
14	88	83	72	45
15	89	84	73	45
16	91	86	74	46
17	92	87	75	46
18	94	88	76	46
19	96	89	77	46
20	97	90	78	46
21	99	91	79	46
22	100	93	80	46
23	102	94	81	46
24	104	95	82	46
25	105	96	83	46

#4 of 19 small shield weapons by attack rating

Shield of Night303 +10
Smoldering Shield254 +25
Coil Shield206 +10
Shield of the Guilty199 +25
Smithscript Shield198 +25
Spiralhorn Shield193 +25
Iron Roundshield190 +25
Gilded Iron Shield190 +25
Ice Crest Shield190 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Shield of Night, 303).

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 1Strike	100	199	5	12	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	201	5	12	0.37 s
R1 3Strike	102	203	5	12	0.40 s
R1 4Strike	105	209	10	12	0.47 s
R2Strike	120	239	10	20	—
Charged R2Strike	140	278	30	30	0.97 s
R2 2Strike	120	239	10	20	—
Charged R2 2Strike	140	278	30	30	0.97 s
Running R1Strike	105	209	5	15	0.53 s
Running R2Strike	115	229	10	20	0.57 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	179	5	10	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	179	5	10	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	213	7.5	10	0.43 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	242	20	20	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	130	258	30	20	0.67 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	216	6.5	15	0.53 s
R1 2Strike	104	218	6.5	15	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	105	220	6.5	15	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	110	230	13	15	0.53 s
R2Strike	125	262	11	24	—
Charged R2Strike	145	304	33	36	0.97 s
R2 2Strike	125	262	11	24	—
Charged R2 2Strike	145	304	33	36	0.97 s
Running R1Strike	110	230	6.5	18	0.53 s
Running R2Strike	120	251	11	24	0.57 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	199	6.5	13	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	199	6.5	13	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	235	9.8	12	0.47 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	266	22	24	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	140	293	33	24	0.67 s

Skill: Shield Bash1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillStrike	150	298	6.3	35	1.13 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	78	78	—
+1	83	83	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	87	87	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	92	92	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	97	97	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	102	102	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	106	106	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	111	111	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	116	116	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	121	121	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	126	126	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	131	131	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	135	135	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	140	140	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	145	145	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	150	150	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	155	155	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	160	160	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	165	165	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	169	169	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	174	174	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	179	179	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	184	184	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	189	189	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	194	194	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	199	199	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 Shield of the Guilty

Placed in the world 1

Weeping Peninsula · Church of Pilgrimage

Patch history 3

Every patch that changed its numbers, version by version.

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Physical guard negation62→68
- Magic guard negation35→36
- Fire guard negation35→36
- Lightning guard negation30→31
- Holy guard negation35→37
- Guard boost29→33
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%
1.14.1from 1.13.2
- Physical guard negation68→81
- Guard boost33→42

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

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Overview

Class: Small Shield
Weight: 2
Requires: Str 8
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 31170000