Talk:Greatshields/@comment-36.70.18.127-20150201062333/@comment-25950924-20150201235656

The giant shield you can also buy in Anor Londo. I don't really see the giant shield being that useful for anything besides PvP as you're generally only going up against one damage type at a time in PvE and the Tower shield (fire) and Eagle shield (magic/lightning) have better stability and weigh less.

It's also worth mentioning that there are medium shields like the Balder shield which have nearly as high stability and have the added benefit of being able to parry. The Balder shield can be bought in Sen's Fortress and farmed much earlier.