Talk:Greatshield of Artorias/@comment-5016083-20130922050850/@comment-5264386-20130922055259

I'd say (somewhat hesitantly) that you should get the Greatshield instead of the Greatsword in your current playthrough. This is because the Greatshield of Artorias has status blocking effects in PvE and much higher Durability for the same weight as the Black Iron Greatshield, outweighing the Black Iron Greatshield's marginally better Fire and Lightning defence.

The reason that I say "hesitantly" is that you've gone to the effort of upgrading your Black Iron GS to +15, so it's a bit of a waste of a Titanite Slab if you choose to use the GS of Artorias.