Pierce Shield

The  is one of the Standard Shields in Dark Souls.

Characteristics
The Pierce Shield has an overhead shield bash attack instead of a parry attack and has a light deflection. This shield is one of the only two shields that has a dexterity parameter bonus, the other being the Spiked Shield. It is also one of the only four shields that has a dexterity requirement as well, the other two being the Buckler and the Target Shield. When the Pierce Shield is upgraded to crystal the durability is 18.

Availability
The Pierce Shield is found by giving Siegmeyer of Catarina (when he is in the Blighttown swamp near a group of slugs) 3 Purple Moss Clumps. In exchange he gives you the shield.

Upgrades
Requires: 200 Souls and Titanite