Balder Shield

Balder Shield
Found	Crestfallen Merchant - purchase Balder Knight - drop
Stats
	66
	-
	-
	-
	100
	100
	20
	60
	50
	63
Param. Bonus
	D
	-
	-
	-
Req. Param
	12
	-
	-
	-
Weight	4.0
Durability	220
Weapon Type	Medium Shield
Attack Type	Strike

The Balder Shield is a medium shield in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Shield of the knights of the ancient kingdom of Balder. Tweaked for improved stability.

Balder was the home of the Knight King Rendal, but the kingdom was reduced to ruins after a widespread outbreak of Undead.

Availability

The Balder Shield is an uncommon drop from Balder Knights. Only knights actually using the shield will drop it - Balder Knights using the Buckler will drop that instead. It can also be purchased from the Crestfallen Merchant in Sen's Fortress for 4,000 souls.

Characteristics

The Balder Shield has the second-highest base stability of all medium shields, and is therefore one of the strongest shields against physical attacks early in the game. Later on, the Silver Knight Shield exceeds it in most respects, but is also heavier and has slightly higher stat requirements, making the Balder Shield remain an all-around good choice into the endgame if upgraded.

It has a medium deflection and normal parry speed. When upgraded to crystal, its durability is 22.

Resistance Defense

Along with Physical and Elemental damage reduction, weapons also have hidden stats that reduce the amount of status build-up while blocking.

Resistance	Reduction
	90%
	80%
	80%
	50%

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Diagonal swing to the left.
One-handed Strong Attack	Strong horizontal swings alternating from left to right. Some starting lag.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Shield Bash.*
Two-handed Strong Attack	Holds shield up and runs forward, then slams it down at the end. Additional inputs yield a horizontal swing.*
Jump Attack	Slams shield into the ground.
Running Attack	Holds shield up and runs forward, then swings open at the end.*
Rolling Attack	Downward swing.
Kick	Push away with the shield.
Left-handed Weak Attack	Block.
Left-handed Strong Attack	Parry.

*While shield is up the player is actively blocking

Upgrades

• Standard
• Crystal
• Magic
• Divine
• Fire
• Lightning

Requires: Standard Balder Shield, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Balder Shield	66	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	63
Balder Shield +1 (Titanite Shard ×1)	69	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	63
Balder Shield +2 (Titanite Shard ×1)	72	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	64
Balder Shield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	75	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	64
Balder Shield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	79	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	65
Balder Shield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	82	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	66
Balder Shield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	86	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	68
Balder Shield +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	90	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	68
Balder Shield +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	94	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	69
Balder Shield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	98	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	69
Balder Shield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	102	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	70
Balder Shield +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	106	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	71
Balder Shield +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	111	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	72
Balder Shield +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	116	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	73
Balder Shield +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	120	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	74
Balder Shield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	132	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	75

Requires: Standard Balder Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Balder Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1)	102	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	75
Crystal Balder Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	106	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	76
Crystal Balder Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	111	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	76
Crystal Balder Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	116	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	77
Crystal Balder Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	120	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	78
Crystal Balder Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	132	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	78

Requires: Standard Balder Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Balder Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	62	67	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	20	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	65	70	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	20.4	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	68	73	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	20.8	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	71	77	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	21.2	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	74	80	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	21.6	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	77	83	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	22	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	81	87	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	22.4	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)	84	91	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	22.8	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)	88	95	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	23.2	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)	91	98	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	23.6	60	50	63
Magic Balder Shield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	100	108	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	24	60	50	63

Requires: Standard Balder Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Balder Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	56	67	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	58	70	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	61	73	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	64	77	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	67	80	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	69	83	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	72	87	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1)	76	91	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2)	79	95	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	82	98	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63
Divine Balder Shield +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	90	108	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	20	60	50	63

Requires: Standard Balder Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Balder Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	66	–	66	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	60	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	68	–	68	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	61.8	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	71	–	71	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	63.6	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	73	–	73	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	65.4	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	76	–	76	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	67.2	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	79	–	79	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	69	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	83	–	83	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	70.8	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	88	–	88	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	72.6	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	93	–	93	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	74.4	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	97	–	97	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	76.2	50	63
Fire Balder Shield +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	102	–	102	–	–	–	–	–	100	20	78	50	63

The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

Requires: Standard Balder Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Balder Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1)	79	–	–	79	–	–	–	–	100	20	60	56	63
Lightning Balder Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	84	–	–	84	–	–	–	–	100	20	60	57	63
Lightning Balder Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	89	–	–	89	–	–	–	–	100	20	60	57.5	63
Lightning Balder Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	95	–	–	95	–	–	–	–	100	20	60	58	63
Lightning Balder Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	100	–	–	100	–	–	–	–	100	20	60	59	63
Lightning Balder Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	105	–	–	105	–	–	–	–	100	20	60	60	63

The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

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