The Bloodshield is a medium shield in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- The Bloodshield spoken of in the lost legends. The red of blood is slightly enchanted, and boosts various resistances.
Availability[]
The Bloodshield is acquired from a corpse in the Painted World of Ariamis, near an Undead Dragon.
Characteristics[]
The Bloodshield boosts all base resistances by 50%. It has poor stability, and is therefore not very useful as a general purpose shield, but is best used when the player needs additional resistance against status effects.
This shield has medium deflection and normal parry speed. The crystal durability is 24.
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 |
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92% | |
90% | |
90% | |
85% |
Moveset[]
Attack | Description |
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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[]
Requires: Standard Bloodshield, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Bloodshield | 62 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Bloodshield +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 65 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 54 |
Bloodshield +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 68 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 55 |
Bloodshield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 71 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 56 |
Bloodshield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 74 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 57 |
Bloodshield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 77 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 58 |
Bloodshield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 81 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 59 |
Bloodshield +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 84 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 60 |
Bloodshield +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 88 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 61 |
Bloodshield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 92 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 62 |
Bloodshield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 96 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 63 |
Bloodshield +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 100 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 64 |
Bloodshield +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 104 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 64 |
Bloodshield +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 109 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 65 |
Bloodshield +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 113 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 65 |
Bloodshield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 124 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 66 |
Requires: Standard Bloodshield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Crystal Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Crystal Bloodshield (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 96 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 66 |
Crystal Bloodshield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 100 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 66 |
Crystal Bloodshield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 104 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 67 |
Crystal Bloodshield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 109 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 67 |
Crystal Bloodshield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 113 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 68 |
Crystal Bloodshield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 124 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 68 |
Requires: Standard Bloodshield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Magic Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Magic Bloodshield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
58 | 62 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
61 | 65 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 30.6 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
64 | 68 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 31.2 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
67 | 71 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 31.8 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
70 | 74 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 32.4 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
72 | 77 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 33 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
76 | 81 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 33.6 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
79 | 84 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 34.2 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
82 | 88 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 34.8 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
86 | 91 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 35.4 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Magic Bloodshield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
94 | 100 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 36 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Requires: Standard Bloodshield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Divine Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Divine Bloodshield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
52 | 63 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
55 | 66 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
57 | 69 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
60 | 72 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
62 | 75 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
65 | 79 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
68 | 82 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
70 | 86 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
73 | 89 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
76 | 93 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Divine Bloodshield +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
84 | 102 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Requires: Standard Bloodshield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Fire Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Fire Bloodshield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
62 | – | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
64 | – | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 71.4 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
66 | – | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 72.8 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
69 | – | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 74.2 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
71 | – | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 75.6 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
74 | – | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 77 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
78 | – | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 78.4 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
83 | – | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 79.8 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) |
87 | – | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 81.2 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) |
91 | – | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 82.6 | 50 | 53 |
Fire Bloodshield +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) |
96 | – | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 84 | 50 | 53 |
Requires: Standard Bloodshield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Lightning Bloodshield (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
74 | – | – | 74 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 56 | 53 |
Lightning Bloodshield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
79 | – | – | 79 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 57 | 53 |
Lightning Bloodshield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
84 | – | – | 84 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 57.5 | 53 |
Lightning Bloodshield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
89 | – | – | 89 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 58 | 53 |
Lightning Bloodshield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
94 | – | – | 94 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 59 | 53 |
Lightning Bloodshield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
99 | – | – | 99 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 30 | 70 | 60 | 53 |