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The Giant Shield is a greatshield in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Greatshield made of bronze and marcasite. Used by the giant sentinels of Anor Londo.
Marcasite, or white iron, is effective against non-physical damage, but as the shield is designed for the giant sentineles, its weight is unbearable.

Availability[]

The Giant Shield can be purchased from the Giant Blacksmith for 10,000 souls. It is also a rare drop from Sentinels and Royal Sentinels.

Characteristics[]

The Giant Shield has heavy deflection and a standard bash attack. While it has high and well-rounded resistances to all elements, it has low stability for its weight.

Overall, the Giant Shield is more of the "Jack of All Trades" of the Greatshields: It'll work in all situations, but there will be another shield that gets the job done better.

Its crystal durability is 30.

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
Bleed 100%
Poison 80%
Toxic 80%
Curse 50%

Moveset[]

Attack Description
One-handed
Weak Attack
Shield Bash.*
One-handed
Strong Attack
Slams shield into the ground. Some starting lag.
Two-handed
Weak Attack
Same as one-hand weak attack.
Two-handed
Strong Attack
Same as one-hand strong attack.
Jump Attack Slams shield into the ground.
Running Attack Holds shield up and runs forward, then slams it down at the end.*
Rolling Attack Flips shield upside down and brings it down against the ground.
Kick Push away with the shield.
Left-handed
Weak Attack
Block.
Left-handed
Strong Attack
Shield Bash.*

*While shield is up the player is actively blocking

Upgrades[]

Requires: Standard Giant Shield, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.

Standard Standard Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Giant Shield 80 D 100 60 75 75 68
Giant Shield +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) 84 D 100 60 75 75 68
Giant Shield +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) 88 D 100 60 75 75 69
Giant Shield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) 92 D 100 60 75 75 70
Giant Shield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) 96 D 100 60 75 75 70
Giant Shield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) 100 D 100 60 75 75 71
Giant Shield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) 104 D 100 60 75 75 73
Giant Shield +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) 109 D 100 60 75 75 74
Giant Shield +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) 114 D 100 60 75 75 74
Giant Shield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) 119 D 100 60 75 75 75
Giant Shield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) 124 D 100 60 75 75 76
Giant Shield +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 129 D 100 60 75 75 77
Giant Shield +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 135 D 100 60 75 75 78
Giant Shield +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) 140 D 100 60 75 75 78
Giant Shield +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) 146 D 100 60 75 75 81
Giant Shield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) 160 D 100 60 75 75 81

Requires: Standard Giant Shield +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Crystal Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Crystal Giant Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1) 124 D 100 60 75 75 81
Crystal Giant Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 129 D 100 60 75 75 82
Crystal Giant Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 135 D 100 60 75 75 82
Crystal Giant Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) 140 D 100 60 75 75 83
Crystal Giant Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) 146 D 100 60 75 75 84
Crystal Giant Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) 160 D 100 60 75 75 85

Requires: Standard Giant Shield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.

Magic Magic Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Magic Giant Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 75 81 E D 100 60.0 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 78 85 E D 100 61.2 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 82 89 E D 100 62.4 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 85 92 E D 100 63.6 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 89 96 E D 100 64.8 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) 93 100 E D 100 66.0 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) 97 105 E D 100 67.2 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) 101 109 E D 100 68.4 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) 105 114 E D 100 69.6 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) 109 118 E D 100 70.8 75 75 68
Magic Giant Shield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) 120 130 E D 100 72.0 75 75 68

Requires: Standard Giant Shield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.

Divine Divine Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Divine Giant Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 67 82 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 70 86 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) 73 90 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 77 94 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) 80 98 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) 83 102 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) 87 106 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) 91 111 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) 95 116 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) 98 120 E D 100 60 75 75 68
Divine Giant Shield +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) 108 132 E D 100 60 75 75 68

Requires: Standard Giant Shield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.

Fire Fire Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Fire Giant Shield
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
80 80 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +1
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
83 83 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +2
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
86 86 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +3
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
89 89 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +4
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
92 92 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +5
(Green Titanite Shard ×3)
96 96 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +6
(Red Titanite Chunk ×1)
101 101 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +7
(Red Titanite Chunk ×1)
107 107 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +8
(Red Titanite Chunk ×2)
112 112 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +9
(Red Titanite Chunk ×3)
118 118 100 60 75 75 68
Fire Giant Shield +10
(Red Titanite Slab ×1)
124 124 100 60 75 75 68
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 Giant Shield +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Lightning Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Lightning Giant Shield
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
96 96 100 60 75 75 68
Lightning Giant Shield +1
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
102 102 100 60 75 75 68
Lightning Giant Shield +2
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
108 108 100 60 75 75 68
Lightning Giant Shield +3
(Titanite Chunk ×2)
115 115 100 60 75 75 68
Lightning Giant Shield +4
(Titanite Chunk ×3)
121 121 100 60 75 75 68
Lightning Giant Shield +5
(Titanite Slab ×1)
128 128 100 60 75 75 68
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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