Hollow Soldier Shield

Hollow Soldier Shield
Found	Hollow Soldier - drop
Stats
	66
	-
	-
	-
	100
	100
	30
	65
	50
	56
Param. Bonus
	D
	-
	-
	-
Req. Param
	11
	-
	-
	-
Weight	3.5
Durability	250
Weapon Type	Medium Shield
Attack Type	Strike

For the Dark Souls II variant, see Hollow Soldier Shield (Dark Souls II).

The Hollow Soldier Shield is a medium shield in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Metal shield wielded by Hollow soldiers. Heavily rusted but sturdy, providing a strong defense.

Availability

The Hollow Soldier Shield is rarely dropped by the Hollow Soldiers that wield a Longsword or Spear.

Characteristics

Hollow Soldier Shield has solid defense for the time it can be obtained, handy for classes that start with poor shields. However, upgrading it is not recommended as the Tower Kite Shield and Balder Shield are both superior alternatives that can be obtained early in the game.

The Hollow Soldier Shield has medium deflection and normal parry speed. When upgraded to crystal, the durability is 25. This shield used to be one of the best medium shields in the game, before its stats were heavily altered after patch 1.04/1.05.

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 Hollow Soldier Shield, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Hollow Soldier Shield	66	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	30	65	50	56
Hollow Soldier Shield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	82	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	30	65	50	61
Hollow Soldier Shield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	102	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	30	65	50	67
Hollow Soldier Shield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	132	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	30	65	50	70

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

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Hollow Soldier Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1)	102	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	30	65	50	70
Crystal Hollow Soldier Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	132	–	–	–	D	–	–	–	100	30	65	50	72

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

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Hollow Soldier Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	62	67	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	30	65	50	56
Magic Hollow Soldier Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	77	83	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	33	65	50	56
Magic Hollow Soldier Shield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	100	108	–	–	E	–	D	–	100	36	65	50	56

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

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Hollow Soldier Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	56	67	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	30	65	50	56
Divine Hollow Soldier Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	69	83	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	30	65	50	56
Divine Hollow Soldier Shield +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1)	90	108	–	–	E	–	–	D	100	30	65	50	56

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

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	66	–	66	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	65.0	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	68	–	68	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	66.3	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	71	–	71	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	67.6	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	73	–	73	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	68.9	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	76	–	76	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	70.2	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	79	–	79	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	71.5	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	83	–	83	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	72.8	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	88	–	88	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	74.1	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	93	–	93	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	75.4	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	97	–	97	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	76.7	50	56
Fire Hollow Soldier Shield +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	102	–	102	–	–	–	–	–	100	30	78.0	50	56

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 Hollow Soldier Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Hollow Soldier Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1)	79	–	–	79	–	–	–	–	100	30	65	56	56
Lightning Hollow Soldier Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	84	–	–	84	–	–	–	–	100	30	65	57	56
Lightning Hollow Soldier Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	89	–	–	89	–	–	–	–	100	30	65	57.5	56
Lightning Hollow Soldier Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	95	–	–	95	–	–	–	–	100	30	65	58	56
Lightning Hollow Soldier Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	100	–	–	100	–	–	–	–	100	30	65	59	56
Lightning Hollow Soldier Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	105	–	–	105	–	–	–	–	100	30	65	60	56

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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