- For other games, see Small Shields and Small Shields (Dark Souls II).
Small Shields are a type of shield in Dark Souls III.
Small shields are characterized by their light weight, minimal stat requirements, and modest resistances. They generally have poor stability and struggle to protect their wielders from any damage that they do block. However, they make up for this by facilitating ease of parrying, and in fact a subset of small shields known as Parrying Shields have the fewest startup frames for initiating parries, allowing the wielder to easily deflect attacks on reaction, rather than prediction.
Because of their poor defensive capabilities, most small shields do not greatly benefit from upgrading. However, a select few are the exception to this rule due to either built-in offensive capabilities, or unusually high defensive capabilities.
Small Shields[]
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 Buckler |
67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 33 | 7 | 13 | – | – | 30 | 1.5 |
| 49.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 11.0 | 28.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Target Shield |
69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 36 | 8 | 11 | – | – | 40 | 2.0 |
| 61.0 | 36.0 | 31.0 | 12.0 | 29.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Small Leather Shield |
70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 35 | 7 | – | – | – | 55 | 2.0 |
| 42.0 | 42.0 | 50.0 | 38.0 | 35.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Leather Shield |
69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 36 | 7 | – | – | – | 55 | 1.5 |
| 52.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 32.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Crimson Parma |
69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 39 | 7 | – | – | – | 55 | 1.5 |
| 52.0 | 63.0 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Red and White Round Shield |
69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 39 | 10 | – | – | – | 55 | 1.5 |
| 52.0 | 58.0 | 46.0 | 36.0 | 32.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Caduceus Round Shield |
69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 39 | 10 | – | – | – | 55 | 1.5 |
| 52.0 | 63.0 | 46.0 | 36.0 | 25.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Elkhorn Round Shield |
69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 39 | 8 | – | – | – | 55 | 1.5 |
| 59.0 | 63.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 25.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Warrior's Round Shield |
74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 41 | 10 | – | – | – | 55 | 1.5 |
| 62.0 | 68.0 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 36.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Plank Shield |
53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 34 | 8 | – | – | – | 40 | 1.0 |
| 41.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Ghru Rotshield |
78 | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | – | 100 | 44 | 5 | – | – | – | 55 | 1.5 |
| 62.0 | 43.0 | 39.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Iron Round Shield |
71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 47 | 5 | – | – | – | 55 | 2.0 |
| 67.0 | 44.0 | 38.0 | 19.0 | 36.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Hawkwood's Shield |
72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 41 | 5 | – | – | – | 60 | 2.0 |
| 56.0 | 35.0 | 58.0 | 45.0 | 55.0 | E | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Llewellyn Shield |
76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 45 | 12 | – | – | – | 70 | 3.0 |
| 68.0 | 69.0 | 63.0 | 44.0 | 61.0 | D | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Eastern Iron Shield |
81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 48 | 8 | – | – | – | 100 | 3.0 |
| 85.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 22.0 | 39.0 | D | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Golden Falcon Shield |
74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 48 | 10 | – | – | – | 85 | 2.5 |
| 59.0 | 45.0 | 39.0 | 20.0 | 37.0 | D | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Sacred Bloom Shield |
82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 38 | 10 | – | – | – | 85 | 1.5 |
| 54.0 | 81.0 | 49.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | D | – | – | – | ||||||||
 Dragonhead Shield (TRC) |
116 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 12 | – | 11 | 12 | 85 | 4.5 |
| 70.0 | 65.0 | 90.0 | 35.0 | 55.0 | D | – | E | E | ||||||||