Spiked Shield

Spiked Shield
Found	Kirk, Knight of Thorns - drop
Stats
	78
	-
	-
	-
	100
	90
	28
	69
	40
	48
Param. Bonus
	D
	C
	-
	-
Req. Param
	10
	12
	-
	-
Aux. Eff.	300
Weight	3.0
Durability	160
Weapon Type	Medium Shield
Attack Type	Strike
Notes	Parry replaced with bash attack.

For the Dark Souls III variant, see Spiked Shield (Dark Souls III).

The Spiked Shield is a medium shield in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Shield of the infamous Darkwraith Kirk, Knight of Thorns. Covered with spikes.

Can be used as a weapon. Sharp spikes cause heavy bleeding.

Availability

The Spiked Shield is a semi common drop from Kirk, Knight of Thorns in one of his three invasion encounters. However, since he only spawns three times per playthrough, obtaining his shield is not guaranteed. The possible invasion encounters are in the Depths, Demon Ruins, and Lost Izalith.

Characteristics

The Spiked Shield has an overhead shield bash attack instead of a parry and has a light deflection. This shield is one of the three standard shields that cannot parry. The other two are the Pierce Shield and the Crystal Shield. It also has a Bleed auxiliary effect of 300. The Bleed buildup is 33 per strike, and once inflicted will deal 30% of the opponent's total health. This shield is only one of two that have a Dexterity parameter bonus, the other being the Pierce Shield. It is also one of only four shields that has a dexterity requirement, the other three being the Pierce Shield, Buckler and the Target Shield. When the Spiked Shield is upgraded to Crystal, the durability is 16.

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
	85%
	79%
	79%
	50%

Moveset

Attack	Description
One-handed Weak Attack	Diagonal swing to the left.
One-handed Strong Attack	Stabs forward with the shield's spikes. Medium starting lag.
Two-handed Weak Attack	Shield Bash.*
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 swings open at the end.*
Rolling Attack	Downward swing.
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

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

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

Standard Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Spiked Shield	78	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Spiked Shield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2)	101	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Spiked Shield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2)	109	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Spiked Shield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3)	117	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Spiked Shield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1)	124	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Spiked Shield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2)	148	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Spiked Shield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3)	156	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Spiked Shield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1)	195	–	–	–	D	B	–	–	90	28	69	40	48

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

Crystal Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Crystal Spiked Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1)	171	–	–	–	D	C	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Crystal Spiked Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	210	–	–	–	D	B	–	–	90	28	69	40	48

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

Magic Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Magic Spiked Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	88	194	–	–	E	D	C	–	90	28	69	40	48
Magic Spiked Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	118	126	–	–	E	D	C	–	90	28	69	40	48
Magic Spiked Shield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1)	147	157	–	–	E	D	C	–	90	28	69	40	48

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

Divine Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Divine Spiked Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	79	96	–	–	E	D	–	C	90	28	69	40	48
Divine Spiked Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	100	121	–	–	E	D	–	C	90	28	69	40	48
Divine Spiked Shield +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3)	132	160	–	–	E	D	–	C	90	28	69	40	48

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

Fire Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Fire Spiked Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	101	–	101	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	69.0	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	109	–	109	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	69.7	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1)	117	–	117	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	70.4	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	124	–	124	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	71.1	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2)	132	–	132	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	71.8	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3)	140	–	140	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	72.4	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	149	–	149	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	73.1	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1)	159	–	159	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	73.8	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2)	168	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	74.5	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3)	177	–	177	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	75.2	40	48
Fire Spiked Shield +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1)	187	–	187	–	–	–	–	–	90	28	75.9	40	48

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 Spiked Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Variation	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Damage Reduction
Lightning Spiked Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1)	140	–	–	140	–	–	–	–	90	28	69	40	48
Lightning Spiked Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	151	–	–	151	–	–	–	–	90	28	69	43.2	48
Lightning Spiked Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1)	162	–	–	162	–	–	–	–	90	28	69	46.4	48
Lightning Spiked Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2)	173	–	–	173	–	–	–	–	90	28	69	49.6	48
Lightning Spiked Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3)	184	–	–	184	–	–	–	–	90	28	69	52.8	48
Lightning Spiked Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1)	195	–	–	195	–	–	–	–	90	28	69	56	48

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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