The Tower Shield is a greatshield in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Metal Greatshield. Used by the Knight Berenike, known for his heavy armor.
- This thick plate of iron is heavily defensive but ultra heavy. Greatshields are very stable, and deflect attacks. However, one cannot parry, and instead bashes with the shield.
Availability[]
- Dropped from Berenike Knights. One non-respawnable version is in the Church of the Undead Parish, guarding the Fire Keeper Soul. Respawnable variations can be found in Sen's Fortress and the Painted World of Ariamis.
- Purchased from the Crestfallen Merchant for 8,000 souls.
Characteristics[]
The Tower Shield is a basic greatshield that strikes a balance between weight and defense. While quite strong versus physical attacks, it does not have any real strengths, being outclassed in terms of weight by the Eagle Shield, and in terms of fire defense by the Black Iron Greatshield. Regardless, it is the third-lightest greatshield in the game, and the lightest greatshield that provides 100% damage reduction against physical attacks.
Interestingly, the Tower Shield has the highest stability of any shield in the game when upgraded to full of the Crystal path, having a final stability of 90; out-classing Havel's Greatshield and the Greatshield of Artorias in terms of stability. However, doing so reduces its durability down to 30 and prevents it from being repaired, making it extremely cost-inefficient.
When upgraded down the Standard path, the Tower Shield boasts one of the highest stability values of all greatshields with a maximum value of 86; it is followed by the Black Iron Greatshield at 85 stability, and is beat only by the Greatshield of Artorias at 88. The Tower Shield has heavy deflection and a standard bash attack.
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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100% | |
84% | |
84% | |
50% |
Moveset[]
Attack | Description |
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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 Tower Shield, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Tower Shield | 80 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Tower Shield +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 84 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Tower Shield +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 88 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 73 |
Tower Shield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 92 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 74 |
Tower Shield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 96 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 74 |
Tower Shield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 100 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 75 |
Tower Shield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 104 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 77 |
Tower Shield +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 109 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 78 |
Tower Shield +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 114 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 79 |
Tower Shield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 119 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 79 |
Tower Shield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 124 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 80 |
Tower Shield +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 129 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 82 |
Tower Shield +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 135 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 82 |
Tower Shield +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 140 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 83 |
Tower Shield +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 146 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 84 |
Tower Shield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 160 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 86 |
Requires: Standard Tower Shield +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Crystal Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Crystal Tower Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 124 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 86 |
Crystal Tower Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 129 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 87 |
Crystal Tower Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 135 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 87 |
Crystal Tower Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 140 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 88 |
Crystal Tower Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 146 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 89 |
Crystal Tower Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 160 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 90 |
Requires: Standard Tower Shield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Magic Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Magic Tower Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
75 | 81 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 40.0 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
78 | 85 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 40.8 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
82 | 89 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 41.6 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
85 | 92 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 42.4 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
89 | 96 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 43.2 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
93 | 100 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 44.0 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
97 | 105 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 44.8 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
101 | 109 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 45.6 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
105 | 114 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 46.4 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
109 | 118 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 47.2 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Magic Tower Shield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
120 | 130 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 48.0 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Requires: Standard Tower Shield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Divine Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Divine Tower Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
67 | 82 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
70 | 86 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
73 | 90 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
77 | 94 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
80 | 98 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
83 | 102 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
87 | 106 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
91 | 111 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
95 | 116 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
98 | 120 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Divine Tower Shield +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
108 | 132 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Requires: Standard Tower Shield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Fire Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Fire Tower Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
80 | – | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
83 | – | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
86 | – | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
89 | – | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
92 | – | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
96 | – | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
101 | – | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
107 | – | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) |
112 | – | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) |
118 | – | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Fire Tower Shield +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) |
124 | – | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Requires: Standard Tower Shield +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Lightning Tower Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 96 | – | – | 96 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Lightning Tower Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 102 | – | – | 102 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Lightning Tower Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 108 | – | – | 108 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Lightning Tower Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 115 | – | – | 115 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Lightning Tower Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 121 | – | – | 121 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Lightning Tower Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 128 | – | – | 128 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 72 |
Gallery[]
Greatshields |
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Black Iron Greatshield • Bonewheel Shield • Cleansing Greatshield • Eagle Shield • Giant Shield Greatshield of Artorias • Havel's Greatshield • Stone Greatshield • Tower Shield |