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Medium Shield

Weapons · Medium Shield

Banished Knight's Shield

StrikeSmithing Stone—Ash of War changeable

A tall medium-sized metal shield. Given to knights who, whether by misfortune or misdeed, were forced to abandon their homes.

Attack rating—At your attributes

Weight6Equip load units

Requires14Str

Passive buildup—At your attributes

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

A tall medium-sized metal shield. Given to knights who, whether by misfortune or misdeed, were forced to abandon their homes.

Most of these knights were sent to the fringes, where they were forced to start anew with only despair for company.

No SkillFP pending · Ash of War, changeable

This armament has no skill. If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.Ash of War: No Skill

Compatible Ashes of War (12)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Map pending

LocationCathedral of Dragon Communion

Caelid

Starting Site of Grace: Cathedral of Dragon Communion

From Summonwater Village in northeastern Limgrave, follow the main road east into Caelid. Stay on the highway as it curves south around the Swamp of Aeonia toward Caelid Highway South.
Leave the southern road toward the ruined church on the hill south of the swamp. Decaying Ekzykes is near the approach; pass around the dragon if your chosen purchase does not require its defeat.
Enter Cathedral of Dragon Communion and activate its grace. A Banished Knight patrols the ruins, so clear the immediate area before trying the altar.
Activate the grace inside the Cathedral of Dragon Communion in southwestern Caelid. Leave through the southwestern opening and find the sword-and-shield Banished Knight patrolling outside.
Kill him and check his dropped items for the shield. It is a random drop. Rest at the cathedral grace and repeat if needed.
Shield-bearing Banished Knights in Stormveil Castle, Castle Sol and Crumbling Farum Azula can also drop it. The spectral knights in Fringefolk Hero's Grave do not drop this shield.

Map location pending

A 100% physical-block medium shield requiring 14 Strength and weighing 6. It is lighter and needs less Strength than the greatshields, while retaining a strong physical guard.
Standard affinity has 60 base Guard Boost. Reinforcement improves its stamina efficiency; it does not eliminate the stamina cost of blocking or stop a guard break when your stamina runs out.
Fire protection is 57%, Magic 49%, Holy 48% and Lightning only 31% on Standard. Its full physical block does not cover the elemental part of a mixed attack.
Has No Skill by default, leaving your right-hand weapon skill available while the shield is held in your left hand. Can use compatible Ashes of War if you want a shield skill instead.
Upgrade with Smithing Stones to +25. Strength improves its physical shield attacks on Standard affinity, rather than raising the percentage of incoming damage blocked.
Shield Grease and shield-buff spells are different from applying ordinary weapon grease. The absence of an offensive weapon-buff option does not prevent those defensive shield buffs.
Farm sword-and-shield Banished Knights, rather than expecting the shield from every knight. The Cathedral of Dragon Communion provides a nearby grace and a repeatable outdoor fight; the spectral Fringefolk knights do not provide this drop.

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