Cuckoo Greatshield

StrikeSmithing Stone—Ash of War changeable

Metal greatshield painted with a peering cuckoo. Carried by the enchanted knights sworn to the academy.

Attack rating—At your attributes

Weight15Equip load units

Requires32Str

Passive buildup—At your attributes

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

Metal greatshield painted with a peering cuckoo. Carried by the enchanted knights sworn to the academy.

Boasting high magic damage negation, this shield is used to hunt down mages.

"Our enemy is none other than Caria itself."

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 (7)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Map pending

LocationBellum Highway north of East Raya Lucaria Gate

Liurnia of the Lakes

Starting Site of Grace: East Raya Lucaria Gate

One checked approach to Bellum Highway uses the Academy Glintstone Key. Collect it behind the sleeping dragon north of Temple Quarter, then examine the seal at South Raya Lucaria Gate to reach Main Academy Gate.
From Main Academy Gate, examine the other blue seal at the northeast end of the junction. It takes you across the broken bridge to East Raya Lucaria Gate; walking along the broken bridge itself does not cross the gap.
Ride north along Bellum Highway and turn toward Bellum Church on the left side of the road. Activate its grace.
Rest at Bellum Church and pass time until morning for the mounted-knight farm. Night's Cavalry can appear on this highway at night and is a separate boss.
Leave the church toward the southeast and find the ruined stone patch in the middle of the road. Clear or draw away the ordinary soldiers before fighting the blue-plumed Cuckoo Knight.
Target the blue-plumed knights carrying the large Cuckoo Greatshield. Defeat the shield carriers, collect any glowing loot and rest at Bellum Church to repeat. The shield is a separate random roll from their armor.
Mounted knights on the highway can also carry it. The farm is outside the academy and does not require defeating Rennala or using Grand Lift of Dectus.

Map location pending

Requires 32 Strength and weighs 15. Standard affinity blocks 100% physical damage and 70% Magic damage, making Magic protection its clearest elemental strength.
Its 70 base Guard Boost controls stamina lost while blocking, separately from damage negation. An elemental hit can still chip HP even when you have enough stamina for the block.
Standard Fire protection is 56%, Lightning 52% and Holy 60%. The Cuckoo design does not grant a casting bonus or make the shield scale its defense with Intelligence.
Has No Skill by default and can use compatible Ashes of War. Keeping No Skill is convenient when you want immediate access to a right-hand weapon skill.
Upgrade with Smithing Stones to +25. Its Standard shield attacks scale with Strength; Magic affinity can improve Magic guarding but gives up some physical protection and changes its other values.
Can use defensive Shield Grease or a compatible shield-buff spell. These improve guarding rather than turning the shield into a sorcery catalyst.
The greatshield drops randomly from knights actually carrying it. The blue-plumed knights and ordinary soldiers have separate equipment rolls, so receiving armor does not mean the shield is guaranteed next.

Reserved · 300 × 250