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Kite Shield iconMedium Shield

Weapons · Medium Shield

Kite Shield

StrikeSmithing Stone—Ash of War changeable

A standard medium-sized metal shield.

Attack rating—At your attributes
Weight4.5Equip load units
Requires12Str
Passive buildup—At your attributes
LocationOpen build planner

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

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In-game description

A standard medium-sized metal shield.

Metal shields reliably negate physical damage when guarding, a trait which made them highly trusted on the battlefield.

Skill

Ash of War: No Skill icon
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.

Where to find

Map pending
LocationNomadic Merchant at Liurnia Lake Shore

Liurnia of the Lakes

Starting Site of Grace: Liurnia Lake Shore

Before you go

  • Bring 1,000 runes.
  1. Reach Lake-Facing Cliffs either by leaving Stormveil after Godrick or by using the cliff path around the castle. Godrick does not have to die for the merchant route around it.
  2. From Lake-Facing Cliffs, follow the path down to Liurnia Lake Shore. Find the Nomadic Merchant beside the water near the grace.
  3. Buy Kite Shield from him for 1,000 runes.
Map location pending

Notes

  • On Standard affinity, blocks 100% of the physical portion of a successfully guarded hit. You still need enough stamina to hold your guard, and elemental damage is handled separately.
  • At +0 it blocks 47% Magic, 47% Fire, 33% Lightning and 47% Holy damage. These are guarding values, rather than protection from an attack that hits around your shield.
  • Starts with 56 Guard Boost at 4.5 weight and 12 Strength. It is lighter and easier to meet requirements for than Brass Shield, with lower starting blocking efficiency.
  • The Liurnia Lake Shore merchant sells it for 1,000 runes. No Academy Glintstone Key or Raya Lucaria boss is required.
  • Has No Skill by default. In the left hand it leaves the right-hand weapon's skill available; the shield will not parry just because you press the skill input.
  • Can use compatible shield Ashes of War. A new affinity can change blocking values and Guard Boost, so the Standard-affinity percentages above do not describe every infused version.
  • Upgrade with Smithing Stones to +25. Reinforcement improves Guard Boost and offensive power; it does not turn every elemental blocking percentage into 100%.
  • Shield Grease or Scholar's Shield can temporarily improve guarding. Those shield buffs are separate from a grease or enchantment applied to your right-hand weapon.
  • Lower the shield between attacks when it is safe so stamina can recover more quickly. Full physical blocking does not stop grabs, attacks from behind or every status effect from reaching you.
  • Requires 12 Strength and weighs 4.5. Strength scaling affects shield attacks, rather than increasing its fixed blocking percentages.

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