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Shield of the Guilty iconSmall Shield

Weapons · Small Shield

Shield of the Guilty

StrikeSmithing Stone—Ash of War changeable

Shield made to venerate a maiden whose eyes were crushed by Briars of Sin before being reborn in these lands.

Attack rating—At your attributes
Weight2Equip load units
Requires8Str
Passive buildup—At your attributes
LocationOpen build planner

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

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In-game description

Shield made to venerate a maiden whose eyes were crushed by Briars of Sin before being reborn in these lands.

Venerating the repose of the soul, this shield boosts focus. The briars can be used to attack foes.

Skill

Ash of War: Shield Bash icon
Shield BashFP 10 · Ash of War, changeable

Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.Ash of War: Shield Bash

Compatible Ashes of War (12)

These Ashes of War can be applied to this weapon.

Where to find

Map pending
LocationDemi-Human Forest Ruins cellar

Weeping Peninsula

Starting Site of Grace: South of the Lookout Tower

  1. Cross Bridge of Sacrifice into the Weeping Peninsula and follow the main road south to South of the Lookout Tower. Leave the road west toward the wooded ruins rather than continuing toward Castle Morne.
  2. Head west from South of the Lookout Tower into Demi-Human Forest Ruins. Find the small ruined building at the southern end, separate from the queen's main enclosure.
  3. Use Torrent to jump over its wall into the enclosed section. The cellar stairs are inside, behind the branches visible through the broken wall.
  4. Go downstairs and open the chest for the shield. Defeating the Demi-Human Queen is not required.
Map location pending

Notes

  • Requires eight Strength and weighs two. Standard affinity blocks 81% Physical damage and starts with 42 Guard Boost.
  • Adds 40 Focus while selected, raising resistance to Sleep and Madness buildup. This does not raise FP, reduce casting costs or grant immunity to either effect.
  • Its shield hits apply 50 innate blood loss buildup. The default Shield Bash costs 10 FP and attacks while guarding; merely holding a normal block does not apply bleed.
  • Blood affinity produces an extra 100 flat Blood Loss burst damage compared with an ordinary Blood small shield. Its ordinary buildup remains the same as that affinity's other small shields.
  • Arcane can improve the existing bleed when the affinity gives Arcane scaling. The Focus passive remains a separate defensive effect.
  • The chest is in the southern enclosed ruin, separate from the Demi-Human Queen's enclosure. Jump over the wall to reach its cellar without needing to kill the queen.
  • Upgrade it with ordinary Smithing Stones to +25. The listed blocking percentages and base Guard Boost describe Standard affinity; changing affinity can trade physical protection for an element.
  • Can use compatible shield Ashes of War. Shield Grease or Scholar's Shield can improve guarding; these are defensive shield buffs rather than permission to apply ordinary offensive grease to every affinity.

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