Plank Shield | Dark Souls

; Plank Shield+15 Stats
Requirements & Bonus
Weapon Type	Small Shield
Attack Type	Strike
Enchantable	Yes
Special	No

Plank Shield is a Small Shield in Dark Souls. Plank Shield, a makeshift shield constructed from wooden planks. It offers minimal protection and comes with the added disadvantage of moderate humiliation. Small Shields can be used not only to block an enemy but to parry their attack as well. This allows a riposte, a free attack by the player for a high amount of damage. Enemy attacks can be interrupted with a parry (pressing the Strong Attack button for the shield) and requires practice to learn the timing.

"Makeshift shield built from wood planks. Provides minimal protection, but at a cost of moderate humiliation."

Dark Souls Plank Shield Acquired from:

Found on a corpse in Blighttown, just before the hidden entrance to The Great Hollow.
Starter Item: Initial Equipment for Deprived.
Video Location Timestamp 0:05

Dark Souls Plank Shield Hints and Tips

The Plank Shield also appears in Dark Souls 3.

Plank Shield Upgrade Table in Dark Souls

Overview table for all Upgrades at regular, max and threshold levels. Click on the tabs to see individual upgrade paths in detail. Use this table to quickly compare performance

Plank Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary	Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	52	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	45
Regular +5	65	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	49
Regular +10	80	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	54
Regular +14	95	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	55
Regular +15	104	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	56
Crystal	80	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	56
Crystal +4	95	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	58
Crystal +5	104	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	58
Lightning	80	-	-	80	-	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	61.6	45
Lightning +4	95	-	-	95	-	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	64.9	45
Lightning +5	104	-	-	104	-	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	66	45
Magic	48	52	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	75	40	20	55	45
Magic +5	60	65	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	75	46	20	55	45
Magic +9	71	76	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	75	50.8	20	55	45
Magic +10	78	84	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	75	52	20	55	45
Divine	43	53	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	75	40	20	55	45
Divine +5	54	66	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	75	40	20	55	45
Divine +9	64	78	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	75	40	20	55	45
Divine +10	70	86	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	75	40	20	55	45
Fire	65	-	65	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	40	20	55	45
Fire +5	80	-	80	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	40	23	55	45
Fire +9	95	-	95	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	40	25.4	55	45
Fire +10	104	-	104	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	40	26	55	45