Spider Shield | Dark Souls

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

Spider Shield is a Standard Shield in Dark Souls. Wielded by the fierce mountain bandits, this shield is distinctively shaped with a large black spider design. It offers resistance to poison, making it an excellent choice for navigating Blighttown unscathed due to its effective poison defense. Standard 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. Better at blocking than Small Shields.

"Shield of the savage mountain bandits. Uniquely-shaped with a large black spider etched upon it."
"Has resistance to poison."

Spider Shield Acquired from in Dark Souls

Starter Item: Initial Equipment for Bandit.
Locations: In the Valley of Drakes on the bridge to New Londo Ruins Lower on a corpse, and above the Giant Rat in the Depths by dropping down the hole behind the first Butcher. Video Location Timestamp 9:49

Dark Souls Spider Shield Hints and Tips

Special: Grants a good bonus to Poison resistance
This is a great shield if you want to get through blighttown in one piece since it grants sweet poison resistance.
This shield would reappear in Dark Souls 3.

Dark Souls Spider Shield Upgrade Table

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.

Spider Shield
	Attack Values				Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary	Damage Reduction (%)				Stability
Regular	62	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	56
Regular +5	77	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	61
Regular +10	96	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	67
Regular +14	113	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	69
Regular +15	124	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	70
Crystal	96	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	70
Crystal +4	113	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	72
Crystal +5	124	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	72
Lightning	96	-	-	96	-	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	53.8	56
Lightning +4	113	-	-	112	-	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	56.6	56
Lightning +5	124	-	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	57.6	56
Magic	58	62	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	30	72	48	56
Magic +5	72	77	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	33	72	48	56
Magic +9	86	91	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	35.4	72	48	56
Magic +10	94	100	-	-	E	-	D	-	-	100	36	72	48	56
Divine	52	63	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	30	72	48	56
Divine +5	65	79	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	30	72	48	56
Divine +9	76	93	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	30	72	48	56
Divine +10	84	102	-	-	E	-	D	-	110	100	30	72	48	56
Fire	77	-	77	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	30	72	48	56
Fire +5	96	-	96	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	30	79.2	48	56
Fire +9	113	-	113	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	30	85	48	56
Fire +10	124	-	124	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	30	86.4	48	56