Dragon Crest Shield | Dark Souls 3

Dragon Crest Shield
					95										100
					-										67
					-										89
					-										43
					-										53
					100										49
					5.0										90
Requirements & Bonus
14				-				-				-
D				-				-				-
				Standard Shield								Strike
				Parry								-

Dragon Crest Shield is a Shield in Dark Souls 3. As they are more than just a barrier used to distance yourself from imminent attacks, Standard Shields are widely available and allow a player to mesh their main-hand weapons into a personalized playstyle. With offensive applications in addition to their apparent defensive application, strategic use of the shield allows for more than simple damage reduction.

A knight's shield engraved with a crest depicting a dragon.

One of the enchanted blue shields. The Dragon Crest Shield greatly reduces fire damage.

Skill: Parry
Repel an attack at the right time to follow up with a critical hit. Works while equipped in either hand.

Dragon Crest Shield Notes and Tips:

• Can not be Infused.
• Reinforced with Twinkling Titanite.
• Provides an average damage block of 70.4%. Has the highest fire damage block in the game. One of the crest Shields, each one specializes in a different niche.
• This shield first appeared in Dark Souls.

Location/Where to Find

• Found in an area above the Old Wolf of Farron bonfire. From the bonfire, take the lift and take the stairs to the right. Then, go right along the railing and drop off onto a ledge, which will bring you to another area where the shield is found on a corpse.

Dragon Crest Shield Upgrade Table

Requires ?? souls and 20 Twinkling Titanite to +4, ?? Souls and 1 Titanite Slab to +5 (upgrade information here)

	Attack Values Bonus					Parameter Bonus				Auxiliary Effects			Damage Reduction (%)					Stability
Name
Regular	95	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	67	89	43	53	49
Regular +1	106	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	67	89	43	53	50
Regular +2	113	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	67	89	43	53	51
Regular +3	132	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	67	89	43	53	53
Regular +4	149	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	67	89	43	53	54
Regular +5	166	-	-	-	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	67	89	43	53	56

Table Key

Requirement	Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Frost
Faith	Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
		Dark	Dark
		Critical	Stability
		Spell Buff
		Range

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has: Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)