Item Effect
The Deflecting Hardtear is a Crystal Tear introduced in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
A crystal tear formed slowly over the ages, where the scattered sap of the Scadutree pools deep within the furnace golems. Can be mixed in the Flask of Wondrous Physick.
The resulting concoction temporarily enhances spontaneous guard. Damage negation and guard poise will be heightened in the moment immediately after assuming a guarding stance. Successfully executing a spontaneous guard will also strengthen guard counters.
Deflecting Hardtear Effect
You can use the Deflecting Hardtear on your 
Flask of Wondrous Physick at any Site of Grace to create a special flask with the following effect:
Upon activation, which lasts 5 minutes, whenever you guard just before receiving an attack, you'll perform a perfect guard. You'll know you did it right as you'll hear the sound of two metal pieces clashing. Each perfect guard, or deflection, will absorb all the physical damage the attack would inflict on you and 75% of any Elemental or Affinity damage, while the perfect guard will reduce its Stamina cost by 65%.
Each perfect guard increases the damage of your guard counter by 20%, and this effect is stackable up to four times, so you can inflict 80% more damage with a guard counter.
You can perform perfect guards with shields or any weapon, including small ones, but the bigger the weapon, the easier it is to land a perfect guard.
How To Get The Deflecting Hardtear
The Deflecting Hardtear can be found by defeating the very first Furnace Golem you'll see in the Shadow of Realm, located near the Scorched Ruins' entrance.
