Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree - Large Shields and Greatshields List

List of obtainable Large Shields and Greatshields in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (SotET), including their attack and guard weapon stats, skills, and how to acquire them in the game. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (SotET) was released last June 21, 2024, and is now playable on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam and Microsoft Windows).

All Greatshield Equipment in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (SotET)

Below is a list of Large Shield or Greatshield equipment in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (SotET), including their shield stats, skills, and how to acquire them in the game.

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Types of Shields

Here is a breakdown of the differences between Shield types:

Shield Type	Shield Type Description
Light Shields	For parrying attacks with less protection.
Medium Shields	For blocking attacks with stability.
Large Shields (Greatshields)	For blocking attacks with less stability.
Thrusting Shields	For attacking and blocking attacks at the same time.

Factors in Choosing Shields

Here are factors to consider when picking up your shield equipment:

Factor	Factor Description
Stat Requirement	Consider character stats since it scales with a shield’s Guard stats. This will influence how your character will effectively use a shield.
Shield Weight	Consider the weight of the shield since it will affect the Equip Burden.
Playstyle	Consider the playstyle since it influences which type of shield to use. Small shields are for parrying while Medium and Large shields are for blocking.
Guard Boost	Consider the amount of Stamina used for blocking attacks. The higher the Stamina, the more incoming attacks can be blocked.
Damage Reduction	Consider the damage reduction for each damage type. For example, you can block all Physical attacks with a 100% Physical Damage Reduction. Anything less than 100% will be inflicted on your character as chip damage while blocking attacks.

DLC Large Shields and Greatshields

Shield	Attack Stats	Guard Stats
Verdigris Greatshield (SOTET)	Phy: 194 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 72 Fire: 74 Ligt: 67 Holy: 68 Boost: 62
Skill	Moore’s Charge: Ready the shield with both hands, then charge forth while maintaining guard, ending in a shove imbued with verdigris magic. Knocks back nearby enemies, but does not cause significant harm. Hold to extend the length of the charge.
How to Acquire	Defeat Moore at the north of Church of the Crusade at Scadu Altus. Scadu Atlus is located in the Realm of Shadows.
Black Steel Greatshield (SOTET)	Phy: 119 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 57 Fire: 59 Ligt: 55 Holy: 84 Boost: 84
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Defeat Black Knight Garrew at Fog Rift Fort. Defeat Black Knight in the Realm of Shadow.

Base Large Shields and Greatshields

Shield	Attack Stats	Guard Stats
Dragon Towershield	Phy: 115 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 61 Fire: 67 Ligt: 55 Holy: 64 Boost: 64
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to Crumbling Farum Azula. Make way east of the dragon over the ledge. Drop down to the pillar and pass by the ledges leading to a lower building guarded by a knight. Examine the chest and pick the shield as a drop item.
Distinguished Greatshield	Phy: 112 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 65 Fire: 63 Ligt: 54 Holy: 60 Boost: 66
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Go to the Hermit Merchant’s Shack. Purchase the shield from Hermit Merchant for 5,500 Runes.
Crucible Hornshield	Phy: 147 – 59 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 51 Fire: 50 Ligt: 46 Holy: 64 Boost: 58
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to Siofra Aqueduct. Proceed to the patrolling enemies in the bridges. Defeat the Lesser Crucible Knight and pick up the shield as a drop item. Go to the Rampart Tower bonfire. Proceed to the birds and drop down the pillar towards the rocks. Defeat the Lesser Crucible Knight and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Dragonclaw Shield	Phy: 118 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 76 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 52 Fire: 52 Ligt: 76 Holy: 47 Boost: 59
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to the Capital Outskirts. Defeat the Draconic Tree Sentinel and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Briar Greatshield	Phy: 98 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 0	Phy: 82 Mag: 50 Fire: 43 Ligt: 50 Holy: 50 Boost: 56
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to The Shade Castle. Defeat the Elemer of the Briar and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Erdtree Greatshield	Phy: 120 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 78 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 66 Fire: 49 Ligt: 45 Holy: 76 Boost: 57
Skill	Golden Retaliation: Ready the shield to unleash its protective incantation. This will dispel sorceries and incantations, retaliating with golden power.
How to Acquire	Go to Atlus Plateau. Proceed to Outer Wall Phantom Tree grace. Defeat the Tree Sentinel Duo and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Golden Beast Crest Shield	Phy: 104 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 55 Fire: 55 Ligt: 48 Holy: 55 Boost: 58
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Go to the tutorial level. Defeat Grafted Scion and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Jellyfish Shield	Phy: 123 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 52 Fire: 52 Ligt: 40 Holy: 48 Boost: 50
Skill	Contagious Fury: Incite the jellyfish’s wrath and allow its fury to flow through you. Raises attack power for a certain duration.
How to Acquire	Go to Foot of the Four Belfries site of grace. Examine a corpse surrounded by four Jellyfish and pick the shield as a drop item.
Fingerprint Stone Shield	Phy: 158 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 77 Fire: 81 Ligt: 79 Holy: 75 Boost: 81
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	? Location
Icon Shield	Phy: 160 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 89 Mag: 49 Fire: 45 Ligt: 51 Holy: 48 Boost: 57
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Go to Woodfolk Ruins. Enter the building and defeat enemies.
One-Eyed Shield	Phy: 175 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 57 Fire: 69 Ligt: 59 Holy: 63 Boost: 67
Skill	Flame Spit: Ready the shield, then launch a fireball from the barrel. The fireball explodes on impact.
How to Acquire	Go to Mountaintops of the Giants. Enter the Guardian’s Garrison. Defeat the Chief Guardian Arghanthy.
Visage Shield	Phy: 186 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 62 Fire: 81 Ligt: 65 Holy: 62 Boost: 75
Skill	Tongues of Fire: Ready the shield, then launch a fireball from the barrel. The fireball explodes on impact.
How to Acquire	Go to Caelem Ruins. Enter the underground area which is east of the ruins. Defeat the Mad Pumpkin Head Duo bosses and pick up the shield from the guarded treasure room.
Spiked Palisade Shield	Phy: 116 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 89 Mag: 51 Fire: 45 Ligt: 54 Holy: 50 Boost: 57
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to the Siofra River area. Examine a corpse west of the Deep Siofra Well site.
Manor Towershield	Phy: 111 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 66 Fire: 66 Ligt: 51 Holy: 56 Boost: 65
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to Liftside Chamber site of grace. Jump up towards a ledge and scale along the edge to reach the shield.
Crossed-Tree Towershield	Phy: 111 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 66 Fire: 66 Ligt: 54 Holy: 66 Boost: 63
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	? Location
Inverted Hawk Towershield	Phy: 111 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 66 Fire: 56 Ligt: 54 Holy: 66 Boost: 63
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	? Location
Ant’s Skull Plate	Phy: 136 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 47 Fire: 42 Ligt: 57 Holy: 57 Boost: 59
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to Nokstella, Eternal City. Examine a chest in a small room.
Redmane Greatshield	Phy: 108 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 54 Fire: 70 Ligt: 53 Holy: 52 Boost: 61
Skill	None
How to Acquire	? Location
Eclipse Crest Greatshield	Phy: 110 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 72 Fire: 57 Ligt: 51 Holy: 59 Boost: 63
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Go to Liurnia of the Lakes. Defeat the Mausoleum Knights and pick the shield as a drop item.
Cuckoo Greatshield	Phy: 110 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 70 Fire: 56 Ligt: 52 Holy: 60 Boost: 62
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Go to East Raya Lucaria Gate. Defeat Lucaria Academy Knights and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Golden Greatshield	Phy: 100 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 57 Fire: 60 Ligt: 57 Holy: 68 Boost: 68
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Defeat Gold Dragon Cult Knight and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Gilded Greatshield	Phy: 115 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 9 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 60 Fire: 66 Ligt: 54 Holy: 65 Boost: 67
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Go to Gatefront Ruins. Defeat an enemy using a Partizan and Gilded Greatshield and pick up the shield as a drop item.
Haligtree Crest Greatshield	Phy: 116 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 100 Mag: 61 Fire: 67 Ligt: 55 Holy: 79 Boost: 68
Skill	None
How to Acquire	? Location
Wooden Greatshield	Phy: 95 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 79 Mag: 49 Fire: 41 Ligt: 51 Holy: 47 Boost: 51
Skill	None
How to Acquire	Go to Stormveil Castle. Reach the Liftside Chamber site of grace. Enter the guarded courtyard and proceed to the guardhouse. Examine a corpse and pick the shield as a drop item.
Lordsworn’s Shield	Phy: 95 Mag: 0 Fire: 0 Ligt: 0 Holy: 0 Crit: 100	Phy: 84 Mag: 51 Fire: 44 Ligt: 52 Holy: 52 Boost: 57
Skill	Shield Bash: Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.
How to Acquire	Go to Gatefront Ruins. Defeat an enemy using a Lordsworn’s Shield and pick up the shield as a drop item.

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