Small Shields | Demons Souls Wiki

Small Shields are a type of Shield in Demon's Souls and Demon's Souls Remake. Small Shields usually weighs very little and has the least form of protection from attacks. They are often used by players who prefer Parrying rather than Blocking. Its lighter weight also makes it ideal for quick, agile characters with low equipment weight capacity. This page covers a list of all the small shields in Demon's Souls.

Small Shields

Standard Shields

Large Shields

Demon's Souls Small Shields

Name & Icon				Aux	Type								How to Acquire
Buckler	60 90	0 30	0 60	-		9 D	12 -	0 -	0 -	45	2.5	200	Royalty and Thief classes start with this shield Can be bought from Once Royal Mistress for 1500 souls
Leather Shield	60 90	0 30	0 60	-		8 D	0 -	0 -	0 -	54	1.0	160	Hunter and Magician starts with this shield
Rune Shield	65 100	0 60	0 70	-		12 D	0 -	18 -	0 -	50	3.0	80	Rune Sword and Rune Shield is also found in Upper Latria 3 - 2. Can be acquired by defeating the Rune Sword Black Phantom in The King's Tower 1 - 4. He drops the Rune Sword and the Rune Shield.
Dregling Shield	55 70	0 30	0 10	-		5 D	0 -	0 -	0 -	35	0.5	33	Treasure in Inner Ward 1 - 3. Can be found midway through the stairs after the plaza. In Inner Ward 1 - 3, when you are going up the stairs that has little corridors at the side. Can be found on a corpse on the third corridor. Dropped by Dregling in the Gates of Boletaria.
Soldier's Shield	60 90	0 30	0 60	-		10 D	0 -	0 -	0 -	50	2.0	190	The Soldier class starts with this shield Can be bought from the Dregling Merchant for 1000 souls.
Wooden Shield	60 80	0 30	0 10	-		6 D	0 -	0 -	0 -	50	0.7	110	Barbarian and Wanderer starts with this shield. Can be bought from the Dregling Merchant for 500 souls. Dropped by Soldiers (Axe) in The Lord's Path 1 - 2.

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• Stat Requirements / Bonus: The Requirements determine how high various Stats must be in order to wield the shield effectively. Although it is possible to wield a shield with lower STR value, players are most likely to suffer from breaking their character's guard.
• Attack Values: The attack values determine the damage of the shield does from using "Bash". All of the shields have Blunt physical damage except for the Spiked Shield. Shields also act as a secondary weapon apart from being a piece of defensive equipment.
• Damage Reduction Values: The damage reduction values indicate how much the shield mitigates attacks while blocking.
• Guard Break Reduction: This indicates the amount of stamina that is reduced when a player blocks an attack. A high value of guard break grants the player to block strong attacks without breaking their guard, as well as reducing the amount of stamina.
• Weight Value: Weight determines the mobility of the player. Carrying over 50% of equipment reduces the speed movement of the dodge roll, while over 100% of carrying weight reduces the player's regular walking speed, and will suffer from being momentarily stunned after rolling or using a backstep.
• Durability: The durability determines the effectiveness of the shield. Over time, depending on how much the shield is used by the player, the shield will slowly reduce its durability and start to deteriorate once it falls below 30%
   

Stat Requirements / Bonus	Attack Value	Damage Reduction Value	Other Values
Strength	Physical Attack Power	Physical Attack Reduction	Guard Break Reduction
Dexterity	Magic Attack Power	Magic Attack Reduction	Critical Damage
Faith	Fire Attack Power	Fire Attack Reduction	Weight Value
	Blunt Attack Power		Durability