Black Iron Greatshield

In-Game Description

Greatshield of the mighty knight Tarkus.

Built of special black iron and even heavier
than Knight Berenike's tower shield.
Especially resistant to fire attacks and
effective for shield bashing.

Availability

Treasure from a corpse in Anor Londo, along with the Black Iron Set and a Greatsword. The corpse is located to the left of the giant painting that leads to the Painted World of Ariamis, guarded by a Painting Guardian.

General Information

This shield was designed by Adam Ledzion for the Shield Design contest held by From Software prior to the release of the game. Adam Ledzion's original name for the shield was 'Blood and Souls'. The names of all four winning designers appear in the game credits.

Image Name Damage Durability Weight Stats Needed Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Black Iron Greatshield 80/0/0/0 (Strike) 230 16.0 34/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71

Move Set

+ show Move Set

1 Handed
L1 (left hand)	Guard.
L2 (left hand)	Parry.
R1	Shield bash.
R2	Heavy shield bash.
Backstep or Run — R1	Running shield swing.
Forward + R1	Push.
Forward + R2	Leaping overhead smash.

2 Handed
L1 or L2	Guard.
R1	Shield bash.
R2 R2	Shield charge into shield swing.
Roll — R1	Shield bash.
Backstep or Run — R1	Charge into shield swing.
Forward + R1	Push.
Forward + R2	Leaping overhead smash.

Upgrades

+ Show Upgrades

Basic

Standard upgrade path.
Requires Titanite

Name Damage Reduction % Stability Damage Stat Bonuses Shard L. Shard Chunk Slab Souls Black Iron Greatshield +0 100/40/90/50 71 80/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 800 Black Iron Greatshield +1 100/40/90/50 71 84/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 1 800 Black Iron Greatshield +2 100/40/90/50 72 88/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 1 800 Black Iron Greatshield +3 100/40/90/50 73 92/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 2 800 Black Iron Greatshield +4 100/40/90/50 73 96/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 2 800 Black Iron Greatshield +5 100/40/90/50 74 100/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 3 800 Black Iron Greatshield +6 100/40/90/50 76 104/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 1 800 Black Iron Greatshield +7 100/40/90/50 77 109/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 1 800 Black Iron Greatshield +8 100/40/90/50 78 114/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 2 800 Black Iron Greatshield +9 100/40/90/50 78 119/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 2 800 Black Iron Greatshield +10 100/40/90/50 79 124/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 3 800 Black Iron Greatshield +11 100/40/90/50 80 129/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 1 800 Black Iron Greatshield +12 100/40/90/50 81 135/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 1 800 Black Iron Greatshield +13 100/40/90/50 82 140/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 2 800 Black Iron Greatshield +14 100/40/90/50 83 146/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 3 800 Black Iron Greatshield +15 100/40/90/50 85 160/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 1 800

Crystal

Shield durability reduced to 23. Base damage increased. Cannot repair weapon (except through reinforcement).
Requires

• Black Iron Greatshield +10
• Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Chunk Slab Souls Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +0 124/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 85 1 800 Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +1 129/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 85 1 800 Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +2 135/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 86 1 800 Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +3 140/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 87 2 800 Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +4 146/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 88 3 800 Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +5 160/0/0/0 D/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 88 1 800

Lightning

Adds lightning damage. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires

• Black Iron Greatshield +10
• Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Chunk Slab Souls Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +0 124/0/0/124 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +1 129/0/0/129 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +2 135/0/0/135 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +3 140/0/0/140 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 2 800 Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +4 146/0/0/146 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 3 800 Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +5 160/0/0/160 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800

Magic

Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from intelligence.
Requires

• Black Iron Greatshield +5
• Green Titanite
• Blue Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Green Titanite Shard Blue Titanite Chunk Blue Titanite Slab Souls Magic Black Iron Greatshield +0 75/81/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +1 78/85/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40.8/90/50 71 1 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +2 82/89/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/41.6/90/50 71 1 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +3 85/92/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/42.4/90/50 71 2 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +4 89/96/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/43.2/90/50 71 2 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +5 93/100/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/44/90/50 71 3 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +6 97/105/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/44.8/90/50 71 1 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +7 101/109/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/45.6/90/50 71 1 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +8 105/114/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/46.4/90/50 71 2 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +9 109/118/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/47.2/90/50 71 3 800 Magic Black Iron Greatshield +10 120/130/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/48/90/50 71 1 800

Divine

Adds magic damage. Moderate damage bonus from faith.
Requires
Black Iron Greatshield +5
Green Titanite
White Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Aux Effect Green Titanite Shard White Titanite Chunk White Titanite Slab Souls Divine Black Iron Greatshield +0 67/82/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 1 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +1 70/86/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 1 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +2 73/90/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 1 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +3 77/94/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 2 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +4 80/98/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 2 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +5 83/102/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 3 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +6 87/106/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 1 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +7 91/111/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 1 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +8 95/116/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 2 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +9 98/120/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 3 800 Divine Black Iron Greatshield +10 108/132/0/0 E/-/D/- 100/40/90/50 71 0/0/110/- 1 800

Fire

Fire damage added. All stat bonuses removed.
Requires

• Black Iron Greatshield +5
• Green Titanite
• Red Titanite

Name Damage Stat Bonuses Damage Reduction % Stability Green Titanite Shard Red Titanite Chunk Red Titanite Slab Souls Fire Black Iron Greatshield +0 100/0/100/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +1 104/0/104/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +2 109/0/109/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +3 114/0/114/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 2 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +4 119/0/119/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 2 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +5 124/0/124/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 3 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +6 129/0/129/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +7 135/0/135/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +8 140/0/140/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 2 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +9 146/0/146/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 3 800 Fire Black Iron Greatshield +10 160/0/160/0 -/-/-/- 100/40/90/50 71 1 800

---

Key

Damage:	The Damage stat dictates how much damage the shield does when used for bashing. All shields deal Strike physical damage, except for the Pierce Shield's Thrust damage. Augmented (Fire, Lightning, Magic, Divine) shields also deal damage with their respective element. Certain enemies are weak or strong against different damage types.
Damage Reduction %:	The Damage Reduction % of the shield. It dictates how much damage the shield mitigates while blocking. The Damage Reduction % stats for shields are W / X / Y / Z: W is Physical Damage X is Magical Damage Y is Fire Damage Z is Lightning Damage
Stability:	Determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher stability also allows players to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.
Durability:	The durability of the shield. The effectiveness of the shield will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.
Weight:	The weight of the shield. Note that carrying over 50% of a character's Equip Weight will reduce the speed of their rolls, while going over 100% will reduce their regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave them momentarily stunned.
Requirements:	Determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the shield effectively. The requirement stats for shields are W / X / Y / Z: W is the Strength required X is the Dexterity required Y is the Intelligence required Z is the Faith required While it is possible to use a shield with lower-than-required Strength, the character will suffer a severe penalty to stability, thus making it easier to break their guard.