Small ShieldChanged in 3 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Perfumer's Shield

With its requirements met (Str 8), Perfumer's Shield reaches 172 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Perfumer's Flame Art Shield at 271.

The Lands Between: 3 →The Realm of Shadow: 3 →

Farm: Depraved Perfumer (2%) Altus Plateau
Farm: Perfumer (2%) Leyndell, Ashen Capital, Leyndell, Royal Capital
Farm: Perfumer (4%) Gravesite Plain, Shadow Keep, Scadu Altus · The Realm of Shadow

Also dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Perfumer (4%) · Gravesite Plain, Leyndell, Ashen Capital, Leyndell, Royal Capital and 3 more; Drop: Depraved Perfumer (2%) · Altus Plateau

Attack rating (+25): 172
Scaling (+25): Str D
Class: Small Shield
Weight: 1.5
Requires: Str 8
Skill: Parry
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Perfumer's Shield, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 10 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	68	172 +25	Physical 172	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Perfumer's Heavy Shield	65	166 +25	Physical 166	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Perfumer's Keen Shield	65	166 +25	Physical 166	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Perfumer's Quality Shield	62	151 +25	Physical 151	Str DDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Perfumer's Fire Shield	107	235 +25	Physical 117Fire 118	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Perfumer's Flame Art Shield	111	271 +25	Physical 132Fire 139	Str EDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Perfumer's Lightning Shield	107	241 +25	Physical 119Lightning 122	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Perfumer's Sacred Shield	99	270 +25	Physical 133Holy 137	Str EDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Perfumer's Magic Shield	99	270 +25	Physical 131Magic 139	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Perfumer's Cold Shield	104	226 +25	Physical 122Magic 104	Str DDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Perfumer's Poison Shield	58	153 +25	Physical 153	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Perfumer's Blood Shield	58	153 +25	Physical 153	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Perfumer's Occult Shield	61	161 +25	Physical 161	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc D

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.

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Stat level	Attack rating
10	172
13	175
16	179
19	182
22	185
25	188
28	191
31	194
34	197
37	200
40	202
43	205
46	207
49	210
52	212
55	214
58	216
61	217
64	219
67	221
70	222
73	224
76	225
79	227
82	228
85	228
88	229
91	230
94	230
97	231
99	231

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.13 · 18–60: +0.86 · 60–80: +0.5 · 80–99: +0.21	231 from 172

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade, by affinity

Standard
Perfumer's Flame Art Shield
Perfumer's Sacred Shield
Perfumer's Magic Shield

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Perfumer's Flame Art Shield	Perfumer's Sacred Shield	Perfumer's Magic Shield
0	68	111	99	99
1	72	118	105	105
2	77	124	112	112
3	81	130	119	119
4	85	136	125	126
5	89	143	133	132
6	93	150	139	139
7	97	156	146	146
8	101	162	153	153
9	105	169	160	159
10	110	175	166	167
11	114	181	174	173
12	118	188	180	180
13	122	194	187	188
14	126	200	195	194
15	130	207	201	201
16	134	213	208	207
17	139	219	215	215
18	143	226	222	222
19	147	233	229	228
20	151	239	236	236
21	155	245	242	242
22	159	252	250	249
23	164	258	256	257
24	168	264	263	263
25	172	271	270	270

Status buildup by upgrade

Perfumer's Cold Shield · Frost
Perfumer's Poison Shield · Poison
Perfumer's Blood Shield · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Perfumer's Cold Shield · Frost	Perfumer's Poison Shield · Poison	Perfumer's Blood Shield · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	75	64
8	78	76	65
9	80	77	66
10	81	78	67
11	83	80	69
12	85	81	70
13	86	82	71
14	88	83	72
15	89	84	73
16	91	86	74
17	92	87	75
18	94	88	76
19	96	89	77
20	97	90	78
21	99	91	79
22	100	93	80
23	102	94	81
24	104	95	82
25	105	96	83

#19 of 19 small shield weapons by attack rating

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Shield of Night, 303).

Moveset from the game files

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	172	5	8.7	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	174	5	8.7	0.37 s
R1 3Strike	102	175	5	8.7	0.40 s
R1 4Strike	105	181	10	8.7	0.47 s
R2Strike	120	206	10	14.6	—
Charged R2Strike	140	241	30	21.3	0.97 s
R2 2Strike	120	206	10	14.6	—
Charged R2 2Strike	140	241	30	21.3	0.97 s
Running R1Strike	105	181	5	9.7	0.53 s
Running R2Strike	115	198	10	14.6	0.57 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	155	5	7.8	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	155	5	7.8	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	184	7.5	7.8	0.43 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	210	20	13.6	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	130	224	30	13.6	0.67 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	183	6.5	10.7	0.53 s
R1 2Strike	104	185	6.5	10.7	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	105	187	6.5	10.7	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	110	196	13	10.7	0.53 s
R2Strike	125	222	11	17.5	—
Charged R2Strike	145	258	33	26.2	0.97 s
R2 2Strike	125	222	11	17.5	—
Charged R2 2Strike	145	258	33	26.2	0.97 s
Running R1Strike	110	196	6.5	11.6	0.53 s
Running R2Strike	120	213	11	17.5	0.57 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	169	6.5	9.7	0.37 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	169	6.5	9.7	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	199	9.8	9.7	0.47 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	226	22	16.5	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	140	249	33	16.5	0.67 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	68	68	—
+1	72	72	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	77	77	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	81	81	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	85	85	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	89	89	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	93	93	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	97	97	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	101	101	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	105	105	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	110	110	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	114	114	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	118	118	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	122	122	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	126	126	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	130	130	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	134	134	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	139	139	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	143	143	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	147	147	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	151	151	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	155	155	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	159	159	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	164	164	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	168	168	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	172	172	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Perfumer's Shield

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Gravesite Plain, Rauh Base, Altus Plateau, Leyndell, Royal Capital

At Discovery 100. "Once" drops stop after the first (the game sets a flag).

Source not yet traced: the game files we read don't say yet how to get this item.

Patch history 3

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Physical guard negation61→66
- Magic guard negation33→35
- Fire guard negation33→35
- Lightning guard negation14→16
- Holy guard negation33→35
- Guard boost30→37
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 30 45 +15+50%
1.14.1from 1.13.2
- Physical guard negation66→78
- Guard boost37→45

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	30	→	45	+15+50%

Other small shields with similar AR

Overview

Class: Small Shield
Weight: 1.5
Requires: Str 8
Affinities: Standard, Perfumer's Heavy Shield, Perfumer's Keen Shield, Perfumer's Quality Shield, Perfumer's Fire Shield, Perfumer's Flame Art Shield, Perfumer's Lightning Shield, Perfumer's Sacred Shield, Perfumer's Magic Shield, Perfumer's Cold Shield, Perfumer's Poison Shield, Perfumer's Blood Shield, Perfumer's Occult Shield
Game ID: 30010000