Medium ShieldChanged in 3 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Banished Knight's Shield

With its requirements met (Str 14), Banished Knight's Shield reaches 224 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Banished Knight's Sacred Shield at 341.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Banished Knight (4%) · Stormveil Castle, Crumbling Farum Azula, Caelid; Drop: Knight (4%) · Mountaintops of the Giants

Attack rating (+25): 224
Scaling (+25): Str C
Class: Medium Shield
Weight: 6
Requires: Str 14
Skill: No Skill
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 14 · 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	86	224 +25	Physical 224	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Heavy Shield	85	227 +25	Physical 227	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Keen Shield	81	213 +25	Physical 213	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Quality Shield	80	204 +25	Physical 204	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Fire Shield	136	305 +25	Physical 150Fire 155	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Flame Art Shield	138	339 +25	Physical 165Fire 174	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Banished Knight's Lightning Shield	133	301 +25	Physical 149Lightning 152	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Sacred Shield	122	341 +25	Physical 167Holy 174	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Banished Knight's Magic Shield	121	337 +25	Physical 163Magic 174	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Cold Shield	130	290 +25	Physical 159Magic 131	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Banished Knight's Poison Shield	74	200 +25	Physical 200	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Banished Knight's Blood Shield	74	200 +25	Physical 200	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Banished Knight's Occult Shield	79	217 +25	Physical 217	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc C

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
14	224
17	231
20	238
23	244
26	250
29	255
32	261
35	267
38	272
41	278
44	283
47	288
50	292
53	297
56	301
59	304
62	307
65	310
68	314
71	317
74	320
77	323
80	327
83	328
86	329
89	330
92	331
95	333
98	334
99	334

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	14–18: +2.5 · 18–60: +1.69 · 60–80: +1.1 · 80–99: +0.37	334 from 224

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
Banished Knight's Sacred Shield
Banished Knight's Flame Art Shield
Banished Knight'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	Banished Knight's Sacred Shield	Banished Knight's Flame Art Shield	Banished Knight's Magic Shield
0	86	122	138	121
1	92	131	146	130
2	97	139	154	138
3	102	148	161	147
4	108	156	169	156
5	113	165	177	164
6	119	174	185	173
7	124	182	193	181
8	129	191	202	190
9	135	200	210	198
10	140	209	217	207
11	146	217	225	216
12	151	226	233	225
13	157	234	242	233
14	162	244	250	242
15	168	253	258	251
16	174	261	266	259
17	179	271	274	268
18	185	279	283	276
19	190	288	290	285
20	196	297	298	295
21	202	306	306	303
22	207	315	315	312
23	213	323	323	320
24	218	332	331	329
25	224	341	339	337

Status buildup by upgrade

Banished Knight's Cold Shield · Frost
Banished Knight's Poison Shield · Poison
Banished Knight'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	Banished Knight's Cold Shield · Frost	Banished Knight's Poison Shield · Poison	Banished Knight'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

#4 of 32 medium shield weapons by attack rating

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Carian Knight's Shield, 280).

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	224	5.5	12.8	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	226	5.5	12.8	0.40 s
R1 3Strike	102	228	5.5	12.8	0.40 s
R1 4Strike	105	235	11	12.8	0.53 s
R2Strike	120	269	11	21.4	—
Charged R2Strike	140	314	33	32.1	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	120	269	11	21.4	—
Charged R2 2Strike	140	314	33	32.1	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	105	235	5.5	16.1	0.67 s
Running R2Strike	115	257	11	21.4	0.63 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	201	5.5	10.7	0.43 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	201	5.5	10.7	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	240	8.3	10.7	0.43 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	273	22	21.4	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	130	291	33	21.4	0.67 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	247	7.2	16.1	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	249	7.2	16.1	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	105	252	7.2	16.1	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	110	264	14.3	16.1	0.57 s
R2Strike	125	300	12.1	25.7	—
Charged R2Strike	145	348	36.3	38.5	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	125	300	12.1	25.7	—
Charged R2 2Strike	145	348	36.3	38.5	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	110	264	7.2	19.3	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	288	12.1	25.7	0.63 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	228	7.2	13.9	0.43 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	228	7.2	13.9	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	269	10.7	12.8	0.47 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	305	24.2	25.7	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	140	336	36.3	25.7	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	86	86	—
+1	92	92	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	97	97	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	102	102	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	108	108	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	113	113	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	119	119	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	124	124	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	129	129	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	135	135	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	140	140	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	146	146	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	151	151	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	157	157	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	162	162	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	168	168	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	174	174	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	179	179	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	185	185	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	190	190	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	196	196	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	202	202	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	207	207	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	213	213	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	218	218	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	224	224	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 Banished Knight's Shield

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Stormveil Castle, Caelid, Crumbling Farum Azula, Mountaintops of the Giants

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
- Guard boost52→55
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%
1.14.1from 1.13.2
- Guard boost55→60

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other medium shields with similar AR

Overview

Class: Medium Shield
Weight: 6
Requires: Str 14
Affinities: Standard, Banished Knight's Heavy Shield, Banished Knight's Keen Shield, Banished Knight's Quality Shield, Banished Knight's Fire Shield, Banished Knight's Flame Art Shield, Banished Knight's Lightning Shield, Banished Knight's Sacred Shield, Banished Knight's Magic Shield, Banished Knight's Cold Shield, Banished Knight's Poison Shield, Banished Knight's Blood Shield, Banished Knight's Occult Shield
Game ID: 31030000