Medium ShieldChanged in 3 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Carian Knight's Shield

With its requirements met (Str 10 · Dex 10 · Int 15), Carian Knight's Shield reaches 280 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Carian Knight's Flame Art Shield and Carian Knight's Sacred Shield at 336.

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Reward: Moongrum, Carian Knight · Academy of Raya Lucaria

Attack rating (+25): 280
Scaling (+25): Str C · Int D
Class: Medium Shield
Weight: 4.5
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 10 · Int 15
Skill: No Skill
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 10 · Dex 10 · Int 15 · 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	108	280 +25	Physical 167Magic 113	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Heavy Shield	94	245 +25	Physical 165Magic 80	Str BDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Keen Shield	94	247 +25	Physical 167Magic 80	Str EDex BInt DFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Quality Shield	90	223 +25	Physical 153Magic 70	Str CDex CInt DFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Fire Shield	130	289 +25	Physical 113Magic 58Fire 118	Str CDex EInt DFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Flame Art Shield	135	336 +25	Physical 124Magic 68Fire 144	Str EDex –Int DFai BArc –
Carian Knight's Lightning Shield	129	295 +25	Physical 116Magic 59Lightning 120	Str EDex CInt DFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Sacred Shield	119	336 +25	Physical 124Magic 68Holy 144	Str EDex –Int DFai BArc –
Carian Knight's Magic Shield	112	326 +25	Physical 122Magic 204	Str EDex –Int CFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Cold Shield	131	299 +25	Physical 118Magic 181	Str CDex –Int CFai –Arc –
Carian Knight's Poison Shield	83	222 +25	Physical 148Magic 74	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc D
Carian Knight's Bloody Shield	83	222 +25	Physical 148Magic 74	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc D
Carian Knight's Occult Shield	90	244 +25	Physical 168Magic 76	Str DDex –Int EFai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Strength
Intelligence

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	Strength	Intelligence
10	280	–
13	285	–
15	–	280
16	291	–
18	–	283
19	296	–
21	–	286
22	301	–
24	–	288
25	306	–
27	–	291
28	310	–
30	–	293
31	315	–
33	–	295
34	319	–
36	–	297
37	323	–
39	–	299
40	327	–
42	–	301
43	331	–
45	–	303
46	335	–
48	–	305
49	339	–
51	–	307
52	343	–
54	–	308
55	346	–
57	–	309
58	349	–
60	–	309
61	351	–
63	–	310
64	354	–
66	–	311
67	356	–
69	–	312
70	359	–
72	–	313
73	361	–
75	–	313
76	364	–
78	–	314
79	366	–
81	–	315
82	368	–
84	–	315
85	368	–
87	–	316
88	369	–
90	–	316
91	370	–
93	–	317
94	371	–
96	–	317
97	372	–
99	373	317

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +1.88 · 18–60: +1.31 · 60–80: +0.85 · 80–99: +0.32	373 from 280
Intelligence	20, 50, 80	15–20: +1.2 · 20–50: +0.7 · 50–80: +0.27 · 80–99: +0.11	317 from 280

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
Carian Knight's Flame Art Shield
Carian Knight's Sacred Shield
Carian 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	Carian Knight's Flame Art Shield	Carian Knight's Sacred Shield	Carian Knight's Magic Shield
0	108	135	119	112
1	115	143	127	120
2	121	150	136	129
3	128	159	145	137
4	135	166	152	145
5	142	174	161	154
6	148	182	170	162
7	155	190	179	170
8	162	199	187	179
9	169	207	196	187
10	177	214	205	196
11	183	222	214	204
12	190	230	222	213
13	197	239	230	221
14	204	246	239	230
15	211	255	248	239
16	217	264	256	248
17	224	271	266	257
18	231	279	275	266
19	238	287	284	274
20	245	295	292	283
21	252	304	301	292
22	260	311	309	300
23	266	320	318	309
24	273	328	326	317
25	280	336	336	326

Status buildup by upgrade

Carian Knight's Cold Shield · Frost
Carian Knight's Poison Shield · Poison
Carian Knight's Bloody Shield · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Carian Knight's Cold Shield · Frost	Carian Knight's Poison Shield · Poison	Carian Knight's Bloody 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

#1 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	280	5.5	11.2	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	283	5.5	11.2	0.40 s
R1 3Strike	102	286	5.5	11.2	0.40 s
R1 4Strike	105	294	11	11.2	0.53 s
R2Strike	120	337	11	18.6	—
Charged R2Strike	140	393	33	27.9	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	120	337	11	18.6	—
Charged R2 2Strike	140	393	33	27.9	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	105	294	5.5	14	0.67 s
Running R2Strike	115	323	11	18.6	0.63 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	252	5.5	9.3	0.43 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	252	5.5	9.3	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	300	8.3	9.3	0.43 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	342	22	18.6	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	130	365	33	18.6	0.67 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	298	7.2	14	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	301	7.2	14	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	105	304	7.2	14	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	110	318	14.3	14	0.57 s
R2Strike	125	362	12.1	22.3	—
Charged R2Strike	145	420	36.3	33.5	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	125	362	12.1	22.3	—
Charged R2 2Strike	145	420	36.3	33.5	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	110	318	7.2	16.7	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	347	12.1	22.3	0.63 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	275	7.2	12.1	0.43 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	275	7.2	12.1	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	324	10.7	11.2	0.47 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	368	24.2	22.3	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	140	405	36.3	22.3	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	Magic	Cost
+0	108	65	43	—
+1	115	69	46	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	121	73	48	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	128	77	51	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	135	81	54	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	142	85	57	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	148	89	59	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	155	93	62	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	162	97	65	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	169	101	68	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	177	106	71	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	183	110	73	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	190	114	76	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	197	118	79	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	204	122	82	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	211	126	85	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	217	130	87	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	224	134	90	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	231	138	93	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	238	142	96	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	245	146	99	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	252	150	102	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	260	155	105	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	266	159	107	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	273	163	110	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	280	167	113	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 Carian Knight's Shield

Rewards

Event reward · Academy of Raya Lucaria

Attack rating, patch by patch

At max upgrade, Standard affinity, every stat at 40: 423 in 1.02.1 → 347 in 1.17.1, changed by 1 patch.

1.03.1423 → 347 (−18.0%)

Rebuilt from the weapon's own patch history; upgrade and scaling-curve tables are taken as they are today.

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
- Magic attack63→40Standard
- Magic guard negation58→71
- Guard boost47→49
- Magic attack50→32Carian Knight's Heavy ShieldCarian Knight's Keen ShieldCarian Knight's Quality ShieldCarian Knight's Fire ShieldCarian Knight's Flame Art ShieldCarian Knight's Lightning ShieldCarian Knight's Sacred ShieldCarian Knight's Poison ShieldCarian Knight's Bloody ShieldCarian Knight's Occult Shield
- Strength scaling60→38Carian Knight's Heavy Shield
- Intelligence scaling22→14Carian Knight's Heavy ShieldCarian Knight's Keen ShieldCarian Knight's Quality ShieldCarian Knight's Fire ShieldCarian Knight's Flame Art ShieldCarian Knight's Lightning ShieldCarian Knight's Sacred ShieldCarian Knight's Poison ShieldCarian Knight's Bloody ShieldCarian Knight's Occult Shield
- Strength scaling22→14Carian Knight's Keen ShieldCarian Knight's Lightning Shield
- Dexterity scaling55→35Carian Knight's Keen Shield
- Strength scaling69→44Carian Knight's Quality Shield
- Dexterity scaling69→44Carian Knight's Quality Shield
- Strength scaling55→35Carian Knight's Fire Shield
- Dexterity scaling11→7Carian Knight's Fire Shield
- Dexterity scaling8→0Carian Knight's Flame Art ShieldCarian Knight's Sacred Shield
- Faith scaling66→42Carian Knight's Flame Art ShieldCarian Knight's Sacred Shield
- Dexterity scaling52→33Carian Knight's Lightning Shield
- Magic attack93→81Carian Knight's Magic ShieldCarian Knight's Cold Shield
- Dexterity scaling4→0Carian Knight's Magic Shield
- Intelligence scaling60→38Carian Knight's Magic Shield
- Dexterity scaling36→0Carian Knight's Cold Shield
- Intelligence scaling66→42Carian Knight's Cold Shield
- Dexterity scaling38→0Carian Knight's Poison ShieldCarian Knight's Bloody Shield
- Arcane scaling88→56Carian Knight's Occult Shield
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 boost49→52

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: 4.5
Requires: Str 10 · Dex 10 · Int 15
Affinities: Standard, Carian Knight's Heavy Shield, Carian Knight's Keen Shield, Carian Knight's Quality Shield, Carian Knight's Fire Shield, Carian Knight's Flame Art Shield, Carian Knight's Lightning Shield, Carian Knight's Sacred Shield, Carian Knight's Magic Shield, Carian Knight's Cold Shield, Carian Knight's Poison Shield, Carian Knight's Bloody Shield, Carian Knight's Occult Shield
Game ID: 31190000