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Cuckoo Greatshield

With its requirements met (Str 32), Cuckoo Greatshield reaches 376 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 477.

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Drop: Cuckoo Knight (4%) · Bellum Highway (9), Liurnia of the Lakes (3)

Attack rating (+25): 376
Scaling (+25): Str B
Class: Greatshield
Weight: 15
Requires: Str 32
Skill: No Skill
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 32 · 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	134	376 +25	Physical 376	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	137	392 +25	Physical 392	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	112	301 +25	Physical 301	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	122	334 +25	Physical 334	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	199	464 +25	Physical 227Fire 237	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	189	477 +25	Physical 245Fire 232	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Lightning	180	410 +25	Physical 206Lightning 204	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	168	477 +25	Physical 245Holy 232	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Magic	165	460 +25	Physical 230Magic 230	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Cold	182	425 +25	Physical 263Magic 162	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Poison	111	329 +25	Physical 329	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Blood	111	329 +25	Physical 329	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Occult	119	348 +25	Physical 348	Str CDex –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
32	376
35	386
38	395
41	404
44	413
47	421
50	429
53	437
56	444
59	450
62	455
65	460
68	465
71	471
74	476
77	482
80	487
83	489
86	491
89	494
92	496
95	498
98	500
99	500

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	60, 80	32–60: +2.68 · 60–80: +1.8 · 80–99: +0.68	500 from 376

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
Flame Art
Sacred
Fire

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

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Upgrade level	Standard	Flame Art	Sacred	Fire
0	134	189	168	199
1	143	201	180	209
2	152	211	192	219
3	161	223	204	229
4	170	234	217	240
5	179	245	228	250
6	188	256	240	260
7	198	267	252	271
8	208	279	265	281
9	217	291	277	292
10	227	302	289	303
11	237	314	302	313
12	246	325	314	324
13	256	337	326	334
14	266	348	339	345
15	276	360	351	356
16	286	373	364	367
17	296	384	377	377
18	306	396	390	388
19	316	408	402	400
20	326	419	415	410
21	336	431	427	421
22	346	442	440	432
23	356	454	452	443
24	366	465	465	453
25	376	477	477	464

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss

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

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss
0	96	97	83
1	98	98	84
2	100	100	86
3	102	102	88
4	105	103	89
5	107	105	91
6	109	107	92
7	111	108	94
8	114	110	95
9	116	112	97
10	118	113	98
11	121	115	100
12	123	117	101
13	125	118	103
14	127	120	104
15	130	122	106
16	132	123	107
17	134	125	109
18	137	127	110
19	139	128	112
20	141	131	113
21	143	133	115
22	146	134	116
23	148	136	118
24	150	138	119
25	153	140	121

#14 of 27 greatshield weapons by attack rating

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Verdigris Greatshield, 590).

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-handed14players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	376	11.1	18	0.67 s
R1 2Strike	102	384	11.1	18	0.67 s
R1 3Strike	105	395	12	18	0.77 s
R2Strike	125	471	12	27	—
Charged R2Strike	160	602	36	36	1.57 s
R2 2Strike	125	471	12	27	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	602	36	36	1.57 s
Running R1Strike	105	395	11.1	22	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	120	452	12	30	0.73 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	339	11.1	14	0.53 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	339	11.1	14	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	403	11.1	14	0.53 s
Jumping R2Strike	125	471	24	24	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	130	489	36	24	0.97 s

Two-handed14players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	437	14.4	21	0.67 s
R1 2Strike	105	445	14.4	21	0.67 s
R1 3Strike	110	466	15.6	21	0.77 s
R2Strike	130	551	13.2	33	—
Charged R2Strike	165	700	39.6	45	1.60 s
R2 2Strike	130	551	13.2	33	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	700	39.6	45	1.60 s
Running R1Strike	110	466	14.4	25	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	530	14.4	33	0.70 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	403	14.4	17	0.50 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	403	14.4	17	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	475	14.4	17	0.53 s
Jumping R2Strike	130	551	26.4	28	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	594	39.6	28	0.93 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	134	134	—
+1	143	143	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	152	152	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	161	161	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	170	170	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	179	179	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	188	188	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	198	198	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	208	208	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	217	217	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	227	227	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	237	237	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	246	246	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	256	256	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	266	266	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	276	276	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	286	286	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	296	296	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	306	306	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	316	316	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	326	326	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	336	336	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	346	346	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	356	356	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	366	366	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	376	376	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 Cuckoo Greatshield

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Bellum Highway

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 boost62→64
1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 50 75 +25+50%
1.17from 1.16.1
- Guard boost64→70

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	50	→	75	+25+50%

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Overview

Class: Greatshield
Weight: 15
Requires: Str 32
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 32250000