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Black Steel Greatshield

With its requirements met (Str 35), Black Steel Greatshield reaches 417 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 521.

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Reward: Black Knight Garrew · Scadu Altus

Attack rating (+25): 417
Scaling (+25): Str B
Class: Greatshield
Weight: 18
Requires: Str 35
Skill: Shield Bash · FP 10
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Black Steel Greatshield, rendered from the game's 3D model — Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 35 · 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	147	417 +25	Physical 417	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	152	436 +25	Physical 436	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	122	328 +25	Physical 328	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	134	371 +25	Physical 371	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	219	513 +25	Physical 251Fire 262	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	206	521 +25	Physical 269Fire 252	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Lightning	195	445 +25	Physical 224Lightning 221	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	183	521 +25	Physical 269Holy 252	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Magic	180	501 +25	Physical 251Magic 250	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Cold	203	479 +25	Physical 292Magic 187	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Poison	123	366 +25	Physical 366	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Blood	123	366 +25	Physical 366	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Occult	130	383 +25	Physical 383	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
35	417
38	427
41	437
44	447
47	456
50	464
53	473
56	480
59	486
62	492
65	498
68	504
71	509
74	515
77	521
80	527
83	529
86	532
89	534
92	536
95	538
98	541
99	541

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	60, 80	35–60: +2.84 · 60–80: +1.95 · 80–99: +0.74	541 from 417

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	147	206	183	219
1	157	218	197	230
2	167	230	209	240
3	177	243	222	252
4	187	255	236	263
5	197	267	249	275
6	208	280	262	286
7	218	292	276	297
8	229	305	289	309
9	240	317	303	322
10	251	330	316	334
11	262	343	330	345
12	272	355	343	357
13	283	368	357	369
14	294	380	370	381
15	305	393	384	392
16	316	406	398	404
17	327	419	411	416
18	339	432	425	428
19	350	445	439	441
20	362	458	453	453
21	373	471	467	465
22	384	484	480	477
23	395	496	494	488
24	406	509	507	500
25	417	521	521	513

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

#7 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	417	11.1	19.3	0.67 s
R1 2Strike	102	426	11.1	19.3	0.67 s
R1 3Strike	105	438	12	19.3	0.77 s
R2Strike	125	522	12	29	—
Charged R2Strike	160	668	36	38.7	1.57 s
R2 2Strike	125	522	12	29	—
Charged R2 2Strike	160	668	36	38.7	1.57 s
Running R1Strike	105	438	11.1	23.7	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	120	501	12	32.3	0.73 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	376	11.1	15.1	0.53 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	376	11.1	15.1	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	447	11.1	15.1	0.53 s
Jumping R2Strike	125	522	24	25.8	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	130	543	36	25.8	0.97 s

Two-handed14players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	484	14.4	22.6	0.67 s
R1 2Strike	105	493	14.4	22.6	0.67 s
R1 3Strike	110	517	15.6	22.6	0.77 s
R2Strike	130	611	13.2	35.5	—
Charged R2Strike	165	776	39.6	48.4	1.60 s
R2 2Strike	130	611	13.2	35.5	—
Charged R2 2Strike	165	776	39.6	48.4	1.60 s
Running R1Strike	110	517	14.4	26.9	0.60 s
Running R2Strike	125	588	14.4	35.5	0.70 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	446	14.4	18.3	0.50 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	446	14.4	18.3	0.60 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	526	14.4	18.3	0.53 s
Jumping R2Strike	130	611	26.4	30.1	0.53 s
Guard counterStrike	140	658	39.6	30.1	0.93 s

Skill: Shield Bash1move names inferred

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
SkillStrike	150	626	7.5	37.6	1.13 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	147	147	—
+1	157	157	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	167	167	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	177	177	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	187	187	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	197	197	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	208	208	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	218	218	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	229	229	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	240	240	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	251	251	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	262	262	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	272	272	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	283	283	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	294	294	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	305	305	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	316	316	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	327	327	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	339	339	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	350	350	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	362	362	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	373	373	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	384	384	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	395	395	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	406	406	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	417	417	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 Black Steel Greatshield

Rewards

Drop: Black Knight Garrew · Scadu Altus

Patch history 1

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

1.17from 1.16.1
- Weight19.5→18
- Guard boost69→71

Added in 1.12.1.

Other greatshields with similar AR

Overview

Class: Greatshield
Weight: 18
Requires: Str 35
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 32500000