Thrusting ShieldChanged in 1 patchVerified on build 25080141

Dueling Shield

With its requirements met (Str 15 · Dex 14), Dueling Shield reaches 379 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinities at those stats are Flame Art and Sacred at 543.

Attack rating (+25): 379
Scaling (+25): Str D · Dex C
Class: Thrusting Shield
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 15 · Dex 14
Skill: Shield Strike
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 15 · Dex 14 · 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	144	379 +25	Physical 379	Str DDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	139	377 +25	Physical 377	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	137	377 +25	Physical 377	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	135	364 +25	Physical 364	Str BDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	216	493 +25	Physical 243Fire 250	Str CDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	216	543 +25	Physical 262Fire 281	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Lightning	214	499 +25	Physical 247Lightning 252	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	192	543 +25	Physical 262Holy 281	Str EDex DInt –Fai CArc –
Magic	191	540 +25	Physical 256Magic 284	Str EDex EInt BFai –Arc –
Cold	209	482 +25	Physical 273Magic 209	Str DDex CInt CFai –Arc –
Poison	121	347 +25	Physical 347	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Blood	121	347 +25	Physical 347	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc D
Occult	126	354 +25	Physical 354	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc B

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength

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

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Stat level	Dexterity	Strength
14	379	–
15	–	379
17	391	–
18	–	388
20	402	–
21	–	394
23	411	–
24	–	401
26	421	–
27	–	408
29	430	–
30	–	414
32	439	–
33	–	421
35	448	–
36	–	427
38	457	–
39	–	433
41	466	–
42	–	439
44	474	–
45	–	445
47	482	–
48	–	450
50	489	–
51	–	455
53	496	–
54	–	460
56	503	–
57	–	465
59	509	–
60	–	468
62	513	–
63	–	472
65	518	–
66	–	475
68	524	–
69	–	479
71	529	–
72	–	482
74	534	–
75	–	486
77	539	–
78	–	490
80	544	–
81	–	493
83	546	–
84	–	494
86	548	–
87	–	495
89	550	–
90	–	497
92	552	–
93	–	498
95	554	–
96	–	499
98	556	–
99	557	501

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	14–18: +4 · 18–60: +2.74 · 60–80: +1.7 · 80–99: +0.68	557 from 379
Strength	18, 60, 80	15–18: +3 · 18–60: +1.9 · 60–80: +1.2 · 80–99: +0.47	501 from 379

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
Magic

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	Magic
0	144	216	192	191
1	153	228	205	204
2	162	241	219	218
3	171	253	232	231
4	180	266	246	244
5	189	280	259	259
6	198	292	273	272
7	207	305	288	286
8	216	318	301	300
9	226	331	315	314
10	235	345	330	329
11	244	358	343	342
12	254	371	357	356
13	263	383	372	370
14	272	397	385	384
15	282	410	400	398
16	291	423	414	412
17	301	437	429	426
18	311	450	444	440
19	320	464	457	455
20	330	478	472	469
21	340	490	486	483
22	350	503	501	497
23	359	516	514	511
24	369	530	528	526
25	379	543	543	540

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	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

#3 of 3 thrusting shield weapons by attack rating

Carian Thrusting Shield468 +25
Ritual Thrusting Shield380 +25
Dueling Shield379 +25

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Carian Thrusting Shield, 468).

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 1Pierce	100	379	10.2	15	0.43 s
R1 2Pierce	101	383	10.2	15	0.50 s
R1 3Pierce	102	387	10.2	15	0.47 s
R1 4Pierce	110	417	11	15	0.53 s
R2Pierce	125	474	11	25	—
Charged R2Pierce	160	607	22	35	1.57 s
R2 2Standard	125	474	11	25	—
Charged R2 2Standard	160	607	22	35	1.60 s
Running R1Pierce	105	398	10.2	18	0.57 s
Running R2Standard · 2 hits	130 + 130	987	22	25	1.33 s
Rolling R1Pierce	90	341	10.2	12	0.47 s
Backstep R1Pierce	90	341	10.2	12	0.73 s
Jumping R1Pierce	107	406	10.2	12	0.37 s
Jumping R2Pierce	130	493	22	25	0.50 s
Guard counterPierce	125	474	33	25	0.67 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Pierce	103	409	11.2	18	0.43 s
R1 2Pierce	104	413	11.2	18	0.50 s
R1 3Pierce	105	417	11.2	18	0.50 s
R1 4Pierce	115	456	12.1	18	0.53 s
R2Pierce	135	536	12.1	28	—
Charged R2Pierce	177	702	24.2	38	1.63 s
R2 2Standard	136	540	12.1	28	—
Charged R2 2Standard	179	710	24.2	38	1.60 s
Running R1Pierce	110	436	11.2	21	0.60 s
Running R2Standard · 2 hits	135 + 135*	1,072	24.2	28	1.37 s
Rolling R1Pierce	95	377	11.2	15	0.43 s
Backstep R1Pierce	95	377	11.2	15	0.77 s
Jumping R1Pierce	110	436	11.2	15	0.37 s
Jumping R2Pierce	135	536	24.2	28	0.47 s
Guard counterPierce	130	516	36.3	28	0.73 s

Criticals2

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
BackstabPierce	200	759	0	20	0.47 s
RipostePierce	280	1,063	0	20	0.80 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	144	144	—
+1	153	153	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	162	162	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	171	171	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	180	180	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	189	189	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	198	198	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	207	207	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	216	216	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	226	226	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	235	235	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	244	244	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	254	254	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	263	263	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	272	272	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	282	282	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	291	291	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	301	301	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	311	311	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	320	320	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	330	330	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	340	340	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	350	350	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	359	359	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	369	369	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	379	379	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 Dueling Shield

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

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

Every changed value (13)

Value	Before	to	After	Change

13 technical values (sorting, effects, display)

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Sort IDStandard	7,400,000	→	7,400,500	changed
Sort IDHeavy	7,400,001	→	7,400,501	changed
Sort IDKeen	7,400,002	→	7,400,502	changed
Sort IDQuality	7,400,003	→	7,400,503	changed
Sort IDFire	7,400,005	→	7,400,505	changed
Sort IDFlame Art	7,400,006	→	7,400,506	changed
Sort IDLightning	7,400,007	→	7,400,507	changed
Sort IDSacred	7,400,008	→	7,400,508	changed
Sort IDMagic	7,400,004	→	7,400,504	changed
Sort IDCold	7,400,011	→	7,400,511	changed
Sort IDPoison	7,400,009	→	7,400,509	changed
Sort IDBlood	7,400,010	→	7,400,510	changed
Sort IDOccult	7,400,012	→	7,400,512	changed

Added in 1.12.1.

Other thrusting shields with similar AR

Ritual Thrusting Shield 380
Carian Thrusting Shield 468

Overview

Class: Thrusting Shield
Weight: 9
Requires: Str 15 · Dex 14
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 62500000