- For this shield in Dark Souls III, see Black Iron Greatshield (Dark Souls III).
The Black Iron Greatshield is a greatshield in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Greatshield of the mighty knight Tarkus.
- Built of special black iron and even heavier than Knight Berenike's tower shield. Especially resistant to fire attacks and effective for shield bashing.
Availability
The Black Iron Greatshield can be found on a corpse, in Anor Londo, on the bottom floor near the painting in the cathedral (along with the Black Iron Set).
Characteristics
The Black Iron Greatshield is essentially a heavier, slightly less stable version of the Tower Shield but with the best fire defense of all the Greatshields. This shield has a heavy deflection and a standard bash attack. The crystal durability is 23.
Resistance Defense
Along with Physical and Elemental damage reduction, weapons also have hidden stats that reduce the amount of status build-up while blocking.
Resistance | Reduction |
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100% | |
86% | |
86% | |
50% |
Moveset
Attack | Description |
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One-handed Weak Attack |
Shield Bash.* |
One-handed Strong Attack |
Slams shield into the ground. Some starting lag. |
Two-handed Weak Attack |
Same as one-hand weak attack. |
Two-handed Strong Attack |
Same as one-hand strong attack. |
Jump Attack | Slams shield into the ground. |
Running Attack | Holds shield up and runs forward, then slams it down at the end.* |
Rolling Attack | Flips shield upside down and brings it down against the ground. |
Kick | Push away with the shield. |
Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
Left-handed Strong Attack |
Shield Bash.* |
*While shield is up the player is actively blocking
Trivia
The Black Iron Greatshield is labeled as a Shield rather than a Greatshield as its weapon type. This is most likely an error by programmers as the name, and description, implies that it is a Greatshield.
Upgrades
Requires: Standard Black Iron Greatshield, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Black Iron Greatshield | 84 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Black Iron Greatshield +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
84 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Black Iron Greatshield +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
88 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 72 |
Black Iron Greatshield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
92 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 73 |
Black Iron Greatshield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
96 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 73 |
Black Iron Greatshield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) |
100 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 74 |
Black Iron Greatshield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
104 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 76 |
Black Iron Greatshield +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
109 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 77 |
Black Iron Greatshield +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
114 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 78 |
Black Iron Greatshield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
119 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 78 |
Black Iron Greatshield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) |
124 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 79 |
Black Iron Greatshield +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
129 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 80 |
Black Iron Greatshield +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
135 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 81 |
Black Iron Greatshield +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
140 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 82 |
Black Iron Greatshield +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
146 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 83 |
Black Iron Greatshield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
160 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 85 |
Requires: Standard Black Iron Greatshield +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Crystal Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Crystal Black Iron Greatshield (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 124 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 85 |
Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 129 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 85 |
Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 135 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 86 |
Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 140 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 87 |
Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 146 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 88 |
Crystal Black Iron Greatshield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 160 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 88 |
Requires: Standard Black Iron Greatshield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Magic Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Magic Black Iron Greatshield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 75 | 81 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 40.0 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 78 | 85 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 40.8 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 82 | 89 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 41.6 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 85 | 92 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 42.4 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 89 | 96 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 43.2 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 93 | 100 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 44.0 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 97 | 105 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 44.8 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 101 | 109 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 45.6 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 105 | 114 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 46.4 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 109 | 118 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 47.2 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Magic Black Iron Greatshield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 120 | 130 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 100 | 48.0 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Requires: Standard Black Iron Greatshield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Divine Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Divine Black Iron Greatshield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 67 | 82 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 70 | 86 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 73 | 90 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 77 | 94 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 80 | 98 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 83 | 102 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 87 | 106 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 91 | 111 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 95 | 116 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 98 | 120 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Divine Black Iron Greatshield +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 108 | 132 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Requires: Standard Black Iron Greatshield +5, Green Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Fire Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Fire Black Iron Greatshield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 80 | – | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 83 | – | 83 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 86 | – | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 89 | – | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 92 | – | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 96 | – | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 101 | – | 101 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 107 | – | 107 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 112 | – | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 118 | – | 118 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Fire Black Iron Greatshield +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 124 | – | 124 | – | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Requires: Standard Black Iron Greatshield +10, Titanite and 800 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Lightning Black Iron Greatshield (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 96 | – | – | 96 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 102 | – | – | 102 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 108 | – | – | 108 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 115 | – | – | 115 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 121 | – | – | 121 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Lightning Black Iron Greatshield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 128 | – | – | 128 | – | – | – | – | 100 | 40 | 90 | 50 | 71 |
Gallery
Greatshields |
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Black Iron Greatshield • Bonewheel Shield • Cleansing Greatshield • Eagle Shield • Giant Shield Greatshield of Artorias • Havel's Greatshield • Stone Greatshield • Tower Shield |