- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Black Knight Shield (Dark Souls III).
The Black Knight Shield is a medium shield in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Shield of the Black Knights that wander Lordran. A flowing canal is chiseled deeply into its face.
- Long ago, the black knights faced the chaos demons, and were charred black, but their shields became highly resistant to fire.
Availability
The Black Knight Shield is a semi-rare drop from the Black Knights.
Characteristics
In comparison to the Silver Knight Shield, the Black Knight Shield is slightly inferior in terms of stability, magic defense and weight. However, it has the best defense against fire of any shield in the game and still remains one of the best medium shields. The shield has a medium deflection and normal parry speed.
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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90% |
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90% |
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90% |
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90% |
Moveset
| Attack | Description |
|---|---|
| One-handed Weak Attack |
Diagonal swing to the left. |
| One-handed Strong Attack |
Strong horizontal swings alternating from left to right. Some starting lag. |
| Two-handed Weak Attack |
Shield Bash.* |
| Two-handed Strong Attack |
Holds shield up and runs forward, then slams it down at the end. Additional inputs yield a horizontal swing.* |
| Jump Attack | Slams shield into the ground. |
| Running Attack | Holds shield up and runs forward, then swings open at the end.* |
| Rolling Attack | Downward swing. |
| Kick | Push away with the shield. |
| Left-handed Weak Attack |
Block. |
| Left-handed Strong Attack |
Parry. |
- *While shield is up the player is actively blocking
Upgrades
Requires: Black Knight Shield +0, 2,000 souls and Twinkling Titanite.
| Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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| Black Knight Shield | 68 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 25 | 95 | 65 | 62 |
| Black Knight Shield +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) |
71 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 25 | 95 | 65 | 64 |
| Black Knight Shield +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×1) |
74 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 25 | 95 | 65 | 66 |
| Black Knight Shield +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) |
78 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 25 | 95 | 65 | 69 |
| Black Knight Shield +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×2) |
81 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 25 | 95 | 65 | 71 |
| Black Knight Shield +5 (Twinkling Titanite ×4) |
85 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 100 | 25 | 95 | 65 | 74 |
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