- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Buckler (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Buckler (Dark Souls III).
The Buckler is a small shield in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Very small round metal shield. Parry attacks with large center protrusion.
- Small shields are always less stable, but landing critical hits after parry is easier. This shield is specialized for parrying.
Availability
The Buckler can be obtained by killing Balder Knights (that are holding the Buckler) in the Undead Parish. It can also be purchased from the Undead Male Merchant for 800 souls.
Characteristics
Due to its special parrying animation, the buckler is an excellent shield to use for parrying if the Target Shield has not yet been acquired. It is also a little bit lighter than the Target Shield. The buckler is one of only four shields that has a dexterity requirement, the other three being the Pierce Shield, the Spiked Shield and the Target Shield. The buckler has light deflection, and, when upgraded to crystal the durability is 14.
Resistance Defense
Along with Physical and Elemental damage reduction, weapons also have hidden stats that reduce the amount of status build-up while blocking.
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76% |
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50% |
Moveset
| Attack | Description |
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| 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: Standard Buckler, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Buckler | 55 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Buckler +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 57 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Buckler +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 60 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 41 |
| Buckler +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 63 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Buckler +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 66 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Buckler +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 68 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Buckler +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 72 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Buckler +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 75 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Buckler +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 78 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 46 |
| Buckler +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 81 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 47 |
| Buckler +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 85 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 48 |
| Buckler +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 89 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 48 |
| Buckler +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 92 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 48 |
| Buckler +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 96 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 49 |
| Buckler +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 100 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 49 |
| Buckler +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 110 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 50 |
Requires: Standard Buckler +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Buckler (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 85 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 50 |
| Crystal Buckler +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 89 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 50 |
| Crystal Buckler +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 92 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 50 |
| Crystal Buckler +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 96 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 51 |
| Crystal Buckler +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 100 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 51 |
| Crystal Buckler +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 110 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 52 |
Requires: Standard Buckler +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Buckler (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 51 | 56 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 32.0 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 53 | 58 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 32.6 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 56 | 61 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 33.3 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 58 | 64 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 33.9 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 61 | 67 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 34.6 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 63 | 69 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 35.2 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 66 | 72 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 35.8 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 69 | 76 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 36.5 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 72 | 79 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 37.1 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 75 | 82 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 37.8 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Magic Buckler +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 82 | 90 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 76 | 38.4 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Buckler +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Divine Buckler (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 46 | 56 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 48 | 58 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 50 | 61 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 52 | 64 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 55 | 67 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 57 | 69 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 59 | 72 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 62 | 76 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 65 | 79 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 67 | 82 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
| Divine Buckler +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 74 | 90 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 76 | 32 | 65 | 53 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Buckler +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Fire Buckler (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 55 | – | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65.0 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 57 | – | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 66.3 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 59 | – | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 67.6 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 61 | – | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 68.9 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 63 | – | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 70.2 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 66 | – | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 71.5 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 69 | – | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 72.8 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 73 | – | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 74.1 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 77 | – | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 75.4 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 81 | – | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 76.7 | 53 | 40 |
| Fire Buckler +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 85 | – | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 78.0 | 53 | 40 |
Requires: Standard Buckler +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Lightning Buckler (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 66 | – | – | 66 | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 59.4 | 40 |
| Lightning Buckler +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 70 | – | – | 70 | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 60.4 | 40 |
| Lightning Buckler +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 74 | – | – | 74 | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 61.0 | 40 |
| Lightning Buckler +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 79 | – | – | 79 | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 61.5 | 40 |
| Lightning Buckler +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 83 | – | – | 83 | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 62.5 | 40 |
| Lightning Buckler +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 88 | – | – | 88 | – | – | – | – | 76 | 32 | 65 | 63.6 | 40 |