The Cracked Round Shield is a small shield in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Round wooden shield. Cracked and nearly broken.
- Wood shields are lighter than metal shields, but this one has lower physical damage reduction stability, partly due to cracking.
Availability[]
The Cracked Round Shield is given to the Pyromancer class at the beginning of the game. It can also be dropped by Hollow Warriors.
Characteristics[]
The Cracked Round Shield is the worst (in terms of stats) of all of the shields in the game, and should be replaced at the soonest possible opportunity. For a Pyromancer, more viable substitutes found early in the game include the Wooden Shield and Caduceus Round Shield.
It has no deflection at all and a long parry window. When upgraded to crystal the durability is 6--low, even for crystal items. It offers the highest resistance to Curse build-up of all the small shields. However, this does not outweigh the cons in practical situations.
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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55% | |
50% | |
50% | |
80% |
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 Cracked Round Shield, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Standard Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Cracked Round Shield | 46 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Cracked Round Shield +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
48 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Cracked Round Shield +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) |
50 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 31 |
Cracked Round Shield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
52 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 31 |
Cracked Round Shield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) |
55 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 32 |
Cracked Round Shield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) |
57 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 33 |
Cracked Round Shield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
60 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 33 |
Cracked Round Shield +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) |
63 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 34 |
Cracked Round Shield +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
65 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 34 |
Cracked Round Shield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) |
68 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 35 |
Cracked Round Shield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) |
71 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 36 |
Cracked Round Shield +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
74 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 36 |
Cracked Round Shield +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
77 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 36 |
Cracked Round Shield +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
80 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 36 |
Cracked Round Shield +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
84 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 37 |
Cracked Round Shield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
92 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 37 |
Requires: Standard Cracked Round Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Crystal Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Crystal Cracked Round Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
71 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 37 |
Crystal Cracked Round Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
74 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 37 |
Crystal Cracked Round Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
77 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 38 |
Crystal Cracked Round Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
80 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 38 |
Crystal Cracked Round Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
84 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 38 |
Crystal Cracked Round Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
92 | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 39 |
Requires: Standard Cracked Round Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Magic Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Magic Cracked Round Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
43 | 46 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
45 | 48 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 56.6 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
47 | 50 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 58.3 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
50 | 52 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 60 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
52 | 55 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 61.6 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
54 | 57 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 63.3 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
56 | 59 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 64.9 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) |
59 | 62 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 66.6 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) |
61 | 65 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 68.2 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) |
64 | 67 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 69.8 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Magic Cracked Round Shield +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) |
70 | 74 | – | – | E | – | D | – | 65 | 71.5 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Cracked Round Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Divine Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Divine Cracked Round Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
38 | 47 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
40 | 49 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
42 | 52 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
44 | 54 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
46 | 56 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
48 | 58 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
50 | 61 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) |
52 | 64 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) |
54 | 66 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) |
56 | 69 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Divine Cracked Round Shield +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) |
62 | 76 | – | – | E | – | – | D | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Cracked Round Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Fire Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Fire Cracked Round Shield (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
46 | – | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
47 | – | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10.3 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) |
49 | – | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10.6 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
51 | – | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10.9 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) |
53 | – | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 11.2 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) |
55 | – | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 11.5 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
58 | – | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 11.8 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) |
61 | – | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 12.1 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) |
64 | – | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 12.4 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) |
68 | – | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 12.7 | 45 | 30 |
Fire Cracked Round Shield +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) |
71 | – | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 13 | 45 | 30 |
Requires: Standard Cracked Round Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
Lightning Variation | Attack Values | Parameter Bonus | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||
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Lightning Cracked Round Shield (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
55 | – | – | 55 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 50.4 | 30 |
Lightning Cracked Round Shield +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
58 | – | – | 58 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 51.3 | 30 |
Lightning Cracked Round Shield +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) |
62 | – | – | 62 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 51.7 | 30 |
Lightning Cracked Round Shield +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) |
66 | – | – | 66 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 52.2 | 30 |
Lightning Cracked Round Shield +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) |
69 | – | – | 69 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 53.1 | 30 |
Lightning Cracked Round Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) |
73 | – | – | 73 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 55 | 10 | 54 | 30 |
Small Shields |
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Buckler • Caduceus Round Shield • Cracked Round Shield • Crystal Ring Shield • Effigy Shield Leather Shield • Plank Shield • Red & White Round Shield • Small Leather Shield Target Shield • Warrior's Round Shield |