The Iron Round Shield is a Small Shield in Dark Souls III.
In-Game Description
- An orthodox, round small shield made from metal.
- Small shields offer little damage absorption and stability, but they are lightweight and ideal for parrying.
- Skill: Parry
Repel an attack at the right time to follow up with a critical hit. Works while equipped in either hand.
Availability[]
- Starting equipment for the Thief class.
- Dropped by sword and shield-wielding Hollow Soldiers in the High Wall of Lothric, Lothric Castle and Grand Archives.
Characteristics[]
An early-game Small Shield, the Iron Round Shield is one of the better physical shields available to the player.
It possesses respectable stability from the outset, and blocks a moderate percentage of damage from physical attacks, though its defenses against elemental damage are found wanting. As well, its wielding requirements are easily met, making weight the only real concern. When fully upgraded, it has the highest stability among all Small Shields, and even beats out many Medium Shields in that regard.
Due to its higher than usual physical absorption and stability, the Iron Round Shield is quite strong at defending against attacks from pure physical weapons, though one should not attempt to rely on it for deflecting attacks from larger weapons, and it fares poorly against elemental damage as well. As with other Small Shields, it is ideally used to parry enemies due to its faster startup frames.
Upgrades[]
Reinforced with standard Titanite.
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