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For the Dark Souls III variant, see Grass Crest Shield (Dark Souls III).

The Grass Crest Shield is a medium shield in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Old medium metal shield of unknown origin. The grass crest is lightly imbued with magic, which slightly speeds stamina recovery.

Availability[]

The Grass Crest Shield is found in Darkroot Basin guarded by a Black Knight.

Characteristics[]

The Grass Crest Shield has medium deflection and normal parry speed.

It has the unique and powerful effect of raising stamina regeneration speed by 10, making it ideal for putting on one's back while two-handing a weapon. The regeneration can stack with other stamina regeneration effects, such as those of Green Blossoms or the Mask of the Child.

However, it is mediocre when used as an actual shield, and is therefore not a good choice for block-heavy builds, as the lack of stability will cancel out any gains in stamina recovery.

When upgraded to crystal the shield's durability is 20.

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
Bleed 90%
Poison 74%
Toxic 74%
Curse 50%

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

Notes[]

  • The Grass Crest Shield is very popular due to its light weight and stamina-regenerating powers. However, there are shields that are only slightly heavier with better stability and resistance. The Grass Crest Shield, then, is best for traveling and fighting non-threatening enemies, but it's not necessarily the best shield against dangerous opponents.
  • Two-handing a weapon with this shield equipped still grants stamina regeneration.
  • Wielding two grass crest shields will cause the stamina regeneration effect to stack, granting a total of +20 stamina regeneration.

Upgrades[]

Requires: Standard Grass Crest Shield, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Standard Standard Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Grass Crest Shield 62 D 95 42 70 50 51
Grass Crest Shield +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) 65 D 95 42 70 50 52
Grass Crest Shield +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) 68 D 95 42 70 50 53
Grass Crest Shield +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) 71 D 95 42 70 50 54
Grass Crest Shield +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) 74 D 95 42 70 50 55
Grass Crest Shield +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) 77 D 95 42 70 50 56
Grass Crest Shield +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) 81 D 95 42 70 50 57
Grass Crest Shield +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) 84 D 95 42 70 50 58
Grass Crest Shield +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) 88 D 95 42 70 50 59
Grass Crest Shield +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) 92 D 95 42 70 50 60
Grass Crest Shield +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) 96 D 95 42 70 50 61
Grass Crest Shield +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 100 D 95 42 70 50 61
Grass Crest Shield +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) 104 D 95 42 70 50 62
Grass Crest Shield +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) 109 D 95 42 70 50 62
Grass Crest Shield +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) 113 D 95 42 70 50 63
Grass Crest Shield +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) 124 D 95 42 70 50 63

Requires: Standard Grass Crest Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Crystal Crystal Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Crystal Grass Crest Shield
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
96 D 95 42 70 50 63
Crystal Grass Crest Shield +1
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
100 D 95 42 70 50 64
Crystal Grass Crest Shield +2
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
104 D 95 42 70 50 64
Crystal Grass Crest Shield +3
(Titanite Chunk ×2)
109 D 95 42 70 50 65
Crystal Grass Crest Shield +4
(Titanite Chunk ×3)
113 D 95 42 70 50 65
Crystal Grass Crest Shield +5
(Titanite Slab ×1)
124 D 95 42 70 50 66

Requires: Standard Grass Crest Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Magic Magic Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Magic Grass Crest Shield
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
58 62 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +1
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
61 65 E D 95 42.8 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +2
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
64 68 E D 95 43.7 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +3
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
67 71 E D 95 44.5 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +4
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
70 74 E D 95 45.4 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +5
(Green Titanite Shard ×3)
72 77 E D 95 46.2 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +6
(Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)
76 81 E D 95 47 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +7
(Blue Titanite Chunk ×1)
79 84 E D 95 47.9 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +8
(Blue Titanite Chunk ×2)
82 88 E D 95 48.7 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +9
(Blue Titanite Chunk ×3)
86 91 E D 95 49.6 70 50 51
Magic Grass Crest Shield +10
(Blue Titanite Slab ×1)
94 100 E D 95 50.4 70 50 51

Requires: Standard Grass Crest Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Divine Divine Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Divine Grass Crest Shield
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
52 63 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +1
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
55 66 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +2
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
57 69 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +3
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
60 72 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +4
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
62 75 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +5
(Green Titanite Shard ×3)
65 79 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +6
(White Titanite Chunk ×1)
68 82 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +7
(White Titanite Chunk ×1)
70 86 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +8
(White Titanite Chunk ×2)
73 89 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +9
(White Titanite Chunk ×3)
76 93 E D 95 42 70 50 51
Divine Grass Crest Shield +10
(White Titanite Slab ×1)
84 102 E D 95 42 70 50 51

Requires: Standard Grass Crest Shield +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Fire Fire Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Fire Grass Crest Shield
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
62 62 95 42 70 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +1
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
64 64 95 42 71.4 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +2
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
66 66 95 42 72.8 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +3
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
69 69 95 42 74.2 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +4
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
71 71 95 42 75.6 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +5
(Green Titanite Shard ×3)
74 74 95 42 77 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +6
(Red Titanite Chunk ×1)
78 78 95 42 78.4 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +7
(Red Titanite Chunk ×1)
83 83 95 42 79.8 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +8
(Red Titanite Chunk ×2)
87 87 95 42 81.2 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +9
(Red Titanite Chunk ×3)
91 91 95 42 82.6 50 51
Fire Grass Crest Shield +10
(Red Titanite Slab ×1)
96 96 95 42 84 50 51
The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

Requires: Standard Grass Crest Shield +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.

Lightning Lightning Variation Attack Values Parameter Bonus Damage Reduction
Physical Damage Magic Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Strength Dexterity Intelligence Faith Physical Reduction Magic Reduction Fire Reduction Lightning Reduction Stability
Lightning Grass Crest Shield
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
74 74 95 42 70 56 51
Lightning Grass Crest Shield +1
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
79 79 95 42 70 57 51
Lightning Grass Crest Shield +2
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
84 84 95 42 70 57.5 51
Lightning Grass Crest Shield +3
(Titanite Chunk ×2)
89 89 95 42 70 58 51
Lightning Grass Crest Shield +4
(Titanite Chunk ×3)
94 94 95 42 70 59 51
Lightning Grass Crest Shield +5
(Titanite Slab ×1)
99 99 95 42 70 60 51
The stats for the above upgrade path may be out of date. Efforts are currently underway to fix this issue. Thank you for your understanding.

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