Icons

This is a list of all the icons that appear in Dark Souls and on this wiki.

Attack values

Attack values determine how much base damage a weapon causes. The actual damage inflicted can be influenced by Parameter Bonuses.

Icon	Description
	Amount of Physical damage inflicted
	Amount of Magic damage inflicted
	Amount of Fire damage inflicted
	Amount of Lightning damage inflicted
	Critical attack damage bonus

Damage reduction

Damage reduction values are displayed on weapons and shields and determine the percentage of damage mitigated when blocking. For example, a shield with 95% physical damage reduction taking 100 damage will block 95 damage and the user will take only 5 damage.

Icon	Description
	Percentage of Physical damage reduction
	Percentage of Magic damage reduction
	Percentage of Fire damage reduction
	Percentage of Lightning damage reduction
	Stability (a higher number means less stamina drain when blocking a hit)

Parameters

Parameters are values that determine the stats of a character. Increased by leveling up spending souls.

Icon	Description
	Vitality
	Attunement
	Endurance
	Strength
	Dexterity
	Resistance
	Intelligence
	Faith

Auxiliary weapon effects

Additional weapon effects:

Icon	Description
	Bleed
	Divine
	Occult
	Poison

Attack type defense

Attacks type defense values appear on armor pieces and determine how much defense they provide to a particular type of Physical Damage Type.

Icon	Description
	The amount of protection against Regular attacks
	The amount of protection against Striking attacks
	The amount of protection against Slashing attacks
	The amount of protection against Thrusting attacks

Elemental defense

Elemental defense values appear on armor pieces and determine how much defense they provide to elemental-based attacks.

Icon	Description
	The amount of protection against Magic-based attacks
	The amount of protection against Fire-based attacks
	The amount of protection against Lighting-based attacks

Resistances

Resistances are values that appear on armor pieces and determine bonus resistances.

Icon	Description
	This value determines the character's Poise, or the ability to maintain one's offensive form while receiving attacks; the higher the number, the less likely one will be interrupted or staggered.
	The amount of additional resistance to Bleed
	The amount of additional resistance to Poison and Toxic
	The amount of additional resistance to Curse

Self augmentations

The game indicates certain active Self Augmentation effects by displaying an icon below the players stamina bar. The following table links each icon to the corresponding effect.

Icon	Effect	Granted by
	Increased damage with Counter Attacks	Leo Ring
	Increased damage with critical attacks	Hornet Ring
	Increased shot range	Hawk Ring
	Increased damage	Channeler's Trident
	Increased stamina regeneration	Cloranthy Ring Grass Crest Shield Green Blossom Mask of the Child
	Increased health regeneration	Sanctus Replenishment Bountiful Sunlight Elizabeth's Mushroom
	Reduced fall damage	Fall Control
	Increased defenses	Ring of Steel Protection Flame Stoneplate Ring Thunder Stoneplate Ring Speckled Stoneplate Ring Spell Stoneplate Ring Magic Barrier Great Magic Barrier Iron Flesh
	Increased damage and stamina regeneration	Power Within
	Increased resistance to poison, toxic, bleed and/or curse.	Bloodbite Ring Bloodshield Poisonbite Ring Cursebite Ring
	Prevents enemies and allies in vicinity from casting spells	Vow of Silence
	More messages visible	Seek Guidance
	Increased spell damage	Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring Crown of Dusk
	Increased number of attunement slots	Darkmoon Seance Ring White Seance Ring
	Increased damage at low health	Red Tearstone Ring
	Increased defenses at low health	Blue Tearstone Ring
	Increased poise	Havel's Greatshield Wolf Ring
	Increased Item Discovery	Covetous Gold Serpent Ring Symbol of Avarice
	Increased number of souls gained	Covetous Silver Serpent Ring Symbol of Avarice
	Silences the player	Hush Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring
	Gain HP when defeating an enemy	Ring of the Evil Eye
	Prevents loss of souls and humanity upon death	Ring of Sacrifice Rare Ring of Sacrifice
	Increased HP, Stamina and Equip Load	Ring of Favor and Protection
	Slower loss of weapon durability	East Wood Grain Ring
	Allows traversing the Abyss	Covenant of Artorias
	Reduced damage from lava	Orange Charred Ring