The Pontiff Knight Shield is a medium shield in Dark Souls III.
In-Game Description
- Shield of the Pontiff's knights, frigid spirits that linger in Irithyll.
- This blue-gray shield, shrouded in a thinly cold air, is light and brittle.
- Skill: Weapon Skill
Equipping this shield in the left hand allows one to perform the skill of the right hand weapon.
Availability[]
- Sold by Greirat of the Undead Settlement for 3,000 souls once he returns from his pillaging journey to the Undead Settlement.
- Sold by the Shrine Handmaid once she is given Greirat's Ashes.
- Dropped by Pontiff Knights who wield them in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley.
Characteristics[]
Provides excellent elemental defenses across the board, although it suffers from low stability and physical defense. As such, this shield is ideal for blocking elemental projectiles fired by casters but fares poorly in melee combat.
It allows for the use of weapon arts of the weapon in the main hand without the need to two-hand it, allowing players to keep their guard ready while also being ready to immediately go on the offensive as needed.
Upgrades[]
Upgrade Level | Attack Values | Aux. Effects | Bonuses | Damage Reduction | ||||||||||||||
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Pontiff Knight Shield | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 73.0 | 79.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 42 |
Pontiff Knight Shield +1 (Twinkling Titanite ×1 & 490 souls) | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 73.0 | 79.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 43 |
Pontiff Knight Shield +2 (Twinkling Titanite ×2 & 686 souls) | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 73.0 | 79.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 44 |
Pontiff Knight Shield +3 (Twinkling Titanite ×4 & 882 souls) | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 73.0 | 79.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 45 |
Pontiff Knight Shield +4 (Twinkling Titanite ×8 & 1078 souls) | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 73.0 | 79.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 47 |
Pontiff Knight Shield +5 (Titanite Slab ×1 & 1470 souls) | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | D | – | – | – | 73.0 | 79.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 48 |
The data displayed above are current as of Patch App 1.15 Regulation 1.35.