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

The Sunlight Shield is a medium shield in Dark Souls.

In-Game Description

Shield of Solaire of Astora, Knight of Sunlight. Decorated with a holy symbol, but Solaire illustrated it himself, and it has no divine powers of its own.
As it turns out, Solaire's incredible prowess is a product of his own training, and nothing else.

Availability[]

The Sunlight Shield is dropped by Solaire of Astora.

Characteristics[]

Besides the symbol on it, the Sunlight Shield is almost equal in defensive capabilities to the Tower Kite Shield. It has slightly less stability, while having slightly more Fire defense and being slightly heavier. The Sunlight Shield has medium deflection and normal parry speed. When upgraded to crystal, the durability is 28.

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 60%
Poison 60%
Toxic 60%
Curse 40%

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

Upgrades[]

Requires: Standard Sunlight 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
Sunlight Shield 64 D 100 30 75 50 57
Sunlight Shield +5
(Titanite Shard ×3)
80 D 100 30 75 50 62
Sunlight Shield +10
(L. Titanite Shard ×3)
99 D 100 30 75 50 68
Sunlight Shield +15
(Titanite Slab ×1)
128 D 100 30 75 50 71

Requires: Standard Sunlight 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 Sunlight Shield
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
99 D 100 30 75 50 71
Crystal Sunlight Shield +5
(Titanite Slab ×1)
128 D 100 30 75 50 74

Requires: Standard Sunlight 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 Sunlight Shield
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
60 65 E D 100 30 75 50 57
Magic Sunlight Shield +5
(Green Titanite Shard ×3)
74 80 E D 100 33 75 50 57
Magic Sunlight Shield +10
(Blue Titanite Slab ×1)
96 104 E D 100 36 75 50 57

Requires: Standard Sunlight 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 Sunlight Shield
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
53 66 E D 100 30 75 50 57
Divine Sunlight Shield +5
(Green Titanite Shard ×3)
66 82 E D 100 30 75 50 57
Divine Sunlight Shield +10
(White Titanite Slab ×1)
86 108 E D 100 30 75 50 57

Requires: Standard Sunlight 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 Sunlight Shield
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
64 64 100 30 75.0 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +1
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
66 66 100 30 76.5 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +2
(Green Titanite Shard ×1)
69 69 100 30 78.0 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +3
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
71 71 100 30 79.5 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +4
(Green Titanite Shard ×2)
74 74 100 30 81.0 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +5
(Green Titanite Shard ×3)
76 76 100 30 82.5 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +6
(Red Titanite Chunk ×1)
81 81 100 30 84.0 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +7
(Red Titanite Chunk ×1)
85 85 100 30 85.5 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +8
(Red Titanite Chunk ×2)
90 90 100 30 87.0 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +9
(Red Titanite Chunk ×3)
94 94 100 30 88.5 50 57
Fire Sunlight Shield +10
(Red Titanite Slab ×1)
99 99 100 30 90.0 50 57
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 Sunlight 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 Sunlight Shield
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
76 76 100 30 75 56 57
Lightning Sunlight Shield +1
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
81 81 100 30 75 57 57
Lightning Sunlight Shield +2
(Titanite Chunk ×1)
87 87 100 30 75 57.5 57
Lightning Sunlight Shield +3
(Titanite Chunk ×2)
92 92 100 30 75 58 57
Lightning Sunlight Shield +4
(Titanite Chunk ×3)
97 97 100 30 75 59 57
Lightning Sunlight Shield +5
(Titanite Slab ×1)
102 102 100 30 75 60 57
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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