Archdrake Shield | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Archdrake Shield
	95		40
	65		40
	50		40
	50		40
	40		80
	50		4.0
Requirement & Bonus
14 C	-- --	-- --	-- --
Standard Shields		Strike / Parry
Enchantable: Yes/No		No Special

Archdrake Shield is a Standard Shield in Dark Souls 2. Standard Shields can be used not only to block an enemy but to parry their attack as well. This allows a riposte, a free attack by the player for a high amount of damage. Enemy attacks can be interrupted with a parry (pressing the Strong Attack button for the shield) and requires practice to learn the timing.

Acquired From:

• Located in a chest behind a boarded up wall closest to the Exile Holding Cells bonfire in Lost Bastille head left from the bonfire and head up the stairs and down the rampart. Go down the ladder to your left and go through the door way and head right. There will be a boarded up door. Break the boards and head through and to you left. You will see a door. Use the Antiquated Key to open it and head straight and through the doorway, climb up the ladder to your left and drop down onto the raised platform. Detonate the exploding barrels on the platform to open a secret passage way. It is on a corpse there.

Hints and Tips:

• Early shield for both physical and magic defense, leave it uninfused for the best result.

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Required in Build:

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Archdrake Shield Upgrades

	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects& Damage Reduction%				Damage Reduction (%)					Other
Name
Archdrake Shield	55	0	0	0	0	C	D	-	-	-	-	0 40	0 40	40	40	95	65	50	50	40	50
Archdrake Shield +10	110	0	0	0	0	B	D	-	-	-	-	0 55	0 55	55	55	96.2	73.7	62.5	62.5	55	58
Magic	34	42	-	-	-	C	E	C	-	-	-	0 37.7	0 37.7	37.7	37.7	92.7	83.3	47.7	47.7	37.7	50
Magic +10	69	84	-	-	-	C	E	B	-	-	-	0 53.2	0 53.2	53.2	53.2	94.5	87.5	60.7	60.7	53.2	58
Fire	34	-	42	-	-	C	E	-	C	-	-	0 37.7	0 37.7	37.7	37.7	92.7	62.7	68.3	47.7	37.7	50
Fire +10	69	-	84	-	-	C	E	-	B	-	-	0 53.2	0 53.2	53.2	53.2	94.5	72	76.2	60.7	53.2	58
Lightning	34	-	-	42	-	C	E	-	-	C	-	0 37.7	0 37.7	37.7	37.7	92.7	62.7	47.7	68.3	37.7	50
Lightning +10	69	-	-	84	-	C	E	-	-	B	-	0 53.2	0 53.2	53.2	53.2	94.5	72	60.7	76.2	53.2	58
Dark	34	-	-	-	42	C	E	-	-	-	C	0 37.7	0 37.7	37.7	37.7	92.7	62.7	47.7	47.7	58.3	50
Dark +10	69	-	-	-	84	C	E	-	-	-	B	0 53.2	0 53.2	53.2	53.2	94.5	72	60.7	60.7	68.7	58
Poison	34	-	-	-	-	C	E	-	-	-	-	8 58.3	0 37.7	37.7	37.7	92.7	62.7	47.7	47.7	37.7	50
Poison +10	69	-	-	-	-	C	E	-	-	-	-	16 68.7	0 53.2	53.2	53.2	94.5	72	60.7	60.7	53.2	58
Bleed	34	-	-	-	-	C	E	-	-	-	-	0 37.7	8 58.3	37.7	37.7	92.7	62.7	47.7	47.7	37.7	50
Bleed +10	69	-	-	-	-	C	E	-	-	-	-	0 53.2	16 68.7	53.2	53.2	94.5	72	60.7	60.7	53.2	58-

 

Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

 

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

 

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)