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Drakekeeper's Shield
	100		65
	65		65
	65		65
	65		65
	45		110.0*
	55		7.0*
Requirement & Bonus
17 C	-- --	-- --	-- --
Standard Shields		Strike / Parry
Enchantable: Yes/No		No Special

Drakekeeper's 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

• Drakekeepers armed with a sword and shield at the Dragon Shrine. 

Hints and Tips:

• Upgraded with regular titanite.
• When fully upgraded, it's superior to unupgraded Defender's Shield and Bone Shield.
• When infused with dark, it gains the best defenses for medium shields across the board at the cost of losing 100% physical damage reduction.
• It is arguably the best "go-to" shield for playing through the entire game with less effort.
• Since patch 1.15, the weight has been increased from 6.0 to 7.0 and the durability from 80 to 110. It is less viable for a light build compared to Defender's Shield. It is also harder to farm as there is only ONE sword and shield Drakekeepers in the whole game (SotFS).

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Drakekeepers Shield Upgrade

	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects& Damage Reduction%				Damage Reduction (%)					Other
Name
Drakekeeper's Shield	102	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	0 65.0	0 65.0	65.0	65.0	100.0	65.0	65.0	65.0	45.0	55
Drakekeeper's Shield +10	205	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	0 73.7	0 73.7	73.7	73.7	100.0	73.7	73.7	73.7	58.7	63
Magic	64	78	-	-	-	C	-	C	-	-	-	0 62.7	0 62.7	62.7	62.7	97.7	83.3	62.7	62.7	42.7	55
Magic +10	129	157	-	-	-	C	-	B	-	-	-	0 72	0 72	72	72	98.2	87.5	72	72	57	63
Fire	64	-	78	-	-	C	-	-	C	-	-	0 62.7	0 62.7	62.7	62.7	97.7	62.7	83.3	62.7	42.7	55
Fire +10	129	-	157	-	-	C	-	-	B	-	-	0 72	0 72	72	72	98.2	72	87.5	72	57	63
Lightning	67	-	-	78	-	C	-	-	-	C	-	0 62.7	0 62.7	62.7	62.7	97.7	62.7	62.7	83.3	42.7	55
Lightning +10	129	-	-	149	-	C	-	-	-	B	-	0 72	0 72	72	72	98.2	72	72	87.5	57	63
Dark	67	-	-	-	78	C	-	-	-	-	C	0 62.7	0 62.7	62.7	62.7	97.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	55
Dark +10	129	-	-	-	157	C	-	-	-	-	B	0 72	0 72	72	72	98.2	72	72	72	72	63
Poison	64	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	15 83.3	0 62.7	62.7	62.7	97.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	42.7	55
Poison +10	129	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	31 87.5	0 72	72	72	98.2	72	72	72	57	63
Bleed	64	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	0 62.7	15 83.3	62.7	62.7	97.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	42.7	55
Bleed +10	129	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	0 72	31 87.5	72	72	98.2	72	72	72	57	63

 

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)