Black Dragon Shield

Black%20Dragon%20Shield
icon wp physicaldef
100
icon wp poisondef
55
icon wp magicdef
60
icon wp bleeddef
55
icon wp firedef
60 icon wp petrifydef 55
icon wp lightningdef
60 icon wp cursedef 55
icon wp darkdef
60 icon durabilitiy 70
icon wp stability
51 icon weight 5.5
Requirement & Bonus
icon strength icon dexterity icon intelligence icon faith
15
E
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Standard Shields Strike / Parry
Enchantable:
Yes/No
No Special

Black Dragon 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.

 

In-game description:

A shield that appears in ancient legends. Strangely shaped, and said to be crafted from the talons of the black dragon.

The legend of the pale dragon is told in various locales, but each account is fragmentary. Very rarely is the black dragon mentioned, and some say that it is merely an embellishment adopted in later retellings of the story.

 

Acquired From

  • Can be dropped from the Dragon Knights on the stairs leading up to the ancient dragon

 

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Black Dragon Shield Upgrades

  Attack ValuesBonus
Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects& Damage Reduction%
Damage Reduction (%) Other
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon wp magdmg
icon wp firedmg
icon wp lightningdmg
icon darkbonus
icon strengthscale green
icon dexscale green
icon magicbonus green
icon firebonus green
icon lgtngbonus green
icon darkbonus green
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp poisondef
icon wp bleed
icon wp bleeddef
icon wp petrifydef icon wp cursedef
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
icon wp stability
Regular 104 - - - - E - - - - - 0
55
0
55
55 55 100 60 60 60 60 51
Regular +5 200 - - - - E - - - - - 0
60.6
0
60.6
60.6 60.6 100 65 65 65 65 58
Magic 50 61 - - - E - C - - - 0
52.7
0
52.7
52.7 52.7 97.7 78.3 57.7 57.7 57.7 51
Magic +5 126 154 - - - E - B - - - 0
58.6
0
58.6
58.6 58.6 97.9 81 62.9 62.9 62.9 58
Fire 50 - 61 - - E - - C - - 0
52.7
0
52.7
52.7 52.7 97.7 57.7 78.3 57.7 57.7 51
Fire +5 126 - 154 - - E - - B - - 0
58.6
0
58.6
58.6 58.6 97.9 62.9 81 62.9 62.9 58
Lightning 50 - - 61 - E - - - C - 0
52.7
0
52.7
52.7 52.7 97.7 57.7 57.7 78.3 57.7 51
Lightning +5 126 - - 154 - E - - - B - 0
58.6
0
58.6
58.6 58.6 97.9 62.9 62.9 81 62.9 58
Dark 50 - - - 61 E - - - - C 0
52.7
0
52.7
52.7 52.7 97.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 78.3 51
Dark +5 126 - - - 154 E - - - - B 0
58.6
0
58.6
58.6 58.6 97.9 62.9 62.9 62.9 81 58
Poison 50 - - - - E - - - - - 12
73.3
0
52.7
52.7 52.7 97.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 51
Poison +5 126 - - - - E - - - - - 30
76.6
0
58.6
58.6 58.6 97.9 62.9 62.9 62.9 62.9 58
Bleed 50 - - - - E - - - - - 0
52.7
12
73.3
52.7 52.7 97.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 51
Bleed +5 126 - - - - E - - - - - 0
58.6
30
76.6
58.6 58.6 97.9 62.9 62.9 62.9 62.9 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
icon strength icon strengthscale green
Strength
icon wp physicalAttack
Physical
icon wp physicaldef
Physical
icon wp bleed
Bleeding
icon durabilitiy
Durability
icon dexterity icon dexscale green
Dexterity
icon wp magdmg
Magic
icon wp magicdef
Magic
icon wp poisondef
Poison
icon weight
Weight
icon intelligence
Intelligence
icon wp firedmg
Fire
icon wp firedef
Fire
icon wp petrifydef
Petrify
 
icon faith
Faith
icon wp lightningdmg
Lightning
icon wp lightningdef
Lightning
icon wp cursedef
Curse
 
icon magicbonus green
Magic Bonus
icon wp counterStrength
Counter Strength
icon wp stability
Stability
   
icon firebonus green
Fire Bonus
icon wp poiseDamage
Poise Damage
     
icon lgtngbonus green
Lighting Bonus
icon wp CastSpeed
Cast Speed
     
icon darkbonus green
Dark Bonus
icon wp range
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)




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    • Anonymous

      This is the item description:
      "A shield that appears in ancient legends. Strangely shaped, and said to be crafted from the talons of the black dragon."
      "The legend of the pale dragon is told in various locales, but each account is fragmentary. Very rarely is the black dragon mentioned, and some say that it is merely an embellishment adopted in later retellings of the story."

      • Anonymous

        Who cares about all this? You wear it for the cosplay, it just happens to be a perfectly viable shield too. No need to go all meta and post about the drakekeeper's shield...

        • Anonymous

          Lowest STR requirement 100% physical DEF shield. Why is all the information here about the Drakekeeper's Shield?

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