Golden Falcon Shield | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Golden Falcon Shield
	80		20
	65		20
	65		20
	65		20
	65		50
	35		2.0
Requirement & Bonus
7 D	10 D	-- --	-- --
Small Shields		Strike / Parry
Enchantable: Yes/No		No Special

“Small shield used by Volgen Falconers.
Appears like a glistening gold falcon from afar.

Domestic Volgen soldiers are infamously timid,
so it is no wonder that this fierce band of mercenary
falconers was hired to compensate.

The falconers are rumored to be untrusting of others,
and demanding of prompt, full payment. But no wonder;
they deliver much more than they are paid, and are well aware of it.”

Golden Falcon Shield is a Small Shield in Dark Souls 2. Small 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:

• In Shaded Woods, follow path to the left above the second bonfire (Ruined Fork Road). After a mini-boss encounter, it is the item on the ground.
• It may also drop from Falconers.

Hints and Tips:

• May be a reference to the character Zarine from a fantasy book series called "the wheel of time", who also goes by the name Faile, which means 'falcon' in one of the languages of that series. Furthermore, the shield is found on a hollow togeather with the dragonslayer's crescent axe, which closely resembles the description of the axe owned by her huband, Perrin Aybara.
• Given the influence of Berserk on Dark souls series, it's a possible reference to Griffith, the leader of " Band of the Hawk " otherwise known as " Lord Falcon, The Hawk, etc.

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In-game appearance:

Golden Falcon Shield Upgrades

	Attack ValuesBonus					Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects& Damage Reduction%				Damage Reduction (%)					Other
Name
Golden Falcon Shield	45	-	-	-	-	D	D	-	-	-	-	0 20	0 20	20	20	80	65	65	65	65	35
Golden Falcon Shield +10	90	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	0 40	0 40	40	40	85	73.7	73.7	73.7	73.7	43
Magic	28	34	-	-	-	E	D	C	-	-	-	0 17.7	0 17.7	17.7	17.7	77.7	83.3	62.7	62.7	62.7	35
Magic +10	56	69	-	-	-	C	D	B	-	-	-	0 38.2	0 38.2	38.2	38.2	82.2	87.5	72	72	72	43
Fire	28	-	34	-	-	E	D	-	C	-	-	0 17.7	0 17.7	17.7	17.7	77.7	62.7	83.3	62.7	62.7	35
Fire +10	56	-	69	-	-	C	D	-	B	-	-	0 38.2	0 38.2	38.2	38.2	82.2	72	87.5	72	72	43
Lightning	28	-	-	34	-	E	D	-	-	C	-	0 17.7	0 17.7	17.7	17.7	77.7	62.7	62.7	83.3	62.7	35
Lightning +10	56	-	-	69	-	C	D	-	-	B	-	0 38.2	0 38.2	38.2	38.2	82.2	72	72	87.5	72	43
Dark	28	-	-	-	34	E	D	-	-	-	C	0 17.7	0 17.7	17.7	17.7	77.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	83.3	35
Dark +10	56	-	-	-	69	C	D	-	-	-	B	0 38.2	0 38.2	38.2	38.2	82.2	72	72	72	87.5	43
Poison	28	-	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	-	6 38.3	0 17.7	17.7	17.7	77.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	35
Poison +10	56	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	13 53.7	0 38.2	38.2	38.2	82.2	72	72	72	72	43
Bleed	28	-	-	-	-	E	D	-	-	-	-	0 17.7	6 38.3	17.7	17.7	77.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	62.7	35
Bleed +10	56	-	-	-	-	C	D	-	-	-	-	0 38.2	13 53.7	38.2	38.2	82.2	72	72	72	72	43

 

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)