Golden Falcon Shield

Golden Falcon Shield.png
icon-wp_physicaldef.png
phy
icon-wp_poisondef.png
pois
icon-wp_magicdef.png
mag
icon-wp_bleeddef.png
blee
icon-wp_firedef.png
fir icon-wp_petrifydef.png petri
icon-wp_lightningdef.png
light icon-wp_cursedef.png cur
icon-wp_darkdef.png
darkde icon-durabilitiy 50
icon-wp_stability.png
stab icon_weight 2.0
Requirement & Bonus
icon-strength.png icon-dexterity.png icon-intelligence.png icon-faith.png
7
D
10
D
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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:

 

 

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
icon-wp_physicalAttack.png
icon-wp_magdmg.png
icon-wp_firedmg.png
icon-wp_lightningdmg.png
icon-darkbonus.png
icon-strengthscale_green.png
icon-dexscale_green.png
icon-magicbonus_green.png
icon-firebonus_green.png
icon-lgtngbonus_green.png
icon-darkbonus_green.png
icon-wp_poisonbld.png
icon-wp_poisondef.png
icon-wp_bleed.png
icon-wp_bleeddef.png
icon-wp_petrifydef.png icon-wp_cursedef.png
icon-wp_physicaldef.png
icon-wp_magicdef.png
icon-wp_firedef.png
icon-wp_lightningdef.png
icon-wp_darkdef.png
icon-wp_stability.png
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
icon-strength.png icon-strengthscale_green.png
Strength
icon-wp_physicalattack.png
Physical
icon-wp_physicaldef.png
Physical
icon-wp_bleed.png
Bleeding
icon-durabilitiy.png
Durability
icon-dexterity.png icon-dexscale_green.png
Dexterity
icon-wp_magdmg.png
Magic
icon-wp_magicdef.png
Magic
icon-wp_poisondef.png
Poison
icon_weight.png
Weight
icon-intelligence.png
Intelligence
icon-wp_firedmg.png
Fire
icon-wp_firedef.png
Fire
icon-wp_petrifydef.png
Petrify
 
icon-faith.png
Faith
icon-wp_lightningdmg.png
Lightning
icon-wp_lightningdef.png
Lightning
icon-wp_cursedef.png
Curse
 
icon-magicbonus_green.png
Magic Bonus
icon-wp_counterstrength.png
Counter Strength
icon-wp_stability.png
Stability
   
icon-firebonus_green.png
Fire Bonus
icon-wp_poiseDamage.png
Poise Damage
     
icon-lgtngbonus_green.png
Lighting Bonus
icon-wp_castSpeed.png
Cast Speed
     
icon-darkbonus_green.png
Dark Bonus
icon-wp_range.png
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

      I love this shield's art design. Overall, it is actually very well-rounded in its defenses, especially for its weight, but, of course, the low stability is a bit of a downside. Unfortunately, its placement in the world is a bit difficult to access early-game, so it will likely already be obsolete by the time you find it.

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