Elden Ring: Greatshields Tier List

Ainsel River is where players start getting a glimpse of the vastness of Elden Ring 's underground area. It's a Legacy Dungeon that supplements the underground wonders brought about by Siofra River (a semi-open-world area). Ainsel River is sprawling, cryptic, and oppressive thanks to a certain mini-boss that's hard to k

As the name implies, the idea of a bleed build is to inflict as much blood loss damage as possible as quickly as possible. Aside from a handful of enemies and bosses, just about everything in Elden Ring is susceptible to this which makes it very easy to get a lot of bonus damage when engaging otherwise beefy enemies. Many weapons can inflict blood loss, including the samurai starter weapon: the Uchigatana . Some are better at this than others though, so that'll be the first thing to take care of after doing a character re-spec.


One-Eyed Shield : Amongst some of the most unique shields in Elden Ring , the One-Eyed Shield does great damage negation across the board, but its primary use is actually as a ranged weapon. Using the attached Weapon Skill, "Flame Spit," the user can launch fireballs out of the shield's mouth. It may take some effort to land a hit, but once it does, the damage is pretty sizeable. When it comes to protection, this shield is best used against enemies dealing Fire and Holy dam


It doesn't help that Miquella's Haligtree is room after room of death traps where players are funneled into gank fights and narrow pathways. Overall, it's an area that seems to have been made to annoy players rather than test their late-game skills. That's quite disappointing considering the effort needed to unlock this pl

Redmane Castle barely counts as a Legacy Dungeon because it's quite small and there's not much to do in the area. However, the whole place is oozing with atmosphere and history. It's Radahn's castle and supposedly Caelid's bastion before Malenia nuked the whole contin


Crossed-Tree Towershield : Another shield that doesn't technically have anything wrong with it all, the Crossed-Tree Towershield is yet again Greatshield that lands in the B-tier by default, having decent stats, but being outshone by most of the other shields on this list. Nevertheless, with strong resistances against Fire and Holy damage, a decent Guard Boost, a sleek design, and easy accessibility, it's no surprise that this Greatshield has its share of dedicated f

By this point in the game, one will likely be in the low to mid-hundreds as far as their level goes, so there should be a lot of points available for a re-spec. All the weapons typically employed by this build scale on Arcane, so that will be the stat focused most. Assuming a level 130 character, the stats should be something like this:


Players getting obliterated by the Draconic Tree Sentinel (Capital Outskirts) at the gates of Leyndell should be happy to learn that there is a cheesing tactic that can take care of this particular Augur boss difficulty with very little effort required on their part. All they need to equip themselves with is a lot of patience and the Poison Mist Incantati


Inverted Hawk Towershield : There's nothing wrong with the Inverted Hawk Towershield, being another good shield across the board, and taking minimal effort to farm, but there's also nothing too special about it, landing it on the B-tier of this list by default. Highlights of this Greatshild are its good Magic and Holy resistances. However, players should be prepared for an exceptionally low drop rate. Even with a Discovery of around 250, our experience suggests that farming for this unremarkable shield can take approximately 50 minu


Midra's Manse can be found at the far edge of the Abyssal Woods. To get her, players will first need to take the hidden ladder behind one of the flaming boats in the area just before the bridge leading to the Storehouse, First Floor Site of Grace. Follow the route down to the painting room with the illusory wall next to it. Take the ladder down to a coffin that will drop to lower Scadu Altus. Head southwest through the water all the way to the Darklight Catacombs . Clear this dungeon to access the Abyssal Woods. Head to the southwestern edge of the Abyssal Woods to reach Midra's Ma


Castle Ensis is a letdown in many ways as there is not much going on in this Legacy Dungeon. It features a relatively linear path with little to no hidden secrets, no backtracking and no reason to revisit the area after it has been clea


Players can't go wrong with this armor. It works well against any kind of Sorcery or Incantation and the high poise makes it ideal for trading hits, especially in PvP. In any case, do remember to grab this good armor after defeating Loretta's original f


Spiked Palisade Shield : As a shield, the Spiked Palisade Shield isn't all that great, only negating 95% of physical damage, and only having a guard boost of 59. Elemental resistances are not very generous either, capped at 50 on average. On the other hand, this shield isn't a bad weapon, causing 70 points of blood loss build-up with each successful hit . For certain blood-focused builds, it could be worth considering, especially given its brutal design, which pairs well with heavy armor s