In Elden Ring, Shields are organized into four categories: Small Shield, Medium Shield, Greatshield, and Thrusting Shield. Typically, Small Shields and Medium Shields can be equipped by most builds, while Greatshields and Thrusting Shields require a more specific setup to wield effectively – though there are plenty of Small and Medium Shields in Elden Ring that come with unique stat requirements.
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Elden Ring: Best Armor For Incantation Builds
The best armor sets for Incantation builds in Elden Ring are those that grant powerful Incantation bonuses – or just look great with a Faith build.
This guide lists every Shield in Elden Ring in each of these four categories, sorted alphabetically, as well as the stat requirements you will need to meet to equip all Shields.
All Small Shields In Elden Ring
Shield Name |
Stat Requirements |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Blue-White Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Buckler |
8 |
13 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Coil Shield |
10 |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Gilded Iron Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ice Crest Shield |
9 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Iron Roundshield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Man-Serpent’s Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Pillory Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Red Thorn Roundshield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Rickety Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Rift Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Riveted Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Scripture Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Shield of Night |
8 |
15 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Shield of the Guilty |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Smithscript Shield |
10 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
n/a |
Smoldering Shield |
10 |
9 |
n/a |
12 |
n/a |
Spiralhorn Shield |
8 |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
![Elden Ring Best Incantation Armors Faith Armor Sets Elden Stars Incantations](https://esportvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Elden-Ring-All-Incantations.png)
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Elden Ring: Best Armor For Incantation Builds
The best armor sets for Incantation builds in Elden Ring are those that grant powerful Incantation bonuses – or just look great with a Faith build.
All Medium Shields In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
11 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Banished Knight’s Shield |
14 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Beast Crest Heater Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Beastman’s Jar-Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Black Leather Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Blue Crest Heater Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Blue-Gold Kite Shield |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Brass Shield |
16 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Candletree Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Carian Knight’s Shield |
10 |
10 |
15 |
n/a |
n/a |
Eclipse Crest Heater Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Flame Crest Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Golden Lion Shield |
11 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
14 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Hawk Crest Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Heater Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Horse Crest Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Inverted Hawk Heater Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Kite Shield |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Large Leather Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Marred Leather Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Marred Wooden Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Messmer Soldier Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Red Crest Heater Shield |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Round Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Scorpion Kite Shield |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Serpent Crest Shield |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Silver Mirrorshield |
12 |
10 |
10 |
n/a |
n/a |
Sun Realm Shield |
8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Twinbird Kite Shield |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Wolf Crest Shield |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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This guide lists every Ash of War in Elden Ring sorted by innate Affinity – players can change all Ash of War affinities with Whetblades.
All Greatshields In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Ant’s Skull Plate |
28 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
35 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Briar Greatshield |
21 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Crossed-Tree Towershield |
30 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Crucible Hornshield |
26 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Cuckoo Greatshield |
32 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Distinguished Greatshield |
32 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dragon Towershield |
30 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dragonclaw Shield |
28 |
12 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Eclipse Crest Greatshield |
32 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Erdtree Greatshield |
30 |
n/a |
n/a |
12 |
n/a |
Fingerprint Stone Shield |
48 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Gilded Greatshield |
36 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Golden Beast Crest Shield |
24 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Golden Greatshield |
34 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Haligtree Crest Greatshield |
36 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Icon Shield |
22 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Inverted Hawk Towershield |
30 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
20 |
14 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Lordsworn’s Shield |
16 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Manor Towershield |
30 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
One-Eyed Shield |
36 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Redmane Greatshield |
30 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Spiked Palisade Shield |
20 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Verdigris Greatshield |
49 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Visage Shield |
44 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Wooden Greatshield |
14 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
All Thrusting Shields In Elden Ring
Sword Name |
Stat Requirements |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STR |
DEX |
INT |
FAI |
ARC |
|
Carian Thrusting Shield |
17 |
13 |
15 |
n/a |
n/a |
15 |
14 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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