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Best Small Shield build in Elden Ring Venomous Bite Important Stats Strength 60, Arcane 40 Important Weapons Coil Shield, Venomous Fang or Heavy Antspur Rapier Talismans Kindred of Rot's Exultation, Erdtree's Favor +2, Ritual Sword Talisman, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman Armor Mushroom Crown, Black Knife Armor Playstyle Start any fight with long-range poison, and then close in with quick strikes. Whittle bosses down over time. The Coil Shield, found in Volcano Cave, has several unique qualities that make it a fascinating build-around. Rather than being a good parry tool like the other Small Shields, the Coil Shield's Weapon Skill is a medium-ranged attack that inflicts Deadly\u00a0Poison. Unlike the normal Poison status, this deals damage much faster but less total damage.\u00a0Mixing this with a standard Poison weapon, you can burn through health bars rather quickly, as long as you can apply it\u00a0two\u00a0or\u00a0three times\u00a0per fight. The Coil Shield's Weapon Skill and base damage scales off of Strength, so we recommend building for Strength more than Dexterity or Arcane. You can do this with a Heavy Venomous Fang, or you can have access to both Poison and Rot with a Heavy Antspur Rapier. Either way, you have a close-range and fast option and a\u00a0very\u00a0tricky mid-range tool. And it's not like the Shield is worthless with the weapon, either\u2014many enemies get poisoned with one use of Viper Bite. With a Mushroom Crown and a Kindred of Rot's Exultation, you'll still be capable of high base damage on top of your damage over time. Bosses that are strong against Poison, like the\u00a0Elden Beast, give this build trouble but can be fought with generic Heavy Weapons without much issue. Don't block with the Coil Shield too often if you can get away with it. With the lowest\u00a0Guard Boost\u00a0of any shield at 29 and an abysmal 65 Physical Defense, you'll probably be better off blocking with your weapon.\u00a0This\u00a0goes for most Small Shields and you'll sometimes feel the Coil Shield's lack of parry while fighting enemies. You'll rely on dodging and flinching your foes with the Viper Bite's impressive stagger. Best Medium Shield build in Elden Ring Risky Business Important Stats Dexterity 60, Strength 60, Vigor 60 Important Weapons Twinbird Kite Shield, Quality Uchigatana Talismans Red-Feathered Branchsword, Blue-Feathered Branchsword, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman, Lord of Blood's Exultation Armor Royal Remains Set, White Mask Playstyle Extremely high-risk build with upwards of 55 percent bonus damage by utilizing low health options. The Twinbird Kite Shield, the reward from the Deathbird in northern\u00a0Leyndell, is a powerful tool that enhances damage by around five percent and resistance by 10 percent when the user is at 20 percent health or lower. This\u00a0build's goal is\u00a0to utilize that bonus alongside\u00a0extremely powerful\u00a0low-health buffs, such as the Feathered Branchsword Talismans, to maximize damage and survivability at low-health totals. This build is surprisingly\u00a0hard\u00a0to put down. The Royal Remains Set guarantees you stay around 18 percent of your health through slow regen. The Blue-Feathered Branchsword reduces damage by 50 percent, the Twinbird Kite Shield by another 10, and the Dragoncrest Greatshield by around 20 percent. You can't tank everything in the game as well as a\u00a060 Vigor build should, but you get relatively close. And the damage you get in return is stellar. Using an Uchigatana equipped with Seppuku, you can instantly proc Lord of Blood's Exultation and the White Mask for a 30 percent damage buff\u2014on top of the 20 and five percent boosts from your Talisman and Shield. With high physical stats and Quality affinity, you can find yourself hitting for Colossal Weapon numbers on a much faster weapon. Add in low-Faith Incantation buffs\u2014like Flame, Grant Me Strength\u2014or strong greases\u2014like Fire or Magic Grease\u2014and you've got yourself a build that can chew through health bars. And this isn't even optimized damage. We like the extra defense of the Royal Remains armor and Greatshield Talisman since that allows us to survive shockingly big hits and recover afterward. But, if you replace the Talisman with a Blue Dancer Charm, remove your armor, and use a very light Straight Sword, you can get another 10-12 percent damage for your troubles.\u00a0You're much more likely to die, but if you trust your dodges and your 100 percent physical blocking shield, you can clear bosses quickly. Best Greatshield build in Elden Ring Guard Counter Important Stats Strength 60, Endurance 45 Important Weapons Jellyfish Shield, Heavy Colossal Weapon Talismans Curved Sword Talisman, Ritual Sword Talisman, Erdtree's Favor +2, Green Turtle Talisman Armor Heavy, such as Crucible Axe Armor Playstyle Utilize the high damage from the Curved Sword Talisman, Royal Knight's Resolve, and the Jellyfish Shield Weapon Art to deal huge bursts of damage. The Guard Counter build prioritizes several situational options to make Guard Counter deal as much damage as possible. Using a Colossal weapon or Halberd with Royal Knight's Resolve and then fishing for a Guard Counter, you can deal massive damage from relative safety as your foe bounces off you. You use the Jellyfish Shield's fantastic 20 percent damage buff to make things consistent over a long period. This build only really flounders against anti-block bosses like\u00a0Malenia.\u00a0Most bosses get bullied by eating 3,000 or more damage to the dome\u00a0consistently.\u00a0You will spend Stamina quite rapidly, though, so Endurance\u2014and strong Stamina Talismans\u2014are\u00a0key. 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Sword and Shield builds are classic for Soulsborne games, and their legacy lives on in Elden Ring<\/em>. With the protection of a shield by your side, most enemies flounder. However, there are ways to optimize and ensure you get the most out of each build. <\/p>

This guide covers the three weights of Shield in Elden Ring<\/a><\/em>\u2014Small, Medium, and Greatshield. While there are many great shields in the game, many provide the same purpose of being good at blocking or parrying. These builds focus on making the shield a valid defensive and offensive threat.<\/p>