Medium ShieldChanged in 2 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Brass Shield

With its requirements met (Str 16), Brass Shield reaches 237 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Sacred at 356.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Leyndell Soldier (2%) · Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir, Leyndell, Royal Capital and 2 more; Drop: Haligtree Soldier (2%) · Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree; Drop: Radahn Soldier (2%) · Caelid, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow; Drop: Raya Lucaria Soldier (2%) · Liurnia of the Lakes, Bellum Highway, Stormveil Castle and 2 more kinds

Attack rating (+25): 237
Scaling (+25): Str C
Class: Medium Shield
Weight: 7
Requires: Str 16
Skill: No Skill
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 16 · Dex 10 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	91	237 +25	Physical 237	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	91	243 +25	Physical 243	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	85	222 +25	Physical 222	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	85	217 +25	Physical 217	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	144	324 +25	Physical 159Fire 165	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	143	353 +25	Physical 172Fire 181	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Lightning	138	313 +25	Physical 155Lightning 158	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	127	356 +25	Physical 175Holy 181	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Magic	127	352 +25	Physical 171Magic 181	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Cold	137	306 +25	Physical 169Magic 137	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Poison	77	212 +25	Physical 212	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Blood	77	212 +25	Physical 212	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Occult	83	230 +25	Physical 230	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc C

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.

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Stat level	Attack rating
16	237
19	244
22	251
25	257
28	263
31	269
34	275
37	280
40	286
43	291
46	297
49	302
52	306
55	311
58	315
61	318
64	321
67	324
70	328
73	331
76	334
79	338
82	340
85	341
88	342
91	343
94	345
97	346
99	347

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Strength	18, 60, 80	16–18: +2.5 · 18–60: +1.76 · 60–80: +1.15 · 80–99: +0.42	347 from 237

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade, by affinity

Standard
Sacred
Flame Art
Magic

At the weapon's requirements (Standard and the 3 strongest other affinities at those stats).

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Upgrade level	Standard	Sacred	Flame Art	Magic
0	91	127	143	127
1	96	136	152	135
2	102	145	160	144
3	108	154	168	153
4	113	163	176	162
5	119	172	184	171
6	125	181	193	180
7	131	190	201	189
8	136	199	209	197
9	142	208	218	207
10	148	218	226	216
11	154	227	235	225
12	160	235	243	233
13	166	245	251	243
14	172	254	260	252
15	178	263	268	260
16	183	272	277	270
17	189	282	286	279
18	195	291	294	288
19	201	301	303	298
20	207	309	311	306
21	213	319	319	315
22	219	328	328	325
23	225	337	336	334
24	231	346	344	342
25	237	356	353	352

Status buildup by upgrade

Cold · Frost
Poison · Poison
Blood · Blood loss

Per hit at Arcane 10. Affinities not shown keep the same buildup at every level.

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Upgrade level	Cold · Frost	Poison · Poison	Blood · Blood loss
0	66	66	57
1	67	67	58
2	69	68	59
3	70	69	60
4	72	70	61
5	73	71	62
6	75	73	63
7	77	75	64
8	78	76	65
9	80	77	66
10	81	78	67
11	83	80	69
12	85	81	70
13	86	82	71
14	88	83	72
15	89	84	73
16	91	86	74
17	92	87	75
18	94	88	76
19	96	89	77
20	97	90	78
21	99	91	79
22	100	93	80
23	102	94	81
24	104	95	82
25	105	96	83

#3 of 32 medium shield weapons by attack rating

Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Carian Knight's Shield, 280).

Moveset from the game files

Damage with Standard +25 at the stats above, before the enemy's defense; two-handed moves include two-handing's Strength bonus. MV (motion value) is the hit's share of attack rating (100 = all of it).

One-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	100	237	5.5	14.1	0.47 s
R1 2Strike	101	240	5.5	14.1	0.40 s
R1 3Strike	102	242	5.5	14.1	0.40 s
R1 4Strike	105	249	11	14.1	0.53 s
R2Strike	120	285	11	23.5	—
Charged R2Strike	140	332	33	35.3	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	120	285	11	23.5	—
Charged R2 2Strike	140	332	33	35.3	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	105	249	5.5	17.6	0.67 s
Running R2Strike	115	273	11	23.5	0.63 s
Rolling R1Strike	90	213	5.5	11.8	0.43 s
Backstep R1Strike	90	213	5.5	11.8	0.53 s
Jumping R1Strike	107	254	8.3	11.8	0.43 s
Jumping R2Strike	122	289	22	23.5	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	130	308	33	23.5	0.67 s

Two-handed15players can parry them

Move	MV	Damage	Stance	Stamina	1st hit
R1 1Strike	103	263	7.2	17.6	0.50 s
R1 2Strike	104	265	7.2	17.6	0.50 s
R1 3Strike	105	268	7.2	17.6	0.47 s
R1 4Strike	110	280	14.3	17.6	0.57 s
R2Strike	125	319	12.1	28.2	—
Charged R2Strike	145	370	36.3	42.3	1.20 s
R2 2Strike	125	319	12.1	28.2	—
Charged R2 2Strike	145	370	36.3	42.3	1.30 s
Running R1Strike	110	280	7.2	21.2	0.63 s
Running R2Strike	120	306	12.1	28.2	0.63 s
Rolling R1Strike	95	242	7.2	15.3	0.43 s
Backstep R1Strike	95	242	7.2	15.3	0.50 s
Jumping R1Strike	112	285	10.7	14.1	0.47 s
Jumping R2Strike	127	324	24.2	28.2	0.50 s
Guard counterStrike	140	357	36.3	28.2	0.67 s

From the player's animation events, BehaviorParam_PC and AtkParam_Pc. First hit: seconds at normal speed from the start of the move's animation (uncharged R2s start from a released charge, so they show —). Criticals include the weapon's critical multiplier. * The elemental motion value differs from the physical one shown; the damage uses each.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	91	91	—
+1	96	96	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	102	102	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	108	108	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	113	113	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	119	119	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	125	125	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	131	131	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	136	136	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	142	142	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	148	148	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	154	154	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	160	160	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	166	166	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	172	172	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	178	178	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	183	183	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	189	189	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	195	195	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	201	201	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	207	207	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	213	213	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	219	219	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	225	225	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	231	231	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	237	237	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Brass Shield

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Limgrave, Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir, Leyndell, Royal Capital, Capital Outskirts, Caelid, Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, Elphael, Brace of the Haligtree, Consecrated Snowfield, Deeproot Depths

At Discovery 100. "Once" drops stop after the first (the game sets a flag).

Source not yet traced: the game files we read don't say yet how to get this item.

Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

1.12.1from 1.10
Every changed value (1)
Value Before to After Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount 40 60 +20+50%
1.14.1from 1.13.2
- Guard boost56→61

Value	Before	to	After	Change
Health, stamina and weight 1
Weapon Regain HP Amount	40	→	60	+20+50%

Other medium shields with similar AR

Overview

Class: Medium Shield
Weight: 7
Requires: Str 16
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 31130000