Medium ShieldChanged in 2 patchesVerified on build 25080141

Great Turtle Shell

With its requirements met (Str 14), Great Turtle Shell reaches 224 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Sacred at 341.

Attack rating (+25): 224
Scaling (+25): Str C
Class: Medium Shield
Weight: 5.5
Requires: Str 14
Skill: Barricade Shield · FP 12
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25), takes Ashes of War

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 14 · 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	86	224 +25	Physical 224	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	85	227 +25	Physical 227	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	81	213 +25	Physical 213	Str EDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	80	204 +25	Physical 204	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	136	305 +25	Physical 150Fire 155	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	138	339 +25	Physical 165Fire 174	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Lightning	133	301 +25	Physical 149Lightning 152	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	122	341 +25	Physical 167Holy 174	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Magic	121	337 +25	Physical 163Magic 174	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Cold	130	290 +25	Physical 159Magic 131	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Poison	74	200 +25	Physical 200	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Blood	74	200 +25	Physical 200	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Occult	79	217 +25	Physical 217	Str DDex –Int –Fai –Arc C

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

Strength scaling (Standard, +25)

Soft caps at 18, 60, 80: the breakpoints of this weapon's scaling curve, where each point of Strength starts adding a different amount. Other stats stay at the requirement.

By upgrade level (Standard)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	86	86	—
+1	92	92	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	97	97	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	102	102	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	108	108	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	113	113	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	119	119	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	124	124	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	129	129	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	135	135	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	140	140	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	146	146	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	151	151	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	157	157	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	162	162	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	168	168	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	174	174	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	179	179	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	185	185	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	190	190	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	196	196	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	202	202	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	207	207	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	213	213	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	218	218	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	224	224	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 Great Turtle Shell

Placed in the world 1

Weeping Peninsula · Castle Morne Rampart

Patch history 2

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

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Physical guard negation100→87
- Guard boost48→49
1.14.1from 1.13.2
- Physical guard negation87→94
- Guard boost49→54

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Overview

Class: Medium Shield
Weight: 5.5
Requires: Str 14
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 31140000