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Black Steel Greatshield

With its requirements met (Str 35), Black Steel Greatshield reaches 417 attack rating at +25; the strongest affinity at those stats is Flame Art at 521.

Attack rating by affinity 13

At Str 35 · 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	147	417 +25	Physical 417	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Heavy	152	436 +25	Physical 436	Str BDex –Int –Fai –Arc –
Keen	122	328 +25	Physical 328	Str EDex BInt –Fai –Arc –
Quality	134	371 +25	Physical 371	Str CDex CInt –Fai –Arc –
Fire	219	513 +25	Physical 251Fire 262	Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –
Flame Art	206	521 +25	Physical 269Fire 252	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Lightning	195	445 +25	Physical 224Lightning 221	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –
Sacred	183	521 +25	Physical 269Holy 252	Str DDex –Int –Fai DArc –
Magic	180	501 +25	Physical 251Magic 250	Str EDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Cold	203	479 +25	Physical 292Magic 187	Str CDex –Int DFai –Arc –
Poison	123	366 +25	Physical 366	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Blood	123	366 +25	Physical 366	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc D
Occult	130	383 +25	Physical 383	Str CDex –Int –Fai –Arc C

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

Strength scaling (Standard, +25)

Soft caps at 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
+0	147	147
+1	157	157
+2	167	167
+3	177	177
+4	187	187
+5	197	197
+6	208	208
+7	218	218
+8	229	229
+9	240	240
+10	251	251
+11	262	262
+12	272	272
+13	283	283
+14	294	294
+15	305	305
+16	316	316
+17	327	327
+18	339	339
+19	350	350
+20	362	362
+21	373	373
+22	384	384
+23	395	395
+24	406	406
+25	417	417

Patch history 1

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

1.17from 1.16.1
- Weight19.5→18
- Guard boost69→71

Added in 1.12.1.

Other greatshields with similar AR

Overview

Class: Greatshield
Weight: 18
Requires: Str 35
Affinities: Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, Sacred, Magic, Cold, Poison, Blood, Occult
Game ID: 32500000