You’ll often need a lot of points in strength to wield one, and their substantial weight might take a toll on your rolls. Greatshields are the big baddies of the shield family, rocking the best physical and elemental resistances, and the highest stability. They have great defenses, a higher stability, and any build can pick up even the best standard shield with minimal stat investment.
Standard shields are the bread and butter of Dark Souls. Small shields usually provide the least amount of defensive bonuses, but also have barely any requirements, are very light, and sometimes make your parries better. Shields are divided into the three categories: small, standard, and greatshields.
While the tools that help you dodge are limited, there’s a vast sea of shields to choose and hide behind (depending on your situation)! Quite often in the Dark Souls franchise when you’re fighting an enemy, it’s considered a good idea to either dodge their attacks, or hide behind something.
