Elden Ring Banished Knight's Shield Builds

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Banished Knight's Shield

Weapon Type:

Medium Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 6


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	14
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Banished Knight's Shield is a Medium Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Regular Skill (No Skill). Banished Knight's Shield will require Strength 14, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: A tall medium-sized metal shield. Given to knights who, whether by misfortune or misdeed, were forced to abandon their homes. Most of these knights were sent to the fringes, where they were forced to start anew with only despair for company.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
B	N/A	6	81	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
No Skill	Regular	0	This armament has no skill. If the armament in the other hand has a skill, that skill will be used instead.

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

For a medium shield slot, Banished Knight's Shield is mid-tier. It's moderate weight and won't eat much equip load, but don't expect to tank heavy bosses with it. The guard numbers below show its limits. Parrying is where this category really shines.

Navigate this Banished Knight's Shield Guide using the links below.

Banished Knight's Shield Stats

Banished Knight's Shield is a moderate weight medium shield that's a solid mid-tier choice for blocking. Physical guard percentage tells you how much damage bleeds through. Guard Boost controls stamina cost per block.

Banished Knight's Shield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Attack	81	TBD
F	Magical Attack	0	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
F	Attack Crit	100	TBD

Banished Knight's Shield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
D	Magical Guard	49	TBD
C	Fire Guard	57	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	31	TBD
D	Holy Guard	48	TBD
C	Guard Boost	52	TBD

Banished Knight's Shield Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Banished Knight's Shield damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Banished Knight's Shield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	79	67	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	79	79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	79	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	79	-	-	-	-	-

Banished Knight's Shield Scaling by Affinity
Scaling	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Str	D	E	D	D	E	E	E	E	D	D	D	D
Dex	-	D	D	E	-	D	-	-	-	-	-	-
Int	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	E	E	-	-	-
Fai	-	-	-	-	E	-	E	-	-	-	-	-
Arc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	D	D

Where To Find Banished Knight's Shield Location in Elden Ring

You'll find Banished Knight in the area shown on the map below. Beat them and Banished Knight's Shield is yours. The map below pins the encounter spot.

Drop Chance from

Banished Knight

Best Builds for Banished Knight's Shield in Elden Ring

Pairing Banished Knight's Shield with the right weapon creates a tanky frontline. It's moderate weight for a medium shield. Check the builds below for complementary weapon choices and stat allocation.

Banished Knight's Shield Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
A	Eochaid's Executioner Class Vagabond Warrior Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Arcane Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance	Weapon Marais Executioner's Sword Banished Knight's Shield Armor Marais Mask Beast Champion Armor Beast Champion Gauntlets Beast Champion Greaves Beast Champion Set Talisman Rotten Winged Sword Insignia Millicent's Prosthesis Shard of Alexander Godfrey Icon	Spirits Mimic Tear Ashes Skills Eochaid's Dancing Blade	Items Strength-knot Crystal Tear Thorny Cracked Tear Exalted Flesh
B	Paladin Build Class Confessor Prophet Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Faith Secondary: Mind Secondary: Strength	Weapon Godslayer's Seal Small Shield Medium Shield Armor Use Light Armor or Medium Armor Talisman Radagon Icon Two Fingers Heirloom Radagon's Soreseal	Spells Lightning Spear Urgent Heal Flame of the Fell God Frozen Lightning Spear Black Flame
C	Pure Tank Build Class Vagabond Warrior Hero Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity	Weapon Lordsworn's Greatsword Gargoyle's Greatsword Bastard Sword Dragonclaw Shield Great Shield Armor Use Heavy Armor Bull-Goat Set Lionel's Set Talisman Bull-Goat's Talisman Erdtree's Favor Starscourge Heirloom Green Turtle Talisman	Skills Ash of War Endure Ash of War Square Off Ash of War War Cry Ash of War Cragblade Ash of War Vow of the Indomitable Ash of War Barricade Shield
E	Starter Astrologer Build Class Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Glintstone Staff Small Shield Armor Use Light Armor Talisman Radagon Icon	Spells Glintstone Pebble Glintstone Arc Loretta's Greatbow Great Glintstone Shard Carian Slicer Carian Piercer Skills
E	Starter Confessor Build Class Confessor Prophet Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Faith Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Strength	Weapon Sacred Seal Axe Straight Sword Brass Shield Armor Use Heavy Armor or Use Medium Armor Talisman Faithful Canvas Talisman	Spells Urgent Heal Heal Skills Ash of War Barricade Shield Ash of War Golden Vow

Banished Knight's Shield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with Smithing Stones. Banished Knight's Shield lets you pick any Ash of War and affinity infusion. Buff spells and greases don't work here, so choose your infusion carefully.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	340 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	408 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	476 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	544 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	612 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	680 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	748 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	816 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	884 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	952 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	1,020 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,088 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,156 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,224 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,292 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,360 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,428 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,496 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,564 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,632 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,700 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,768 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,836 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,904 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,972 Runes
Total	All Levels	28,900 Runes

Enemies That Drop Banished Knight's Shield

List of enemies that drop the Banished Knight's Shield weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Banished Knight (Draconic)	Stormveil Castle	4.00%
Banished Knight (Hood)	Stormveil Castle	4.00%
Banished Knight (Hood)	Caelid - Cathedral of Dragon Communion, Caelid Catacombs Entrance	4.00%
Banished Knight (Hood)	Crumbling Farum Azula	4.00%
Banished Knight (Draconic)	Mountaintops of the Giants - South Castle Sol, Snow Valley Ruins Overlook	4.00%