Elden Ring Ant's Skull Plate Builds

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Ant's Skull Plate

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 13.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	28
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Ant's Skull Plate is a Great Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Shield Bash). Ant's Skull Plate will require Strength 28, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: Huge head of one of the giant ants which inhabit the two underground rivers, used without modification as a shield. Excels at repeling enemy attacks. Giant ants are venomous creatures, granting a boost to immunity when wielding the shield.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	Causes poison buildup (90)	13.5	136	0	0	0	0

Poison Weapons


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Shield Bash	Normal	10	Brace behind shield before using bodyweight to ram foes while maintaining guarding stance. Weaker enemies will be shoved backwards, and can even be staggered.

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

Attack Type:

Strike

Ant's Skull Plate is a bottom-tier greatshield that can block almost anything thrown at you. Guard Boost is the stat to watch here since it controls how much stamina you lose per block. And yes, it's heavy, so plan your equip load accordingly.

Navigate this Ant's Skull Plate Guide using the links below.

Ant's Skull Plate Stats

Ant's Skull Plate is the weakest in its category as a great shield. Guard Boost determines stamina drain per block, and this one is heavy. Focus on the guard percentages below to see what it actually blocks.

Ant's Skull Plate Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	136	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

Ant's Skull Plate Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
D	Magical Guard	47	TBD
D	Fire Guard	42	TBD
C	Lightning Guard	57	TBD
C	Holy Guard	57	TBD
C	Guard Boost	59	TBD

Where To Find Ant's Skull Plate Location in Elden Ring

Ant's Skull Plate can be found in the Nokstella area. The map below pins the exact location. Get there and grab it.


Location	How To Get
Ainsel River

Best Builds for Ant's Skull Plate in Elden Ring

Shield builds pair Ant's Skull Plate with a strong main-hand weapon. This heavy great shield supports a defensive playstyle. The setups below show weapon and talisman pairings that work.

Ant's Skull Plate Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
B	Greatshield Fortress Class Vagabond Hero Stats Primary: Strength Primary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Antspur Rapier Fingerprint Stone Shield Armor Banished Knight Helm Banished Knight Armor Banished Knight Gauntlets Banished Knight Greaves Banished Knight Set Talisman Greatshield Talisman Spear Talisman Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman Curved Sword Talisman	Spirits Greatshield Soldier Ashes Skills Barricade Shield No Skill	Items Stonebarb Cracked Tear Opaline Hardtear
B	Holy Tank Build Class Confessor Prophet Hero Stats Primary: Faith Primary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Coded Sword Halo Scythe Eclipse Shotel Miquellan Knight's Sword Erdtree Greatshield Brass Shield Carian Knight's Shield Armor Banished Knight Set Scaled Set Carian Knight Set Talisman Faithful Canvas Talisman Sacred Scorpion Charm	Spells Blessing's Boon Skills Ash of War Golden Vow Ash of War Sacred Blade Ash of War Barricade Shield	Items Holy-Shrouding Cracked Tear
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

Ant's Skull Plate Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Ant's Skull Plate upgrades to +10 with Somber Smithing Stones. It's locked into Shield Bash with no option to change the Ash of War or apply buffs. What you see is what you get.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	900 Runes
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	1,350 Runes
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	1,800 Runes
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	2,250 Runes
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	2,700 Runes
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	3,150 Runes
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	3,600 Runes
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	4,050 Runes
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	4,500 Runes
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	5,400 Runes
Total	All Levels	29,700 Runes