Elden Ring Briar Greatshield Builds

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Briar Greatshield

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 9.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	21
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Briar Greatshield is a Great Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Shield Bash). Briar Greatshield will require Strength 21, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: Greatshield from a foreign land, used by Elemer of the Briar. Attacks with this armament utilize the iron thorns that have been wound around its frame. Originates from Eochaid, a land of proudly solitary ascetics.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	Causes blood loss buildup (70)	9.5	98	0	0	0	0

Bleed 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?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

Briar Greatshield 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 on the heavier side, so plan your equip load accordingly.

Navigate this Briar Greatshield Guide using the links below.

Briar Greatshield Stats

Briar Greatshield is the weakest in its category as a great shield. Guard Boost determines stamina drain per block, and this one is on the heavier side. Focus on the guard percentages below to see what it actually blocks.

Briar Greatshield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
C	Physical Attack	98	TBD
F	Magical Attack	0	TBD
F	Fire Attack	0	TBD
F	Lightning Attack	0	TBD
F	Holy Attack	0	TBD
?	Attack Crit	0	TBD

Briar Greatshield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Guard	82	TBD
D	Magical Guard	50	TBD
D	Fire Guard	43	TBD
D	Lightning Guard	50	TBD
D	Holy Guard	50	TBD
C	Guard Boost	56	TBD

Briar Greatshield Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Briar Greatshield damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Briar Greatshield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	76	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	95	95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	95	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	-	-	-	-	-

Briar Greatshield 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 Briar Greatshield Location in Elden Ring

Briar Greatshield is found in Elemer of the Briar. The map below marks the exact pickup location so you can head straight there.


Location	How To Get
Altus Plateau

Best Builds for Briar Greatshield in Elden Ring

Shield builds pair Briar Greatshield with a strong main-hand weapon. This on the heavier side great shield supports a defensive playstyle. The setups below show weapon and talisman pairings that work.

Briar Greatshield 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

Briar Greatshield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Briar Greatshield upgrades to +25 with Smithing Stones. You can swap Ashes of War and change the affinity, but greases and weapon buffs won't apply. Still plenty of build flexibility.


Level	Material	Rune Cost
+1	Smithing Stone [1]	900 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	1,080 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	1,260 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	1,440 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	1,620 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	1,800 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	1,980 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	2,160 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	2,340 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	2,520 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	2,700 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	2,880 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	3,060 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	3,240 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	3,420 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	3,600 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	3,780 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	3,960 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	4,140 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	4,320 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	4,500 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	4,680 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	4,860 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	5,040 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	5,220 Runes
Total	All Levels	76,500 Runes