Elden Ring Crossed-Tree Towershield Builds

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Crossed-Tree Towershield

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 16


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	30
Scaling

Elden Ring Crossed-tree Towershield is a Great Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Shield Bash). Crossed-tree Towershield will require Strength 30, and scales based on Stats.

Description: An iron greatshield large enough to cover the entire body. Emblazoned with an old, interleaving tree. Greatshields boast high damage negation and guard capacity, making enemy attacks easy to repel


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
C	N/A	16	111	0	0	0	0


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

Crossed-Tree Towershield is a serviceable 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 Crossed-tree Towershield Guide using the links below.

Crossed-Tree Towershield Stats

Crossed-Tree Towershield is a decent pick that gets the job done 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.

Crossed-Tree Towershield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Attack	111	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

Crossed-Tree Towershield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
B	Magical Guard	66	TBD
C	Fire Guard	56	TBD
C	Lightning Guard	54	TBD
B	Holy Guard	66	TBD
B	Guard Boost	63	TBD

Crossed-tree Towershield Affinity Comparison

Compare how different affinities change the Crossed-tree Towershield damage, scaling, and guard stats. Apply affinities using Ashes of War at a Site of Grace.

Crossed-Tree Towershield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	107
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	107	86	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	107	107	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	107	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	107	-	-	-	-	-

Crossed-Tree Towershield 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 Crossed-tree Towershield Location in Elden Ring

The map and details below show where to find Crossed-Tree Towershield. Follow the marker for the fastest route.

Best Builds for Crossed-tree Towershield in Elden Ring

Shield builds pair Crossed-Tree Towershield with a strong main-hand weapon. This heavy great shield supports a defensive playstyle. The setups below show weapon and talisman pairings that work.

Crossed-Tree Towershield 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

Crossed-tree Towershield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Crossed-Tree Towershield 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