Elden Ring Crucible Hornshield Builds

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Crucible Hornshield

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 11.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	26
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Crucible Hornshield is a Great Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Shield Bash). Crucible Hornshield will require Strength 26, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: Greatshield of red-tinged gold carried by Crucible Knights. Features a great horn. An ancient holiness dwells within. The crucible horn skewers foes when performing shield bashes.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
E	N/A	11.5	147	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?

Attack Type:

Strike

If you want to face-tank hits instead of dodging, Crucible Hornshield gives you a weak option. Check the Guard Boost number below since that determines how long you can hold block before running out of stamina. It's heavy, so you'll need the Endurance to carry it.

Navigate this Crucible Hornshield Guide using the links below.

Crucible Hornshield Stats

Crucible Hornshield is a heavy great shield that's outclassed by most competitors for blocking. Physical guard percentage tells you how much damage bleeds through. Guard Boost controls stamina cost per block.

Crucible Hornshield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
S	Physical Attack	147	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

Crucible Hornshield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
C	Magical Guard	51	TBD
D	Fire Guard	50	TBD
D	Lightning Guard	46	TBD
B	Holy Guard	64	TBD
C	Guard Boost	58	TBD

Where To Find Crucible Hornshield Location in Elden Ring

You'll find Lesser Crucible Knight in Siofra Aqueduct. Beat them and Crucible Hornshield is yours. The map below pins the encounter spot.

Found in

Siofra Aqueduct


Location	How To Get
Siofra River

Best Builds for Crucible Hornshield in Elden Ring

Pairing Crucible Hornshield with the right weapon creates a tanky frontline. It's heavy for a great shield. Check the builds below for complementary weapon choices and stat allocation.

Crucible Hornshield 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

Crucible Hornshield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Crucible Hornshield takes Somber Smithing Stones to reach +10. No Ash of War swaps, no buff compatibility. You're committing to Shield Bash and the weapon's base stats.


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