Elden Ring Distinguished Greatshield Builds

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Distinguished Greatshield

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 17


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	32
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Distinguished Greatshield is a Great Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Regular Skill (No Skill). Distinguished Greatshield will require Strength 32, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: Greatshield featuring sumptuous ornamentation used by the scions of great families. Due to their excessive size, these shields were at times seen as the hallmark of little lordlings who were too timid to earn a few nicks and scratches.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
C	N/A	17	112	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

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

Navigate this Distinguished Greatshield Guide using the links below.

Distinguished Greatshield Stats

Distinguished Greatshield is an extremely heavy great shield that's a decent pick that gets the job done for blocking. Physical guard percentage tells you how much damage bleeds through. Guard Boost controls stamina cost per block.

Distinguished Greatshield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Attack	112	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

Distinguished Greatshield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
B	Magical Guard	65	TBD
B	Fire Guard	63	TBD
C	Lightning Guard	54	TBD
C	Holy Guard	60	TBD
B	Guard Boost	66	TBD

Distinguished Greatshield Affinity Comparison

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

Distinguished Greatshield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108	108
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	108	86	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	108	108	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	108	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	108	-	-	-	-	-

Distinguished 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 Distinguished Greatshield Location in Elden Ring

Distinguished Greatshield is obtainable at the location shown below. Follow the map to get there.

Best Builds for Distinguished Greatshield in Elden Ring

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

Distinguished 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

Distinguished Greatshield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

+25 with Smithing Stones. Distinguished Greatshield 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]	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