Elden Ring Fingerprint Stone Shield Builds

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Fingerprint Stone Shield

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 29


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	48
Scaling

Elden Ring Fingerprint Stone Shield is a Great Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Normal Skill (Shield Bash). Fingerprint Stone Shield will require Strength 48, and scales based on Stats.

Description: A great stone shield with an intricately carved fingerprint design. One of the heaviest of all greatshields. Part of the tomb of an ancient god, the Readerless Fingers relayed their message through these imprints, said to be the very seeds from which frenzy first sprouted.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
S	N/A	29	158	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

Greatshields turn tough boss fights into manageable ones. Fingerprint Stone Shield sits at top-tier for the category, and the guard stats below show exactly what it can tank. The tradeoff is weight, and this one is extremely heavy.

Navigate this Fingerprint Stone Shield Guide using the links below.

Fingerprint Stone Shield Stats

For a great shield, Fingerprint Stone Shield ranks one of the strongest picks in its class. It's extremely heavy, so plan your equip load around it. The guard stats below show exactly which damage types it handles best.

Fingerprint Stone Shield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
S	Physical Attack	158	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

Fingerprint Stone Shield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
A	Magical Guard	77	TBD
A	Fire Guard	81	TBD
A	Lightning Guard	79	TBD
A	Holy Guard	75	TBD
A	Guard Boost	81	TBD

Fingerprint Stone Shield Affinity Comparison

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

Fingerprint Stone Shield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134	134
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	134	107	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	134	134	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	134	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	134	-	-	-	-	-

Fingerprint Stone Shield 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 Fingerprint Stone Shield Location in Elden Ring

Look for Fingerprint Stone Shield in Leyndell. The map below shows where it is. Reaching the area is the only challenge.

Found in

Altus Plateau


Location	How To Get
Altus Plateau

Best Builds for Fingerprint Stone Shield in Elden Ring

Fingerprint Stone Shield is extremely heavy, so builds need Endurance to carry it alongside a main weapon. The setups below optimize block stability without sacrificing damage output.

Fingerprint Stone Shield Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
A	Frenzied Flame Madness Build Class Prophet Confessor Stats Primary: Faith Primary: Arcane Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Mind	Weapon Vyke's War Spear Fingerprint Stone Shield Dragon Communion Seal Armor Silver Tear Mask Talisman Godfrey Icon Ritual Sword Talisman Faithful Canvas Talisman Fire Scorpion Charm	Spirits Mimic Tear Ashes Spells The Flame of Frenzy Frenzied Burst Unendurable Frenzy Howl of Shabriri Golden Vow Flame Grant me Strength Skills Bloodhound's Step	Items Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear Faith-knot Crystal Tear Stanching Boluses
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

Fingerprint Stone Shield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Standard Smithing Stones max Fingerprint Stone Shield at +25. Ash of War swaps and affinity changes are supported. The weapon can't be buffed, but infusions compensate for that.


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