Elden Ring Gilded Greatshield Builds

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Gilded Greatshield

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 17.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	36
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Gilded 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). Gilded Greatshield will require Strength 36, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: Metal greatshield coated with gold. Carried by knights loyal to Godrick. The red tinge in the gold coat mirrors the primordial matter that became the Erdtree. The color of homeward yearning.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
C	N/A	17.5	115	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

Gilded Greatshield 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 extremely heavy, so plan your equip load accordingly.

Navigate this Gilded Greatshield Guide using the links below.

Gilded Greatshield Stats

Gilded Greatshield is a decent pick that gets the job done as a great shield. Guard Boost determines stamina drain per block, and this one is extremely heavy. Focus on the guard percentages below to see what it actually blocks.

Gilded Greatshield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Attack	115	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

Gilded Greatshield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
C	Magical Guard	60	TBD
B	Fire Guard	66	TBD
C	Lightning Guard	54	TBD
B	Holy Guard	65	TBD
B	Guard Boost	67	TBD

Gilded Greatshield Affinity Comparison

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

Gilded Greatshield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	111	111	111	111	111	111	111	111	111	111	111	111
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	111	89	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	111	111	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	111	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	111	-	-	-	-	-

Gilded 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 Gilded Greatshield Location in Elden Ring

Gilded Greatshield is found in Gatefront Ruins. The map below marks the exact pickup location so you can head straight there.

Found in

Gatefront Ruins

Best Builds for Gilded Greatshield in Elden Ring

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

Gilded 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

Gilded Greatshield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Gilded 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

Enemies That Drop Gilded Greatshield

List of enemies that drop the Gilded Greatshield weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Godrick Knight	Stormhill - North of Warmaster's Shack	4.00%
Godrick Knight	Limgrave - Fort Haight	4.00%
Godrick Knight	Limgrave - Gatefront, Stormhill Evergaol, Groveside Cave Entrance, Limgrave Tunnels Entrance	4.00%
Godrick Knight	Stormhill - Saintsbridge, Deathtouched Catacombs Entrance, Highroad Cave Entrance	4.00%
Godrick Knight	Weeping Peninsula - Tower of Return	4.00%