Elden Ring Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Builds

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Inverted Hawk Heater Shield

Weapon Type:

Medium Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 3.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	10
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Inverted Hawk Heater Shield is a Medium Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (Parry). Inverted Hawk Heater Shield will require Strength 10, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: A medium-sized metal shield. Easier to handle than a kite shield. The inverted hawk is the emblem of the company of slaves ordered to explore the Eternal City.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
C	N/A	3.5	77	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Parry

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

For a medium shield slot, Inverted Hawk Heater Shield is serviceable. It's light enough to dual-wield easily and won't eat much equip load, but don't expect to tank heavy bosses with it. The guard numbers below show its limits. Parrying is where this category really shines.

Navigate this Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Guide using the links below.

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Stats

For a medium shield, Inverted Hawk Heater Shield ranks a decent pick that gets the job done. It's light enough to dual-wield easily, so plan your equip load around it. The guard stats below show exactly which damage types it handles best.

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Attack	77	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

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
D	Magical Guard	49	TBD
D	Fire Guard	49	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	34	TBD
D	Holy Guard	49	TBD
D	Guard Boost	44	TBD

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Affinity Comparison

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

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	64	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	75	75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	75	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	-	-	-	-	-

Inverted Hawk Heater 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 Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Location in Elden Ring

Look for Inverted Hawk Heater Shield in Siofra River. The map below shows where it is. Reaching the area is the only challenge.

Found in

Siofra River


Location	How To Get
Siofra River

Best Builds for Inverted Hawk Heater Shield in Elden Ring

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield is light enough to dual-wield easily, so builds need Endurance to carry it alongside a main weapon. The setups below optimize block stability without sacrificing damage output.

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
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
B	Paladin Build Class Confessor Prophet Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Faith Secondary: Mind Secondary: Strength	Weapon Godslayer's Seal Small Shield Medium Shield Armor Use Light Armor or Medium Armor Talisman Radagon Icon Two Fingers Heirloom Radagon's Soreseal	Spells Lightning Spear Urgent Heal Flame of the Fell God Frozen Lightning Spear Black Flame
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
E	Starter Astrologer Build Class Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Glintstone Staff Small Shield Armor Use Light Armor Talisman Radagon Icon	Spells Glintstone Pebble Glintstone Arc Loretta's Greatbow Great Glintstone Shard Carian Slicer Carian Piercer Skills
E	Starter Confessor Build Class Confessor Prophet Stats Primary: Vigor Primary: Faith Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Strength	Weapon Sacred Seal Axe Straight Sword Brass Shield Armor Use Heavy Armor or Use Medium Armor Talisman Faithful Canvas Talisman	Spells Urgent Heal Heal Skills Ash of War Barricade Shield Ash of War Golden Vow

Inverted Hawk Heater Shield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Standard Smithing Stones max Inverted Hawk Heater 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]	340 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	408 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	476 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	544 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	612 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	680 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	748 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	816 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	884 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	952 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	1,020 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	1,088 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	1,156 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	1,224 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	1,292 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	1,360 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	1,428 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	1,496 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	1,564 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	1,632 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	1,700 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	1,768 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	1,836 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	1,904 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	1,972 Runes
Total	All Levels	28,900 Runes