Elden Ring Jellyfish Shield Builds

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Jellyfish Shield

Weapon Type:

Great Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 8


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	20	14
Scaling	D	?

Elden Ring Jellyfish Shield is a Great Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (Contagious Rage). Jellyfish Shield will require Strength 20, Dexterity 14, and scales based on Strength D, Dexterity ?, Stats.

Description: The head of a spirit jellyfish, commonly found floating above sacred ground throughout the Lands Between, wielded without modification as a shield. The see-through head is extremely light, but its flesh is supple, providing absolutely no protection from piercing attacks.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	N/A	8	123	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Contagious Rage

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

Attack Type:

Strike

Greatshields turn tough boss fights into manageable ones. Jellyfish Shield sits at bottom-tier for the category, and the guard stats below show exactly what it can tank. The tradeoff is weight, and this one is on the heavier side.

Navigate this Jellyfish Shield Guide using the links below.

Jellyfish Shield Stats

For a great shield, Jellyfish Shield ranks the weakest in its category. It's on the heavier side, so plan your equip load around it. The guard stats below show exactly which damage types it handles best.

Jellyfish Shield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Attack	123	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

Jellyfish Shield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
C	Magical Guard	52	TBD
C	Fire Guard	52	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	40	TBD
D	Holy Guard	48	TBD
D	Guard Boost	50	TBD

Where To Find Jellyfish Shield Location in Elden Ring

Look for Jellyfish Shield in Foot of the Four Belfries. The map below shows where it is. Reaching the area is the only challenge.


Location	How To Get
Liurnia of the Lakes

Best Builds for Jellyfish Shield in Elden Ring

Jellyfish Shield is on the heavier side, so builds need Endurance to carry it alongside a main weapon. The setups below optimize block stability without sacrificing damage output.

Jellyfish Shield Builds
Tier	Build	Equipment	Skills/Spells/Spirits	Items
A	Ghiza's Spinning Wheel Class Hero Vagabond Stats Primary: Strength Secondary: Vigor Secondary: Endurance Secondary: Dexterity	Weapon Ghiza's Wheel Jellyfish Shield Armor White Mask Raptors Black Feathers Bloodhound Knight Gauntlets Bloodhound Knight Greaves Talisman Lord of Blood's Exultation Shard of Alexander Claw Talisman Great-Jar's Arsenal	Spirits Mimic Tear Ashes Skills Spinning Wheel	Items Strength-knot Crystal Tear Thorny Cracked Tear Exalted Flesh
B	Frostbite Mage Build Class Prisoner Astrologer Stats Primary: Intelligence Primary: Mind Secondary: Vigor	Weapon Lusat's Glintstone Staff Carian Glintstone Staff Jellyfish Shield Armor Snow Witch Hat Snow Witch Set Talisman Graven-School Talisman Graven-Mass Talisman Magic Scorpion Charm Ritual Sword Talisman	Spells Carian Slicer Adula's Moonblade Carian Piercer Glintstone Icecrag Freezing Mist Skills
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

Jellyfish Shield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Somber upgrade path means Jellyfish Shield maxes at +10. Contagious Rage can't be swapped, and greases or weapon buffs won't apply. Plan your build around the weapon as-is.


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