Elden Ring Kite Shield Builds

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Kite Shield

Weapon Type:

Medium Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 4.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	12
Scaling	D

Elden Ring Kite Shield is a Medium Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Regular Skill (No Skill). Kite Shield will require Strength 12, and scales based on Strength D, Stats.

Description: A standard medium-sized metal shield. Metal shields reliably negate physical damage when guarding, a trait which made them highly trusted on the battlefield.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
D	N/A	4.5	78	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

You're picking a medium shield for utility, not invincibility. Kite Shield is low-tier and moderate weight, making it a practical offhand choice. Guard stats below tell you exactly what to expect when you hold block.

Navigate this Kite Shield Guide using the links below.

Kite Shield Stats

Kite Shield is below average compared to alternatives as a medium shield. Guard Boost determines stamina drain per block, and this one is moderate weight. Focus on the guard percentages below to see what it actually blocks.

Kite Shield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Attack	78	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

Kite Shield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
A	Physical Guard	100	TBD
D	Magical Guard	47	TBD
D	Fire Guard	47	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	33	TBD
D	Holy Guard	47	TBD
D	Guard Boost	47	TBD

Kite Shield Affinity Comparison

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

Kite Shield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	76	65	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	76	76	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	76	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	76	-	-	-	-	-

Kite 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 Kite Shield Location in Elden Ring

You can buy Kite Shield from a vendor near Nomadic Merchant. Bring enough runes and skip the boss fights entirely.

Best Builds for Kite Shield in Elden Ring

Shield builds pair Kite Shield with a strong main-hand weapon. This moderate weight medium shield supports a defensive playstyle. The setups below show weapon and talisman pairings that work.

Kite 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

Kite Shield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Kite Shield 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]	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