Elden Ring Red Thorn Roundshield Builds

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Red Thorn Roundshield

Weapon Type:

Small Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 1.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	8
Scaling	E

Elden Ring Red Thorn Roundshield is a Small Shield that inflicts Physical Damage in the form of Strike Attacks with the ability to use the Skill (Parry). Red Thorn Roundshield will require Strength 8, and scales based on Strength E, Stats.

Description: A small, wooden roundshield. It is light and easy to use, but cannot offer the damage negation of a metal shield. Its emblem is an ancient red thorn design. Though it isn't much, it boosts fire damage negation.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	N/A	1.5	70	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Parry

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

For a small shield slot, Red Thorn Roundshield is bottom-tier. It's practically weightless 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 Red Thorn Roundshield Guide using the links below.

Red Thorn Roundshield Stats

Red Thorn Roundshield is the weakest in its category as a small shield. Guard Boost determines stamina drain per block, and this one is practically weightless. Focus on the guard percentages below to see what it actually blocks.

Red Thorn Roundshield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Attack	70	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

Red Thorn Roundshield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
E	Physical Guard	45	TBD
F	Magical Guard	30	TBD
E	Fire Guard	40	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	35	TBD
E	Holy Guard	35	TBD
E	Guard Boost	32	TBD

Red Thorn Roundshield Affinity Comparison

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

Red Thorn Roundshield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	68	58	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	68	68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	68	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	68	-	-	-	-	-

Red Thorn Roundshield Scaling by Affinity
Scaling	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Str	E	E	D	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Dex	-	E	D	E	-	E	-	-	-	-	-	-
Int	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	E	E	-	-	-
Fai	-	-	-	-	E	-	E	-	-	-	-	-
Arc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	D	E

Where To Find Red Thorn Roundshield Location in Elden Ring

You can buy Red Thorn Roundshield from a vendor near Nomadic Merchant. Bring enough runes and skip the boss fights entirely.

Best Builds for Red Thorn Roundshield in Elden Ring

Shield builds pair Red Thorn Roundshield with a strong main-hand weapon. This practically weightless small shield supports a defensive playstyle. The setups below show weapon and talisman pairings that work.

Red Thorn Roundshield 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

Red Thorn Roundshield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Red Thorn Roundshield 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]	140 Runes
+2	Smithing Stone [1]	168 Runes
+3	Smithing Stone [1]	196 Runes
+4	Smithing Stone [2]	224 Runes
+5	Smithing Stone [2]	252 Runes
+6	Smithing Stone [2]	280 Runes
+7	Smithing Stone [3]	308 Runes
+8	Smithing Stone [3]	336 Runes
+9	Smithing Stone [3]	364 Runes
+10	Smithing Stone [4]	392 Runes
+11	Smithing Stone [4]	420 Runes
+12	Smithing Stone [4]	448 Runes
+13	Smithing Stone [5]	476 Runes
+14	Smithing Stone [5]	504 Runes
+15	Smithing Stone [5]	532 Runes
+16	Smithing Stone [6]	560 Runes
+17	Smithing Stone [6]	588 Runes
+18	Smithing Stone [6]	616 Runes
+19	Smithing Stone [7]	644 Runes
+20	Smithing Stone [7]	672 Runes
+21	Smithing Stone [7]	700 Runes
+22	Smithing Stone [8]	728 Runes
+23	Smithing Stone [8]	756 Runes
+24	Smithing Stone [8]	784 Runes
+25	Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	812 Runes
Total	All Levels	11,900 Runes