Elden Ring Sun Realm Shield Builds

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Sun Realm Shield

Weapon Type:

Medium Shield

Damage Type:

Strike

Weight: 3.5


Stat	Str	Dex	Int	Fai	Arc
Requires	8
Scaling

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

Description: Shield of honor depicting a city crowned by the sun. It has seen better days. Much like the wear upon the shield, the Seat of the Sun is long faded away.


Tier	Passive	Wgt	Phy	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy
F	N/A	3.5	74	0	0	0	0


Skill	Type	FP Cost	Description
Parry

Can Be Buffed?

Custom Ash of War?

YES

Attack Type:

Strike

Sun Realm Shield is a bottom-tier medium shield that keeps your left hand busy without tanking your equip load. It's light enough to dual-wield easily. Check the guard stats below to see how much punishment it can actually absorb before your stamina gives out.

Navigate this Sun Realm Shield Guide using the links below.

Sun Realm Shield Stats

Sun Realm Shield is the weakest in its category as a medium shield. Guard Boost determines stamina drain per block, and this one is light enough to dual-wield easily. Focus on the guard percentages below to see what it actually blocks.

Sun Realm Shield Attack Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
D	Physical Attack	74	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

Sun Realm Shield Guard Stats
Rank	Stat	Base	Max
B	Physical Guard	85	TBD
D	Magical Guard	44	TBD
F	Fire Guard	27	TBD
E	Lightning Guard	40	TBD
C	Holy Guard	56	TBD
E	Guard Boost	40	TBD

Sun Realm Shield Affinity Comparison

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

Sun Realm Shield Damage by Affinity
Damage	Heavy	Keen	Quality	Fire	Flame Art	Lightning	Sacred	Magic	Cold	Poison	Blood	Occult
Physical	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Magic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	61	-	-	-
Fire	-	-	-	72	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lightning	-	-	-	-	-	72	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holy	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	-	-	-	-	-

Sun Realm 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 Sun Realm Shield Location in Elden Ring

The map and details below show where to find Sun Realm Shield. Follow the marker for the fastest route.

Best Builds for Sun Realm Shield in Elden Ring

Shield builds pair Sun Realm Shield with a strong main-hand weapon. This light enough to dual-wield easily medium shield supports a defensive playstyle. The setups below show weapon and talisman pairings that work.

Sun Realm 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

Sun Realm Shield Upgrade Costs in Elden Ring

Sun Realm 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

Enemies That Drop Sun Realm Shield

List of enemies that drop the Sun Realm Shield weapon in Elden Ring, with their locations and drop chance.


Enemy	Location	Drop Chance
Skeleton (Curved Sword)	Stormhill - Forested West Cliffside	2.00%
Skeleton (Curved Sword)	Altus Plateau - Wyndham Ruins, Wyndham Catacombs Entrance	2.00%
Skeleton (Curved Sword)	Caelid - East Sellia, Church of the Plague	2.00%
Skeleton (Curved Sword)	Mountaintops of the Giants - Before Freezing Lake, Heretical Rise	2.00%
Skeleton (Curved Sword)	Crumbling Farum Azula	2.00%
Skeleton (Curved Sword)	Capital Outskirts - Northeast Outer Wall Battleground, Hermit Merchant's Shack	2.00%