Large Brushwood Shield

Original PS3

In Game Description

An old large shield owned by the Boletaria Royal Family from long ago

Particularly good at fending off flame type attacks

In recent times, it is known as an item of Biorr of the Twin Fangs.

Availability

There are three ways to obtain this shield per game:

• 1-1 - Bottom of the pit after Executioner Miralda (Requires PWWT or PBWT)
• Kill Biorr, of the Twin Fangs
• Buy from the Dregling Merchant in 1-3 for 80000 souls.

General Information

Image	Name	Damage	Durability	Weight	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Damage Reduction %	Guard Break Reduction
	Large Brushwood Shield	80/0/0 (Blunt)	600	13	26/0/0/0 D/-/-/-	100/30/100	60

• While it is a little heavy, it offers 100% Damage Reduction against both Physical and Fire damage, and can be upgraded to 80 Guard Break Reduction through Colorless Demon's Souls.
• It offers mediocre Magic damage reduction, so carrying a spare shield with Magic protection is recommended.
• This shield is a marginal upgrade compared to the Purple Flame Shield.
• The Brushwood offers 10% more Fire damage Reduction, but weighs 5.0 units more and has slightly inferior Guard Break Reduction, assuming both shields are maxed out.
• Depending on the player's priorities, however, this shield is arguably easier to fully upgrade.

Hidden Resistances

These resistances aren't reported by the stats in the weapon or in the player's total resistance. However, according to the game data for the weapon, these resistances are applied.

Poison Resistance	Plague Resistance	Bleed Resistance
100	100	100

Move Set

One-handed

L1 (left hand)	Guard
L2 (left hand)	Shield Bash
R1	Shield Bash
R2	Walking Shield Bash
Roll — R1	Heavy swing
Backstep or Run — R1	Running Shield Bash
Forward + R1	Push

Two-Handed

R1	Shield Bash
R2	Ground Slam
Roll — R1	Shield Bash
Backstep or Run — R1	Heavy swing
Forward + R1	Push
L1 or L2	Guard

Upgrades

Name	Damage	Damage Reduction %	Guard Break Reduction	Req. Material
Large Brushwood Shield	80/0/0	100/30/100	60	Default
Large Brushwood Shield +1	80/0/0	100/30/100	64	Colorless Demon's Souls
Large Brushwood Shield +2	80/0/0	100/30/100	68	Colorless Demon's Souls
Large Brushwood Shield +3	80/0/0	100/30/100	72	Colorless Demon's Souls
Large Brushwood Shield +4	80/0/0	100/30/100	76	Colorless Demon's Souls
Large Brushwood Shield +5	80/0/0	100/30/100	80	Colorless Demon's Souls

Key

• Name

• Names displayed are according to the Atlus (NA) version of the game.
• Name changes from the Asian version, if any, will appear in parentheses.

• Damage

• The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Bleed, Poison and Plague are bonus damage over a period of 60 seconds. So, if a weapon has "Bleed 120", the victim will suffer 120 damage over 60 seconds, or 2 damage per second.
• Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

• Normal
• Blunt
• Slashing
• Piercing

• Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.

• Durability

• The durability of the weapon.
• The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.

• Weight

• The Weight of the weapon.
• Note that carrying over 50% of your Equip Weight will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.

• Stats Needed

• The Stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively.
• The Requirement stats for an weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

• W is the Strength required
• X is the Dexterity required
• Y is the Magic required
• Z is the Faith required

• Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.
• Also keep in mind that your character gains a 50% bo [[nus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Great Axe (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.
• (18 x 1.5 = 27)

• Stat Bonuses

• The Stat Bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat.
• This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).

• Damage Reduction %

• The Damage Reduction % of the weapon.
• It dictates how much damage the weapon mitigates while blocking.
• The Damage Reduction % stats for a shield are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

• Guard Break Reduction

• The Guard Break Reduction determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack.
• A higher Guard Break Reduction also allows you to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.