Shields & Armor (new threads)

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Sun, 23 May 2010 15:10:15 +0000

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Decent armour at start...

Tue, 18 May 2010 17:28:25 +0000

I started again recently as a priest. How come all the armour I find, or can buy, at the beginning is worse than the gear I'm already wearing?
I'm still running around in my chain-mail with no changes at all. I found the Brushwood set, but cannot wear most of it.
Is this because of my character beginning stats, or am i supposed to be mixing and matching various bits of armour together to make a better combination.

More Armor

Sun, 16 May 2010 20:04:54 +0000

I would highly appreciate more armor sets? Anyone? Please, post your thoughts

Dark Silver Shield

Sun, 09 May 2010 19:18:00 +0000

Does the Magic damage reduction of the DSS effect the magic damage of weapons like the BBS or does it just effect damage of magic spells?

Shield Debate

Sun, 09 May 2010 01:53:06 +0000

I'm making a dexterity based phalanx character. Should I use

Knight's Shield+10 : Only needs 16 strength, ability to parry, and 78 hit res (not bad)
Steel Shield+10: Needs 18 strength, 82 hit res, rather light for it's defense
PFS+10: 82 hit res, 90% fire cut, however it requires 22 strength. I'd rather put points towards Dex…

What do you guys think?

Mage "Armor"

Wed, 05 May 2010 05:11:58 +0000

do the venerable sage's set increase the spell power? Also, is there a way to know how much SP the character has?

Just one quick question about the DSS's magic damage nerf.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:22:47 +0000

Hi all. I know the DSS nerfs magic damage, but does it also nerf the magic damage of my moon weapons?

If so, how should I upgrade my Knight's shield?

Hooray for organization!

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:15:58 +0000

New section that I made whilst in my insomnia phase:

http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/armor-sets

I'll add in shields / swords later where it applies to. Tell me what you think.

The Grey Aegis

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:09:06 +0000

In my experience, the Dark Silver Shield is simply the best choice for PvP. The low weight, 100/100/70 damage reduction, ability to parry, built in magic defense, and usable hit resistance give it huge advantages over other shields. Many of the other viable shields have high strength requirements, have a fairly useless shield bash instead of a parry, or simply cant deal with magic based attacks. I upgraded a Knight's Shield to +10 and find it does well — when there's no magic around, and in PvP you can bet your life that there's going to be some magic damage. Excluding non-blocking utility shields like the Adjudicitor's, why would anyone apart from pure turtles use anything else? (Oblivion players will get my allusion, lol, couldn't resist ; ) )

Coolest lookin armor combinations

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:56:42 +0000

For me I use a full ven. sage's set with a cresent flamberge and knight's shield! looks pretty raw IMO :)

Adjudicator's Shield + Regenerators Ring???

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:50:02 +0000

i was wondering if they both work if i have both of them equipped at same time.

or do u see the effects of the stronger item?

Dragon Bone Smasher page

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:58:54 +0000

When you look up Dragon Bone SMasher it shows a female wearing really cool armor. What is that armor?

MASSIVE armor set!

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:01:29 +0000

If I was able to add an armor, it would be called Legion platebody, Legion helm ect…

Description A massive set of armor, crafted by the royal blacksmith of the king. It was made especially for the king's bodyguards. It is said that it is resistent to all types of malice.Its heaviness greatly impedes stamina regeneration.
Basically this set would be a matching set with the tower shield.
Give it
900 durability(platebody)
60 defense against physical damage (platebody)
total set wieght of 60 lbs
70 defense against fire and magic (platebody)

I'm just tired of the typical use of old king doran's armor. Some addittion of an awesome heavy armor is needed. Brushwood just isn't doing it for me :-P

Defense (crunching the numbers)

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:50:52 +0000

Alright as far as I can see, there is no where on this wiki that explains how different armors' defense stats affect damage taken. Now, does this defense reduce by a certain percent or does it subtract that much damage from the enemy attack. I personally think it subtracts the attack by that amount, but I don't know which is why I'm asking. If you know the answer to this question please share your wonderful knowledge, if not go spew you're crap somewhere else. Thanks in advance. -Ragnorax

Obtaining ministers hat

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:14:08 +0000

Well, looks like I somehow missed grabbing the ministers hat when i beat 1-3, and now that i want to rescue Yuria it's starting to look like I may have screwed myself over. Will the Fat Ministers ever respawn in this level after I killed them the first time? Based on http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/black-phantoms it would appear that if I have pure black world tendency they should be respawning each time I enter the level, although maybe I'm misreading it and they are a one-time deal. Also not sure if I'm posting this in the right section… wasn't sure if this should go in enemies, npcs, shields & armor, or world 1 sub-forums.

Armor point by point...if that makes any sense to you...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:00:42 +0000

strange question…how much damage on average does each 1 point of armor prevent and/or reduce? maybe I'm blind… (not the first time its happened)
It doesn't matter what type of def (magic,phys,fire) unless its different for each.

for example in some games 1 point of armor prevents 1 point of unblocked damage, which I doubt is so in demonsouls with people dishing out 300 to 400 and more damage to each other in pvp with some builds.

the reason I ask is I'm trying to maximize a hybrid build and I'm wondering if wearing a ring of Great Strength is worth it in my build with heaver armor or should I just go with a lighter armor with slightly reduced numbers and worry more about rolling with the punches as to speak. lol

Its really bugging me and I'm no mathematician so please help me if you can.

Pikeman's metal helmet?

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:08:14 +0000

I invaded a chick yesterday, and it looked as though she was wearing the same flattened metal sombrero that the shield using pikemen enemies wear. I could be crazy, but somehow she was able to get past the first narrow hallway in 1-3 without fighting any soldiers. The soldiers didn't appear to be aggressive towards her. Is this a rare drop from those guys that disguises you like the minister's cap does? Also, does the cap work for any fat minister? Why is this tin sombrero not on the headgear list for the wiki?

Any point for having a tower shield?

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:50:56 +0000

Lets think about it in comparison to the purple shield +10.

The Tower Shield has 3 more hitres and 30% more magic defence.

Whats the point!?

Also, can you use a knight sword while a shield is up? I saw someone on youtube using a great sword with DSS shield up

Monk's Head Collar

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:47:54 +0000

Is there anyone else who's annoyed at how stupid it looks? Everyone else gets awesome-looking spiked helmets or hoods and such while mages are stuck running around looking completely ridiculous. Is there any way to use its effect on a different head armour skin? Or is there any head armour that's comparably powerful? I'm just grasping at straws here.

Friends ring

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:59:01 +0000

my online isn't very good so I need to know the best way to get the ring without online