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PassiveDragonclaw Shield is a Greatshield in Elden Ring. The Dragonclaw Shield is a Shield that scales primarily with Strength and Dexterity. Greatshields weigh a decent amount and provide the best protection in the game. Greatshields provide a greater value of blocking and protecting one's self from enemy and boss attacks, but greatly increases the weight and reduces the player's mobility. This type of shield works best at reducing damage or guarding instead of parrying.
Greatshield said to have been whittled from the claw of a great, ancient dragon, wielded by grotesque Tree Sentinels who yet serve the Erdtree.
Imbued with lightning.
Where to Find Elden Ring Dragonclaw Shield
The Dragonclaw Shield Shield can be found at the following location:
- Dropped by the Draconic Tree Sentinel, fought at Capital Outskirts. [Elden Ring Map Link] Video Location
Elden Ring Dragonclaw Shield Notes & Tips
- Shield Skill: Shield Bash
- This shield cannot be infused with Ashes of War
- Cannot be enchanted with Magic or buffed by Consumables
- Deals +30% damage against
Dragon type enemies - Deals +15% damage against
Ancient Dragon type enemies - Sell Value:
500. - NOTE: As of Patch 1.09, the scaling values of this weapon were changed. Please refer to the Upgrades Table of this weapon below.
- Other notes and player tips go here
Dragonclaw Shield Upgrades in Elden Ring
Please see the Upgrades page to understand the weapon bolstering process.
Requires regular reinforcement with Somber Smithing Stones
This upgrade can be enchanted with Magic or boosted with Consumables.
| Attack Power | Stat Scaling | Passive Effects | Damage Reduction (%) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dragonclaw Shield | Phy | Mag | Fir | Lit | Hol | Sta | Str | Dex | Int | Fai | Arc | Any | Phy | Mag | Fir | Lit | Hol | Bst | Rst |
| Standard | 118 | - | - | 76 | - | 88 | D | E | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 61 | 28 |
| Standard +1 | 129 | - | - | 83 | - | 94 | D | E | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 61.61 | 28 |
| Standard +2 | 140 | - | - | 90 | - | 100 | D | E | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 62.22 | 28 |
| Standard +3 | 151 | - | - | 97 | - | 106 | D | E | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 62.83 | 28 |
| Standard +4 | 162 | - | - | 104 | - | 112 | D | D | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 63.44 | 28 |
| Standard +5 | 173 | - | - | 112 | - | 118 | D | D | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 64.05 | 28 |
| Standard +6 | 184 | - | - | 119 | - | 124 | D | D | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 64.66 | 28 |
| Standard +7 | 195 | - | - | 126 | - | 130 | C | D | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 65.27 | 28 |
| Standard +8 | 205 | - | - | 133 | - | 136 | C | D | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 65.88 | 28 |
| Standard +9 | 216 | - | - | 140 | - | 142 | C | D | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 66.49 | 28 |
| Standard +10 | 227 | - | - | 147 | - | 148 | C | D | - | - | - | - | 100 | 52 | 52 | 76 | 47 | 67.1 | 28 |
AnonymousDoes anyone know if the lightning potion of the weapon also scales with Dex? It says it scales better with Strength but I'm assuming that's only the physical portion of the weapon right?
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It would've been awesome if this was a one handed claw weapon similar to the Grafted Dragon with good block potential.
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Enemy using this shield: Awesome red dragon lightning move. Player: sHiELd bAsH
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This appears to be missable if you kill maliketh/get to Ashen Capital before killing the draconic tree sentinel (if you take Fia's route).
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Shields in general are underrated as weapons, but this one in particular hits higher than you'd think thanks to getting damage scaling from both Str and Dex. Just don't try to use it on the Lansseax-style dragons - despite the 15% damage boost, they have huge lightning resist and you'll miss out on half the AR.
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very good for negating gransax spam, now you'll only take 2/3 of your health instead of all of it.
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The weapon art of this should have been the same as the random lightning that attacks you when fighting Lichdragon. Red lighting effect starts on your target the instant you use the weapon art and you slam the shield in front of you not to do damage but to block and the instant the shield hits the ground is when the lightning would strike the target. Would have been a really cool counter attack similar to shield bash.
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Wouldve been awesome to have something like this as a sort of large fist weapon.
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Malformed Dragon Set (w/ no helm) + Dragon King’s Cragblade + this shield—with a furled dragon face tattoo and white hair dye to match the shield accents—is peak Lightning Boi Fashion Week…
Okay, okay—maybe I put a bit too much effort and thought into this, but the immersion and role-play enhancing benefits of a proper themed build actually enhances the gameplay experience for me :P…
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Its criminal this is locked to shield bash, it should have the red lightning attack but at the very least let us ash it. Awesome shield done dirty
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I did two nearly 100% runs before this and never used a shield once. Nothing to do with pride or anything, just my playstyle—dodging and focusing on spacing is just far more natural for me. However, this third run I made a DEX lightning build and I had been using Bolt of Gransax for a while, still with no shield, even though that’s a strength of spears. So, you can imagine my surprise and elation when I tried out the skill on this thing. Opens up many humanoid enemies to an instant riposte (if not instant than in two hits) and works with all my lightning buffs for my build. Now I don’t have to passively sit there blocking; I can get offensive block frames! I’m actually a little glad this thing doesn’t allow ash changing (not totally serious ‘cause options are always better) but, in my case, it forced me to try the skill when I otherwise would have slapped No Skill on this and never found out just how fun and effective the skill can be!
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Just wish it had that lightning strike the enemy that’s using it had…
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Not the best great shield but it's light compared to the others if you need to keep weight down.
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Really wish this didn't have the AOW so I could pair it with Dragon King Craigblade or Bolt of Gransax
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I understand at got a lightning hitting greatshield you could main as a weapon here. I still really wish it could be infused, it fits prefect with my character, but can't use it without ash.
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If only you could power stances these and do jabs. Fromsoft you missed the mark here.
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This thing hits almost as good as a straight sword while blocking.
I'm looking to pair it up with another thonder weapon, but for now I use the Great Turtle Shell in my main hand because it has a pasdive to restore stamina faster, & the greatshield talisman which can turn you into a very hefty tank.
I believe this has the strongest shield bash in the game, even if an ash of war pushes another further your going to lose that 100% physical protection.
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The shield bash includes lightning damage. Plus it has relatively good lightning defense compared to other shields with same weight.
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It's very disappointing that they didn't give this the lightning strike skill that the boss uses with it. This thing only has two specific niches: It's a lightning damage weapon that scales mainly with strength, and it has the second best lightning defense of greatshields (best per weight, since it's not even half as heavy as the fingerprint greatshield).
The fact that this sheild's AOW can't be modified sadly made it pointless in my playthrough. I was so stoked to use this it too.
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650 damage (incl. lightning) on the shield bash at +9. this thing is fun.
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Fixed the section where it said it could be infused with ashes of war or buffed with magic to reflect the fact that it can't.
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Man I really wish this either got a unique weapon skill or could accept ashes of war, awesome visual design but there are way better options to pick from the other greathshields.
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Shame that this doesn't have the cool lightning spell used by the boss when he sticks the shield straight up.
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Shield bash on this is a great alternative if you're bad a parrying. Great way to close out fights that are getting close to the wire, or to help maintain the stagger meter. Been having a lot of fun with this on my first playthrough, worth the +9 I put on it.
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Testing on the knights at the Gatefront Ruins, this shield's weapon art is doing a LOT more damage than expected. At +5 it's doing about 450, outdamaging a +14 Heavy Great Stars. Possibly something to do with lightning weakness, or possibly the Shield Bash skill just gets a big damage bonus like a lot of weapon skills. But when compared to the Briar Shield, this is still doing about 3x as much. Really really useful.
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Small mistake - this item can not be infused with ashes of war.
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Would have been a great oportunity for them to make the first hand moveset a mix of slashes with the claw instead of the standard bashes
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