What does shield stability do Dark Souls?

Stability: Determines the amount of stamina expended to block an incoming attack. A higher stability also allows players to block stronger attacks without breaking guard and reduces the amount of stamina depleted from blocking attacks.
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What is the best stability shield in ds1?

Greatshields are known for having the highest stability out of the shields, with the highest being a Crystal Tower Shield. Ultra Greatswords, meanwhile, have the highest out of the weapons. While reinforcing a shield usually increases its stability, some shields only have their damage increased.
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Should you reinforce shields Dark Souls?

upgrading small and medium shields increase its stability, which lowers the amount of stamina used when you block an attack. It's worth it. For great shields, it only increases its attack and generally have high base stability anyways.
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Does upgrading a shield do anything ds1?

All small shields will improve damage and stability when upgraded on the normal path, or damage and an elemental resistance if upgraded up another path. All medium shields are the same, with the exception of the Pierce shield, and potentially the Spiked Shield.
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What does reinforcing shields do in Dark Souls?

when you upgrade your shield not only does it upgrade your shield bash attack damage but your stability which decreases the amount of stamina you lose when blocking. If your low on endurance shield stability can save your life. it upgrades stability, meaning blocks take less endurance.
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Is it worth reinforcing armor Dark Souls 1?

Overall it's strongly recommended to reinforce the gear you favor the most in this game.
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What is the best shield for blocking in Dark Souls?

Crest shield has 100% Physical blocking and 80% Magic blocking. IIRC, you can only get better Magic blocking with a Greatshield. Grass Crest shield has 95% Physical blocking, and its other blockings leave something to be desired, but the increased Stamina regen is simply glorious, and stacks with similar effects!
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How do you get a shield to +10 in Dark Souls?

It takes 9 large titanite shards to upgrade a weapon/shield from +5 all the way to +10. You need to find the large ember and give it to the blacksmith near the forest. This'll let you upgrade normal path weapons/shields past +5.
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How do you get a +10 shield in ds1?

How do I get shields to +10? You should aspire to live forever or die in the attempt. You need the Large Ember. Give it to the Blacksmith in Undead, and then select 'Modify' to go from +5 to +6, then back to 'Reinforce Weapon' to go +6 to +10.
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Is there a reason to upgrade shields?

To put things simply, shields are absolutely worth upgrading even if an Elden Ring player never plans to use them offensively. This is because shields gain points of Guard Boost through strengthening them, though that stat does not increase by a full point every upgrade.
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How do you get plus 10 weapons in Dark Souls?

So the process for standard upgrade path is as follows:
  1. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +0 to +5 (bonfire or blacksmith)
  2. Acquire Large Ember and give to Andre.
  3. Use Modify Equipment at Andre to boost +5 to +6.
  4. Use Reinforce Weapon to upgrade from +6 to +10 (bonfire or blacksmith)
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Does true damage ignore shields?

shields can absorb true damage at any amount.
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What shields have the highest stability Dark Souls 3?

In truth, the best shield in Dark Souls 3 is situational. For tank characters with a propensity for magic, the Greatshield of Glory is unbeatable. This all comes down to the fact that it has the highest stability in the game, including the two DLC packages.
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What is the best sword in ds1?

Here are the best swords in Dark Souls.
  1. 1 Lothric Knight Sword. Speaking of spamming light attacks, this sword is the pinnacle of that.
  2. 2 Estoc. ...
  3. 3 Zweihander. ...
  4. 4 King's Ultra Greatsword. ...
  5. 5 Gael's Greatsword. ...
  6. 6 Moonlight Greatsword. ...
  7. 7 Quelaag's Fury Sword. ...
  8. 8 Gold & Dark Silver Tracers. ...
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Is resistance or vitality better ds1?

You will want to put your points in to vitality. Resistance is largely considered the useless stat in this game for almost every build unless you are doing a gimmicky pure tank build or something strange like that. Originally posted by Tharamesh: You will want to put your points in to vitality.
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What is the strongest Armour in Dark Souls 1?

  • 8 Smough's Set. ...
  • 7 Black Knight Set. ...
  • 6 Elite Knight's Set. ...
  • 5 Paladin Set. ...
  • 4 Black Iron Set. ...
  • 3 Catarina Set. Purchase From Crestfallen Merchant. ...
  • 2 Havel's Armor. Found In Anor Londo Next To A Mimic Chest Behind An Illusory Wall. ...
  • 1 Giant Set. Purchase From The Giant Blacksmith In Anor Londo.
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What shield gives more souls Dark Souls?

The Shield of Want is a magical shield, and allows extra spell absorption by 20% the amount that you normally would get. This effect also stacks with the Covetous Silver Serpent Ring, for the optimal amount of souls gained.
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How do you get 10 flasks in ds1?

Using the "Kindle" command at a fire, and thus spending one Humanity point, will increase the amount to 10 for that particular fire. The Bonfires with a Fire Keeper present is kindled by default, providing 10 flasks.
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How to parry ds1?

You press tab(default key bind) to parry. Press it just before the weapon connects. Learning with a parrying shield(buckler or target shield) helps. Level a bit, go to Undead Burg and practice, so if you miss you won't take much damage.
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How many titanite chunks needed?

Standard upgrades from +5 to +10 require 9 Large Titanite Shards (1/1/2/2/3). Ascension from +10 to +11 requires the Very Large Ember. Standard upgrades from +11 to +14 require 7 Titanite Chunks (1/1/2/3). Standard upgrade from +14 to +15 requires one Titanite Slab.
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How to upgrade past 5?

Upgrading weapons past +5 requires you to "ascend" your weapon in the "Modify Equipment" tab. You can later on find an Ember that can let Andre ascend your weapon twice so you can have a +15 weapon. Reinforce Weapon =/= Ascend Weapon.
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How do I get adjudicator shield?

It can be obtained by looting a corpse guarded by a Black Skeleton in 4-1, in a demolished tower above the Vanguard in the castle's courtyard. There is also a Silver Bow Skeleton and Silver Sword Skeleton nearby. Adjudicator's Shield's unique property is that it passively restores the user's HP every second.
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What is the easiest shield to parry in Dark Souls 1?

the best 'parry' shields are 'small' shields, like the sanctus, bloodshield, etc. THE best parry equipment is the parrying dagger, just so you know.
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Which shields can parry Dark Souls?

Almost every small and medium shield can parry, with some exceptions. Many weapons (when equipped on the left hand) can parry too.
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What shield is good against Magic ds1?

Crystal Ring shield is at 90% vs magic the best against such but utterly useless everywhere else. Crystal Ring Shield (Moonlight Butterfly Soul) ist the best at 90% magic resistence.
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