I'm new to Dark Souls, and I just wanted to ask what would benefit me more? I do have both Shields, and I hear people say that the Hollow Shield is better, but at +0 the Balder Shield has a little bit more Stability than the other. sooo yea, would like to hear your answers about this
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DarkMega
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Hollow Soldier Shield or Balder Shield?
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WhatDoesThePendantDo?- Duke's Archivist
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Balder. Hollow got nerfed a longass time ago.
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Hollow is outclassed in every way by a few shields now, I'd compare it to about as good as the Knight Shield.
In other words: It's bad.
Balder Shield is your best choice, although I'd say go for the Tower Kite Shield or Caduceus Kite Shield since they weigh 1.0 less and offer better protection for only slightly less stability.
In other words: It's bad.
Balder Shield is your best choice, although I'd say go for the Tower Kite Shield or Caduceus Kite Shield since they weigh 1.0 less and offer better protection for only slightly less stability.
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Thanks guys! and more to you Dibsville, I'll be hunting for those shields.
and again thanks.
and again thanks.
IV_Mark_VI- Hollowed
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Go for the cracked shield. The holes in the shield make it very light.
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Grass Crest, always Grass Crest.
I find that stability becomes fairly trivial in an actual duel, outside of blocking magic, so the stamina regen is very helpful.
I find that stability becomes fairly trivial in an actual duel, outside of blocking magic, so the stamina regen is very helpful.
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Not for PvE though. Not everyone on here is concerned with PvP, else he would have put it in the PvP section.
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Balder shield is one of the most stable out of all the medium shields, it's probably a good choice in the long run. It doesn't have great defense against things other than physical damage, but you should probably dodge those things rather than try to take them unless you plan on wearing very heavy armor, in which case I recommend a greatshield.