A standard medium-sized shield. Highly reputed for its solid build and reliability. The design represents the Erdtree foreground against a blue sky.

Can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant in East LimgraveRegion for 1000 Runes. Shield Skill: Parry. Skill Description: Use the Parry skill in time with a foe's melee attack to deflect it and break that foe's stance. This shield can be infused with Ashes of War and buffed with Magic and Consumables. Sell Value: 100. For the weight and stat requirements this beats out the Brass Shield. Brass Shield only offers 4 more guard boost but weighs 2 units more and requires 4 more Strength. The Blue-Gold Kite Shield can be infused with Ashes of War. See usable Ashes of War. All Affinities Ash of War: Parry (Default) Ash of War: Shield Bash Ash of War: Barricade Shield Ash of War: Storm Wall Ash of War: Shield Crash Ash of War: No Skill Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Fire, and Flame Art n/a Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Lightning, and Sacred Ash of War: Golden Parry Ash of War: Vow of the Indomitable Ash of War: Holy Ground Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Magic, and Cold Ash of War: Carian Retaliation Ash of War: Thops's Barrier Only Standard, Heavy, Keen, Quality, Poison, Blood, and Occult n/a