Weighty greatshield forged of gold carried by the order of Tree Sentinels, heavily equipped knights. Blessed by an old incantation of protection. The living rampart of the Erdtree, the Tree Sentinels are the standard to which all defenders of the Erdtree aspire.

Can be acquired by Killing Tree Sentinel Duo. Tree Sentinel Duo is a Foe Boss found in Altus PlateauGrace, guarding the doors to the the Outer Wall Phantom TreeGrace grace. You must defeat both Tree Sentinels to earn this shield. Shield Skill: Golden Retaliation. Skill Description: Ready the shield to unleash its protective incantation. This will dispel sorceries and incantations, retaliating with golden power. The active parry window is shorter than the animation that accompanies the ash of war. Try to press L2 so that the spell strikes right after you lift up the shield. Due to recovery frames it is difficult to parry multiple spells cast by the same source. During PvP spells such as Glintstone Pebble and others with a similar cast-speed will likely give too little spacing between them to parry multiple spells in a row. Ash of War damage scales with weapon upgrade level and marginally with the player's Faith, but not with any other stats. The projectile deals reduced damage the farther it travels due to severe damage dropoff, but the Arrow's Reach Talisman can alleviate this. (In this case, the talisman only reduces the damage dropoff penalty, leaving the actual range of the projectile unchanged. ). Spells cast by the player can also be parried with Golden Retaliation provided they hit the shield. For example, the spell Discus of Light can be parried when it returns to the player, and the wraiths summoned by the Wraith Calling Bell can be parried as well by walking slightly forward before it floats towards its target. This allows the Ash of War to be used against any enemy rather than only casters. This shield cannot be infused with Ashes of War. Sell Value: 500 Version 1.03 onwards: No longer activates when player is afflicted with damage over time.