Icon Shield

Icon Shield

Attack	133 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str D
Requires	Str 22
Effect	Gradually recover 3 HP per second
Guard	95% physical, 59 guard boost
Type	Greatshield
Attack Type	Strike
Skill	No Skill
FP Cost	-
Weight	11.5
Upgrades With	Somber Smithing Stones, to +10
Sell Price	500

The Icon Shield is a Greatshield in Elden Ring. It is picked up mid-game, in the Altus Plateau.

The Icon Shield is a greatshield painted with a divine scene, the recipients of a blessed tear from the Erdtree, an item that looks back fondly on the age of plenty. It lies on a corpse inside a crumbling building at the Woodfolk Ruins in the Altus Plateau, among hostile enemies. The divine scene acts as a sacred invocation, restoring 3 HP per second while the shield is carried, even when its requirements are not met. That regeneration stacks with the Blessed Dew Talisman, the Royal Remains armor set and Bestial Vitality, though a second copy adds nothing. It weighs 11.5, needs 22 Strength, and suits a sustain build that out-heals the damage it takes.

Why Players Pick It

The Icon Shield passively regenerates 3 HP per second while equipped, free healing for exploration and boss run-backs. It blocks 95% of physical damage with a 59 guard boost and 133 physical attack, weighs 11.5 and upgrades with Somber stones, so it suits a player who wants sustain from the off-hand.

How to Get Icon Shield Guide

Looted from a corpse within the Woodfolk Ruins in Altus Plateau.

Where to find Icon Shield Location?

Icon Shield map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

Reinforcing it calls for Somber Smithing Stones, up to +10.

Level	Material	Amount	Attack	Scaling
+1	Somber Smithing Stone [1]	x1	174 Physical	Str D
+2	Somber Smithing Stone [2]	x1	188 Physical	Str D
+3	Somber Smithing Stone [3]	x1	203 Physical	Str C
+4	Somber Smithing Stone [4]	x1	218 Physical	Str C
+5	Somber Smithing Stone [5]	x1	232 Physical	Str C
+6	Somber Smithing Stone [6]	x1	247 Physical	Str C
+7	Somber Smithing Stone [7]	x1	262 Physical	Str C
+8	Somber Smithing Stone [8]	x1	276 Physical	Str C
+9	Somber Smithing Stone [9]	x1	291 Physical	Str C
+10	Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone	x1	305 Physical	Str B

Guarding

With a guard boost of 59, a blocked hit that would cost 100 stamina only costs 41. It lets 5% of physical damage through, and against the elements it holds up best to lightning, at 51%, and worst to fire, at 45%. A block that drains the last of the stamina bar breaks the guard, leaving an opening for a critical.

Build

A vampiric tank setup that stacks healing over time with heavy armor and a weapon that heals on hit, outlasting enemies while trading damage.

Stats	Strength 22 to carry it, Dexterity to 60, then 80 for a Dexterity main weapon, Vigor 50 to 60, Endurance 25 to 30, Mind 20
Affinity	Cannot be infused; it keeps its own scaling.
Talismans	Blessed Dew Talisman, Rotten Winged Sword Insignia, Shard of Alexander, Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman
Pairs With	Butchering Knife, Royal Remains armor set

All Greatshields

Name	Physical	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Crit. Boost	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Fai.	Sell Price	Skill
Ant's Skull Plate	136 100	0 47	0 42	0 57	0 57	100 59	13.5	D 28	0	0	200	Shield Bash
Black Steel Greatshield	119 100	0 61	0 59	0 55	0 84	100 69	19.5	D 35	0	0	100	Shield Bash
Briar Greatshield	98 93	0 50	0 43	0 50	0 50	0 58	9.5	D 21	0	0	500	Shield Bash
Crossed-Tree Towershield	111 100	0 56	0 66	0 53	0 66	100 67	16	D 30	0	0	200	Shield Bash
Crucible Hornshield	147 100	0 51	0 50	0 46	0 64	100 60	11.5	D 26	0	0	500	Shield Bash
Cuckoo Greatshield	110 100	0 70	0 56	0 52	0 60	100 64	15	D 32	0	0	200	No Skill
Distinguished Greatshield	112 100	0 65	0 63	0 54	0 60	100 68	17	D 32	0	0	200	No Skill
Dragon Towershield	115 100	0 61	0 67	0 55	0 64	100 69	17.5	D 30	0	0	100	Shield Bash
Dragonclaw Shield	118 100	0 52	0 52	76 76	0 47	100 61	13.5	D 28	E 12	0	500	Shield Bash
Eclipse Crest Greatshield	110 100	0 72	0 57	0 51	0 59	100 67	15	D 32	0	0	200	No Skill
Erdtree Greatshield	120 100	0 66	0 49	0 45	78 76	100 60	13.5	D 30	0	D 12	500	Golden Retaliation
Fingerprint Stone Shield	139 100	0 77	0 81	0 79	0 75	100 77	29	D 48	0	0	200	Shield Bash
Gilded Greatshield	115 100	0 60	0 66	0 54	0 65	100 69	17.5	D 36	0	0	200	No Skill
Golden Beast Crest Shield	104 100	0 55	0 55	0 48	0 55	100 60	12.5	D 24	0	0	200	No Skill
Golden Greatshield	113 100	0 57	0 60	0 57	0 68	100 70	17	D 34	0	0	200	No Skill
Haligtree Crest Greatshield	116 100	0 61	0 67	0 55	0 79	100 71	18.5	D 36	0	0	200	No Skill
Icon Shield	133 95	0 49	0 45	0 51	0 48	100 59	11.5	D 22	0	0	500	No Skill
Inverted Hawk Towershield	111 100	0 66	0 56	0 54	0 66	100 65	16	D 30	0	0	100	Shield Bash
Jellyfish Shield	123 100	0 52	0 52	0 40	0 48	100 52	8	D 20	14	0	200	Contagious Fury
Lordsworn's Shield	99 94	0 51	0 44	0 52	0 52	100 60	10.0	D 16	0	0	100	Shield Bash
Manor Towershield	111 100	0 66	0 66	0 51	0 56	100 67	16	D 30	0	0	200	Shield Bash
One-Eyed Shield	175 100	0 57	0 69	0 59	0 63	100 67	20.5	D 36	0	0	200	Flame Spit
Redmane Greatshield	108 100	0 54	0 70	0 53	0 52	100 65	14	D 30	0	0	200	No Skill
Spiked Palisade Shield	116 93	0 50	0 43	0 50	0 50	100 58	11.5	D 20	0	0	200	Shield Bash
Verdigris Greatshield	194 100	0 72	0 74	0 67	0 68	100 82	28	D 49	0	0	200	Moore's Charge
Visage Shield	186 100	0 62	0 81	0 65	0 62	100 75	24	D 44	0	0	200	Tongues of Fire
Wooden Greatshield	95 91	0 49	0 41	0 51	0 47	100 56	8.0	D 14	0	0	100	No Skill

Notes

"Greatshield painted with a divine scene; the recipience of a blessed tear from the Erdtree. An item that looks back fondly on the age of plenty. The divine scene acts in and of itself as a sacred invocation; gradually restoring the carrier's HP."