This shield, while heavy, does have a very high Fire resistance (which can come in handy a lot in this game). You have a few choices, depending on how you choose to play.įirstly the Black Knight's Shield. However, the major downsides are the weight, and the lack of upgradability. There is very little that can stagger you with poise that high.
This is Heavy Armour, is incredibly heavy, and it can't be upgraded, but the stats make up for it: The Black Iron set however, being a Heavy Armour set, while still impressive, it is Heavy Armour, so it's to be expected. Black Iron Set, it still has a fairly high defence and poise stat for it's class (Medium Armour). The difference is big enough to decide one or the other, though while the Elite Knight Set is lacking in defence vs. The Black Iron Set fully upgraded (+5) has: At full upgrade, (+10) the Elite Knight's Set has:
