This means it offers both defensive and offensive support.
These are theDueling ShieldandCarian Thrusting Shield.
Crucially, itcan be infused with differentAshes of Warif you want to swap out the standard Weapon Skill.
The Skill in question will allow the Tarnished to perform an uppercut with their shield.
Venture into the keep and progress until you enter the large Specimen Storehouse full of books and other antiquities.
Continue around (watching out for the hiding Vulgar Militiamen) until you see a set of stairs.
Take these and turn left (northeast) taking out the Shadow firing flame magic in the process.
Turn left (west) and look out for the set of stairs to the right behind the bookcases.
Take these stairs and the subsequent set of stairs to the left.
Turn right at the top of the stairs and you’ll see a cloaked Messmer Knight.
Here, the shield can be looted from the corpse propped up against the wall.
This shield can also be upgraded withSmithing Stonesandinfused with Ashes of War.
As something of an upgrade, it naturally requires a bit of extra work to acquire.
Luckily, we have a handyChurch District walkthroughto help if you haven’t done so yet.
Within the northwestern corner of this building will be a lift, take it up to the next level.
Walk forward, take out the Messmer Knight and turn right at the first archway.
Continue forward across this stone bridge and take the next lift at the end.
You’ll arrive within the Specimen Storehouse.
Turn left and follow the walkway around.
There will be a group of Shadows and a Messmer Knight at the end guarding a table.
The shield lies on a corpse underneath this table so, you’ll have to defeat the enemies first.
I recommend picking off the Shadows one by one to avoid being overcrowded.
That rounds up our guide on all Thrusting Shields in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree.
