Magic Shield
Spell · canonical reference · data release 2026-09-26
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Overview
- School
- Sorcery
- Source URL
- darksouls.wikidot.com
- Note
- Raises the left-hand shield's stability by 20% and cuts Magic damage taken when blocking by 70%. Shield buff: does not stack with Strong Magic Shield. Ends if the caster two-hands. On the Greatshield of Artorias it pushes stability above 100, allowing blocks without using stamina.
- Additional content
- no
- Description
- none recorded
- Effect
- Temporarily increases a held shield's magic damage absorption.
Stats
- Mag adj
- none recorded
- Uses
- 5
- Duration
- 15 seconds
- Int req
- 10
- Slot cost
- 1 Attunement Slot
- Table format note
- this page's General Information table uses 'Spell Type' (Support, Magic) and 'Intelligence' columns instead of the MagAdj/Stats Needed layout used elsewhere; no MagAdj or Dex Reduction value is shown on this page, so those fields are left null/omitted rather than guessed
Deferred
Dex reduction frames
- Value
- none recorded
- Status
- not shown on this spell's page (different table layout: 'Support, Magic' spell-type table has no Dex Reduction column) -- left unset rather than guessed
Acquisition
| Vendor | Location | Price | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griggs of Vinheim | Firelink Shrine | 3,000 Souls | Intelligence 10 or higher |
| Big Hat Logan | Firelink Shrine | 3,000 Souls | Intelligence 15 or higher |
| Big Hat Logan | The Duke's Archives | 3,000 Souls | none recorded |