Is there a NEW best Greatshield?

[Dreadnaught]

I have always used the Fingerprint shield, but is Moore's (Verdigris) better?

[LuckyCheshire]

Moore's is awesome, but can't be infused. It depends, basically.

[Dreadnaught]

Originally posted by LuckyCheshire:

Moore's is awesome, but can't be infused. It depends, basically.

Ah.. i havent really been using the ability on my finger shield, just using it for the HIGH Guard Boost stats...so maybe for my playstyle it would be good

[Kikka21]

I assume you mean for PvE, so it dpends on what you want, but I recommend the fingerprint shield

Fingerprint has higher elemental def, very high elemental def, combined with 40+ END it makes tanking bosses a breeze, even the final DLC boss really struggles

Vendigris has higher guard, but the lower elemental def can really hamper you vs bosses that lots have elemental damage, the chip damage can become too much. The fingerprint shield has some of the best elemental def of any shield, and the 2nd best guard, chip damage and stamina is not a huge issue.

I'd also like to mention the Dragon Towershield, it weighs much much less then both the above mentioned shields and has the 3rd best guard of 77, while having ok elemental defence.

For all three shields I run 50 END and the +3 Stamina talisman, even in PvP, where shields are notoriously limp ♥♥♥♥, I manage to guard against even the most aggressive meta slaves, and in PvE, it's a breeze to guard NG+ DLC bosses.

Combine the shields with Shabriris Talisman to draw aggro away from your buddies for a great co-op build.

[Mauman]

Originally posted by LuckyCheshire:

Moore's is awesome, but can't be infused. It depends, basically.

This absolutely killed my intent to use Moore's. Not being able to put "no skill" on it just,,,well yeah.

[OzzyInSpace*]

I still use fingerprint when taking on the final dlc boss for others; The higher resistances matter more than a couple extra guard boost; especially if you're using the guard boost and new shield talismans. Makes it a perfect paring. (for me anyway) - I guess it comes down to your needs and fashion preference.

[LuckyCheshire]

Originally posted by Mauman:

Originally posted by LuckyCheshire:

Moore's is awesome, but can't be infused. It depends, basically.

This absolutely killed my intent to use Moore's. Not being able to put "no skill" on it just,,,well yeah.

It does have a unique skill which is situationally extremely good. But yeah you can't change it.

[River Victor]

Fingerprint is still the one for me. Verdigris is very situational, cannot be infused, cannot be altered, and has lower magic/elem defenses. The last part is especially bad as that's where most the turtles' dangers are.

[Tatts87]

moores shield is what i only use for tanking radahn for people. highest stamina saving shield since most of his attacks are melee and it allows me to attack and block without stamina issues but i love fingerprint shield cause i can put no skill on it so i can use my main hands ash of war without having to swap to 2h holding it. if you want the best melee damage tanking shield moores is better imo but only if ur focused on blocking melee.

[Dreadnaught]

Lots of great comments here, thanks!
I'll probably hold on to Finger since Ive defeated every boss except Radahn, afterwards however, and solely for fashion reasons, I'll switch to Moore's...I'll miss that poor guy

[SilentOwl]

With barricade aow, fingerprint shield stamina defense/guard boost matches verdigris as long as you have the FP to maintain barricade. Verdigris can't be infused with barricade. You use scholar's shield and shield grease on both shields.

IMO, with large enough FP pool, fingerprint shield becomes strictly better than Verdigris due to FP being a non issue for maintaining barricade. Even at minimum FP, you can use barricade quite a bit.