Greatshield of Artorias or Havel's Shield?

[Rontemon]

Havels is 100/90/80/80 resistance with 84 stability
Artorias is 100/50/80/40 With 88 stability

Does the difference in 4 stability make a huge difference? Havel's Shield is just beautiful with the resistances.. But the strength requirement and weight..

In what situations are the Havel or Artorias shield most useful at? Can they block a overhead smash by Smough in Super Saiyan mode?

[Forblaze]

For PvE, Artorias's is the way to go since you shouldn't be blocking magic.

In PvP, Havels will let you safely block weapon buffs, so it may be preferable if you can stand the weight. The special attack is pretty good too, especially since there are a good chunk of players who don't know what it is.

[Death Dream]

If you're a STR build, Havel's isn't to bad. But my STR build is for PvE and I use Artorias's shield. I'd agree with Forblaze on everything he said.

[Rontemon]

Thing is, does the 4 difference in stability make some attacks blockable by Artorias greatshield but unblockable for Havel's?

I want a shield that can literally block everything! And if I have to get Havel's to 50 just so I can block everything, so be it.

[VEPDEXPPP]

Old but I'm going to do some tests.

[FrodoBaggins]

The stability is the least of the things you should worry about in a greatshield. havel's is better because of the magic defense, which is huge, artorias is poor, decent maybe. But the STR req and weight is what makes the artorias a better choice if you're not a STR tank.

[Pyromancer]

10 kilos of weight is much more important difference between the two than 4 in stability