Carved from the tomb of an ancient god, the Fingerprint Stone Shield is the heaviest greatshield in the Elden Ring. This shield provides immense protection against physical and all elemental attacks and induces frenzy in opponents when struck with it.
For strength-scaling characters, this greatshield is a pretty good choice in Elden Ring. It will weigh you down a lot, but in return, you will be able to block (and mitigate) a lot of incoming damage.
You can further boost your defenses by pairing the right talisman with the Fingerprint Stone Shield. Keep in mind that as good as its defensive stats are, the Fingerprint Stone Shield is only to reduce damage or take the guard stance. You cannot parry using this Greatshield.
Fingerprint Stone Shield Location
The Fingerprint Stone Shield is one of the more difficult items to obtain in the game. It requires you to reach Leyndell, the Royal Capital, and defeat Morgott, the Omen King.
After defeating Margott, go to the Subterranean Shunning Grounds and make your way down to the Cathedral of Forsaken. You will encounter Mohg, the omen, here. Defeat this boss and then hit the altar at the end of the arena.
It will move, unlocking a new area that will take you further down. This is an extremely difficult descent. Make sure that you use wooden beams and protruding slabs to drop down safely. There are some enclaves which you can visit on your way down.
Near the fourth stone slab, enter the enclave and turn right. Go through the mummified bodies and make another right. Interact with the dead body near the wall to collect the Fingerprint Stone Shield in Elden Ring.
Fingerprint Stone Shield Stats
| Damage Type | Protection Value |
| Physical | 100 |
| Magic | 77 |
| Fire | 81 |
| Light | 79 |
| Holy | 75 |
| Boost | 77 |
Fingerprint Stone Shield is a Greatshield in Elden Ring, and it is one of the best ones in the game. It gives the player 100% physical damage negation with very little stamina usage. This shield also has the highest guard boost in the game.
This shield is quite heavy and thus will limit mobility, although the pros outweigh the cons. If this shield is fully upgraded, you can block any attack with little to no stamina cost.
This shield comes preequipped with the skill of Shield Bash. However, you can replace it with any other compatible Ash of War. Along with the ashes of wars, if you pair the Fingerprint Stone Shield with a Greatshield Talisman, you will have a very powerful combination in the Elden Ring.
You will require the following stats to equip the shield:
- Strength: 48
When upgraded with Fire or Magic, it provides almost 100% protection against these elemental attacks at the cost of a little reduction in physical damage. You can upgrade this greatshield up to +25 with the help of Smithing Stones and it can be sold for 200 Runes to any merchant in the game.
