How players can find Gatekeeper Gostoc in Stormveil Castle who sells the Buckler Shield and How to use the Buckler Parry Ash of War in Elden Ring. 
The Buckler Shield in Elden Ring is a small shield that looks like a metal round plate. Players can get the Buckler Shield by starting out as the Bandit Class or purchasing it from Gatekeeper Gostoc, an NPC located within Stormveil Castle. Players can reach Stormveil Castle by heading towards the castle in the northern part of Limgrave.
- One of the closest Sites of Grace to Gatekeeper Gostoc is Stormveil Main Gate in Elden Ring,
- When a player first encounters Gatekeeper Gostoc, he will not allow the player to purchase the Buckler Shield, he will currently be a Story NPC and will only allow the player to talk with him.
- In order for Gostoc to become a Merchant, players will have to defeat Godrick the Grafted at the top of Stormveil Castle and obtain the Rusty Key.
The Rusty Key can be found within Stormveil Castle as well. After players have obtained the Rusty Key, Gatekeeper Gostoc will now become a merchant, willing to sell the Buckler Shield. If players do not want to complete Gatekeeper Gostoc’s main questline, they can also kill Gatekeeper Gostoc to obtain Gostoc’s Bell Bearing.
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What is the best Buckler shield in Elden Ring?
Elden Ring best parry shield: Buckler – Stat requirements: STR 8, DEX 13 The best shield for parrying in Elden Ring is the Buckler, which is a very light small shield that doesn’t offer much protection, but has the largest parry window of any shield in the game. This makes it more forgiving than other shields that can be used for parrying, which makes it your best option for consistently pulling off the maneuver.
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Is the Buckler shield good?
4) Scripture Wooden Shield – 
The Scripture Wooden Shield is a decent light shield to consider (Image via Elden Ring) This is another decent shield that players can use for parrying purposes. The shield is quite weak and and cannot block any form of attack. 
However, its 1.5 weight allows it to be one of the fastest parrying shields out there. Location : This shield is the starting item for the,
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What is the best holy shield in Elden Ring?
Active Skill: –
Golden Retaliation
The Erdtree Greatshield is not only the most powerful shield in Elden Ring, but it also has one of the best Active Skills. And that’s because Golden Retaliation dispels all spells and incantations, making it the bane of all magic wielders. Moreover, players have found a way to exploit Golden Retaliation with self-harming incantations like Fire’s Deadly Sin, which sets a large area ablaze.
- Obtaining this shield will require the player to kill two Tree Sentinels, which is never easy.
- Sadly, players can’t fight one by one, so they’ll need to fight this dynamic duo simultaneously.
- So, players should not fight them until they’re ready level-wise and skill-wise.
- Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.
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Where do I get the Buckler shield?
How players can find Gatekeeper Gostoc in Stormveil Castle who sells the Buckler Shield and How to use the Buckler Parry Ash of War in Elden Ring. The Buckler Shield in Elden Ring is a small shield that looks like a metal round plate. Players can get the Buckler Shield by starting out as the Bandit Class or purchasing it from Gatekeeper Gostoc, an NPC located within Stormveil Castle. Players can reach Stormveil Castle by heading towards the castle in the northern part of Limgrave.
- One of the closest Sites of Grace to Gatekeeper Gostoc is Stormveil Main Gate in Elden Ring,
- When a player first encounters Gatekeeper Gostoc, he will not allow the player to purchase the Buckler Shield, he will currently be a Story NPC and will only allow the player to talk with him.
- In order for Gostoc to become a Merchant, players will have to defeat Godrick the Grafted at the top of Stormveil Castle and obtain the Rusty Key.
The Rusty Key can be found within Stormveil Castle as well. After players have obtained the Rusty Key, Gatekeeper Gostoc will now become a merchant, willing to sell the Buckler Shield. If players do not want to complete Gatekeeper Gostoc’s main questline, they can also kill Gatekeeper Gostoc to obtain Gostoc’s Bell Bearing.
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Is a Buckler better than a shield?
Bucklers vs. Shields “Why would someone use a buckler instead of a shield?” is a question I get asked by a number of people. 
We see the use of the buckler as part of martial system in the I-33 manuscript, the oldest pedagogical fencing manuscript that we have a record of dated between 1270-1320 CE. The manuscript has several names: The Anonymous Tower Fechtbuck, The Walpergis Manuscript (named for the Saint alleged to appear in some of the pages), The “eye-thirty-three”, The “one thirty-three”, the “0-33” and so on.
Further uses of the buckler are explored in such works as the Hans Talhoffer’s Fechtbuck (dated 1450’s) and show a variation on the buckler designs which could be used for catching the blade. The two books show very different uses of the buckler with the sword. While the I-33 depicts the fencer striking a blow from of seven wards which shows him invariably keeping the buckler and shield together when making the strike so that the buckler covers the extended hand, Talhoffer often has the sword and buckler unpaired.
Both these types of fighting, hands paired and unpaired, have their pros and cons. The hand is the part of the body which is extends furthest forward and is often at risk of being targeted by a fast defensive fighter, so covering it with the buckler against counter attacks makes a great deal of sense.
However, by unpairing the sword and buckler a fencer can cover himself against a strike to the head or body while simultaneously entering with a counter. But this doesn’t really answer the question of why the buckler would be used over a larger shield. While the I-33 was being written, the heater shield would have been the favourite among crusading soldiers and mercenaries alike.
So why the buckler? The buckler is and was light and portable, which meant that it saw a great deal of use in civilian life. Shields or Rotella were heavier, larger and more ungainly to carry around in a day to day context and would have been used more by professional soldiers. 
The shield of course offers more protection and can be used as part of shield wall whereas the buckler would likely only be used for personal defence. Due to its size offering less defence and the fact that many of them were made entirely of metal, it’s likely that the buckler would have been used more offensively than the shield.
It’s reasonable to assume that the rim of the shield would have been used to make strikes in a much in the same way as a knuckle duster or similarly to the way World War soldiers were trained to use the rims of their helmets to make strikes as seen in Army hand-to-hand fighting manuals at the time. There are also different examples of renaissance buckler types that seem to be designs to potentially catch or break the blade.
So which is better? Well, that all depends on who is using it and what for. I would sooner hide behind a large plank of wood in a fight for my life than a small one, especially if I were fighting more than one opponent or if my opponent had a spear. However, shields can be heavy and the longer the fight goes on in my experience, the more you find your shoulder tiring, your arm dropping and the shield creeps closer and closer to your body exposing the leg or the head.
The buckler is much lighter and can be used in faster, more aggressive fencing without the shoulder becoming too tired from the shield being held with an extended arm. Here’s a video of a fight between myself and Esther from the Academy of Historical Fencing. It was a very nice technical fight with a fast and precise opponent.
But which would you use in a fight to the death? Would you use a round shield, heater shield, kite shield or some other weird and wonderful thing like this? 
: Bucklers vs. Shields
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Where can I buy Buckler Elden Ring?
The Buckler weapon can be found at the following location: Starting equipment for the Bandit Class. Sold by Gatekeeper Gostoc at Stormveil Castle for 1,500. Runes after opening the main gate.
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What is the difference between parry and Buckler Parry?
Buckler has a longer parry frame, Parry dagger has a quicker parry frame. and the scimitar has an instant parry but shortest parry frame.
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What is the best armor to negate Holy Damage?
Crucible Tree Armor – 
Probably the most effective way of protecting oneself against holy damage in Elden Ring is by equipping the Crucible Tree Armour. The entire set can be found in the Deeproot Depths, which can be accessed through the Siofra Aqueduct after defeating the Valiant Gargoyle and resting in a coffin.
Specifically, they can be found in a chest behind Crucible Knight Siluria, one of the most honored among the intimidating crucible knights. Regardless, defeating Siluria is worth it because the Crucible Tree Armor is the most resistant single piece of armor for stopping holy damage. Its negation sits at 14.5, as expected of a knight who served Godfrey, the first Elden Lord.
MORE: Elden Ring: Best Armor Sets For Melee Builds
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Why is the Buckler Parry so good?
Use this skill in time with a foe’s melee attack to deflect it and break that foe’s stance. This is faster than a regular parry.
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Should I upgrade my Buckler Elden Ring?
Elden Ring: Should You Upgrade Shields – To put things simply, shields are absolutely worth upgrading even if an never plans to use them offensively. This is because shields gain points of Guard Boost through strengthening them, though that stat does not increase by a full point every upgrade.
For the uninitiated, Guard Boost determines how much stamina is expended when an attack is blocked, with that stamina expenditure going to zero when the stat hits 100. For those shield-users that are looking to reach 100 Guard Boost with minimal investment, the Brass Shield is the best option. That is because this powerful can be equipped with just 16 strength, and it comes with a base Guard Boost of 56.
That stat can be increased to 65 by upgrading the Brass Shield to +18, and players can get the additional 35 points that they need to reach 100 Guard Boost by using the Barricade Shield skill. To assemble this setup, fans should make their way to the South Raya Lucaria Gate Site of Grace at the southeast corner of, 
Notably, Barricade Shield has a 15-second duration, which means that players may need to use it several times to maintain 100 Guard Boost for the entirety of a, This should not prove to be very difficult, though, as Barricade Shield costs just 8 FP per activation.
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Where can I get the golden parry?
How To Get Golden Parry In Elden Ring – The Golden Parry Ash of War is in the Capital Outskirts region, just outside the large locked stone doors that lead into Leyndell, the Royal Capital. This is just north of the Oterwall Phantom Tree and up the stairs passed the Valiant Gargoyle.
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Can you dual wield with a buckler?
Dragonsfoot The place for general (edition-neutral) RPG topics and all those non-roleplay related discussions. Please read the announcements in this forum before posting. Moderators:, Envoy of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:16 pm by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:23 am Does anyone allow buckler AC bonus while a character is fighting with two weapons? Avatar of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:29 am Location: Topeka, KS Contact: by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:40 am I think in some version of the rules you could technically fight with a longsword in each hand and a buckler in each hand as well. I think that is just silly. Posts: Joined: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:13 am by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:38 am Only if the buckler is the second weapon, IMC bucklers need to be firmly grasped in the hand to be effective as a defence, but even so, still can only gain the +1AC bonus to one attack per round.
- An attack can be made with a buckler (at normal penalties for fighting with 2 weapons) any round the player chooses (without forfeiting its defensive capabilities).
- A hit does 1d3 / 1d2 damage.
- IMO just having a buckler strapped on your arm, without being held, is going to do jack.
- Hitting the buckler with a weapon with either cause the buckler just to spin, and let the weapon hit anyways, or just slide up or down the buckler and take the arm off where ever the buckler ends.
Greater Deity of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:02 am Location: Napa Valley, CA aka Wine Country! by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:35 am Use of a buckler gives a +1 bonus to AC against only a single attack, so I don’t see a problem with allowing someone to fight with two weapons and use a buckler strapped to the forearm of the off hand. Metron Tarasios hm R8 — Miranda Demorian hf W9 — Kassia the Avenger hf D10 — Wonnilon gm F7/T8 Sargon ½om Pr6/F6 — Ellannaquis Kyria Telemnar ef Pr7 — Shakira Zenobia hf A9 — Tirielle Jade hf W9 Titan of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Fri Apr 30, 2004 9:39 pm Location: Reynoldsburg, Columbus ohio Contact: by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:02 am Solinor wrote: Does anyone allow buckler AC bonus while a character is fighting with two weapons? Not if he attacks with the off hand. Like a shield wearer usinmg it to do a shield punch. Confuscious sayeth, don’t wash cat while drunk! Hero of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:03 am Location: Ohio Contact: by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:17 am I think this question very much depends on the edition of the game that you are playing and interaction with other rules (such as magic items). I’m not sure that I have an edition neutral answer other than that I’d allow a buckler to be used with a longbow, which is sort of a two handed weapon (not a melee weapon, but two handed to use alright). Posts: Joined: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:29 am Location: Québec, Canada by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:05 am I see no problem here, even with 2 bucklers, it’s fastened to your forearm. It is claimed that the Buckler can be effectively used in combinations with bows and crossbows.
- But i’d rule that if you want to gain AC bonus from any of the shields, your arm must be actually used to manoeuver the shield defensively, unless you spend extra proficiency to allow you to attack and defend in the same round.
- You cannot swing with your weapon and defend with your shield with the same arm at the same, unless you have some kind of advanced expertise.
The Weapon & Shield proficiency might prove ideal to extend that expertise. Well, to make a decent suggestion. Whatsoever, i would only allow one Shield AC adjustement to work at any given time, so having two such shields would have no additional benefits in regards with your AC at all.
But a shield may protect only from frontal and flanking assaults on the side on which it is strapped, so there is still an advantage to eqipt youself in such way. Greater Deity of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:07 am Location: Britain Contact: by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:02 pm In reality, a buckler could be used in combination with a two-handed sword quite effectively.
Using a weapon in each hand was never a good technique on the battlefield. (The Florentine style is appropriate if you’re fighting with a four-foot knitting needle, your enemy is armoured with a thin piece of cotton, and a shield isn’t an option. The oriental daisho was also a duelling style, not a battlefield combination.) Therefore I tend to presume against anything that increases the effectiveness of two-weapon use.
Ten years, and still no kickstarter! Deity of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Tue Oct 22, 2002 6:56 pm Location: Southern NH, very southern by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:28 pm I can testify from personal experience that two weapon style works fine in dueling but is total crap in the running ever changing pig-pile of mass combat where you are going to want a nice sized shield or a two handed weapon.
That said, let folks have the buckler in their off hand, it is 1 pt of ac for 1 attack in AD&D. Deity of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 5:19 am Location: Rochester, NY by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:37 pm I’d allow some bucklers to be worn while holding a second weapon, but you lose the extra attack with that weapon in any round you use the AC bonus of the buckler.
Greater Deity of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:18 pm Location: Western Maryland by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:56 pm I would allow one or the other, either you get the extra attack or you get the AC bonus of the buckler, but not both. Making slackers look like overachievers since 2004 Fear the Flumph! Personal Avatar of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:20 pm Location: Seattle, WA by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:05 pm I run bucklers like this: Buckler: The smallest shield used is the buckler.
It is usually not more than a foot in diameter. Its small size makes it easy to carry, and may even be used in conjunction with two handed weapons as it may be strapped over a portion of the arm. When wielding a buckler with a two handed weapon, all attacks are penalized by -1.
- The buckler’s AC bonus can only be counted against attacks in a small area.
- Hero of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:39 am Location: Seattle, WA, USA Contact: by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:15 pm phantasm72 wrote: Only if the buckler is the second weapon,
- IMC bucklers need to be firmly grasped in the hand to be effective as a defence, but even so, still can only gain the +1AC bonus to one attack per round.
An attack can be made with a buckler (at normal penalties for fighting with 2 weapons) any round the player chooses (without forfeiting its defensive capabilities). A hit does 1d3 / 1d2 damage. IMO just having a buckler strapped on your arm, without being held, is going to do jack.
Hitting the buckler with a weapon with either cause the buckler just to spin, and let the weapon hit anyways, or just slide up or down the buckler and take the arm off where ever the buckler ends. This here pretty much matches my opinion. The edition I prefer allows for keeping the AC bonus after using the buckler to attack though.
Global Moderator Posts: Joined: Sat Feb 22, 2003 5:36 pm Location: LaBelle, Missouri, USA Contact: by » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:13 pm When I ran 1E, I allowed a buckler to be worn and used in alternation with an off-handed weapon. That is, you couldn’t get the AC bonus in the same round that you used the off-hand weapon.
- When I played 1E, I had a character who did just that.
- John Northcrosse, left-handed fighter with 17 Dex and 18/12 Str, who had specialization (using the Dragon magazine version) in the bastard sword.
- He would fight with it one-handed, using the buckler on his right arm for the AC bonus, or he’d use an off-hand dagger as a second weapon, or he’d grab the bastard sword in both hands and really show the other guy what he was made of.
Kind of depended on the foe, too; using two weapon combat 1E style works a lot better against a bunch of hobgoblins than it does against a dragon. Chris Gonnerman :: Hero of Dragonsfoot Posts: Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:39 am Location: Long Island NY by » Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:13 am In the medieval recreation group in which I participate, I’ve seen fencers use a buckler and a dagger in the same hand.
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Why is it called a buckler?
Bucklers – The following models are those of small, center-gripped shields called bucklers. The name is derived from the Old French bocle or boucle meaning “boss.” Bucklers appear in many shapes and sizes but can generally be characterized as a shield which is equipped with central grip and has a maximum diameter of c.45 cm.
While some extant examples fall short of this loose definition and have a slightly larger diameter than the one specified above, there is a widespread consensus that there is a some set limitation to their size if they are not to be considered other shield types. This understanding grows out of their attested use as maneuverable and versatile companion weapons in hand-to-hand combat where they were wielded in combination with swords, spears, axes, daggers and other weaponry.
The size of the buckler offered little protection against projectiles, but made it possible to use it in versatile ways and meant that it was relatively easy to carry, especially in civilian contexts. The oldest known European fencing manual in existence.
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Is parrying dagger better than buckler?
While the buckler is heavier it offers better protection, covers a larger surface and protects my parrying hand much better against a cut even if my hand is slightly out of position. While using a rapier against another rapier in general I prefer a dagger.
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Is Bronze Buckler better than banded shield?
The Banded Shield is the Iron Age Round Shield you can craft in Valheim. It’s better at simple blocking compared to the Bronze Buckler but actually worse at parrying, Players that have mastered parrying will find an upgraded bronze buckler more effective.
For general use, the banded shield is superior to the bronze buckler because it has a higher base block power. You can craft yourself a banded shield after defeating The Elder and raiding Sunken Crypts in the Swamp, The banded shield is also fairly cheap compared to the iron weapons and you might be able to craft one after a single iron-gathering trip.
The next round shield upgrade is the Silver Shield,
| Icon | Crafting Station | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Forge | 10 Fine Wood, 8 Iron |
Should I upgrade my Buckler Elden Ring?
Elden Ring: Should You Upgrade Shields – To put things simply, shields are absolutely worth upgrading even if an Elden Ring player never plans to use them offensively. This is because shields gain points of Guard Boost through strengthening them, though that stat does not increase by a full point every upgrade.
- For the uninitiated, Guard Boost determines how much stamina is expended when an attack is blocked, with that stamina expenditure going to zero when the stat hits 100.
- For those shield-users that are looking to reach 100 Guard Boost with minimal investment, the Brass Shield is the best option.
- That is because this powerful Elden Ring shield can be equipped with just 16 strength, and it comes with a base Guard Boost of 56.
That stat can be increased to 65 by upgrading the Brass Shield to +18, and players can get the additional 35 points that they need to reach 100 Guard Boost by using the Barricade Shield skill. To assemble this setup, fans should make their way to the South Raya Lucaria Gate Site of Grace at the southeast corner of Elden Ring ‘s Academy of Raya Lucaria, Notably, Barricade Shield has a 15-second duration, which means that players may need to use it several times to maintain 100 Guard Boost for the entirety of a boss fight in Elden Ring, This should not prove to be very difficult, though, as Barricade Shield costs just 8 FP per activation.
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Is the Buckler better at parrying?
Buckler has a longer parry frame, Parry dagger has a quicker parry frame. and the scimitar has an instant parry but shortest parry frame.
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