Elden Ring: How to Get the Beast Crest Heater Shield

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Elden Ring

By Artur Novichenko

Published Mar 7, 2024

Offering players 100% physical defense and a simple but effective Parry skill, Beast Crest Heater in Elden Ring can be equally effective both at the beginning of the game and in post-story. After all, having learned to use it in time, you will leave no chance to any melee enemy.

This shield is not the best choice against magicians, but the advantage is that you can get it at the beginning of your adventures. The requirements for using the Beast Crest Heater shield are low, so all you need to do is wander around the Limgrave.

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Where to Find the Beast Crest Heater Shield in Elden Ring

Beast Crest Heater Shield location on the map in Elden Ring

The only way to get the Beast Crest Heater shield in Elden Ring is to pick it up from the chest in the enemy camp in the northwestern part of Limgrave. All you need to do is get to Warmaster's Shack Site of Grace and use this location as your starting point. Next, move to the northeast until you notice a small enemy camp near a destroyed building. Here, you have to defeat several Godrick enemies, including Soldiers and Knights. Once all the enemies have fallen, go around the destroyed building on the right side of the camp and take the desired shield from the chest under the tent.

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It is one of the most easily accessible good items you can get since you won't have to deal with bosses or solve puzzles. At the same time, the usefulness of the Beast Crest Heater shield is disproportionately high compared to the method of obtaining it. To use this shield, you must meet the minimum requirement of 10 Strength, after which you will receive the following benefits:

Beast Crest Heater offers 100% protection against physical attacks, which will be helpful at all story stages. However, it is not particularly effective against other attack types, so it is worth having an alternative readily available.
This shield also has the common but useful Parry skill. This ability allows you to parry any melee attack to deflect it and break the enemy's stance at the same time. You need to use the ability right at the moment of the enemy's attack, and if successful, you will get an excellent opportunity for a critical counter-hit.
You can also infuse this shield with Ashes of War, giving it additional abilities. For example, you can use Ash of War: Barricade Shield to significantly increase the Hardness of your shield and save Stamina or something else for higher magic protection.