Elden Ring: Fingerprint Stone Shield Location

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One of the best things about Elden Ring is that it gives players so many weapons and items to use in battle. It's a game that can be customized to fit any player's particular style, allowing them to settle in with whatever weapon set and combat pacing they feel most comfortable with. Some opt to carry large greatswords, while others favor the speed of a dagger. But past all of the «traditional roles,» there are a wide array of interesting builds that utilize strange combos of weapons and actually manage to work quite well against opponents.

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A great example of this is the Fingerprint Stone Shield. This massive, hulking Greatshield allows players to become walking bunkers, hiding behind its insanely high defensive stats. By equipping a thrusting sword that does damage over time, they can hide behind their makeshift riot shield, avoiding damage, while thrusting towards the enemy once they have an opening. Thanks to the damage over time, players are able to bunker down and outlast their opponents. Here's how players can grab the Fingerprint Stone Shield in Elden Ring if they want to try the strategy for themselves.

The path to the Fingerprint Stone Shield is long and arduous. It's easily one of (if not THE) best Greatshields in the game, but players will have to embark on a journey across multiple areas to reach it. To gain access to the «jumping puzzle» guarding the Fingerprint Stone Shield, players first need to make it to the bottom of the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds. The danger-filled sewer-like catacombs are located in Leyndell, Royal Capital, a zone that players likely won't reach until the midgame at the earliest.

Although it is possible to make it to the city by piecing together the