The Silver Mirrorshield is the Best Magic Defense in Elden Ring
When exploring the treacherous world of Elden Ring, surviving magic attacks from formidable foes like Rennala and Astel is crucial. After testing all options thoroughly, I believe the Silver Mirrorshield reigns supreme for magic defense due to its incredibly high 89% magic damage negation. Pairing the mirror-like shield with the proper spells, armor sets, and talismans outlined below will transform you into a mage-slaying machine in Elden Ring!
Breaking Down the Potent Silver Mirrorshield
The Silver Mirrorshield has the highest magic defense of any shield in the game by a massive margin. In addition, it provides 100% physical damage negation and 55 guard boost, allowing you to block magic and melee attacks with ease. These stats make it the undisputed best-in-class magic defense option for Elden Ring.
According to testing by prominent community members, the Silver Mirrorshield was able to completely block spells like Glintstone Cometshard and Magic Glintblade from even the most powerful sorcerers. Additionally, players reported barely losing any stamina when blocking menacing magic attacks like Stars of Ruin and Ranni‘s Dark Moon.
While this towering greatshield excels in magic and physical defense, it does fall slightly behind other greatshields in certain resistances:
| Damage Type | Silver Mirrorshield Negation |
|---|---|
| Magic | 89% |
| Fire | 57% |
| Lightning | 55% |
| Holy | 46% |
As you can see, the fire, lightning, and holy defenses lag behind top greatshields like theFingerprint Stone Shield and Erdtree Greatshield. But for pure magic defense, the Silver Mirrorshield blows the competition away.
Wielding this shield transforms you into an impenetrable wall against even the most devastating magic in the game. But the Silver Mirrorshield alone isn‘t enough to make you a true mage slayer…
Complementing with Lusat‘s Armor Set
While the Silver Mirrorshield handles blocking magic attacks, you still need armor that provides strong magic damage negation against spells that get through. For that, the armor set of legendary sorcerer Lusat is your best bet.
Lusat‘s robes, crown, gauntlets, and leggings provide the highest magic defense of all armor sets when upgraded to max level. In addition, Lusat‘s crown boosts the damage of his signature sorcery Stars of Ruin – one of the most oppressive magic spells in Elden Ring PvP due to its frostbite buildup.
Here is how the individual pieces of Lusat‘s armor stack up:
| Armor Piece | Magic Negation | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Lusat‘s Robes | 37 | 7.5 |
| Lusat‘s Crown | 32 | 3.4 |
| Lusat‘s Gauntlets | 30 | 3.7 |
| Lusat‘s Leggings | 28 | 5.8 |
As you can see, each piece provides extremely high magic defense for their relatively low weight costs.
The main downside is the high intelligence requirement to wield Lusat‘s crown and robes effectively. This can be offset through gear like the Faithful‘s Canvas Talisman to hit the minimum requirement.
When combined with the Silver Mirrorshield, Lusat‘s full armor set makes you a mage‘s worst nightmare – blocking their most devastating spells while suffering minimal damage from any magic leaking through your guard.
Amplifying Defense with Support Spells & Talismans
While your shield and armor form your core magic defense, you can amplify it greatly through support spells, consumables, and talismans:
- Golden Vow – This incantation can further bolster your magic negation by 15% for you and nearby allies. Golden Vow lasts 90 seconds and its effect stacks with other damage negation boosts.
- Magic Scorpion Charm – Raises magic damage negation by 12%. Excellent for offsetting your armor‘s weaknesses.
- Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman – Boosts physical damage negation by 20%, allowing you to block spells and attacks without losing much stamina.
- Boiled Crab – Consumable that temporarily raises magic and physical damage negation by 8%. Effect stacks with Golden Vow.
- Clarifying Boluses – Cures frostbuildup, an extremely deadly status affliction caused by sorceries like Stars of Ruin.
Proper use of these consumables and talismans at key moments in boss fights can save your life against devastating magic spam.
By combining all these options – the Silver Mirrorshield, Lusat‘s armor set, support talismans/spells, and consumables – you will reach incredible magic damage negation:
- 89% (Mirrorshield) + 15% (Golden Vow) + 12% (Scorpion Charm) = 116% Magic Negation
This lets you soak spells like Glintstone Pebble without even denting your health bar. You officially gain the title of mage slayer with defenses this formidable!
Conquering Magic With My Build
As a passionate Elden Ring player with hundreds of hours invested, I‘ve thoroughly tested magic defense options against the game‘s toughest foes. While many setups are viable, none come close to the sheer magical impenetrability of combining the Silver Mirrorshield and Lusat‘s armor set.
Through relentless trial-and-error, I‘ve perfected integrating support spells, consumables, and talismans into this build to push magic defense to its upper limits. It truly embodies the fantasy of an unstoppable knight soaked in sorcery – proudly marching through Azur and Lusat‘s most lethal incantations to cut them down!
This concludes my deep-dive into mastering magic defense for Elden Ring. Let me know in the comments if this guide helps you finally conquer that magic-spamming foe that has been giving you nightmares! I‘m happy to answer any questions. Now get out there, Tarnished!
