Steelskin

SteelskinSpell, Duration, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Applies a buff which can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take (54-2209) Damage
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSteelskin

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	16	4	0	0
2	6	20	5	841	841
3	9	27	5	3099	3940
4	12	33	6	7433	11373
5	16	41	7	22895	34268
6	20	50	7	49725	83993
7	24	58	8	95714	179707
8	28	67	9	169595	349302
9	32	75	10	283759	633061
10	36	83	10	453996	1087057
11	40	92	11	703128	1790185
12	44	100	12	1061223	2851408
13	48	109	12	2065870	4917278
14	52	117	13	2507110	7424388
15	55	123	14	2573731	9998119
16	58	130	14	7611351	17609470
17	61	136	15	13437908	31047378
18	64	142	15	25052147	56099525
19	67	148	16	43869436	99968961
20	70	155	16	242081178	342050139
21	72	159	17	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	17	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	18	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	18	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	18	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	19	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	19	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	19	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	20	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	20	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	20	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	20	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	21	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	21	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	21	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	21	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	21	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	22	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	22	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	22	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Steelskin can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Steelskin can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Steelskin:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Steelskin.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Steelskin Additional Physical Damage Reduction 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Steelskin grants 8% additional Physical Damage Reduction	helmet 100
Enchantment Steelskin Additional Physical Damage Reduction 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Steelskin grants 12% additional Physical Damage Reduction	helmet 100
Enchantment Steelskin Damage Limit 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Steelskin Buff can take 30% increased amount of Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Steelskin Damage Limit 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Steelskin Buff can take 45% increased amount of Damage	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Steelskin has been added to the game.