Shield Charge
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In the hands of a talented combatant, even a shield becomes a deadly weapon. With Shield Charge, a warrior dashes forward at a single enemy, slamming them senseless. The violence of the charge will push nearby foes out of its path, and inflict great damage on target. An opponent unlucky enough to be struck by the full brunt of a Shield Charge will be knocked back and stunned for a time.
Description on the official Path of Exile website [1]
Shield Charge is an attack skill. The player charges at an enemy and bashes it with his shield. The target is damaged, knocked back, and stunned. Enemies in the way are pushed to the side.
Skill functions and interactions
- Damage and reduced enemy stun threshold are proportional to the distance charged. The maximum charge distance is 60 units[2] Note that the in-game average damage tooltip for Shield Charge does not factor in the bonus gained from charge distance.
- The damage dealt on strike is based on the main hand weapon and is not affected by the shield in any way. Shield Charge can also be used unarmed; however, it cannot be used with a wand.
- Area of Effect: Shield Charge deals AoE damage at the end animation of the charge in a circle in front of the player. Modifiers to area radius and damage affect the skill.
- Use time: Shield Charge has a special base use time of 1.0 seconds (when charging to the maximum distance) that overrides the base attack time of any weapon equipped. Note that the attack time of the skill displayed in-game is erroneously affected by the base attack time of the weapon. Both local and global attack speed modifiers apply to this use time, increasing the speed at which the skill is performed, including both the charging speed and the recovery animation at the end. Furthermore, modifiers to movement speed affect the charging animation speed.[3]
- Shield Charge cannot be supported by Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Multistrike Support".
Gem level progression
Level | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 13 | 35 | 9569 | 9569 |
3 | 17 | 43 | 28189 | 37758 |
4 | 21 | 52 | 59146 | 96904 |
5 | 25 | 60 | 111192 | 208096 |
6 | 29 | 69 | 193800 | 401896 |
7 | 33 | 77 | 320280 | 722176 |
8 | 36 | 83 | 359090 | 1081266 |
9 | 39 | 90 | 498508 | 1579774 |
10 | 42 | 96 | 682057 | 2261831 |
11 | 45 | 102 | 921777 | 3183608 |
12 | 48 | 109 | 1727879 | 4911487 |
13 | 51 | 115 | 1791769 | 6703256 |
14 | 54 | 121 | 2353679 | 9056935 |
15 | 57 | 127 | 3070912 | 12127847 |
16 | 60 | 134 | 9095466 | 21223313 |
17 | 63 | 140 | 16039890 | 37263203 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 29817117 | 67080320 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 62895056 | 129975376 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 212051599 | 342026975 |
21 | 72 | 159 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Quest reward
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Vendor reward
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Shield Charge.
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 | |
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Enchantment Shield Charge Attack Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 10% increased Shield Charge Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shield Charge Attack Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 15% increased Shield Charge Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shield Charge Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Shield Charge Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Shield Charge Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Shield Charge Damage | helmet 100 |
EnchantmentShieldChargeDamagePerTargetHit1 | 1 | N/A | 6% increased Shield Charge Damage per Enemy Hit | helmet 0 |
EnchantmentShieldChargeDamagePerTargetHit2 | 1 | N/A | 9% increased Shield Charge Damage per Enemy Hit | helmet 0 |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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2.6.0 |
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2.3.0e |
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2.3.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.3.1b |
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1.3.0e |
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1.3.0 |
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0.11.1c |
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0.11.1b |
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0.11.1 |
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0.11.0 |
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0.10.0c |
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0.10.0 |
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0.9.12t |
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0.9.12qq |
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0.9.10 |
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0.9.6b |
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0.9.4 |
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0.9.1 | |
0.8.3 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Path of Exile. "Strength skills". Official Path of Exile website.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mark_GGG (July 11, 2013). "Shield Charge". Official Path of Exile website. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mark_GGG (June 14, 2016). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved June 14, 2016.