Proximity Shield
Proximity Shield is a defensive monster ability that prevents direct damage from hits and ailments from entities outside the shield.
Mechanics
Monsters inside a proximity shield cannot be damaged with hits from entities that are outside the shield when the hit occurs. Unlike a Frost WallFrost WallSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-33) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Creates a wall of ice which holds back enemies. Targets under the wall are damaged and pushed back.Deals (8-462) to (12-693) Cold Damage
Base duration is (3.00-4.90) seconds
0.15 seconds between appearance of Wall sections
Wall will be (2.8-5.6) meters long
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., proximity shields are not physical obstructions. They prevent damage based on location.
To counter proximity shields, the player has to closely approach enemies, or spawn damaging entities inside the shield, such as minions or proxies. Proximity shields do not prevent non-ailment damage over time, even if that damage over time is inflicted by a hit, like Essence DrainEssence DrainSpell, Projectile, Duration, Chaos, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%Requires Level 12Fires a projectile that applies a damage over time debuff when it hits. You are healed for a portion of the debuff damage. The debuff is spread by Contagion.Deals (9-644) to (13-966) Chaos Damage
Deals (31.2-1509.4) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 3.80 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Regenerate 0.50% of Debuff Damage as Life
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Regenerate +(0.025-0.5)% of Debuff Damage as LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or Corrupting FeverCorrupting FeverSpell, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (78-520) Life
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Draws out your own blood to power a buff for a duration, letting this skill inflict the Corrupting Blood debuff on enemies you hit, dealing physical damage over time for a short secondary duration. The buff's duration will be refreshed if you spend enough life before it expires.Deals (7.8-335.4) Base Physical Damage per second
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Base secondary duration is 1.00 seconds
Buff Duration is refreshed after you spend a total of (26-205) Life
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Players can benefit from proximity shields by stealing modifiers from enemies with HeadhunterHeadhunter
Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength
+(40-55) to Dexterity
+(50-60) to maximum Life
(20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters
When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and
judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat.
The head is where the Man is."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom or Inspired LearningInspired Learning
Crimson JewelRadius: SmallWith 4 Notables Allocated in Radius, When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 secondsIf you do not learn from a won battle
then you have already lost the war.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket., or by spawning allies with proximity shields, for example with Raise SpectreRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-28) Mana
Cast Time: 0.85 secRequires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres
Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances
55% more Minion Movement Speed
Minion Movement Speed is Capped
Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating
Raised Spectres are Level (28-70)
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Minions have +(1-20)% to all Elemental ResistancesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or Dominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 8 Mana
Attack Damage: (165-238)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-238)%Requires Level 28Attacks enemies with a melee strike, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed and a Sentinel of Dominance with the same rarity, prefix and suffix modifiers will be summoned for a longer secondary duration.Base duration is 1.00 seconds
Base secondary duration is 20.00 seconds
Maximum 9 Summoned Normal Sentinels of Dominance
Maximum 3 Summoned Magic Sentinels of Dominance
Maximum 1 Summoned Rare Sentinel of Dominance
25% Chance to Summon a Normal Sentinel of Dominance on Hitting a Unique Monster
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Minions have (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Variations of proximity shield exist:
- The Temporal Proximity Shield modifier can occur on enemies randomly. It also slows enemies.
- Expedition's Unearthed Soldiers temporarily buff themselves and nearby allies with a directional proximity shield, which can be bypassed by attacking from behind in addition to proximity.[1]
- Specific monster types can have proximity shields as a skill.
Proximity shield monsters
- Undying Evangelists in The Upper Sceptre of God (uses monster skill: MonsterProximityShield)[2][3]
- Docere Incarnatis, an Invasion boss
- Temple Guardian in Oriath Square, or Heretical Guardian in The Ruined Square, in Act 5
- Monsters with the implicit Proximity Shield Nemesis modifier
- Tormented Temptress unique area boss in Whakawairua Tuahu[4]
- Thornrunner vaal side area Hidden Patch boss[5]
Variants
Monster mod
Name | Generation Type | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Proximity Shield | Intrinsic | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Proximity Shield | Nemesis | 40 | N/A | no_proximity_shield 0 rare_minion 0 rare 600 |
Proximity Shield | Intrinsic | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Proximity Shield | Intrinsic | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Proximity Shield | Intrinsic | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Monster skills
The following monsters use skill version of Proximity Shield:
Monster names | skill ids |
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<<HRB29>> | MonsterProximityShieldHarbinger |
<<HRB29>> | MonsterProximityShieldHarbingerLarge |
Beacon of Inevitability | BlightRelicProximityShieldLarge |
Blighted Evangelist | Melee • BlightDelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield |
Blighted Relic | BlightRelicProximityShield |
Boss Daemon | NemesisDaemonProximityShield |
Boss Daemon | PerandusDaemonProximityShield • PerandusRevive • PerandusSummonBackup • PerandusChestDeleteTarget |
Daemon | AvatarProximityShield |
Daemon | MonsterProximityShieldElder |
Daemon | RepeatedPulseDegen • EssenceDaemonProximityShield |
Daemon | InvasionBeastBossDaemonProximityShield |
Daemon | PillarsOfVastiriProximityShield |
Daemon | PillarsOfVastiriProximityShieldLarge |
Daemon | TalismanT2ProjectileSpiral • TalismanT2DaemonProximityShield |
Daemon | MonsterProximityShieldLarge |
Daemon | UltimatumRelicProximityShield |
Daemon | VaultBossProximityShield |
Daemon | AncestralProximityShieldTrinket |
Docere Incarnatis | MonsterProximityShieldInvasion • MonsterDelayedBlastInvasion • ExperimenterStormCallInvasion • ExperimenterVaalStormCallInvasion • MonsterEnfeeble |
Fidelitas, Loyalty Undying | RapidSlam • AttackVortex • MeleeAtAnimationSpeedUnique • MaligaroDemonProximityShield |
Guraq, Daylight's Blade | ExileTemplarVaalThrownWeapon • ExileTemplarThrownWeapon • ExileTemplarFlameTotem • Melee • MonsterProximityShield |
Heretical Guardian | Melee • ReligiousTemplarCultistWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield |
Heretical Guardian | Melee • ReligiousTemplarCultistWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield |
Invisible | AncestralProximityShieldTotem |
Jodin Dusk, Infected Advocate | Melee • MonsterProximityShieldLarge • BlightUndyingBossProjectile |
Levioc, the Volcano | MonsterFirestormLegends • MonsterFlameRedLegends • MonsterRighteousFireLegends • MonsterProximityShieldLegends |
Lightborne Elite | AvariusJudgeFireball • MonsterProximityShield |
M'uneh | RapidSlam • AttackVortex • MeleeAtAnimationSpeedUnique • MaligaroDemonProximityShield |
Nemesis Daemon | NemesisDaemonProximityShield |
Orphaned Guardian | Melee • ReligiousTemplarCultistWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield |
Saintly Evangelist | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Storm Guard | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • AncestralProximityShield |
Storm Guard | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • AncestralProximityShield |
Student of Brutality | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Student of Brutality | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Tempest Daemon | TempestDaemonProximityShield |
Templar Conscript | Melee • LegionTemplarWeaponThrow • LegionMonsterProximityShield |
Templar Conscript | Melee • LegionTemplarWeaponThrow • LegionMonsterProximityShield |
Templar Conscript | Melee • LegionTemplarWeaponThrow • LegionMonsterProximityShield |
Templar Conscript | Melee • LegionTemplarWeaponThrow • LegionMonsterProximityShield |
Temple Guardian | Melee • ReligiousTemplarWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield |
Temple Guardian | Melee • ReligiousTemplarWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield |
Trap Daemon | NemesisDaemonProximityShield |
Trap Daemon | PopupProximityShieldMachinarium |
Undying Acolyte | WalkEmergeSynthesis • MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Undying Evangelist | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Undying Evangelist | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Undying Evangelist | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Undying Evangelist | MeleeAtAnimationSpeed • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.18.0 |
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3.16.0b |
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1.1.2 |
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1.0.5 |
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1.0.4 |
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1.0.3 |
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1.0.0 |
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References
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/175005585203396622/874436849928634388
- ↑ Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Undying/CityStalkerMaleCasterArmour
- ↑ Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Undying/CityStalkerMaleCasterArmour
- ↑ Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Seawitch/DarkSeaWitch
- ↑ Monster:Metadata/Monsters/Snake/SnakeScorpionBossSideArea