Shield Crush

Shield CrushAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 8 ManaSwipe your shield, dealing area damage in three waves in front of you. Enemies can be hit by two of the waves where they overlap.(4-286) to (6-429) Base Off Hand Physical Damage
(3-4) to (4-6) Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
+(0-6) to radius

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of Effect0.5% increased Attack Speed+1% to Critical Strike Multiplier per 100 Maximum Energy Shield on ShieldPlace 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/SkillGemShieldCrush

Shield Crush is a melee attack skill. The user swipes their shield, dealing area damage in three waves in front of them. Enemies can be hit by two of the waves where they overlap. Like Spectral Shield Throw, Shield Crush uses your shield's stats to calculate damage.

Shield Crush requires a shield.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Shield Crush.

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 Shield Crush Attack Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% increased Shield Crush Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Shield Crush Attack Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% increased Shield Crush Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Shield Crush Central Cone Area 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Shield Crush central wave has 16% more Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Shield Crush Central Cone Area 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Shield Crush central wave has 24% more Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Shield Crush Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Shield Crush Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Shield Crush Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Shield Crush Damage	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	Shield Crush now has a base Attack Time of 0.8 seconds at all gem levels (previously 0.85-0.76 seconds). Now has 3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 5 to 7 at gem level 20 (previously 4 to 6). Now deals 4 to 6 Base Off Hand Physical Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 172 to 258 at gem level 20 (previously 286 to 429).
3.15.0	Shield Crush has been added to the game.