Tempest ShieldSpell, Lightning, Chaining, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.25 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 16Enchants your shield with the power of storms, which lashes out to deal arcing lightning damage to attackers when you block them. Blocking refreshes the duration of Tempest Shield.Deals (24-284) to (36-426) Lightning Damage +3% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield Chains +1 Times Base duration is 12 seconds +3% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 1% increased Lightning DamageChains +0.1 Times+0.05% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield +0.05% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a ShieldPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Tempest Shield is a spell that applies a buff that empowers your shield, granting increased block chance and dealing lightning damage to the attacker, chaining to nearby enemies, whenever you block. The skill expires after a duration but is refreshed after a successful block.
Damage on Blocking: This spell will damage the attacker whenever you successfully block any direct attack or spell (assuming you have passives or an item with x% of Block Chance applied to Spells to allow blocking of spells).
Chaining: The damage on block chains from the attacker to the nearest enemy in a range. The number of times the lightning damage chains can be increased by supporting Tempest Shield with Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile Icon: c Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining rangeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., by equipping MjölnerMjölner GavelOne Handed Mace Physical Damage: (97.2-118.8) to (181.8-222.2) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.15 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 412 Str, 300 Int15% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdTrigger a Socketed Lightning Spell on Hit, with a 0.25 second Cooldown Socketed Lightning Spells have no Cost if Triggered +300 Intelligence Requirement +200 Strength Requirement (80-120)% increased Physical Damage Skills Chain +1 times (80-100)% increased Lightning DamageLook the storm in the eye and you will have its respect. or equipping a helmet with an Tempest Shield chains an additional x timesenchantment.
Necromantic Aegis does not cause Tempest Shield to be applied to Minions. The block chance will be lost and Tempest Shield can no longer deal damage because you are not using a shield.[1]
On hit effects: Tempest Shield can be supported with skills that provide bonuses on hit, such as Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger Icon: & Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Supported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit You cannot Cast Supported Curse Spells 35% less Effect of Supported Curses Supported Skills have (50-31)% reduced Curse Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Curse DurationThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Power Charge On Critical SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportCritical, Support Icon: P Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (35-54)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike Supported Skills deal 4% more Damage per Power Charge
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical StrikeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Blind SupportBlind SupportSupport Icon: x Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have 10% chance to Blind enemies on hit Supported Skills have (0-38)% increased Blinding duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Blind EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and leech. These bonuses will be given whenever the player successfully blocks.
Weapon swapping: Switching weapon sets will not deactivate Tempest Shield, if that weapon set includes a shield.
Gem level progression
Level
Lightning Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
16
18
26
38 to 115
0
0
2
20
22
31
51 to 154
49725
49725
3
24
25
37
68 to 203
95714
145439
4
28
29
42
88 to 264
169595
315034
5
31
32
46
106 to 318
199345
514379
6
34
35
50
128 to 383
285815
800194
7
37
37
54
153 to 458
401344
1201538
8
40
40
58
182 to 545
554379
1755917
9
43
43
62
215 to 646
755049
2510966
10
46
46
66
255 to 764
1016533
3527499
11
49
48
70
300 to 901
1898602
5426101
12
52
51
74
353 to 1060
1964019
7390120
13
55
54
78
415 to 1244
2573731
9963851
14
58
57
82
486 to 1457
4676439
14640290
15
60
59
84
539 to 1616
3017327
17657617
16
62
60
87
597 to 1792
7823001
25480618
17
64
62
90
662 to 1985
15264208
40744826
18
66
64
92
733 to 2198
26272845
67017671
19
68
66
95
811 to 2432
62872274
129889945
20
70
68
98
896 to 2688
212023122
341913067
21
72
70
100
990 to 2970
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
1093 to 3280
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
1207 to 3620
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
1331 to 3992
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
1467 to 4401
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
1617 to 4850
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
1780 to 5341
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
1960 to 5880
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
2157 to 6470
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
2372 to 7116
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
2487 to 7462
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
2608 to 7824
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
2734 to 8203
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
2866 to 8599
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
3004 to 9013
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
3149 to 9447
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
3300 to 9900
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
3458 to 10375
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
3624 to 10871
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
3797 to 11390
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Tempest Shield can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Tempest Shield 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 corruptedlevel 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
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
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.
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
, by equipping 
MjölnerMjölner
or equipping a helmet with an Tempest Shield chains an additional x times enchantment.
Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger
, 
Power Charge On Critical SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportCritical, Support
, 
Blind SupportBlind SupportSupport
and leech. These bonuses will be given whenever the player successfully blocks.
The Cataclysm
The Cataclysm
13Level 21 Spell Gem
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Celestial Tempest Shield EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Tempest Shield becomes a Celestial Effect.
Invisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.