Spectral Shield Throw

Spectral Shield ThrowAttack, Projectile, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-10) ManaRequires Level 28Throws a spectral copy of your shield as a projectile which cannot pierce, and deals off-hand damage augmented by the defences of the shield. When it collides with something it will shatter, launching a number of smaller shards as projectiles in all directions. Modifiers that cause additional projectiles to be fired will add more shards, not more copies of the shield.(47-203) to (70-304) Base Off Hand Physical Damage
(3-5) to (4-7) Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
Fires 3 additional Projectiles
Shard Projectiles Deal 50% less Damage
Primary Projectile Chains +3 Times

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
2% increased Projectile Speed1% increased Damage0.5% 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: 28Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemThrownShieldProjectile

Spectral Shield Throw is an attack skill. The user tosses their shield at an enemy. On impact, it deals physical damage to the enemy and releases shards that deals damage to nearby enemies. Unlike most attack skills, Spectral Shield Throw uses your shield's stats to calculate damage.

Skill functions and interactions

• Projectile Modifiers: The initial projectile from Spectral Shield Throw can be modified to chain and fork, but not to have additional projectiles or pierce. Support gems that add these effects will have their appropriate damage modifiers applied to all part of Spectral Shield Throw's damage.
• Fork: Fork splits the initial shield throw into two projectiles, which can then each individually chain or hit. Secondary projectiles (Shards) pierce by default and therefore are unmodifiable in functionality.
• Shards: The shield will only explode into shards after it is done forking and chaining. The shards can pierce.
• Projectile Speed: Increased projectile speed will increase the velocity of the initial shield throw. Similarly to Ethereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-20) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%
  Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives outwards in front of the caster which deal physical damage.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage
  Fires (10-13) Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., the distance the shards travel is affected by projectile speed.
• Increased Defences from Equipped Shield Passives: Despite raising the Defences of the equipped shield when taking passives of this nature, these passives do not raise the intrinsic values present on your shield and thus do NOT increase the damage of Spectral Shield Throw.
• Totems: Spectral Shield Throw cannot be supported by Ballista Totem SupportBallista Totem SupportBow, Projectile, Support, Totem
  Icon: R
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any bow or wand attack skill, causing it to summon a ballista totem that uses the skill for you.Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
  Supported Skills deal (32-24)% less Damage
  Supported Skills will summon a Ballista Totem which uses that Skill
  Totem lasts 8 seconds
  Supported Skills have +2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems
  Supported Skills have 50% less Attack Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Totem Placement speedThis 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..
• Attack Speed Modifiers: May not be acting as intended, with many modifiers not applying at 100% of their value.
• Unarmed: FacebreakerFacebreaker
  Strapped MittsEvasion: (30-39)
  Energy Shield: (7-9)Requires Level 16+30% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
  10% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
  (600-800)% more Physical Damage with Unarmed Melee Attacks
  Extra goreFly like a Storm Crow, crush like a Rhoa and Doryani's FistDoryani's Fist
  Vaal GauntletsArmour: (232-266)
  Energy Shield: (80-100)Requires Level 63, 100 StrGrants Level 20 Doryani's Touch Skill
  +(80-100) to maximum Energy Shield
  30% chance to Shock
  Adds (150-225) to (525-600) Lightning Damage to Unarmed Melee Hits
  Adds (90-135) to (315-360) Lightning Damage to Spells while Unarmed
  +(200-250) Energy Shield gained on Killing a Shocked Enemy
  30% increased Effect of Lightning AilmentsDoryani's ingenuity raised the Vaal Empire to unprecedented heights. His curiosity reduced it to ruins and bones. provide no damage bonus to Spectral Shield Throw.
• Wands: Can be used with a wand, as long as there is a shield in the offhand.
• Gloves: Sinistral GlovesSinistral GlovesEvasion: (236-271)Requires Level 70, 101 Dex25% reduced Attack Damage with Main Hand
  (40-50)% increased Attack Damage with Off Hand increase damage with offhand, which includes shield offhand damage.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Physical Damage	Added Physical Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	42	29	7	47 to 70	3 to 4	0	0
2	31	46	32	7	53 to 80	3 to 4	199345	199345
3	34	50	35	7	60 to 90	3 to 4	285815	485160
4	37	54	37	7	67 to 101	3 to 4	401344	886504
5	40	58	40	7	76 to 113	3 to 4	554379	1440883
6	42	60	42	7	81 to 122	4 to 5	477437	1918320
7	44	63	44	8	87 to 131	4 to 5	583786	2502106
8	46	66	46	8	94 to 141	4 to 5	710359	3212465
9	48	68	48	8	101 to 151	4 to 5	1355511	4567976
10	50	71	49	8	108 to 162	4 to 5	1138877	5706853
11	52	74	51	8	115 to 173	4 to 5	1368233	7075086
12	54	76	53	8	123 to 185	4 to 6	1638338	8713424
13	56	79	55	9	131 to 197	4 to 6	1956648	10670072
14	58	82	57	9	140 to 210	4 to 6	3655184	14325256
15	60	84	59	9	149 to 224	4 to 6	3017327	17342583
16	62	87	60	9	159 to 238	4 to 6	7759995	25102578
17	64	90	62	9	169 to 254	4 to 6	15138193	40240771
18	66	92	64	9	180 to 270	5 to 7	26083825	66324596
19	68	95	66	10	191 to 286	5 to 7	62620247	128944843
20	70	98	68	10	203 to 304	5 to 7	211708088	340652931
21	72	100	70	10	215 to 322	5 to 7	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	10	228 to 342	5 to 7	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	10	241 to 362	5 to 7	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	10	256 to 384	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	11	271 to 406	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	11	286 to 430	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	11	303 to 454	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	11	320 to 480	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	11	338 to 507	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	11	357 to 536	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	11	367 to 550	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	12	377 to 565	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	12	387 to 581	6 to 8	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	12	398 to 597	7 to 9	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	12	409 to 613	7 to 9	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	12	420 to 629	7 to 9	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	12	431 to 646	7 to 9	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	13	442 to 664	7 to 9	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	13	454 to 681	7 to 9	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	13	466 to 700	7 to 9	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Spectral Shield Throw can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Spectral Shield Throw can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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 ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗

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 ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Maramoa	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Spectral Shield Throw:

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

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Spectral Shield Throw.

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 Spectral Shield Throw Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Spectral Shield Throw Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Spectral Shield Throw Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Num Of Additional Projectiles 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Spectral Shield Throw fires 2 additional Shard Projectiles	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Num Of Additional Projectiles 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Spectral Shield Throw fires 3 additional Shard Projectiles	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speed	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Spectral Shield Throw has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Stygian Spectral Shield ThrowStygian Spectral Shield ThrowSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Shield Throw becomes a Stygian Effect.	Your Spectral Shield Throw becomes a Stygian Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	Spectral Shield Throw now has a base Attack Time of 0.65 seconds at all gem levels (previously 0.7-0.6 seconds). Now has 3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield at gem level 1 (previously 4 to 5), up to 5 to 7 at gem level 20 (previously 6 to 8). Now deals 47 to 70 Base Off Hand Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 58 to 86), up to 203 to 304 at gem level 20 (previously 399 to 599). The Merciless Labyrinth Enchantment for Spectral Shield Throw now grants “Spectral Shield Throw Fires 2 additional projectiles” (previously 3). Existing items with this Enchantment are unaffected. The Eternal Labyrinth Enchantment for Spectral Shield Throw now grants “Spectral Shield Throw Fires 3 additional projectiles” (previously 5). Existing items with this Enchantment are unaffected.
3.15.0	Spectral Shield Throw's default behaviour has been reworked to be more similar to the Divide and Conquer threshold jewel (which has also been reworked). No longer "double-hits" against single targets in general. Now requires character level 28 to use at gem level 1 (previously character level 12). Now fires 3 additional Projectiles (previously 13). Primary Projectile now Chains +3 times. Additional Chains now apply to both the Primary and Secondary Projectiles. Shard Projectiles now deal 50% less Damage (previously 75%). Now deals 58 to 86 Base Off Hand Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 20 to 30), up to 399 to 599 at gem level 20 (previously 200 to 301). Now deals 4 to 5 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield at gem level 1, up to 6 to 8 at gem level 20 (previously 3 to 4 at all levels). No longer has +0.2% to Critical Strike Chance per 10 Maximum Energy Shield on Shield.
3.13.0	Now deals 20 to 30 base off hand physical damage at gem level 1 (from 18 to 27), up to 200 to 301 at gem level 20 (from 182 to 272). Now has +0.2% base critical strike chance per 10 maximum energy shield on your shield (from 0.1% per 10). Now deals 3 to 4 added physical damage per 15 armour or evasion rating on shield (from 2 to 3 added physical damage per 15 armour or evasion rating).
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality.
3.7.0	Now deals 18 to 27 base off hand physical damage at gem level 1 (from 13 to 19), up to 182 to 272 at gem level 20 (from 132 to 198). Now fires more projectiles on shield impact as the skill levels up, up to 13 at gem level 20 (from 8 at all levels). Now has a base off hand attack time of 0.7 seconds at gem level 1 (from 0.65), down to 0.6 seconds at gem level 20 (from 0.56).
3.6.0	Base Off Hand Attack Time is now 0.65 seconds at gem level 1 (from 0.7 seconds) and 0.56 seconds at gem level 20 (from 0.61 seconds). Base projectile speed is now slightly faster.
3.2.0	Added a new Dexterity/Strength Skill Gem - Spectral Shield Throw: Throws a spectral copy of your shield as a projectile which cannot pierce, and deals off-hand damage augmented by the defences of the shield. When it collides with something it will shatter, launching a number of smaller shards as projectiles in all directions. Modifiers that cause additional projectiles to be fired will add more shards, not more copies of the shield.