Scold's Bridle

Scold's Bridle is a unique Mind CageMind CageEnergy Shield: 69Requires Level 65, 138 Int.

Mechanics

Scold's Bridle's unique modifier causes the player to take physical damage whenever mana is spent. This includes mana spent at every stage of a channelled skill. The damage is secondary damage. The amount of damage taken from this effect is affected by physical damage reduction, such as from armour or endurance charges, as well as modifiers to damage taken, such as from Fortify or .

Blood Magic: Life spent instead of mana by skills with Blood Magic does not count toward Scold's Bridle's damage effect.

Eldritch Battery: When the Eldritch Battery keystone is allocated, any Energy Shield spent instead of mana does not count towards Scold's Bridle's damage effect.

On hit effects: The damage taken is considered a hit, and triggers "on hit" effects, including from Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten ShellVaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: InstantApplies a buff that raises your armour, and takes some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Each second, the skill deals reflected damage to surrounding enemies based on the damage taken by the buff in that second. When the buff is removed, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken by the buff. You cannot have the buff at the same time as any other Guard skill.Per 1% Quality:1Superior1% increased Skill Effect DurationBase duration is 9 seconds
Buff grants +(25-429) to Armour
(30-35)% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take Damage equal to 30% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 30000
Reflects (300-9000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage each second,
or when Buff expires or is depleted
Buff grants (20-29)% more Armour
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., the Juggernaut passive Unflinching, or VengeanceVengeanceTrigger, Attack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Attack Damage: (170-255)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-255)%Requires Level 24Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. Requires a Melee Weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% chance to Trigger this Skill when Hit1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% increased Damage2% chance to gain 1 Rage on HitDeals (170-255)% of Base Attack Damage
30% chance to Trigger this Skill when Hit
(8-56) to (12-85) Added Attack Physical Damage
You cannot use this Attack directlyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., even if the damage is reduced to 0, such as while under the effect of Immortal CallImmortal CallSpell, Duration, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (21-36) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 34Take less Physical and Elemental Damage for a short time. Consumes up to 5 Endurance Charges to lengthen the buff and further lessen Physical Damage taken. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate-0.1% less Physical Damage taken per Endurance Charge removed
0.1% less Elemental Damage taken per Endurance Charge removedBase duration is 1 seconds
(25-34)% less Elemental Damage taken
(25-35)% less Physical Damage taken
15% less Physical Damage taken per Endurance Charge removed
20% increased Buff Duration per Endurance Charge removed
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. Damage from Scold's Bridle can also trigger spells linked to Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
Icon: !
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills require 1% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.. However, using a skill that costs no mana will neither deal damage nor trigger on hit effects.

Damage shift: The physical damage from Scold's Bridle can be taken as another damage type by using x% of Physical Damage taken as modifiers, such as from or . However, Scold's Bridle will never be able to apply ignite on the character, not even if the player has +x% chance to be Ignited, such as from being cursed by FlammabilityFlammabilitySpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (24-50) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their fire resistance and giving them a chance to be ignited when hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentIgnite on Cursed enemies has 0.5% increased DurationCurses inflicted by this Skill have +0.25 to maximum DoomHits against Cursed Enemies have +1% chance to IgniteBase duration is (9-10.9) seconds
Cursed enemies have -(25-44)% to Fire Resistance
Hits against Cursed Enemies have +25% chance to Ignite
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
+(0-10) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or equipping items like , it will also never inflict bleed, because only attacks can inflict said ailment. Damage Conversion modifiers, which can be found on , for example, do not affect Scold's Bridle's damage. The damage is neither attack or spell so that it cannot be blocked

Critical hits: Damage from Scold's Bridle cannot roll a critical hit, even when using the Assassin's MarkAssassin's MarkSpell, Duration, Curse, Mark
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses a single enemy, making them more vulnerable to Critical Strikes. Killing the cursed enemy will grant life and mana, and a power charge. You can only have one Mark at a time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentCursed Enemies have a 0.25% chance to grant a Power Charge when HitCursed enemies take 0.2% increased DamageHits against Cursed Enemies have +0.01% to Critical Strike ChanceBase duration is (6-9.8) seconds
Hits against Cursed Enemies have +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Hits against Cursed Enemies have +1.5% to Critical Strike Chance
Cursed enemies grant (65-600) Life when Killed
Cursed enemies grant (25-80) Mana when Killed
Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Power Charge when slainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. curse or jewel.

Item acquisition

This item is drop disabled.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.5.0	Clarified the description on Scold's Bridle's key mod to clarify it does not apply when spending mana on a reservation, only for costs. This, too, is a purely cosmetic change
2.6.0	The Mod on Scolds has changed to care about the amount of Mana spent, not the Mana Cost of the skill.
1.3.1	No longer damages totems, traps or mines. Fixed a bug where Doedre's Elixir and Scold's Bridle could stun the player.
1.3.0	Introduced to the game.