Shield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% AoE Radius: 8 / 16Requires Level 4Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing off-hand damage in a small area in front of you. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. The further you travel, the more damage you deal, and the greater your chance of stunning enemies.(9-252) to (13-378) Base Off Hand Physical Damage (3-8) to (5-12) Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance 100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance (90-109)% increased Movement Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Shield Charge is an attackmovementtravelskill. The user charges at a location with their shield, dealing area damage while moving and on arrival. Enemies in the path of the charge are knocked back. Unlike most attack skills, Shield Charge uses your shield's stats to calculate damage.
Shield charge can be used in two ways: a shield charge that moves toward a distant target, or a stationary shield bash against a nearby target.
If used to charge to another location, the user will begin moving immediately, damaging enemies in a very small area around them while charging, in a small circle on arrival, and in a much larger frontal cone on arrival. Each enemy can only be hit once per use of Shield Charge.
If used against a close target, the user stays stationary and bashes with their shield, only dealing damage in a frontal cone.
Attack time: Shield Charge gains its base attack time from the gem, not the weapon or the shield. This time is used at the end of a charge: one attack time must pass before the user can perform another attack. Global attack speed modifiers will decrease this delay. The attack time of stationary uses is 30% slower.
Movement speed: The speed of the charge is scaled by the user's movement speed, as well as global modifiers to attack speed. Shield Charge gains considerable movement speed from the gem, gem levels, and gem quality.
Distance: Damage and reduced enemy stun threshold are proportional to the distance charged. The maximum charge distance is 6 metres.[1] Note that the in-game average damage tooltip for Shield Charge does not factor in the bonus gained from charge distance.
Area of Effect: All hits by Shield Charge deal area damage. All of its damaging areas can be scaled by modifiers to area of effect.
Shield: Like other shield skills, damage dealt is based on the equipped shield and global stats. Stats local or specific to the main hand weapon do not apply; shield charge hits will not proc effects that require weapon hits, such as The Poet's PenThe Poet's Pen Carved WandWand Physical Damage: 9-17 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: (1.62-1.68)Requires Level 12, 47 Int(11-15)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of SocketedSkill Gems per 25 Player Levels Trigger a SocketedSpell when you Attack with this Weapon, with a 0.25 second Cooldown Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels (8-12)% increased Attack SpeedIn every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic., Cospri's MaliceCospri's Malice Jewelled FoilOne Handed Sword Elemental Damage: (80-100) to (160-200) Critical Strike Chance: 5.50% Attacks per Second: (1.73-1.82) Weapon Range: 1.4 metresRequires Level 68, 212 Dex, 257 Int+25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierTrigger a Socketed Cold Spell on Melee Critical Strike, with a 0.25 second Cooldown No Physical Damage Adds (80-100) to (160-200) Cold Damage Adds (40-60) to (90-110) Cold Damage to Spells (8-14)% increased Attack Speed +257 Intelligence Requirement 60% increased Critical Strike Chance against Chilled EnemiesBreathe deep, my child. Let the frigid air engulf your soul. Embrace the eternal cold, And it will embrace you back., or 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..
Repeating: Shield Charge cannot be supported by Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support Icon: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee DamageThis 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.. If it gains repeats from another source, only the frontal cone part of the skill will be repeated.[2]
Gem level progression
Level
Movement Speed
Physical Damage
Added Physical Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
10
29
90%
12 to 18
3 to 4
0
0
2
13
35
91%
14 to 22
3 to 4
9569
9569
3
17
43
92%
18 to 27
3 to 4
28189
37758
4
21
52
93%
22 to 33
4 to 5
59146
96904
5
25
60
94%
27 to 40
4 to 5
111192
208096
6
29
69
95%
32 to 48
4 to 5
193800
401896
7
33
77
96%
38 to 57
4 to 5
320280
722176
8
36
83
97%
43 to 64
4 to 5
359090
1081266
9
39
90
98%
48 to 72
4 to 5
498508
1579774
10
42
96
99%
54 to 81
4 to 5
682057
2261831
11
45
102
100%
60 to 90
4 to 5
921777
3183608
12
48
109
101%
66 to 100
4 to 6
1727879
4911487
13
51
115
102%
74 to 110
4 to 6
1791769
6703256
14
54
121
103%
81 to 122
4 to 6
2353679
9056935
15
57
127
104%
90 to 134
4 to 6
3070912
12127847
16
60
134
105%
98 to 148
4 to 6
9095466
21223313
17
63
140
106%
108 to 162
4 to 6
16039890
37263203
18
66
146
107%
119 to 178
5 to 7
29817117
67080320
19
68
151
108%
126 to 189
5 to 7
62895056
129975376
20
70
155
109%
134 to 200
5 to 7
212051599
342026975
21
72
159
110%
142 to 213
5 to 7
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
111%
150 to 225
5 to 7
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
112%
159 to 239
5 to 7
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
113%
169 to 253
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
114%
179 to 268
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
115%
189 to 283
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
116%
200 to 300
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
117%
211 to 317
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
118%
223 to 335
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
119%
236 to 353
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
119%
242 to 363
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
120%
249 to 373
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
120%
255 to 383
6 to 8
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
121%
262 to 394
7 to 9
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
121%
270 to 404
7 to 9
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
122%
277 to 415
7 to 9
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
122%
284 to 426
7 to 9
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
123%
292 to 438
7 to 9
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
123%
300 to 450
7 to 9
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
124%
308 to 462
7 to 9
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Shield Charge can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Shield Charge 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:
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.
Now has a Mana cost of 6 at gem level 1, scaling up to 10 at gem level 20 (previously 10 at all gem levels).
Now has a level requirement of 4 at gem level 1 (previously 10), and a Strength requirement of 16 at gem level 1 (previously 29).
Now deals 9 to 13 Base Off Hand Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 12 to 18), scaling up to 252 to 378 at gem level 20 (previously 134 to 200).
It has 3 to 5 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield at gem level 1 (previously 3 to 4), scaling up to 8 to 12 at gem level 20 (previously 5 to 7).
Shield Charge is now offered to the Marauder, Duelist, Templar, and Scion for completing Breaking Some Eggs, and can be purchased from Nessa by all classes.
Improved the behaviour of some travel skills when repeated through Echoing Shrine or the Echoist modifier gained by killing monsters. Flame Dash, Whirling Blades and Dash now repeat in the same direction as the initial use. Shield Charge is now able to repeat, though only the larger area attack performed upon reaching your target is repeated. Attacking in place with Leap Slam now repeats in the same direction as the initial use.
Shield Charge now has a base Attack Time of 0.5 seconds at all gem levels (previously 0.53-0.47 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 12 to 18 Base Off Hand Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 16 to 25), up to 134 to 200 at gem level 20 (previously 350 to 525).
Now deals 16 to 25 Base Off Hand Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 16 to 24), up to 320 to 525 at gem level 20 (previously 190 to 284).
Now deals 3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 4 to 6 at gem level 20 (previously 3 to 4).
No longer has +0.2% to Critical Strike Chance per 10 Maximum Energy Shield on Shield.
Shield Charge now uses your equipped shield, including any cosmetics applied to it, for its effect, with the exception of the "Focus" shields (pure Intelligence base types).
Now deals damage in a cone, rather than a circle, on impact.
Now bashes when used against targets at very close ranges.
Can now be used with wands.
Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 100% at gem level 1 (from 50%), remaining the same through to gem level 20 (from 61%).
Now has 75% increased Stun Threshold Reduction on enemies at maximum charge distance (from 50%).
Now deals 150% more damage with hits at maximum charge distance (from 200%).
Now grants 90% increased movement speed during the attack at gem level 1 (from 75%), up to 109% at gem level 20 (from 94%).
Now has a mana cost of 10 (from 8) at all gem levels.
Now gains 1% increased movement speed per 1% gem quality (previously 1% increased damage per 1% quality).
Now deals damage based on your equipped shield, not your weapon. Here's how it does it:
Base off hand critical strike chance is 5%.
Adds 0.1% to critical strike chance per 10 maximum energy shield on shield.
Deals 11 to 17 base off hand physical damage at gem level 1, up to 132 to 198 at gem level 20.
Adds 2 to 3 physical damage per 15 armour or evasion rating on shield.
Base off hand attack time is 0.53 seconds at gem level 1, down to 0.48 seconds at gem level 20.
Now has three distinct sections—the start of the charge, the movement part of the charge, and the attack at the end of the charge. Your weapon's base attack time now affects the start and end, and movement speed and increases to global attack speed now affect the middle. Local attack speed modifiers no longer affect the middle movement part of the charge, whereas previously they would.
In other words, while using Brightbeak will cause the start and end of the charge to be quicker, it will not cause you to move from point A to point B any more quickly. For that, you need to invest in global attack speed and movement speed.
To help compensate for this loss in movement speed for most characters, Shield Charge now gains 1% increased movement speed as the gem levels up.
Fixed an issue where Shield Charge had two separate damage modifiers at gem level 2 and above, which displayed as "Deals 50% base damage, Deals 101.2% of base damage". These have been combined into one modifier.
Shield Charge is now an Area of Effect skill. It deals damage to enemies you collide with as you charge, then deals a larger aoe at the end of the charge. It no longer always stuns. It gains more damage and stun threshold reduction the further you travel, up to a certain distance.
Fixed a crash with Shield Charge and Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE Icon: S Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130% AoE Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills deal 40% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Area of 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..
The Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE Icon: S Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130% AoE Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills deal 40% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Area of 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.support gem now works with Shield Charge.
Shield Charge now provides no damage bonus if used at minimum range, because it's fast and doesn't miss. It still provides the same damage bonus at longer ranges.
The damage dealt by a Shield Charge is now proportional to the distance charged. Also increased Shield Charge damage and disabled it being usable with wands.
The Poet's PenThe Poet's Pen
, 
Cospri's MaliceCospri's Malice
, or 
MjölnerMjölner
.
Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
. If it gains repeats from another source, only the frontal cone part of the skill will be repeated.[2]
The Fox
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.
Burrowing Shield Charge EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shield Charge becomes a Burrowing Effect.
Deepwater Shield Charge EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shield Charge becomes a Deepwater Effect.
Demonic Shield Charge EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shield Charge becomes a demonic effect.
Misery Shield Charge EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shield Charge becomes a Misery Effect.
