Soul Link

Soul LinkSpell, Duration, Link
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-32) Mana per second
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 34Targets an allied player to apply a buff which links you to them for a duration. While linked, your Energy Shield will intercept some of the damage they would take. If the target dies while linked, you will also die. This skill cannot be triggered, or used by Totems, Traps, or Mines.Base duration is (8.00-9.90) seconds
Linked target takes (5-14)% less Damage
30% of Damage from Hits against target is taken from your Energy Shield before them
Link breaks if target leaves range or line of sight for 4 seconds
Maximum 1 Link from any source per target
You die if Linked target dies

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base duration is (0.075-1.5) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 34Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSoulLink

Soul Link is a Link skill that targets an allied player to apply a buff which links you to them for a duration. While linked, your Energy Shield intercepts some of the damage they would take. If the target dies while linked, you will also die. This skill cannot be used by Totems, Traps, or Mines.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Intercepting damage does count as damaging Energy Shield, and therefore will interrupt Energy Shield's recharge and reset it's recharge cooldown.
• Damage intercepted by the player is not considered as hit and therefore doesn't trigger if you’ve been Hit effects.
• Player defenses have no influence on intercepted damage. Only linked target defenses are taken into consideration.
  • For example, if you have 50% Fire Resistance and your linked target has only 10% Fire Resistance, when hit by 100 fire damage, your linked target's defenses will lower this amount down to 90 fire damage, from which you will intercept 27 (30% of 90) damage, which will result in your linked target suffering only 63 fire damage.
  • Likewise, if you have 0% Fire Resistance and your linked target has 75% Fire Resistance, when hit by 100 fire damage, your linked target's defenses will lower this amount down to 25 fire damage, from which you will intercept 7.5 (30% from 25) damage, resulting in your linked target suffering only 17.5 fire damage.
  • Note that for clarity sake none of the above examples incorporates Linked target takes (5-14)% less Damage component of this skill.

See the link page for more details.

Gem level progression

Level			Base duration	Less Damage Taken	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	34	79	8.00 sec	5%	0	0
2	36	83	8.10 sec	5%	252595	252595
3	38	88	8.20 sec	6%	314394	566989
4	40	92	8.30 sec	6%	388734	955723
5	42	96	8.40 sec	7%	477437	1433160
6	44	100	8.50 sec	7%	583786	2016946
7	46	104	8.60 sec	8%	710359	2727305
8	48	109	8.70 sec	8%	1355511	4082816
9	50	113	8.80 sec	9%	1138877	5221693
10	52	117	8.90 sec	9%	1368233	6589926
11	54	121	9.00 sec	10%	1638338	8228264
12	56	125	9.10 sec	10%	1956648	10184912
13	58	130	9.20 sec	11%	3655184	13840096
14	60	134	9.30 sec	11%	3017327	16857423
15	62	138	9.40 sec	12%	3576232	20433655
16	64	142	9.50 sec	12%	9164731	29598386
17	66	146	9.60 sec	13%	17861428	47459814
18	68	151	9.70 sec	13%	46032386	93492200
19	69	153	9.80 sec	14%	87248039	180740239
20	70	155	9.90 sec	14%	157972052	338712291
21	72	159	10.00 sec	15%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	10.10 sec	15%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	10.20 sec	16%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	10.30 sec	16%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	10.40 sec	17%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	10.50 sec	17%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	10.60 sec	18%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	10.70 sec	18%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	10.80 sec	19%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	10.90 sec	19%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	11.00 sec	19%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	11.05 sec	20%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	11.10 sec	20%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	11.15 sec	20%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	11.20 sec	20%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	11.25 sec	21%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	11.30 sec	21%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	11.35 sec	21%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	11.40 sec	21%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	11.45 sec	22%	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	Base duration is (0.075-1.5) seconds	1

Item acquisition

Soul Link can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Soul Link 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 corrupted level 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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Breaking the Seal Act 4	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓

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 ↓
Breaking the Seal Act 4 Petarus and Vanja	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Soul Link.

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 Soul Link Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Soul Link Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Soul Link Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Soul Link Duration	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Quality now provides +0.00-1.50 seconds to Base duration, instead of 0-20% increased Skill Effect Duration.
3.16.0	Soul Link has been added to the game.