Steelskin

SteelskinSpell, Duration, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Applies a buff which can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1.50 seconds
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
Buff grants Immunity to Bleeding
70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take (54-2209) Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSteelskin

Steelskin is a guard skill that grants the user a buff that absorbs incoming hits and grants immunity to bleeding for a short period of time.

Skill functions and interactions

All Guard skills

Below are the 5 skill gems with the Guard gem tag:

Gem
Arcane CloakArcane CloakSpell, Duration, Guard, Lightning, Arcane Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Spends a portion of your mana to grant a buff that takes some of the damage from hits for you until depleted. The buff grants added lightning damage based on the amount of mana spent by this skill. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 3.00 seconds Spends (45-64)% of current Mana 75% of Damage from Hits is taken from Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to Mana Spent by this Skill's effect Buff grants Added Lightning Damage equal to (10-14)% of Mana Spent by this Skill's effect This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Buff EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	16
Immortal CallImmortal CallSpell, Duration, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (21-36) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) 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.Base duration is 1.00 seconds 20% increased Buff Duration per Endurance Charge removed This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect (25-34)% less Elemental Damage taken (25-35)% less Physical Damage taken 15% less Physical Damage taken per Endurance Charge removed Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	34
Molten ShellMolten ShellSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 16Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. When the buff expires or is depleted, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken from the buff. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 3.00 seconds This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Buff grants +(115-858) to Armour 75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to 10% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 5000 Reflects (100-3000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	16
SteelskinSteelskinSpell, Duration, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (4-16) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Applies a buff which can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1.50 seconds This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Buff grants Immunity to Bleeding 70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take (54-2209) Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	4
Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten ShellSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Vaal, 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: 14 sec Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Applies 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.Base duration is 9.00 seconds Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Buff grants +(115-858) to Armour (35-39)% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000 Reflects (300-9000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage each second, or when Buff expires or is depleted Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Skill Effect DurationCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	16

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Buff Damage Cap	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	4	16	4	54	0	0
2	6	20	5	66	841	841
3	9	27	5	86	3099	3940
4	12	33	6	109	7433	11373
5	16	41	7	145	22895	34268
6	20	50	7	188	49725	83993
7	24	58	8	240	95714	179707
8	28	67	9	302	169595	349302
9	32	75	10	376	283759	633061
10	36	83	10	464	453996	1087057
11	40	92	11	568	703128	1790185
12	44	100	12	691	1061223	2851408
13	48	109	12	835	2065870	4917278
14	52	117	13	1005	2507110	7424388
15	55	123	14	1152	2573731	9998119
16	58	130	14	1317	7611351	17609470
17	61	136	15	1502	13437908	31047378
18	64	142	15	1711	25052147	56099525
19	67	148	16	1946	43869436	99968961
20	70	155	16	2209	242081178	342050139
21	72	159	17	2403	—	—
22	74	—	17	2611	—	—
23	76	—	18	2837	—	—
24	78	—	18	3080	—	—
25	80	—	18	3342	—	—
26	82	—	19	3624	—	—
27	84	—	19	3928	—	—
28	86	—	19	4257	—	—
29	88	—	20	4610	—	—
30	90	—	20	4991	—	—
31	91	—	20	5192	—	—
32	92	—	20	5401	—	—
33	93	—	21	5618	—	—
34	94	—	21	5842	—	—
35	95	—	21	6076	—	—
36	96	—	21	6318	—	—
37	97	—	21	6569	—	—
38	98	—	22	6829	—	—
39	99	—	22	7099	—	—
40	100	—	22	7379	—	—

Item acquisition

Steelskin can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Steelskin 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 Some Eggs Act 1

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 Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Ruthless mode

Steelskin cannot be obtained from quests in Ruthless mode.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Steelskin.

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 Steelskin Additional Physical Damage Reduction 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Steelskin grants 8% additional Physical Damage Reduction	helmet 100
Enchantment Steelskin Additional Physical Damage Reduction 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Steelskin grants 12% additional Physical Damage Reduction	helmet 100
Enchantment Steelskin Damage Limit 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Steelskin Buff can take 30% increased amount of Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Steelskin Damage Limit 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Steelskin Buff can take 45% increased amount of Damage	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Steelskin has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Stygian Steelskin EffectStygian Steelskin EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Steelskin becomes a Stygian Effect.	Your Steelskin becomes a Stygian Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Steelskin is now offered to the Marauder for completing Breaking Some Eggs, and can be purchased from Nessa by the Duelist, Templar, and Scion.
3.16.0	Now has Buff grants Immunity to Bleeding.
3.11.0	Fixed some bad visual interactions between Steelskin and several glowy cosmetics.
3.7.4	Added Labyrinth Enchantments
3.7.0	Steelskin has been added to the game.