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 1.5 seconds
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
Buff grants Immunity to Bleeding
0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take (54-2209) Damage
70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take 0 Damage
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
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 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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![]() 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 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 per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 16 |
![]() 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 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 per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 34 |
![]() Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 4Applies 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 seconds This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Buff grants +(50-858) to Armour 75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000 Reflects (100-3000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 4 |
![]() 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 1.5 seconds This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Buff grants Immunity to Bleeding 0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take (54-2209) Damage 70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 0 Damage Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 4 |
![]() 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 4Applies 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 seconds Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Buff grants +(50-858) 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 0% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 0 0% 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 when Buff expires or is depleted Reflects 0% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage each second, or when Buff expires or is depleted Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 4 |
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Buff Damage Cap | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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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 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 17 | 2611 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 18 | 2837 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 18 | 3080 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 18 | 3342 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 19 | 3624 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 19 | 3928 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 19 | 4257 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 20 | 4610 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 20 | 4991 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 20 | 5192 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 20 | 5401 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 21 | 5618 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 21 | 5842 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 21 | 6076 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 21 | 6318 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 21 | 6569 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 22 | 6829 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 22 | 7099 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 22 | 7379 | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
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Superior | 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate | 50 |
Anomalous | Steelskin Buff can take 0.5% increased amount of Damage | 100 |
Divergent | Buff grants +1% to all Resistances | 100 |
Item acquisition
Steelskin can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Steelskin can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 |
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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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ||||||
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Steelskin.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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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 | Effect(s) |
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Stygian Steelskin Effect![]() ![]() | Your Steelskin becomes a Stygian Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.16.0 |
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3.11.0 |
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3.7.4 |
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3.7.0 |
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References