Tempest Shield

Tempest ShieldSpell, Lightning, Chaining, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 16Enchants your shield with the power of storms, which lashes out to deal arcing lightning damage to attackers when you block them. Blocking refreshes the duration of Tempest Shield.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning DamageChains +0.1 Times+0.05% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield
+0.05% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a ShieldDeals (24-284) to (36-426) Lightning Damage
+3% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield
Chains +1 Times
Base duration is 12 seconds
+3% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a ShieldPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemTempestShield

Tempest Shield is a spell that applies a buff that empowers your shield, granting increased block chance and dealing lightning damage to the attacker, chaining to nearby enemies, whenever you block. The skill expires after a duration but is refreshed after a successful block.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Damage on Blocking: This spell will damage the attacker whenever you successfully block any direct attack or spell (assuming you have passives or an item with x% of Block Chance applied to Spells to allow blocking of spells).

Chaining: The damage on block chains from the attacker to the nearest enemy in a range. The number of times the lightning damage chains can be increased by supporting Tempest Shield with Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
Icon: c
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with HitsThis 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., by equipping or equipping a helmet with an Tempest Shield chains an additional x times enchantment.

Necromantic Aegis does not cause Tempest Shield to be applied to Minions. The block chance will be lost and Tempest Shield can no longer deal damage because you are not using a shield.

On hit effects: Tempest Shield can be supported with skills that provide bonuses on hit, such as Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportTrigger, Support, Hex
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Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Effect of Supported CursesSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Curse on Enemy0.5% reduced Effect of Supported Curses
Supported Skills have 2% increased Curse DurationSupported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit
Supported Skills have (50-12)% reduced Curse Duration
You cannot Cast Supported Curse SpellsThis 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., Power Charge On Critical SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportSupport
Icon: P
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills have 1% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical StrikeSupported Skills deal 0.1% increased Damage per Power ChargeSupported Skills have (35-54)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike
Supported Skills deal 4% more Damage per Power ChargeThis 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., Blind SupportBlind SupportSupport
Icon: x
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Blinding durationSupported Skills have 0.5% chance to Blind enemies on hitSupported Skills have 2% increased Critical Strike Chance against Blinded EnemiesSupported Skills have 10% chance to Blind enemies on hit
Supported Skills have (0-38)% increased Blinding durationThis 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. and leech. These bonuses will be given whenever the player successfully blocks.

Weapon swapping: Switching weapon sets will not deactivate Tempest Shield, if that weapon set includes a shield.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	0	18	26	0%	0%	7	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	24 to 36	0	0
2	20	0	22	31	0%	0%	7	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	31 to 46	49725	49725
3	24	0	25	37	0%	0%	8	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	39 to 58	95714	145439
4	28	0	29	42	0%	0%	9	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	48 to 72	169595	315034
5	31	0	32	46	0%	0%	9	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	55 to 83	199345	514379
6	34	0	35	50	0%	0%	10	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	64 to 96	285815	800194
7	37	0	37	54	0%	0%	10	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	74 to 111	401344	1201538
8	40	0	40	58	0%	0%	11	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	85 to 127	554379	1755917
9	43	0	43	62	0%	0%	12	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	97 to 145	755049	2510966
10	46	0	46	66	0%	0%	12	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	110 to 165	1016533	3527499
11	49	0	48	70	0%	0%	13	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	125 to 187	1898602	5426101
12	52	0	51	74	0%	0%	13	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	141 to 212	1964019	7390120
13	55	0	54	78	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	159 to 239	2573731	9963851
14	58	0	57	82	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	180 to 269	4676439	14640290
15	60	0	59	84	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	194 to 291	3017327	17657617
16	62	0	60	87	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	210 to 315	7823001	25480618
17	64	0	62	90	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	227 to 340	15264208	40744826
18	66	0	64	92	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	245 to 367	26272845	67017671
19	68	0	66	95	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	264 to 396	62872274	129889945
20	70	0	68	98	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	284 to 426	212023122	341913067
21	72	0	70	100	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	306 to 459	-341913067	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	330 to 494	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	354 to 532	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	381 to 572	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	410 to 614	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	440 to 660	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	472 to 708	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	507 to 760	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	543 to 815	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	583 to 874	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	603 to 905	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	624 to 937	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	646 to 969	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	669 to 1003	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	692 to 1038	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	716 to 1074	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	741 to 1112	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	767 to 1150	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	793 to 1190	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	820 to 1231	0	0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Tempest Shield. No results found

Alternate skill effects

Tempest Shield has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, petrified blood, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.	Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, petrified blood, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 7 (was 17). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 16 (was 21).
3.5.0	Now also grants +3% chance to block Spell Damage.
3.3.0	Cast time lowered to 0.25 seconds (from 0.5).
2.0.0	Tempest Shield now deals arcing beams of damage to attackers when you block. This damage chains between enemies. It now has a mana cost and a duration instead of a reservation cost. Blocking refreshes the skill's duration. Due to these changes, it no longer persists between areas.
1.0.3	Fixed a bug where Tempest Shield could be activated with no reservation cost.
0.11.6b	Fixed an instance crash that occurred with Tempest Shield.
0.11.6	Fixed a bug where applying microtransaction effects to items cause disable the effect of Tempest Shield. Undocumented Change: Tempest Shield now stays active between area transitions.
0.11.4	Tempest shield can now generate more than one charge per skill use.
0.10.4	Tempest Shield now has a 0.5 second cooldown similar to auras, to prevent it being turned off by rapidly recasting it.
0.9.12k	Tempest Shield can no longer move between areas with you. It was broken when it did so.
0.9.7b	Tempest Shield's mana reservation now works properly.
0.9.6c	Fixed a client crash with Tempest Shield.
0.9.6b	Fixed various client crashes related to Tempest Shield.
0.9.6	Tempest Shield has been added to the game.

Lore

The symbol that appears on the character's shield when Tempest Shield is used is a Descry.