Shield Charge

Shield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 8 Mana
Attack Damage: (50-61)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (50-61)%
Radius: 8 / 16Requires Level 10Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing 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. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Deals (50-61.4)% of Base Damage
50% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance
(75-94)% increased Movement Speed
200% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge DistancePlace 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/SkillGemShieldCharge

Shield Charge is an attack skill. The player charges at an enemy and bashes it with his shield. The target is damaged, knocked back, and stunned. Enemies in the way are pushed to the side.

Skill functions and interactions

• Damage and reduced enemy stun threshold are proportional to the distance charged. The maximum charge distance is 60 units Note that the in-game average damage tooltip for Shield Charge does not factor in the bonus gained from charge distance.

• The damage dealt on strike is based on the main hand weapon and is not affected by the shield in any way. Shield Charge can also be used unarmed; however, it cannot be used with a wand.

• Area of Effect: Shield Charge deals AoE damage at the end animation of the charge in a circle in front of the player. Modifiers to area radius and damage affect the skill.

• Use Time: Shield Charge 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 speed (including local modifiers) affects the startup time and ending attack portions of the skill. Modifiers to movement speed and global attack speed affect the middle movement portion of the skill.

• 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, or triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect per RepeatSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
  Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
  First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
  Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
  Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..

Gem level progression

Level			Exp.	Total Exp.
1	10	29	0	0
2	13	35	9569	9569
3	17	43	28189	37758
4	21	52	59146	96904
5	25	60	111192	208096
6	29	69	193800	401896
7	33	77	320280	722176
8	36	83	359090	1081266
9	39	90	498508	1579774
10	42	96	682057	2261831
11	45	102	921777	3183608
12	48	109	1727879	4911487
13	51	115	1791769	6703256
14	54	121	2353679	9056935
15	57	127	3070912	12127847
16	60	134	9095466	21223313
17	63	140	16039890	37263203
18	66	146	29817117	67080320
19	68	151	62895056	129975376
20	70	155	212051599	342026975
21	72	159	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative 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	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
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	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute 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 ↓
The Caged Brute 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 Shield Charge.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Shield Charge Attack Speed 1	66	10% increased Shield Charge Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Shield Charge Attack Speed 2	75	15% increased Shield Charge Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Shield Charge Damage 1	66	25% increased Shield Charge Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Shield Charge Damage 2	75	40% increased Shield Charge Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Shield Charge has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Demonic Shield Charge EffectDemonic Shield Charge EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shield Charge becomes a demonic effect.	Your Shield Charge becomes a demonic effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.4.0	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.
2.6.0	Fixed an issue where Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 Mana Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Radius: 8 / 16Requires Level 10Charges 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. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Movement Speed1% increased Damage1% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance (90-109)% increased Movement Speed 100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance (16-190) to (24-284) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield Base Off Hand Attack time is (0.53-0.48) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. 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.
2.3.0e	Shield Charge now has 20% less area of effect and the maximum distance has been increased from 50 to 60.
2.3.0	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.
2.1.0	Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
2.0.0	The end animation now scales with attack speed. Shield Charge can no longer be supported by Multistrike. Base Damage is now 50%. Damage at maximum range has been increased, and the stun duration has been set to 200% at all levels. Now has 50% increased movement speed increasing to 69% at level 20. Now grants 1% increased damage per 1% quality (was 0.75% per 1% quality).
1.3.1b	Fixed a bug with Shield Charge that would cause it to get out of sync.
1.3.0e	Fixed a bug with Shield Charge where it could repeat the end animation several times per skill use.
1.3.0	Shield Charge now supports Facebreaker.
0.11.1c	Fixed a bug where Shield Charge Multistrike hits after the first did no damage.
0.11.1b	Fixed a crash with Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 Mana Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Radius: 8 / 16Requires Level 10Charges 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. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Movement Speed1% increased Damage1% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance (90-109)% increased Movement Speed 100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance (16-190) to (24-284) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield Base Off Hand Attack time is (0.53-0.48) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE Icon: S Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130% Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills deal -2% less Damage to surrounding targetsSupported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
0.11.1	The Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE Icon: S Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130% Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills deal -2% less Damage to surrounding targetsSupported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. support gem now works with Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 Mana Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Radius: 8 / 16Requires Level 10Charges 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. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Movement Speed1% increased Damage1% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance (90-109)% increased Movement Speed 100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance (16-190) to (24-284) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 3 to 4 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield Base Off Hand Attack time is (0.53-0.48) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. Shield charge can now be evaded.
0.11.0	Fixed a bug where Shield Charge would deal no damage if used very close to a monster.
0.10.0c	Fixed a game server crash that could occur when using Shield Charge.
0.10.0	Fixed a bug where your speed would not change when using Shield Charge to travel through ground ice or ground tar.
0.9.12t	Fixed a crash that would occur if a player or monster tried to use Shield Charge while caught in a Bear Trap.
0.9.12qq	From 1% damage per quality point to 0.35%.
0.9.10	Removed increase to knockback distance based on charge distance.
0.9.6b	Improved the effects for Shield Charge
0.9.4	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.
0.9.1	Fixed a bug that allowed Shield Charge to be spammed really fast. Increased stun and knockback.
0.8.3	Added "Shield Charge" skill