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Spectral Shield ThrowAttack, Projectile, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-10) Mana
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Requires Level 28Throws a spectral copy of your shield as a projectile which cannot pierce, and deals off-hand damage augmented by the defences of the shield. When it collides with something it will shatter, launching a number of smaller shards as projectiles in all directions. Modifiers that cause additional projectiles to be fired will add more shards, not more copies of the shield.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal2% increased Projectile Speed1% increased Damage0.5% increased Attack Speed+1% to Critical Strike Multiplier per 100 Maximum Energy Shield on Shield(58-399) to (86-599) Base Off Hand Physical Damage
(4-6) to (5-8) Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
Fires 3 additional Projectiles
Shard Projectiles Deal 50% less Damage
Base Off Hand Attack time is (0.7-0.6) seconds
Primary Projectile chains +3 times
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Spectral Shield Throw skill iconSpectral Shield Throw inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 12
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Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemThrownShieldProjectile

Spectral Shield Throw skill screenshot

Spectral Shield Throw is an attack skill. The user tosses their shield at an enemy. On impact, it deals physical damage to the enemy and releases shards that deals damage to nearby enemies. Unlike most attack skills, Spectral Shield Throw uses your shield's stats to calculate damage.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Projectile Modifiers: The initial projectile from Spectral Shield Throw can be modified to chain and fork, but not to have additional projectiles or pierce. Support gems that add these effects will have their appropriate damage modifiers applied to all part of Spectral Shield Throw's damage.
  • Fork: Fork splits the initial shield throw into two projectiles, which can then each individually chain or hit. Secondary projectiles (Shards) pierce by default and therefor are unmodifiable in functionality.
  • Shards: The shield will only explode into shards after it is done forking and chaining. The shards can pierce.
  • Projectile Speed: Increased projectile speed will increase the velocity of the initial shield throw. Similarly to Ethereal Knives inventory iconEthereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical, Duration
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
    Projectile Speed: 1300
    Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile SpeedFires 0.1 additional Projectiles0.5% chance to Impale on Spell HitBase duration is 6 seconds
    Deals (7-633) to (10-949) Physical Damage
    Fires 9 additional Projectiles
    Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
    Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
    Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
    (0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ethereal Knives skill icon
    Ethereal Knives inventory icon
    , the distance the shards travel is affected by projectile speed.
  • Increased Defences from Equipped Shield Passives: Despite raising the Defences of the equipped shield when taking passives of this nature, these passives do not raise the intrinsic values present on your shield and thus do NOT increase the damage of Spectral Shield Throw.
  • Totems: Spectral Shield Throw cannot be supported by Ballista Totem Support inventory iconBallista Totem SupportBallista Totem SupportBow, Projectile, Support, Totem
    Icon: R
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 8Supports any bow or wand attack skill, causing it to summon a ballista totem that uses the skill for you.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Totem Placement speed1% increased Totem Duration1% increased Totem Range0.5% chance for Projectiles Fired by Supported Skills to ReturnSupported Skills will summon a Ballista Totem which uses that Skill
    Totem lasts 8 seconds
    Supported Skills deal (32-24)% less Damage
    Attacks used by Totem have 50% less Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have +2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems
    Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
    This 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.
    Ballista Totem Support inventory icon
    .
  • Attack Speed Modifiers: May not be acting as intended, with many modifiers not applying at 100% of their value.
  • Unarmed: Facebreaker inventory iconFacebreakerFacebreaker
    Strapped Mitts
    Quality: +20%
    Evasion: 36
    Energy Shield: 7
    Requires Level 16+30% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
    10% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    (600-800)% more Physical Damage with Unarmed Attacks
    Extra gore
    Fly like a Storm Crow, crush like a Rhoa
    Facebreaker inventory icon
    and Doryani's Fist inventory iconDoryani's FistDoryani's Fist
    Vaal Gauntlets
    Quality: +20%
    Armour: 278
    Energy Shield: (96-120)
    Requires Level 63, 100 StrGrants Level 20 Doryani's Touch Skill
    +(80-100) to maximum Energy Shield
    30% chance to Shock
    Adds (150-225) to (525-600) Lightning Damage to Unarmed Attacks
    Adds (90-135) to (315-360) Lightning Damage to Spells while Unarmed
    +(200-250) Energy Shield gained on Killing a Shocked Enemy
    30% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments
    Doryani's ingenuity raised the Vaal Empire to unprecedented heights. His curiosity reduced it to ruins and bones.
    Doryani's Fist inventory icon
    provide no damage bonus to Spectral Shield Throw.[1]
  • Wands: Can be used with a wand, as long as there is a shield in the offhand.
  • Gloves: Sinistral Gloves inventory iconSinistral GlovesSinistral GlovesEvasion: 236Requires Level 70, 101 Dex25% reduced Attack Damage with Main Hand
    (40–50)% increased Attack Damage with Off Hand
    Sinistral Gloves inventory icon
    increase damage with offhand, which includes shield offhand damage

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired StrengthMana
Cost
Physical DamageProjectilesAttack timeExp.Total Exp.
1122114720 to 3080.700
2152517724 to 3590.691524915249
3193021729 to 4490.694151756766
4233524736 to 5490.6881983138749
5274128743 to 6590.68147968286717
6314632751 to 77100.67250557537274
7355136861 to 91100.67405086942360
8385538868 to 102100.664477181390078
9415941876 to 115100.666153182005396
10446344885 to 128110.658346392840035
11476747895 to 143110.6515707604410795
125071498106 to 158110.6416339876044782
135375529117 to 175110.6421510308195812
145679559129 to 194120.63281218911008001
155983589142 to 213120.63509936016107361
166287609157 to 235120.62940073125508092
176490629167 to 250120.621527336640781458
186692649177 to 266130.612628658267068040
1968956610189 to 283130.662890590129958630
2070986810200 to 301130.6212046017342004647
21721007010213 to 319130.59N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A10226 to 339140.59N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A10240 to 359140.58N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A10254 to 381140.58N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A11269 to 404140.57N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A11285 to 427150.57N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A11302 to 452150.56N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A11319 to 479150.56N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A11337 to 506150.55N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A11357 to 535160.55N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A11367 to 550160.54N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A12377 to 565160.54N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A12387 to 581160.53N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A12398 to 597170.53N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A12409 to 614170.52N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A12420 to 631170.52N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A12432 to 648170.51N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A13444 to 666180.51N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A13456 to 684180.5N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A13468 to 702180.49N/AN/A

Item acquisition
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Upgrade paths

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

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying 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.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter'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
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Spectral Shield Throw:

ItemLimitRadiusStats
Seething FurySeething Fury inventory iconSeething Fury
Viridian Jewel
Limited to: 1
Radius: Medium
(10-15)% increased Attack Damage while holding a Shield
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw Chains +4 times
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires Shard Projectiles when Chaining
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires 75% less Shard Projectiles
It took the Bloody Flowers Rebellion to show the clans of Ezomyr the truth;
What kept them apart was just a fabrication.
Conjured rivalries from men who grew fat from the discord they sowed.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Seething Fury inventory icon
1Medium(10-15)% increased Attack Damage while holding a Shield
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw Chains +4 times
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires Shard Projectiles when Chaining
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires 75% less Shard Projectiles

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Spectral Shield Throw.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Damage 16625% increased Spectral Shield Throw Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Damage 27540% increased Spectral Shield Throw Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Num Of Additional Projectiles 166Spectral Shield Throw fires 3 additional Shard Projectileshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Num Of Additional Projectiles 275Spectral Shield Throw fires 5 additional Shard Projectileshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speed 16620% increased Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speed 27530% increased Spectral Shield Throw Projectile Speedhelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Spectral Shield Throw has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Stygian Spectral Shield ThrowStygian Spectral Shield Throw inventory iconStygian Spectral Shield ThrowSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Shield Throw becomes a Stygian Effect.Stygian Spectral Shield Throw inventory iconYour Spectral Shield Throw becomes a Stygian Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Spectral Shield Throw's default behaviour has been reworked to be more similar to the Divide and Conquer threshold jewel (which has also been reworked).
  • No longer "double-hits" against single targets in general.
  • Now requires character level 28 to use at gem level 1 (previously character level 12).
  • Now fires 3 additional Projectiles (previously 13).
  • Primary Projectile now Chains +3 times.
  • Additional Chains now apply to both the Primary and Secondary Projectiles.
  • Shard Projectiles now deal 50% less Damage (previously 75%).
  • Now deals 58 to 86 Base Off Hand Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 20 to 30), up to 399 to 599 at gem level 20 (previously 200 to 301).
  • Now deals 4 to 5 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield at gem level 1, up to 6 to 8 at gem level 20 (previously 3 to 4 at all levels).
  • No longer has +0.2% to Critical Strike Chance per 10 Maximum Energy Shield on Shield.
3.13.0
  • Now deals 20 to 30 base off hand physical damage at gem level 1 (from 18 to 27), up to 200 to 301 at gem level 20 (from 182 to 272).
  • Now has +0.2% base critical strike chance per 10 maximum energy shield on your shield (from 0.1% per 10).
  • Now deals 3 to 4 added physical damage per 15 armour or evasion rating on shield (from 2 to 3 added physical damage per 15 armour or evasion rating).
3.12.0
  • Now has alternative gem quality.
3.7.0
  • Now deals 18 to 27 base off hand physical damage at gem level 1 (from 13 to 19), up to 182 to 272 at gem level 20 (from 132 to 198).
  • Now fires more projectiles on shield impact as the skill levels up, up to 13 at gem level 20 (from 8 at all levels).
  • Now has a base off hand attack time of 0.7 seconds at gem level 1 (from 0.65), down to 0.6 seconds at gem level 20 (from 0.56).
3.6.0
  • Base Off Hand Attack Time is now 0.65 seconds at gem level 1 (from 0.7 seconds) and 0.56 seconds at gem level 20 (from 0.61 seconds).
  • Base projectile speed is now slightly faster.
3.2.0
  • Added a new Dexterity/Strength Skill Gem - Spectral Shield Throw: Throws a spectral copy of your shield as a projectile which cannot pierce, and deals off-hand damage augmented by the defences of the shield. When it collides with something it will shatter, launching a number of smaller shards as projectiles in all directions. Modifiers that cause additional projectiles to be fired will add more shards, not more copies of the shield.

References[ | ]

  1. Mark_GGG (16 February 2018). "Spectral Shield Throw - what there is to know". Reddit. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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