Shield ChargeAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling, Travel Tier: 3 Level: (1-40) Cost: (7-622) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Attack Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (70-579)% of baseChannel to charge in the target direction. You will crash into enemies on your path, stopping your charge and dealing damage to enemies in an area, and extra damage to the enemies you collided with. While charging, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.Area of Effect (4-88) to (6-132) Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield Impact radius is 2.4 metres
Collision Attack Damage:(210-655)% Knocks Back Enemies 50% more Stun buildup Impact radius is 2.4 metres 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0-10)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Acquisition Drop restricted It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemShieldCharge
Shield Charge is an attackskill that charges forwards, dealing damage to enemies. During the charge, the character counts as blocking. Shield Chargerequires an equipped shield.
While your Shield is raised during the charge, BlockingHits fills your Stagger bar based on the damage the Hit would have dealt. If the bar fills completely, you are Stunned and cannot take actions for a short time.
The attack damage % used by Shield Charge is derived explicitly from the base off hand physical damage inherent to the gem itself. No amount of damage on a weapon in the main hand will contribute to Shield Charge damage.
Focusing on the Armour value of your shield is one of the methods for scaling Shield Charge damage.
Passive tree nodes that contain the text X% increased Defences from Equipped Shield such as Towering Shield, Core of the Guardian, Spiked Shield, and Flashy Deflection do not impact Shield Charge damage. Instead, they modify the final Armour value added to the character rather than the implicit Armour value of the shield itself.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Attack Damage
Off Hand Physical Damage
Collision Attack Damage
1
1
1
7
70%
4 to 6
210%
2
3
9
8
77%
5 to 7
231%
3
6
16
9
85%
7 to 10
254%
4
10
25
10
92%
8 to 13
277%
5
14
34
12
100%
10 to 16
299%
6
18
43
13
107%
13 to 19
322%
7
22
52
15
115%
15 to 23
344%
8
26
61
16
122%
18 to 27
365%
9
31
72
18
128%
21 to 31
383%
10
36
83
21
134%
24 to 37
402%
11
41
95
23
141%
28 to 42
422%
12
46
106
26
148%
32 to 48
443%
13
52
119
29
155%
37 to 55
465%
14
58
133
33
163%
42 to 63
489%
15
64
146
36
171%
48 to 72
513%
16
66
151
41
180%
54 to 82
539%
17
72
164
46
189%
61 to 92
566%
18
78
178
51
198%
69 to 104
594%
19
84
191
57
208%
78 to 117
624%
20
90
205
64
218%
88 to 132
655%
Recommended support gems
The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.
Gem tier
Support gems
I
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Stomping GroundStomping GroundSupport, Attack, AoE, Trigger, Physical Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Travel skills, causing your footsteps to crack the earth and emit damaging shockwaves while using the skill.Support Triggers a Shockwave when you take a step while using Supported Skills
Shockwave Critical Hit Chance:5.00% Deals 100% to 150% of your Strength as Physical Damage Shockwave radius is 2 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
UnbreakableUnbreakableSupport Category: Unbreakable Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that you can use, making you harder to Stun while using it.30% more Stun Threshold for Heavy Stuns while using Supported Skills 200% more Stun Threshold for Light Stuns while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II
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Cooldown Recovery ICooldown Recovery ISupport Category: Cooldown Recovery Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 25% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
MomentumMomentumSupport Category: Momentum Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal more damage if you move a sufficient distance while using the skill. Teleportation does not count towards the distance travelled.After moving at least 2 metres during a single use of a Supported Skill, the rest of that use deals 40% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III
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Physical MasteryPhysical MasterySupport, Physical Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Physical skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Physical SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
RuptureRuptureSupport, Physical Category: Rupture Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports skills that Hit Enemies. Supported skills AggravateBleeding on HittingHeavily Stunned Enemies.Supported Skills AggravateBleeding on HittingHeavy Stunned EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV
V
Item acquisition
Shield Charge has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Stomping GroundStomping GroundSupport, Attack, AoE, Trigger, Physical
UnbreakableUnbreakableSupport
Cooldown Recovery ICooldown Recovery ISupport
MomentumMomentumSupport
Physical MasteryPhysical MasterySupport, Physical
RuptureRuptureSupport, Physical
