'''Shield Charge''' is a [[channelling]] [[attack]] [[skill]] for [[armoured shield]]s that makes the user charge in the target direction. Upon hitting an enemy or terrain the charge stops, dealing [[physical]] damage around the user. During the charge, the character is considered to have their [[Raise Shield|shield raised]].
'''Shield Charge''' is a [[channelling]] [[attack]] [[skill]] for [[armoured shield]]s that makes the user charge in the target direction. Upon hitting an enemy or terrain the charge stops, dealing [[physical]] damage around the user, dealing more damage with distance traveled. During the charge, the character is considered to have their [[Raise Shield|shield raised]].
==Skill functions and interactions==
==Skill functions and interactions==
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Shield ChargeAttack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Channelling, Travel Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-64) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Attack Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attack Damage: (70-218)% 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/Gems/SkillGemShieldCharge
Shield Charge is a channellingattackskill for armoured shields that makes the user charge in the target direction. Upon hitting an enemy or terrain the charge stops, dealing physical damage around the user, dealing more damage with distance traveled. During the charge, the character is considered to have their shield raised.
User counts as using Active Block from Raise Shield while channelling.
Base damage from this skill scales off of the equipped shield's Armour rating. Conditional modifiers that increase the Armour provided by the shield do not contribute towards the skill's damage. Passive skills with the mod X% increased Defences from Equipped Shield does not affect the skill's damage.
Your weapon's local modifiers will not scale the damage of this skill. Damage is classified as off-hand damage regardless of the type of weapon you have equipped in your main hand or if you're unarmed.
Channelling Shield Charge counts as having your shield lowered, allowing your Heavy Stun bar to deplete despite accruing stun while using the skill.[Likely due to a bug][confirmation needed]
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.
UnabatingUnabatingSupport, Attack Category: Unabating Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attack Skills you use yourself. While using Supported Skills, you gain increased Armour, with the increase scaling higher the longer the Attack time of the supported Skill. Cannot Support Channelling Skills.25% increased Armour while using Supported Skills per quarter second of Attack time of Supported SkillPlace 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
Coming Soon
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.
Shield Charge: The skill's base movement speed has been reduced by 25%, but it no longer has a cooldown. Now has a Base Attack Time of 0.6 seconds (previously 0.5), and now deals up to 100% more Damage, based on the distance travelled. Area of Effect now deals 30-94% Attack Damage at gem levels 3-20 (previously 85-254%), while the Collision now deals 60-217% Attack Damage (previously 303-906%). Quality now provides Deals up to +0-40% more Damage, based on the distance travelled (previously 0-10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate).
Blocking a hit by raising your shield or parrying now gives you a chance to avoid accumulating heavy stun buildup equal to the chance you would otherwise have had to evade the hit.
Unified stun mechanics and terminology between players and monsters. The "stagger" that players suffer when blocking too much damage with their shield raised is now a heavy stun. Players are still unable to be heavy stunned unless a mechanic specifically states otherwise.
Players can no longer be light stunned while their shield is raised.
Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels.
Stomping GroundStomping GroundSupport, Attack, AoE, Trigger, Physical
UnabatingUnabatingSupport, Attack
Cooldown Recovery ICooldown Recovery ISupport
MomentumMomentumSupport
Physical MasteryPhysical MasterySupport, Physical
RuptureRuptureSupport, Physical
