Barkskin
BarkskinBuff, Persistent, Duration
Tier: 8
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, taking Hit damage from enemies to your Energy Shield causes you to gain Armour for a short duration. Armour gained from multiple Hits can stack. The total Armour gained from this Skill cannot exceed the Item Armour on your Equipped Armour Items.When Hit by an enemy, gain Armour equal to (25-44)% of
Energy Shield lost
Buff duration is 6 seconds
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
When Hit by an enemy, gain Armour equal to (0.25-5)% of
Energy Shield lostSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Tier: 8
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, taking Hit damage from enemies to your Energy Shield causes you to gain Armour for a short duration. Armour gained from multiple Hits can stack. The total Armour gained from this Skill cannot exceed the Item Armour on your Equipped Armour Items.When Hit by an enemy, gain Armour equal to (25-44)% of
Energy Shield lost
Buff duration is 6 seconds
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
When Hit by an enemy, gain Armour equal to (0.25-5)% of
Energy Shield lostSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemBarkskin
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemBarkskin
Skill functions and interactions
Gem level progression
| Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| 8 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| 10 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| 11 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| 12 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| 13 | 52 | 51 | 51 |
| 14 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
| 15 | 64 | 62 | 62 |
| 16 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| 17 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| 18 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| 19 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| 20 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
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.
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Support gems
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Item acquisition
Barkskin has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.
Alternate skill effects
Barkskin has the following alternate skill effects:
| Item | Description |
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Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 0.4.0 |
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