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Shield Wall Gem Effects and How to Get

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Shield Wall is a Skill Gem in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Continue reading to learn about its effects, modifiers, how to obtain it, its requirements, and other gems you can pair with it.

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Upcoming Changes
・Shield Wall is now detonatable with Warcries.

Shield Wall Gem Overview

Shield Wall Stats and Requirements

Shield Wall ImageShield Wall
Type Skill
Tier 7
Tags
Duration, Physical, AoE
Attack Damage 102%
Critical Chance 5.00%
Cast Time 1.25s
Requirements
Level 22 Dex None
Str 52 Int None
Description
Ram you Shield into the ground, throwing up a semi-circular wall of earth. Enemies can attack the walls and your Slams will instantly destroy them. Each wall segment explodes when destroyed, damaging enemies around it.

All Shield Wall Gem Effects

Effects
・Can have 1 Shield Wall active at a time
・15 to 23 Base Off Hand Physical damage
・2 to 4 added Physical damage per 15 armor on the shield
・Explosion radius is 4M
・Wall duration is 6s
・Wall Segments have 460 maximum Life

Latest Patch Update

  • Shield Wall segment Life past Gem level 20 now matches that of Ice Crystals (from Frost Wall for example), this is a reduction in total Life.
  • Shield Wall can now be detonated by Warcries as well as Slams.

0.2.0e Patch Notes and Summary

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How to Get Shield Wall

Unlock Shield Wall Using an Uncut Skill Gem

You can unlock the Shield Wall Skill Gem in the Gemcutting menu by engraving the skill using a Level 7 or higher Uncut Skill Gem.

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