Active
Protective Link
Overview
Targets an allied player to apply a buff which links you to them for a duration. While linked, they copy your block chance and recover life when they block. If the target dies while linked, you will also die. This skill cannot be triggered, or used by Totems, Traps, or Mines.
Properties
- Gem type
- Active
- Colour
- Red
- Attribute
- Strength
- Drop level
- 34
- Cast time
- 0.5 sec
Compare gem levels and variants
Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.
Mechanics at a glance
- Base duration is 8 seconds
+1.5 seconds to Base duration
Compatibility inputs
- Skill types
- Spell, Buff, Duration, Link
- Granted minion skill types
- None recorded
- Can be supported
- Yes
Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.
Compatible support gems 10
Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.
Gem progression 20 standard levels
| Gem level | Required level | Cost | Effects | Exp. to next | Total exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 15 Mana per second | Base duration is 8 seconds | 252,595 | 0 |
| 2 | 36 | 16 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.1 seconds | 314,394 | 252,595 |
| 3 | 38 | 17.1667 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.2 seconds | 388,734 | 566,989 |
| 4 | 40 | 18 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.3 seconds | 477,437 | 955,723 |
| 5 | 42 | 19 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.4 seconds | 583,786 | 1,433,160 |
| 6 | 44 | 20 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.5 seconds | 710,359 | 2,016,946 |
| 7 | 46 | 20.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.6 seconds | 1,355,511 | 2,727,305 |
| 8 | 48 | 21.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.7 seconds | 1,138,877 | 4,082,816 |
| 9 | 50 | 23 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.8 seconds | 1,368,233 | 5,221,693 |
| 10 | 52 | 24 Mana per second | Base duration is 8.9 seconds | 1,638,338 | 6,589,926 |
| 11 | 54 | 24.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 9 seconds | 1,956,648 | 8,228,264 |
| 12 | 56 | 25.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.1 seconds | 3,655,184 | 10,184,912 |
| 13 | 58 | 26.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.2 seconds | 3,017,327 | 13,840,096 |
| 14 | 60 | 28 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.3 seconds | 3,576,232 | 16,857,423 |
| 15 | 62 | 28.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.4 seconds | 9,164,731 | 20,433,655 |
| 16 | 64 | 29.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.5 seconds | 17,861,428 | 29,598,386 |
| 17 | 66 | 30.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.6 seconds | 46,032,386 | 47,459,814 |
| 18 | 68 | 31.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.7 seconds | 87,248,039 | 93,492,200 |
| 19 | 69 | 32.3333 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.8 seconds | 157,972,052 | 180,740,239 |
| 20 | 70 | 32.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 9.9 seconds | — | 338,712,291 |
Show extended levels 21–40
| Gem level | Required level | Cost | Effects | Exp. to next | Total exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 72 | 33.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 10 seconds | — | — |
| 22 | 74 | 34.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.1 seconds | — | — |
| 23 | 76 | 35.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.2 seconds | — | — |
| 24 | 78 | 36.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.3 seconds | — | — |
| 25 | 80 | 37.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.4 seconds | — | — |
| 26 | 82 | 38.8333 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.5 seconds | — | — |
| 27 | 84 | 39.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.6 seconds | — | — |
| 28 | 86 | 40.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.7 seconds | — | — |
| 29 | 88 | 41.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.8 seconds | — | — |
| 30 | 90 | 42.5 Mana per second | Base duration is 10.9 seconds | — | — |
| 31 | 91 | 43.1667 Mana per second | Base duration is 11 seconds | — | — |
| 32 | 92 | 43.5 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.05 seconds | — | — |
| 33 | 93 | 44.1667 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.1 seconds | — | — |
| 34 | 94 | 44.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.15 seconds | — | — |
| 35 | 95 | 45 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.2 seconds | — | — |
| 36 | 96 | 45.6667 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.25 seconds | — | — |
| 37 | 97 | 46 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.3 seconds | — | — |
| 38 | 98 | 46.5 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.35 seconds | — | — |
| 39 | 99 | 47.1667 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.4 seconds | — | — |
| 40 | 100 | 47.5 Mana per second | Base duration is 11.45 seconds | — | — |
Quality progression
Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.
| Quality | Effects |
|---|---|
| 0% | No quality bonus |
| 5% | +0.38 seconds to Base duration |
| 10% | +0.75 seconds to Base duration |
| 15% | +1.13 seconds to Base duration |
| 20% | +1.5 seconds to Base duration |
| 23% | +1.73 seconds to Base duration |
| 30% | +2.25 seconds to Base duration |