PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Shield Charge

AttackMeleeAoEMovementTravelPhysical

Overview

Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing off-hand damage in a small area in front of you. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. The further you travel, the more damage you deal, and the greater your chance of stunning enemies.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
4
Cast time
1 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Breaking Some EggsTemplar11
Breaking Some EggsMarauder11
Breaking Some EggsDuelist11
Breaking Some EggsScion11

Vendor purchases

These are explicitly reviewed shop relationships, separate from free quest rewards. Class eligibility is preserved exactly; omitted stock is unknown, not unavailable.

VendorVendor / unlockClassesEvidence
NessaBreaking Some EggsMarauder, Witch, Ranger, Duelist, Templar, Shadow, ScionOfficial change record

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

  • 75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance
  • 100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance
  • 3 to 5 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield
  • 9 to 13 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
  • 90% increased Movement Speed
At 20% quality

20% increased Movement Speed

Acquisition

Breaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · TemplarBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · MarauderBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · DuelistBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · ScionNessaVendor after Breaking Some Eggs · Marauder, Witch, Ranger, Duelist, Templar, Shadow, Scion

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Requires Shield, Melee, Area, Movement, Travel, Physical
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 108

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportMomentum SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
146 Mana5%3 to 5 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 9 to 13 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 90% increased Movement Speed8410
266 Mana5%3 to 5 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 11 to 16 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 91% increased Movement Speed3,099841
396 Mana5%4 to 6 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 13 to 20 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 92% increased Movement Speed7,4333,940
4126 Mana5%4 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 17 to 25 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 93% increased Movement Speed22,89511,373
5167 Mana5%5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 22 to 33 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 94% increased Movement Speed49,72534,268
6207 Mana5%5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 28 to 42 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 95% increased Movement Speed95,71483,993
7247 Mana5%5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 35 to 52 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 96% increased Movement Speed169,595179,707
8287 Mana5%5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 43 to 65 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 97% increased Movement Speed283,759349,302
9328 Mana5%5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 52 to 79 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 98% increased Movement Speed453,996633,061
10368 Mana5%5 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 63 to 95 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 99% increased Movement Speed703,1281,087,057
11408 Mana5%5 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 76 to 114 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 100% increased Movement Speed1,061,2231,790,185
12448 Mana5%6 to 9 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 90 to 136 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 101% increased Movement Speed2,065,8702,851,408
13489 Mana5%6 to 9 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 107 to 160 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 102% increased Movement Speed2,507,1104,917,278
14529 Mana5%6 to 9 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 126 to 189 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 103% increased Movement Speed2,573,7317,424,388
15559 Mana5%6 to 10 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 142 to 213 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 104% increased Movement Speed7,611,3519,998,119
16589 Mana5%6 to 10 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 160 to 240 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 105% increased Movement Speed13,437,90817,609,470
17619 Mana5%7 to 11 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 180 to 270 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 106% increased Movement Speed25,052,14731,047,378
186410 Mana5%7 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 202 to 302 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 107% increased Movement Speed43,869,43656,099,525
196710 Mana5%8 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 226 to 338 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 108% increased Movement Speed242,081,17899,968,961
207010 Mana5%8 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 252 to 378 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 109% increased Movement Speed—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217210 Mana5%8 to 13 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 271 to 407 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 110% increased Movement Speed——
227410 Mana5%9 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 292 to 438 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 111% increased Movement Speed——
237610 Mana5%9 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 314 to 470 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 112% increased Movement Speed——
247811 Mana5%10 to 15 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 337 to 505 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 113% increased Movement Speed——
258011 Mana5%10 to 15 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 362 to 543 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 114% increased Movement Speed——
268211 Mana5%10 to 15 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 388 to 582 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 115% increased Movement Speed——
278411 Mana5%10 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 416 to 625 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 116% increased Movement Speed——
288611 Mana5%10 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 447 to 670 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 117% increased Movement Speed——
298811 Mana5%11 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 479 to 718 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 118% increased Movement Speed——
309011 Mana5%11 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 513 to 769 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 119% increased Movement Speed——
319111 Mana5%11 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 531 to 796 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 119% increased Movement Speed——
329211 Mana5%12 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 549 to 823 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 120% increased Movement Speed——
339312 Mana5%12 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 568 to 852 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 120% increased Movement Speed——
349412 Mana5%12 to 16 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 588 to 882 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 121% increased Movement Speed——
359512 Mana5%13 to 17 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 608 to 912 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 121% increased Movement Speed——
369612 Mana5%13 to 17 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 629 to 943 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 122% increased Movement Speed——
379712 Mana5%13 to 17 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 650 to 976 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 122% increased Movement Speed——
389812 Mana5%13 to 17 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 673 to 1009 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 123% increased Movement Speed——
399912 Mana5%13 to 17 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 696 to 1043 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 123% increased Movement Speed——
4010012 Mana5%14 to 18 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield 719 to 1079 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 124% increased Movement Speed——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%5% increased Movement Speed
10%10% increased Movement Speed
15%15% increased Movement Speed
20%20% increased Movement Speed
23%23% increased Movement Speed
30%30% increased Movement Speed

Alternate effects 5

Demonic Shield Charge Effect

Your Shield Charge becomes a demonic effect.

Misery Shield Charge Effect

Your Shield Charge becomes a Misery Effect.

Deepwater Shield Charge Effect

Your Shield Charge becomes a Deepwater Effect.

Burrowing Shield Charge Effect

Your Shield Charge becomes a Burrowing Effect.

Valkyrie Shield Charge Effect

DNT Your Shield Charge becomes a Valkyrie Effect.

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