PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Shield of Light

AttackMeleeAoELightningPhysicalRetaliation

Overview

Retaliate against a blocked hit with a sweep of your Shield, unleashing a wave of light in a cone in front of you. Additional waves will also emanate from allies in a radius around the first target struck, towards that target.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
16
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
Intruders in BlackTemplar11

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
YeenaIntruders in BlackScionOfficial 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

  • Cannot be used by default
    Becomes Usable once for 2 seconds when you Block a Hit
  • Base radius is 5.5 metres
  • Additional waves will be created from Allies within a Base
    radius of 4 metres of the first Enemy struck
  • +4 additional maximum waves
  • 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  • +0.1% to Off Hand Critical Strike Chance per 10 Maximum Energy Shield on Shield
  • Can't be Evaded
  • 20 to 30 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
  • 4 to 6 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield
At 20% quality

20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Acquisition

Intruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · TemplarYeenaVendor after Intruders in Black · Scion

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Melee, Area, Damage, Lightning, Physical, Cooldown, Retaliation, Requires Shield
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 110

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 SupportSecond Wind SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportExpert Retaliation SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownCrit. chanceEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1167 Mana3 sec5%20 to 30 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 4 to 6 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield15,2490
2207 Mana3 sec5%25 to 37 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 4 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield41,51715,249
3248 Mana3 sec5%30 to 46 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield81,98356,766
4288 Mana3 sec5%36 to 55 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield147,968138,749
5318 Mana3 sec5%41 to 62 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 5 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield250,557286,717
6348 Mana3 sec5%47 to 70 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 5 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield405,086537,274
7379 Mana3 sec5%53 to 79 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 5 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield447,718942,360
8409 Mana3 sec5%59 to 88 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield615,3181,390,078
9439 Mana3 sec5%66 to 98 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield834,6392,005,396
10469 Mana3 sec5%73 to 110 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 9 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield1,570,7602,840,035
11499 Mana3 sec5%81 to 122 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 9 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield1,633,9874,410,795
125210 Mana3 sec5%90 to 135 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 9 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield2,151,0306,044,782
135510 Mana3 sec5%99 to 148 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 10 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield2,812,1898,195,812
145810 Mana3 sec5%109 to 164 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 6 to 10 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield5,099,36011,008,001
156010 Mana3 sec5%116 to 174 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 7 to 10 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield9,400,73116,107,361
166210 Mana3 sec5%124 to 186 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 7 to 10 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield15,273,36625,508,092
176411 Mana3 sec5%132 to 197 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 7 to 11 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield26,286,58240,781,458
186611 Mana3 sec5%140 to 210 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 7 to 11 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield62,890,59067,068,040
196811 Mana3 sec5%149 to 223 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 8 to 11 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield212,046,017129,958,630
207011 Mana3 sec5%158 to 237 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 8 to 11 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownCrit. chanceEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217211 Mana3 sec5%167 to 251 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 8 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
227411 Mana3 sec5%177 to 266 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 8 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
237611 Mana3 sec5%188 to 282 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 8 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
247811 Mana3 sec5%199 to 299 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 8 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
258012 Mana3 sec5%211 to 316 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 8 to 12 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
268212 Mana3 sec5%223 to 334 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 13 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
278412 Mana3 sec5%236 to 354 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 13 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
288612 Mana3 sec5%249 to 374 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 13 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
298812 Mana3 sec5%263 to 395 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 13 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
309012 Mana3 sec5%278 to 417 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
319112 Mana3 sec5%286 to 428 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
329212 Mana3 sec5%293 to 440 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
339313 Mana3 sec5%301 to 452 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
349413 Mana3 sec5%310 to 464 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 9 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
359513 Mana3 sec5%318 to 477 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 10 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
369613 Mana3 sec5%327 to 490 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 10 to 14 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
379713 Mana3 sec5%335 to 503 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 10 to 15 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
389813 Mana3 sec5%344 to 517 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 10 to 15 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
399913 Mana3 sec5%354 to 530 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 10 to 15 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——
4010013 Mana3 sec5%363 to 544 Base Off Hand Physical Damage 10 to 15 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield——

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 Cooldown Recovery Rate
10%10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
15%15% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
20%20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
23%23% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
30%30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Alternate effects 3

Originator's Shield of Light Effect

Your Shield of Light becomes an Originator's Effect.

Awakener's Shield of Light Effect

Your Shield of Light becomes an Awakener's Effect.

Abyssal Shield of Light Effect

Your Shield of Light becomes an Abyssal Effect.

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