PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Steelskin

SpellDurationGuard

Overview

Applies a buff which can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
5

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 EggsMarauder11

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 EggsDuelist, Templar, 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

  • 70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield
    Buff can take 0 Damage
  • Base duration is 1.5 seconds
  • This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
  • 0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield
    Buff can take 54 Damage
At 20% quality

10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Acquisition

Breaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · MarauderNessaVendor after Breaking Some Eggs · Duelist, Templar, Scion

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Buff, Instant, Duration, Triggerable, Guard, Cooldown
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 12

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Inspiration SupportMore Duration SupportLess Duration SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportSwift Affliction SupportEfficacy SupportArcane Surge SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportSecond Wind SupportLifetap Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
144 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 54 Damage8410
265 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 66 Damage3,099841
395 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 86 Damage7,4333,940
4126 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 109 Damage22,89511,373
5167 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 145 Damage49,72534,268
6207 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 188 Damage95,71483,993
7248 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 240 Damage169,595179,707
8289 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 302 Damage283,759349,302
93210 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 376 Damage453,996633,061
103610 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 464 Damage703,1281,087,057
114011 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 568 Damage1,061,2231,790,185
124412 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 691 Damage2,065,8702,851,408
134812 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 835 Damage2,507,1104,917,278
145213 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 1005 Damage2,573,7317,424,388
155514 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 1152 Damage7,611,3519,998,119
165814 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 1317 Damage13,437,90817,609,470
176115 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 1502 Damage25,052,14731,047,378
186415 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 1711 Damage43,869,43656,099,525
196716 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 1946 Damage242,081,17899,968,961
207016 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 2209 Damage—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217217 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 2403 Damage——
227417 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 2611 Damage——
237618 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 2837 Damage——
247818 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 3080 Damage——
258018 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 3342 Damage——
268219 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 3624 Damage——
278419 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 3928 Damage——
288619 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 4257 Damage——
298820 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 4610 Damage——
309020 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 4991 Damage——
319120 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 5192 Damage——
329220 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 5401 Damage——
339321 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 5618 Damage——
349421 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 5842 Damage——
359521 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 6076 Damage——
369621 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 6318 Damage——
379721 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 6569 Damage——
389822 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 6829 Damage——
399922 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 7099 Damage——
4010022 Mana3 sec0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 7379 Damage——

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%2.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
10%5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
15%7.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
20%10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
23%11.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
30%15% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Alternate effects 1

Stygian Steelskin Effect

Your Steelskin becomes a Stygian Effect.

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