PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Tempest Shield

Overview

Enchants your shield with the power of storms, which lashes out to deal arcing lightning damage to attackers when you block them.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
16

Mechanics at a glance

  • Chains +1 Times
  • +18% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
At 20% quality

40% chance to Shock enemies

Compatible support gems 76

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportItem Rarity SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportArrogance SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Chain 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 Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportSecond Wind SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Devour SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCooldownMana reservationCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1161 sec2500%6%12000%+18% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield49,7250
2201 sec2500%6%12000%+18% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield95,71449,725
3241 sec2500%6%12000%+19% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield169,595145,439
4281 sec2500%6%12000%+19% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield199,345315,034
5311 sec2500%6%12000%+19% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield285,815514,379
6341 sec2500%6%12000%+20% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield401,344800,194
7371 sec2500%6%12000%+20% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield554,3791,201,538
8401 sec2500%6%12000%+21% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield755,0491,755,917
9431 sec2500%6%12000%+21% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield1,016,5332,510,966
10461 sec2500%6%12000%+21% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield1,898,6023,527,499
11491 sec2500%6%12000%+22% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield1,964,0195,426,101
12521 sec2500%6%12000%+22% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield2,573,7317,390,120
13551 sec2500%6%12000%+23% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield4,676,4399,963,851
14581 sec2500%6%12000%+23% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield3,017,32714,640,290
15601 sec2500%6%12000%+23% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield7,823,00117,657,617
16621 sec2500%6%12000%+24% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield15,264,20825,480,618
17641 sec2500%6%12000%+24% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield26,272,84540,744,826
18661 sec2500%6%12000%+25% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield62,872,27467,017,671
19681 sec2500%6%12000%+25% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield212,023,122129,889,945
20701 sec2500%6%12000%+25% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield341,913,067
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCooldownMana reservationCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21721 sec2500%6%12000%+26% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
22741 sec2500%6%12000%+26% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
23761 sec2500%6%12000%+27% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
24781 sec2500%6%12000%+27% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
25801 sec2500%6%12000%+27% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
26821 sec2500%6%12000%+28% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
27841 sec2500%6%12000%+28% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
28861 sec2500%6%12000%+29% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
29881 sec2500%6%12000%+29% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
30901 sec2500%6%12000%+29% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
31911 sec2500%6%12000%+30% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
32921 sec2500%6%12000%+30% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
33931 sec2500%6%12000%+30% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
34941 sec2500%6%12000%+30% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
35951 sec2500%6%12000%+31% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
36961 sec2500%6%12000%+31% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
37971 sec2500%6%12000%+31% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
38981 sec2500%6%12000%+31% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
39991 sec2500%6%12000%+31% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield
401001 sec2500%6%12000%+31% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield

Alternate effects 3

Invisible Buff Effect

Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.

Celestial Tempest Shield Effect

Your Tempest Shield becomes a Celestial Effect.

Fungal Tempest Shield Effect

Your Tempest Shield becomes a Fungal Effect.

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