Shield Wall

Attack, AoE, Melee, Physical

Skill Gem · Tier 7

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 1s

Ram your Shield into the ground, throwing up a wall of earth. Enemies can attack your wall segments, and your Slams, Warcries, and Shield Charge will instantly shatter them all. The segments explode when shattered, damaging enemies in front of and around them.

At level 1

4 to 6 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield
Less damage in first 0.5 seconds@80%
More Damage if destroyed by your Skills@100%
Explosion length is 4 metres
Limit 2 active Shield Walls
Wall duration is 6 seconds
Wall Segment maximum Life@36

At level 40

299 to 449 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield
Less damage in first 0.5 seconds@80%
More Damage if destroyed by your Skills@100%
Explosion length is 4 metres
Limit 2 active Shield Walls
Wall duration is 6 seconds
Wall Segment maximum Life@45597

Shield Wall is a tier 7 Strength skill gem in Path of Exile 2 (Attack, AoE, Melee, Physical). Support gems that can support it: 229.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

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Tier: 7
Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 1s
Tags: Attack, AoE, Melee, Physical, Duration
Support Gems: 229

Per level

Level	Cost	Weapon Physical Damage	Shield Wall Maximum Life
1	13	4–6	36
2	15	6–9	64
3	18	10–15	108
4	20	13–20	164
5	23	17–26	240
6	25	21–32	334
7	28	26–38	460
8	32	30–45	624
9	35	35–53	832
10	39	40–60	1100
11	43	45–68	1438
12	47	51–76	1866
13	51	57–85	2408
14	56	63–94	3086
15	61	69–103	3940
16	66	75–113	5016
17	72	82–123	6362
18	78	89–133	8032
19	85	96–144	10118
20	92	103–155	12714
21	99	111–166	13254
22	107	119–178	14371
23	115	127–190	16378
24	123	135–202	18862
25	133	144–215	21933
26	142	152–228	23030
27	153	161–242	24181
28	164	170–256	25390
29	175	180–270	26660
30	188	190–284	27993
31	201	200–299	29392
32	215	210–315	30862
33	229	220–330	32405
34	245	231–346	34025
35	261	242–362	35727
36	279	253–379	37513
37	297	264–396	39389
38	316	275–413	41358
39	337	287–431	43426
40	358	299–449	45597

Support gems for Shield Wall (229)

Shield Wall

Per level

Support gems for Shield Wall (229)

Attack (52)

Lineage (28)

Physical (23)

Fire (13)

AoE (10)

Chaos (10)

Cold (10)

Lightning (10)

Spell (9)

Duration (7)

Minion (6)

Warcry (2)

Payoff (1)

Other (48)