Defences refers to armour, evasion rating, and energy shield.
Shields are an item class of armour equipment. They can contain up to 3 sockets and need to be equipped in the off-hand slot. All shields provide a chance to block attacks, and some also grant implicit modifiers. Like Body Armour, shields have an inherent 3% movement speed penalty.
There are 6 sub-types of shields:
This section shows all defensive stats, including:
Shield Defences is a basic passive skill that grants increased defences (armour, evasion and energy shield) from equipped shields. Passive skills for PoE Defences include:
Name | Stats |
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Defences with Shield | 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield |
Shield Block and Defences | +2% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield 25% increased Defences from Equipped Shield 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield |
Shield Block and Shield Defences | +2% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield |
Shield Damage and Defences | 30% increased Defences from Equipped Shield 14% increased Physical Attack Damage while holding a Shield Attack Skills deal 14% increased Damage with Ailments while holding a Shield |
Shield Defences | 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield |
Shield Defences and Attack Damage with Shields | 30% increased Defences from Equipped Shield Attack Skills deal 10% increased Damage while holding a Shield |
Weapon Elemental Damage, Elemental Resistance with Shields and Shield Defences | +4% Elemental Resistances while holding a Shield 10% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills 30% increased Defences from Equipped Shield |
Command of the Elements | Damage with Weapons Penetrates 4% Elemental Resistance 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield 6% increased Attack Speed while holding a Shield 24% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills |
Defiance | Attack Skills deal 20% increased Damage while holding a Shield +3% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield 25% increased Defences from Equipped Shield |
Deflection | +4% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield +4% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a Shield 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield +8% Chance to Block Projectile Attack Damage |
Precise Interception | +3% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield 60% increased Defences from Equipped Shield Attack Skills deal 15% increased Damage while holding a Shield 6% increased Attack Speed while holding a Shield |
Retaliation | Attack Skills deal 20% increased Damage while holding a Shield 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield 8% increased Attack Speed while holding a Shield |
Testudo | +5% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield 60% increased Block Recovery +20 Mana gained when you Block 40% increased Defences from Equipped Shield |
You can obtain defences bonuses by equipping the following items.
Item | Lvl. | Stats |
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Veil of the Night | 22 | (20-22)% increased Stun and Block Recovery 40% reduced Light Radius Reflects 1 to (180-220) Lightning Damage to Attackers on Block (18-22)% increased Global Defences Elemental Resistances are Zero |
Clutching Talisman | 1 | (15-25)% increased Global Defences Corrupted |
Greatwolf Talisman | 1 | <Two random talisman implicit modifiers>:
(15-25)% increased Global Defences Corrupted |
Blightwell | 28 | (15-25)% increased Global Defences +(20-30) to maximum Energy Shield +(15-30)% to Fire Resistance +(15-30)% to Lightning Resistance 30% slower start of Energy Shield Recharge during any Flask Effect 400% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate during any Flask Effect Corrupted |
Eyes of the Greatwolf | 52 | <Two random talisman implicit modifiers>:
(15-25)% increased Global Defences Implicit Modifier magnitudes are doubled |
Emperor’s Mastery | 1 | 4% increased maximum Life 3% increased Character Size 5% increased Global Defences (5-7)% increased Attributes |
Scaeva | 60 | 40% increased Global Accuracy Rating Adds (75-92) to (125-154) Physical Damage (15-25)% increased Critical Strike Chance 0.3% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life per Red Socket +10% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier per Green Socket 0.3% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana per Blue Socket 8% increased Global Defences per White Socket (60-80)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance when in Main Hand +8% Chance to Block Attack Damage when in Off Hand |
Skin of the Loyal | 1 | Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +1 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) |
Skin of the Lords | 1 | Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +1 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences You can only Socket Corrupted Gems in this item Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) <Random Keystone> Corrupted |
Aul’s Uprising | 55 | +(10-16) to all Attributes Grants Level 15 Envy Skill +(15-20) to all Attributes +(50-70) to maximum Life (15-20)% increased Global Defences Envy Reserves no Mana |
Mask of the Tribunal | 58 | <One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers> +(25-30) to all Attributes (150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield Nearby Allies have (4-6)% increased Defences per 100 Strength you have Nearby Allies have +(6-8)% to Critical Strike Multiplier per 100 Dexterity you have Nearby Allies have (2-4)% increased Cast Speed per 100 Intelligence you have 1% reduced Mana Reserved per 250 total Attributes |
Militant Faith | 1 | Carved to glorify (2000-10000) new faithful converted by High Templar Avarius Passives in radius are Conquered by the Templars Historic <two random mods of devotion> 3% increased Defences from Equipped Shield per 10 Devotion |