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Bone Cage

Raise a ring of bone spikes around you. The spikes are destroyed when enemies touch them, damaging and Pinning those enemies. Raising a new ring of spikes destroys the previous one.

SpellAoEPhysicalDurationNova
Tier
S

Top-tier — strong mechanics, versatile, and highly efficient in the current meta.

Cost
7 mana
Cast Time
1s
Crit Chance
15%
Max Level
20
Cooldown
None

Gem Effects

Deals (10-347) to (15-521) Physical Damage

Hits are Pinning

Pins Enemies as though dealing 50% more Damage

Cage radius is 1.8 metres

Explosion radius is 1 metre

Cage duration is 1.6 seconds

Requirements

Primary:intelligence
At Level 20:157 Intelligence

Best Support Gems for Bone Cage

Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage

How to Use Bone Cage Effectively

Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip

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AoE Clearing

Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.

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Crit Viable

Base 15% crit — strong crit scaling potential. Invest in crit chance + multiplier from gear and passive tree.

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Crit Priority

15% base crit is exceptional. This skill is designed for crit builds — stack crit multiplier for huge damage spikes.

Duration Matters

Duration scaling extends effect uptime. Less recasting = more time dealing damage. Invest in skill duration passives.

Alternatives to Bone Cage

Similar skills — which one fits your build better?

How to Get Bone Cage

Source
Uncut Skill Gem
Vendor
Gem vendor after quest
Max Level
20
Resource
mana

Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Bone Cage. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.