Magma Barrier
While active, increases your Block Chance passively and imbues your Shield with lava over time. When fully imbued, your next Block with your Shield raised will expend the lava to create an explosion, granting you an Endurance Charge.
Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.
Gem Effects
Fully imbues Shield in 8 seconds
Grants 25% increased Block chance
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Magma Barrier
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Magma Barrier Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
AoE Clearing
Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.
Ignite Potential
Fire skills can inflict Ignite for sustained DoT. Invest in Ignite Duration and Fire DoT multiplier for maximum burn damage.
Trigger Conditions
Activates automatically when conditions are met. Focus on reliably meeting the trigger requirement.
Attribute Planning
Requires 157 Str at max level. Plan your passive tree and gear to meet this — don't get stuck unable to level your main skill.
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How to Get Magma Barrier
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Magma Barrier. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.