Resonating Shield
Repeatedly hammer your Shield with your weapon causing damaging shockwaves in an area around you. Enemies hit by the shockwave lose Armour for a duration. While Channelling Resonating Shield, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.
Good option that performs well in the right setup or as a levelling skill.
Gem Effects
Hits Break (2-1537) Armour
(4-103) to (6-155) Base Off Hand Physical Damage
6 to 8 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield
Modifers to Attack speed also affect this skill's cost
Cannot be Empowered by Warcries
Shockwave radius is 2.3 metres
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Resonating Shield
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Resonating Shield 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.
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 Resonating Shield
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Resonating Shield. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.