Scavenged Plating
While active, uses fragments of armour scavenged from enemies to bolster your own. Fully Breaking an enemy's Armour grants you stacks of Scavenged Plating for a duration based on the enemy's rarity, and you gain Armour and Thorns per stack. Normal enemies grant 1 stack, Magic enemies grant 2 stacks, Rare enemies grant 5 stacks and Unique enemies grant 10 stacks.
Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.
Gem Effects
Scavenged Plating duration is 8 seconds
4% more Armour per Scavenged Plating
Maximum 10 Scavenged Plating
(2-43) to (2-64) Thorns per Scavenged Plating
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Scavenged Plating
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Scavenged Plating Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
Duration Matters
Duration scaling extends effect uptime. Less recasting = more time dealing damage. Invest in skill duration passives.
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 Scavenged Plating
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Scavenged Plating. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.