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Forge Guard Skills

Table of Contents

  1. Shield Throw
  2. Manifest Armor
  3. Ring of Shields
  4. Smelter's Wrath
  5. Forge Strike

Passive Nodes


Shield Throw (Level 5 Skill)

Throws a shield at a target enemy. The shield ricochets to up to 2 additional targets before returning to you.

You cannot throw a new shield until the current shield has returned to you.

The shield hits all enemies in its path, even those it does not ricochet from.

Added throwing attack damage is applied at 225% effectiveness.

  • Mana Cost: 6
  • Cooldown: 0 seconds
  • Base Speed: 1.589 per second
    • Scales with Attack Speed
  • Base Damage:
    • 45 Physical
    • Critical Chance: 5%
    • Critical Multiplier: 200%
    • Added Damage Effectiveness: 225%
  • Ricochet to up to 2 enemies and return to you
  • Combo skills: Shield Throw
  • Scaling:
    • Per point of Strength: 4% increased Damage
    • Per point of Dexterity: 4% increased Damage
  • Skill Tree

Manifest Armor (Level 15 Skill)

Manifests an animated set of heavy armor, which attacks slowly.

Stats granted by your body armor, helmet, gloves and boots also apply to your Manifest Armor.

Manifested Armors have 400 base health.

Manifest Armor has a 30% chance to retaliate with Forge Nova when hit. This effect deals 40 spell fire damage with added damage applying at 200% effectiveness, applies fire resistance shred to enemies hit and has a 2 second cooldown.

  • Mana Cost: 60
  • Cooldown: 10 seconds
  • Base Speed: 1.467 per second
    • Scales with Cast Speed
  • Summon: 1x Manifested Armor
    • Summon limit: 1
  • Scaling:
    • Per point of  Strength: +10 Minion Health
    • Per point of Attunement: +10 Minion Health and 4% increased Minion Damage
    • Per Character Level: +10 Minion Health
  • Skill Tree

Ring of Shields (Level 30 Skill)

Manifests a ring of shields around you.

Each shield has 75 base health and lasts up to 10 seconds. Shields draw enemy aggression and block projectiles.

Stats on your equipped shield also apply to the shields created by Ring of Shields

  • Mana Cost: 30
  • Cooldown: 14.99 seconds
  • Base Speed: 1.467 per second
    • Scales with Cast Speed
    • Can be cast instantly
  • Summon: 3x Manifested Shield
    • Duration: 10 seconds
  • Scaling:
    • Per point of  Strength: +5 Minion Health
    • Per point of Attunement: +5 Minion Health and 4% increased Minion Damage
    • Per Character Level: +5 Minion Health
  • Skill Tree

Smelter's Wrath (Level 40 Skill)

Channel to charge a powerful frontal cone attack, dealing fire and physical damage to all enemies hit. Charging for longer increases its range and power. 2 second maximum charge time.

Your armor is doubled while channeling Smelter's Wrath.

Deals up to 100% more damage at maximum charge.

Added damage is applied at 600% effectiveness.

Increased Area for Area Skills stats increase Smelter's Wrath's charge speed instead of its area.

  • Mana Cost: 30
  • Cooldown: 1 seconds
  • Base Speed: 1.467 per second
    • Scales with Attack Speed
  • Effects:
    • +1 Stun Immunity
    • 100% more Armor
  • Base Damage:
    • 1 Physical
    • 1 Fire
    • Critical Chance: 5%
    • Critical Multiplier: 200%
    • Added Damage Effectiveness: 600%
  • Scaling:
    • Per point of Strength: 4% increased Damage
  • Skill Tree

Forge Strike (Mastery Skill)

A melee attack that hits all enemies in an area in front of you.

25% chance on hit to summon a Forged Weapon which lasts for 20 seconds and is affected by the stats and attack rate of your weapon. You can control up to 6 Forged Weapons at once.

Added melee damage applies at 600% effectiveness.

  • Mana Cost: 25
  • Cooldown: 4 seconds
  • Base Speed: 1.393 per second
    • Scales with Attack Speed
  • Base Damage:
    • 2 Physical
    • Critical Chance: 5%
    • Critical Multiplier: 200%
    • Added Damage Effectiveness: 600%
  • Trigger on hit: Summon Forged Weapon (25% chance)
  • Scaling:
    • Per point of  Strength: 4% increased Damage
    • Per point of Attunement: 4% increased Minion Damage and +11 Minion Health
    • Per Character Level: +11 Minion Health
  • Skill Tree