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Passive skill tree / notable

Spiked Armour

Spiked Armour is a notable on the Path of Exile 2 passive skill tree.

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Effect

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Thorns Damage has 50% chance to ignore Enemy Armour

Instilling recipe

Exact order

Allocate Spiked Armour on an eligible item by placing these three regular Liquid Emotions into the Instilling bench in this order.

Open this recipe in the directory Read the Instilling guide

Related mechanics

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Thorns is Hit damage dealt as a separate hit. By default, a character with Thorns retaliates when an enemy hits them with a Melee Attack.

Direct tree connections

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small / direct edgeThorns16% increased Thorns damage small / direct edgeThorns Ignore ArmourThorns Damage has 25% chance to ignore Enemy Armour small / direct edgeThorns MasteryTree connector

Nearby major passives

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keystone / 5 edgesResolute TechniqueAccuracy Rating is Doubled Never deal Critical Hits notable / 7 edgesGutsRecover 3% of maximum Life for each Endurance Charge consumed

Similar effects

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notable / chance, enemy, damageClean Shot15% chance to Pierce an Enemy keystone / damage, armour, chanceHollow Palm TechniqueCan Attack as though using a Quarterstaff while both of your hand slots are empty Unarmed Attacks that would use an Equipped Quarterstaff's damage have: • Base Unarmed Physical damage replaced with damage based on their Skill Level • 1% more Attack Speed per 75 Item Evasion on Equipped Armour Items • +0.1% to Critical Hit Chance per 10 Item Energy Shield on Equipped Armour Items notable / armour, enemy, damageHonourless25% increased Armour if you've Hit an Enemy with a Melee Attack Recently notable / thorns, damage, armourRevengeGain Physical Thorns damage equal to 10% of Item Armour on Equipped Body Armour keystone / damage, enemy, armourScarred Faith5% of Physical Damage prevented Recouped as Energy Shield per enemy Power Energy Shield does not Recharge You cannot Recover Energy Shield from Regeneration You cannot Recover Energy Shield to above Armour notable / armour, damage, chanceVoll's Protection+15% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage notable / damage, chanceApocalypse30% reduced Damage notable / damage, armourBattle-hardenedHits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus