World drop
Prism Guardian can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.
- Drop
- Enabled
- Restriction
- None
- Orb of Chance
- Eligible
Unique Shields
Prism Guardian
A hybrid shield that supplies Spirit and improves reservation efficiency for Buff Skills. The efficiency scales with maximum Life, linking a life-focused defence to additional reserved buffs.0.5.4d
Current data
Catalog version 0.5.4d
No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
Item effects
6 linesVaal Cultivation Orb
Other Unique rulePrism Guardian is not listed among the 48 corrupted Vaal Uniques with an item-specific Cultivation modifier pool. Using a Vaal Cultivation Orb follows the separate rule for other Uniques: it replaces the item with a random Corrupted Unique of the same Item Class.
- Target class
- Shields
- Result
- Random Corrupted Unique of the same Item Class
- Exact pool
- Not published as an exhaustive list
The exact random pool depends on item class and current eligibility rules, so it is not represented as a fixed item-to-item outcome.
Compare the Vaal Unique modifier pools and the other Unique ruleHow to get Prism Guardian
World drop
Runeforging input
This item is consumed by 1 exact Runeforging recipe.
Vaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 12 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Prism Guardian. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
No change.
Applies a modifier magnitude multiplier of 0.78x to 1.22x (in 0.01 increments) before rounding to explicit modifiers. Applies before quality effects.
- The resulting values are rounded to the nearest whole number, rather than always being rounded down like most decimal values in the game. However, testing suggests the game may use truncation with a +0.5 shift instead of standard rounding. This appears to bias internally negative stats (like 10% Reduced Dexterity) toward zero, preventing some expected values from appearing while making others more common. A formula of trunc(value + 0.5) may explain this behavior.
Adds a special Vaal enchantment to the item.
Adds an item socket to weapons (including sceptres) and armour, ignoring socket limits.
- For jewellery, no change. (This outcome is not removed by Omen of Corruption.)
- The item cannot have more sockets than the amount of space the item takes up.
- If the item is socketed with Cadigan's Epiphany, the item cannot gain an augment socket via corruption.
Possible corruption enchantments12
(15-25)% increased ArmourLocal / Level 1
(15-25)% increased Energy ShieldLocal / Level 1
(15-25)% increased Armour and Energy ShieldLocal / Level 1
(10-20)% reduced Attribute RequirementsLocal / Level 1
(20-30)% increased Block chanceLocal / Level 1
+3% to maximum Block chanceLocal / Level 1
(20-25) Life gained when you BlockGlobal / Level 1
(10-15) Mana gained when you BlockGlobal / Level 1
(15-25)% increased ArmourLocal / Level 1
(15-25)% increased Armour and EvasionLocal / Level 1
(15-25)% increased Armour and Energy ShieldLocal / Level 1
(40-50)% increased Thorns damageLocal / Level 1
How it works
1 interactionsLife-scaled reservation
Buff Skills gain 1% Spirit Reservation Efficiency per 100 maximum Life.
Related mechanics
2
MechanicReservationReservation commits part of a resource to an active effect. Most persistent Skills reserve Spirit, but some effects reserve Life or Mana. The reserved amount remains part of the resource's maximum and cannot be spent, recovered, or used as defence while it is reserved.
MechanicEfficiencyEfficiency reduces a cost or reservation by dividing its base amount. Increased Efficiency has diminishing returns: 50% increased Efficiency divides by 1.5, while 100% increased Efficiency divides by 2. It is not the same calculation as reduced cost or less reservation.
Patch history
2 changesDirect change
Prism Guardian now grants 1 Spirit per 25 maximum Life (previously 1 per 50). Existing items can be updated with a Divine Orb.
Direct change
Prism Guardian now has "1% increased Spirit Reservation Efficiency of Buff Skills per 100 Maximum Life" instead of "+1 to Maximum Spirit per 25 Maximum Life". Prism Guardian now has "+50 to Spirit". These changes do not affect existing items.
Base, mechanics, and similar items
11 connections
Base typeIntricate Crest ShieldBlock chance: 25%
Granted skillRaise ShieldRaise your Shield to Block all incoming Blockable hits. Release immediately after Blocking when an enemy is close to perform a Shield Bash, damaging and Stunning enemies. While your Shield is raised you cannot be Light Stunned by hits you Block, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you. You cannot Evade while your Shield is raised, but Evasion instead grants an equal chance to avoid this Heavy Stun buildup.
Referenced mechanicArmourArmour connects 104 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicBuffBuff connects 158 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicDexterityDexterity connects 48 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicEfficiencyEfficiency connects 6 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicElementalElemental connects 33 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicEnergy ShieldEnergy Shield connects 99 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicReservationReservation connects 4 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicResistancesResistances connects 35 imported PoE2 records.
Referenced mechanicSpiritSpirit connects 20 imported PoE2 records.
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