PoE2 skill gem

Iron Ward

While active, stores a percentage of the Physical damage that is prevented by your Armour or other sources of damage reduction. Using this Skill releases the stored damage as a nova of spikes.

Current series

Changed in 0.5

0.5.0
Direct change

Fixed a bug where Iron Ward's nova wasn't correctly affected by Astral Projection Support.

Full patch history

Effects

8 effects
  • Mana: 30
  • Nova radius is 6 metres
  • Stored damage grants up to 200% more Area of Effect
  • 200% more Stun buildup

Iron Ward

Iron Ward

  • Cost: 0 Mana
  • 200% more Stun buildup
  • Nova radius is 6 metres
  • Stored damage grants up to 200% more Area of Effect

Requirements and restrictions

1 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-157) Str
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Str

Gem level progression

40 levels
Iron Ward levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelStrBase DamageStores 100% of mitigated Physical damage, up to 65
104100%, 100%, 100%, 100%100, 65, 1
239100%, 100%, 100%, 100%120, 116, 1
3614100%, 100%, 100%, 100%140, 195, 1
41021100%, 100%, 100%, 100%160, 296, 1
51428100%, 100%, 100%, 100%180, 432, 1
61835100%, 100%, 100%, 100%200, 602, 1
72241100%, 100%, 100%, 100%220, 828, 1
82648100%, 100%, 100%, 100%240, 1124, 1
93157100%, 100%, 100%, 100%260, 1497, 1
103665100%, 100%, 100%, 100%280, 1980, 1
114174100%, 100%, 100%, 100%300, 2589, 1
124682100%, 100%, 100%, 100%320, 3359, 1
135292100%, 100%, 100%, 100%340, 4335, 1
1458103100%, 100%, 100%, 100%360, 5555, 1
1564113100%, 100%, 100%, 100%380, 7092, 1
1666116100%, 100%, 100%, 100%400, 9029, 1
1772126100%, 100%, 100%, 100%420, 11451, 1
1878137100%, 100%, 100%, 100%440, 14457, 1
1984147100%, 100%, 100%, 100%460, 18213, 1
2090157100%, 100%, 100%, 100%480, 22886, 1
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Iron Ward levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelStrBase DamageStores 100% of mitigated Physical damage, up to 65
21Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%500, 23858, 1
22Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%520, 25868, 1
23Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%540, 29481, 1
24Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%560, 33951, 1
25Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%580, 39480, 1
26Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%600, 41454, 1
27Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%620, 43526, 1
28Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%640, 45702, 1
29Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%660, 47988, 1
30Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%680, 50388, 1
31Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%700, 52905, 1
32Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%720, 55551, 1
33Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%740, 58329, 1
34Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%760, 61245, 1
35Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%780, 64308, 1
36Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%800, 67524, 1
37Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%820, 70901, 1
38Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%840, 74445, 1
39Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%860, 78167, 1
40Not applicableNot applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%880, 82074, 1

Quality effects

2 effects

Iron Ward standard quality

  • (0-50)% more Stun buildup

Advanced Thaumaturgy

This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.

Compatible support gems

29 source records
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Compatibility rules

Active Type: Buff, OngoingSkill, HasReservation, Persistent, AttackInPlace

Granted by items

1 items

Acquisition

2 sources

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Mace, tier 4

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 4 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Mace

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Iron Ward. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
View every corruption outcome and enchantment

Patch history

3 changes
0.5.0
Direct change

Fixed a bug where Iron Ward's nova wasn't correctly affected by Astral Projection Support.

0.4.0
Direct change

Iron Ward: Nova radius is now 6m (previously 1.8). Now Stores 160%-480% of mitigated Physical Damage (previously 65-145%).

0.3.0
Direct change

Added a new Strength Persistent Buff Gem: Iron Ward: While active, stores a percentage of the Physical damage that is prevented by your Armour or other sources of damage reduction. Using this Skill releases the stored damage as a nova of spikes.