Hi all, new here in the community but going on 3500hrs in this game. Something that has been bothering me since i have seen this item.
This item sounds great for using with Devastation, amount blocked and conversion… Only one BIG issue, It is Useless or is it ?.. you cannot even use Devastation unless you are using an Offhand. Maybe it is just me, anyone have any idea how to even get devastation while this shield is equipped?
Shield stats courtesy of grim tools.
“The shield channels through it devastating power.”
Legendary Shield
35% Chance to block 1550 damage
1 second Block Recovery
166 Physical Damage
25 Elemental Damage
+112% Physical Damage
+112% Internal Trauma Damage
+2.5 Energy Regenerated per second
+18% Energy Absorbed from Enemy Spells
23% Vitality Resistance
33% Elemental Resistance
+10% Skill Cooldown Reduction
+2 to Devastation
+150% Physical Damage to Overguard
+150% Elemental Damage to Overguard
+150% Internal Trauma Damage to Overguard
70 Physical Damage to Devastation
100% Aether Damage converted to Physical Damage to Devastation
The 100% Aether damage converted to Physical damage is what you call a “skill mod”
As the name implies it modifies the behavior of a skill. This can range from conversion like above to REMOVING WEAPON LIMITATION FROM A SKILL
So basically what we have here is an item with a hidden skill mod that removes the Caster Off-Hand Requirement from the skill Devastation WHEN IT’S EQUIPPED. When it’s not equipped the skill behaves normally i.e it won’t function w/o a caster-off hand
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What he^ said. So not useless http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67404
Lol, Nm all… very odd. guessing they changed something in the game. I simply put the shield on and for kicks added devastation just to see if it would work. Feel kind of “Duh” now, but reality is Devastation says “Requires an Offhand to use”. So i learned something new
Thanks Chthon and Superfluff for the replies. I did understand the skill modifiers and all. I did not realize this particular shield “And only one i know of, unless there are more” that actually overrides the prerequisite of an offhand to be able to use the Devastation skill
If I may also add my questions…does this shield also allow to use devotions (such as oklaine’s lantern) and procs (for example the one in Iskandra relic) which require a caster off-hand?
It removes CASTER OFF HAND requirement from ONLY DEVASTATION. ANYTHING ELSE requiring caster off-hand WOULDN’T BE AFFECTED
This “shield” is actually an off-hand, but a shield. What do I mean is, the shield is classified as an off-hand, but its behaviour is shield. Put few off-hands, shields, weapons and armors in stash and sort the items, you’ll see that first are offhands, then other gear and the last are shields, but that particular “shield” is in off-hand section. Also, didn’t read the whole topic, but the shield allows you to use Devastation (not sure about AAR).