Paladin · Combat Skills

Holy Shield

Required level 24Classic

What it does

enhances your shield with divine power.

How Holy Shield works, in depthThe Paladin's shield buff, +25% defense and +14% blocking at level 1, +310% defense and +35% blocking at level 20, with shield damage for Smite. How each number grows, the 505-second duration, and the Defiance synergy.

Per level

before synergies, masteries and +skills from items

Level	Smite Damage: +	Duration	Successful Blocking:	Mana cost
1	3-6	30	14	35
2	5-8	55	18	35
3	7-10	80	20	35
4	9-12	105	23	35
5	11-14	130	25	35
6	13-16	155	26	35
7	15-18	180	27	35
8	17-20	205	28	35
9	20-23	230	29	35
10	23-26	255	30	35
11	26-29	280	31	35
12	29-32	305	31	35
13	32-35	330	32	35
14	35-38	355	33	35
15	38-41	380	33	35
16	41-44	405	34	35
17	45-48	430	34	35
18	49-52	455	34	35
19	53-56	480	34	35
20	57-60	505	35	35
21	61-64	530	35	35
22	65-68	555	35	35
23	69-72	580	36	35
24	73-76	605	36	35
25	77-80	630	36	35
26	81-84	655	36	35
27	85-88	680	37	35
28	89-92	705	37	35
29	93-96	730	37	35
30	97-100	755	37	35

Also raised by

items that add levels without naming it

In the tools

Its cast breakpointsBreakpoints

Synergies

per hard point in

Defiance: +15% Defense per Level

Requires

Mechanics

the stats this skill sets

Increased Chance of Blocking

Source: skills.txt row “Holy Shield” and skilldesc.txt of build 3.3.93847. Mana = (mana + lvlmana × (level − 1)) × 2^manashift ÷ 256; damage brackets at levels 2–8, 9–16, 17–22, 23–28, 29+ scaled by HitShift. · Report incorrect data

Unless stated otherwise, everything here is Diablo II: Resurrected build 3.3.93847, Reign of the Warlock.