Warlock · Eldritch Skills

Psychic Ward

Required level 18Reign of the Warlock

What it does

Creates a mental shield that absorbs damage from attacks and can stun melee attackers.

How Psychic Ward works, in depthThe Warlock's mental shield. A buff that absorbs 15 to 205 damage before it breaks, +15 per hard point in Cleave and Levitation Mastery, and stuns melee attackers for 1.76 to 3.08 seconds, for 20 to 58 mana.

Items that give Psychic Ward

2 items

Chance to castfires on its own when you hit, are hit, kill …

Guardian's LightUnique · Colossal Jewel	1% Chance to cast level 25 Psychic Ward when struck	75
AuthorityRuneword	2% Chance to cast level 10 Psychic Ward when struck	29

Per level

before synergies, masteries and +skills from items

Level	Stun Length	Mana cost
1	1.76	20
2	1.96	22
3	2.16	24
4	2.32	26
5	2.44	28
6	2.52	30
7	2.6	32
8	2.64	34
9	2.72	36
10	2.76	38
11	2.84	40
12	2.88	42
13	2.92	44
14	2.92	46
15	2.96	48
16	3	50
17	3	52
18	3.04	54
19	3.04	56
20	3.08	58
21	3.08	60
22	3.12	62
23	3.12	64
24	3.16	66
25	3.16	68
26	3.16	70
27	3.2	72
28	3.2	74
29	3.2	76
30	3.2	78

Also raised by

items that add levels without naming it

Synergies

per hard point in

Cleave: +15 Damage Absorbed per Level
Levitation Mastery: +15 Damage Absorbed per Level

Requires

CleaveLevel 6

Leads to

Eldritch BlastLevel 24

Boosts

Eldritch BlastEldritch Skills

Source: skills.txt row “Psychic Ward” 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.