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Resonating Shield Fortifying Cry Bleed Smith Of Kitava (+4 Melee Skills)

Smith of Kitava·WarriorPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. Shield Wall
50,140
2. Resonating Shield
41,758
Hit DPS
46,692
Attacks/sec
1.39
Average hit
33,543

Utility

Spirit
130
Move speed
x1.63

Defense

Life
3,518
Ward
283
Character armour
17,827
Gear armour
3,252
Block
27%
Fire res
75%
Cold res
78%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
75%

Passive Tree

154
Nodes
37
Notables
3
Keystones

Key Passives

Avatar of FireKey
Avatar of Fire
Fire
CacophonyNotable
40% increased Damage with Warcries
Warcry Skills have 25% increased Area of Effect
DamageGem
MomentumNotable
Ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour
Movement Speed
Dedication to KitavaNotable
base physical damage reduction rating no display: 200
Body Armour grants +100% of Armour also applies to Chaos Damage
Physical DamageArmour
Support StrapsNotable
base physical damage reduction rating no display: 200
Body Armour grants 20% increased Strength
Physical DamageAttribute
Barbaric StrengthNotable
45% increased Critical Damage Bonus
-10% increased Mana Cost of Skills
+10 to Strength
CriticalManaAttribute
Internal LayerNotable
base physical damage reduction rating no display: 200
Body Armour grants Hits against you have 100% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
Physical DamageCritical
Light on your FeetNotable
3% increased Movement Speed
Movement Speed

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute40+200
  • to Strength5+46
  • body Armour grants # % increased Strength120%
  • to all Attributes1+3
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour13215%
  • of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage430%
  • increased effect of Fully Broken Armour335%
  • body Armour grants # % increased Spirit130%
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus483%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus for Attack Damage350%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance215%
  • body Armour grants Hits against you have # % reduced Critical Damage Bonus1100%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage444%
  • increased Melee Damage with Hits at Close Range370%
  • increased Melee Damage226%
  • increased Attack Area Damage110%
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Movement Speed48%
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty while Actively Blocking3-25%
  • ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour1+1
  • increased Movement Speed if you have at least # Green Support Gems Socketed15%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • empowered Attacks deal # % increased Damage564%
  • increased Damage with Warcries372%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Ignited Enemies140%
Physical Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • base physical damage reduction rating no display: #8+1600
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed316%
  • increased Skill Speed312%
  • increased Warcry Speed125%
  • reduced Attack Speed1-5%

Gear

Weapon 1

Horror Bane

Flanged Mace

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range13
Physical Damage54-80
Quality20
SocketsS S
Lightning Damage3-60
Attacks per Second1.55
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS152.7
Physical DPS103.9
Elemental DPS48.8
Requirements
Level67
Rune
  • 8% increased Skill Speed
  • 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Bonded
  • Bonded: Break 50% increased Armour
  • Bonded: 15% increased Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills
Desecrated
  • Empowered Attacks deal 49% increased Damage
Explicit
  • Adds 3 to 60 Lightning Damage
  • 100% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
  • +4 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • Gain 63 Life per enemy killed
  • Gain 19 Mana per enemy killed
  • Corrupted
Weapon 2 / Offhand

Victory Bastion

Tawhoan Tower Shield

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Armour1733
Movement Speed-3%
Block26
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +269 to Armour
Explicit
  • 151% increased Armour
  • 25% reduced Attribute Requirements
  • 7% additional Physical Damage Reduction
  • +3% to Maximum Cold Resistance
  • +115 to Stun Threshold
Helmet

Thrillsteel

Spired Greathelm

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Armour179
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level27
Enchant
  • 24% increased Life Regeneration rate
Rune
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • Onslaught
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Exceptional Runeforged Ornate Plate

Item Level 82
Normal
Properties
Armour328
Quality20
SocketsS S S S
Ward283
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • +75 to maximum Life
  • 12% increased Rarity of Items found
  • Regenerate 1.5% of maximum Life per second
  • 50% reduced effect of Curses on you
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 8% increased Curse Magnitudes
  • Bonded: 10% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies
Implicit
  • Regenerate 2.15% of maximum Life per second
Explicit
  • Corrupted
Gloves

Dread Nails

Feathered Mitts

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Armour464
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level59
Rune
  • Gain 1 Rage on Melee Hit
Bonded
  • Bonded: 25% increased Warcry Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • +129 to Armour
Explicit
  • 39% increased Armour
  • +165 to maximum Life
  • +2 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • 13% increased Attack Speed
  • +33 to Strength
Boots

Doom League

Tasalian Greaves

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour548
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 63% increased Armour
  • +96 to maximum Life
  • +43% to Fire Resistance
  • +31% to Cold Resistance
  • +36% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
  • Corrupted
Belt

Pandemonium Buckle

Utility Belt

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Desecrated
  • +22% to Fire and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • +139 to maximum Life
  • +92 to maximum Mana
  • +54% to Fire Resistance
  • +53% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 30% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes
Amulet

Plague Idol

Amber Amulet

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Enchant
  • Allocates Thaumaturgic Generator
Desecrated
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Implicit
  • +11 to Strength
Explicit
  • 47% increased Armour
  • +136 to maximum Life
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +3 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +38% to Cold Resistance
Ring 1

Wrath Grip

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level12
Desecrated
  • +13% to Fire and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • +25% to Cold Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 24 to 34 Fire damage to Attacks
  • +129 to maximum Life
  • 16% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +35% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • +34% to Cold Resistance
Ring 2

Agony Grip

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level20
Implicit
  • +13% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 10 to 24 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • +106 to maximum Life
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +33 to Strength
  • +37% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • +19% to Chaos Resistance
Charm 1

Lustrous Staunching Charm of the Abundant

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level18
Implicit
  • Used when you start Bleeding
Explicit
  • Also grants 327 Guard
  • 59% increased Charges
Charm 2

Vibrant Dousing Charm of the Bountiful

Item Level 79
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • Also grants 251 Guard
  • 53% increased Charges
Charm 3

For Utopia

Stone Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use20
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level8
Implicit
  • Used when you become Stunned
Explicit
  • Defend with 200% of Armour during effect
Life Flask

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Distiller

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 30% of Recovery applied Instantly
  • 24% reduced Charges per use
Mana Flask

Caustic Ultimate Mana Flask of the Abundant

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 99% increased Mana Recovered
  • Removes 15% of Mana Recovered from Life when used
  • 60% increased Charges

Skills & Gems

Resonating Shield(Lv19)5 gems

Repeatedly hammer your Shield with your weapon causing damaging shockwaves in an area around you. Enemies hit by the shockwave lose Armour for a duration. While Channelling Resonating Shield, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.

Hits Break 2 Armour
4 to 6 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
Uruks SmeltingSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger. Fully Breaking Armour with Supported Skills permanently increases the Physical Damage taken by those affected, up to a cap.Lv1
Deadly ResolveSupports Channelling Skills you use yourself. While Channelling Supported Skills, periodically gain stages of Deadly Resolve. Expend a stage of Deadly Resolve when an enemy Hits you to Trigger a deadly slash towards that enemy, dealing more damage based on your Armour.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1
Fortifying Cry(Lv19)5 gems

Perform a Warcry that grants Guard and Triggers Shield Wave when subsequent Shield Attacks deal damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.

Grants 2 Guard for every 5 enemy Power in range, counting up to 20 Power
3 to 5 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Fiery DeathSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing enemies it Ignites to have a chance to explode on death.Lv1
Fire InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Fire Damage but deal less Cold and Lightning Damage.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Fire PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Fire resistance.Lv1
Infernal Cry(Lv19)5 gems

Perform a Warcry, Empowering subsequent Melee Attacks if there are enemies nearby. Enemies in the warcry's area are destabilised and will Combust on death. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.

Empowered Attacks Gain 30% of damage as extra Fire damage
Deals 3 to 5 Fire Damage
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Raging CrySupports Warcry skills, causing them to grant you Rage on use depending on counted monster Power.Lv1
TirelessSupports Warcry Skills. Attacks Empowered by Supported Skills have a chance not to lower the Empowerment count of Supported Skills when they are used.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Sunder(Lv19)5 gems

Slam the ground, creating a roiling fissure that damages enemies in a sequence of areas in front of you. A number of enemies hit by the wave will release a shockwave, damaging other enemies. Hitting an enemy with Fully Broken Armour applies Sundered Armour, making it take additional increased Physical damage.

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
IgnitionSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Ignite.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Fire PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Fire resistance.Lv1
Fire ExposureSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when Igniting.Lv1
Shield Wall(Lv21)5 gems

Ram your Shield into the ground, throwing up a wall of earth. Enemies can attack your wall segments, and your Slams, Warcries, and Shield Charge will instantly shatter them all. The segments explode when shattered, damaging enemies in front of and around them.

4 to 6 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
Wall Segments have 36 maximum Life
Scouring FlameSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing inflicted Ignites to deal more damage but the skill to gain a Runic Ward cost.Lv1
SupercriticalSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage with Critical Hits but have less Critical Hit chance.Lv1
Fire InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Fire Damage but deal less Cold and Lightning Damage.Lv1
Fire PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Fire resistance.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Shield Charge(Lv19)4 gems

Channel to charge in the target direction. You will crash into enemies on your path, stopping your charge and dealing damage to enemies in an area, and extra damage to the enemies you collided with. While charging, your Shield is raised and you will Block all incoming Blockable hits.

3 to 5 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Medveds FellingLv1
CadenceSupports Attacks you use yourself. Supported Skills gain more Attack speed each time you use them, but will become unusable if used too frequently in a short time frame. Sustained Skills will instead gain Attack speed periodically while being used.Lv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1
Herald of Ash(Lv19)3 gems

While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Scavenged Plating(Lv19)2 gems

While active, uses fragments of armour scavenged from enemies to bolster your own. Fully Breaking an enemy's Armour grants you stacks of Scavenged Plating for a duration based on the enemy's Rarity, and you gain Armour and Thorns per stack. Normal enemies grant 1 stack, Magic enemies grant 2 stacks, Rare enemies grant 5 stacks and Unique enemies grant 10 stacks.

2 to 2 Thorns per Scavenged Plating
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Raise Shield(Lv1)No supports

Raise 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.

No support gems detected for this skill.

Berserk(Lv19)No supports

While active, strengthens your Rage, but causes you to lose Life while not losing Rage.

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

No support gems detected for this skill.

Thorns Player(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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