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Shield Wall Fortifying Cry Freeze Smith Of Kitava (+5 Melee Skills)

Smith of Kitava·WarriorPatch 0.5.1·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 11, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Passive Tree

154
Nodes
37
Notables
3
Keystones

Key Passives

Greatest DefenceNotable
4% increased Attack Damage per 75 Item Armour and Evasion on Equipped Shield
Armour
BeefNotable
+25 to Strength
Attribute
Coal StokerNotable
Modifiers to Fire Resistance also grant Cold and Lightning Resistance at 50% of their value
Fire Resistance
Bolstering YellNotable
Empowered Attacks deal 30% increased Damage
Warcry Skills have 30% 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
BloodthirstyNotable
30% increased Armour and Evasion Rating while Leeching
10% increased Attack Speed while Leeching
20% increased Damage while Leeching
ArmourSpeedDamage
Support StrapsNotable
base physical damage reduction rating no display: 200
Body Armour grants 20% increased Strength
Physical DamageAttribute

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute34+170
  • to Strength9+112
  • to Dexterity2+16
  • body Armour grants # % increased Strength120%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour8115%
  • of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage560%
  • of Armour also applies to Fire Damage230%
  • body Armour grants # % of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage125%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Melee Damage13138%
  • increased Attack Damage486%
  • increased Melee Damage against Immobilised Enemies390%
  • increased Melee Damage against Heavy Stunned enemies140%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed624%
  • increased Warcry Speed589%
  • increased Skill Speed312%
  • increased Attack Speed while Leeching225%
Life
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased amount of Life Leeched770%
  • increased maximum Life24%
  • leech Life # % faster223%
  • body Armour grants # % increased maximum Life115%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • empowered Attacks deal # % increased Damage7110%
  • increased Damage with Warcries372%
  • increased Damage while Leeching120%
Warcry
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Warcry Cooldown Recovery Rate569%
  • increased total Power counted by Warcries210%
  • warcries Empower an additional Attack1+1
  • warcries have a minimum of # Power1+10
Physical Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • base physical damage reduction rating no display: #6+1200

Gear

Weapon 1

Torment Roar

Heavy Greathammer

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range15
Physical Damage115-158
Quality0
SocketsS S
Attacks per Second1.1
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS150.2
Physical DPS150.2
Requirements
Level59
Rune
  • 8% increased Skill Speed
  • Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Bonded
  • Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
  • Bonded: 15% increased Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills
Desecrated
  • 98% increased Damage against Enemies with Fully Broken Armour
Explicit
  • Adds 21 to 31 Physical Damage
  • +5 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +24 to Strength
  • 25% increased Stun Duration
Crafted
  • Gain 28% of Damage as Extra Physical Damage
Weapon 2 Swap / Offhand

Empyrean Sanctuary

Tawhoan Tower Shield

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour1544
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
  • +11% to Cold Resistance
Explicit
  • +229 to Armour
  • 141% increased Armour
  • 7% additional Physical Damage Reduction
  • +45% to Fire Resistance
  • +89 to Stun Threshold
Helmet

Plague Glance

Warmonger Greathelm

Item Level 69
Rare
Properties
Armour846
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +4 to Maximum Rage
Desecrated
  • +27% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
Explicit
  • +201 to Armour
  • 34% increased Armour
  • +163 to maximum Life
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +21% to Chaos Resistance
Body Armour

Exceptional Runeforged Warlord Cuirass

Item Level 80
Normal
Properties
Armour535
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Ward103
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +150 to maximum Life
  • +22% to Fire Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana
Implicit
  • +24% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
Explicit
  • Corrupted
Gloves

Phoenix Talons

Feathered Mitts

Item Level 65
Rare
Properties
Armour331
Quality0
SocketsS
Requirements
Level59
Rune
  • 8% increased Attack Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
Explicit
  • 122% increased Armour
  • +33 to maximum Life
  • +104 to maximum Mana
  • +2 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • 15% increased Attack Speed
  • +18 to Strength
Boots

Skull Slippers

Tasalian Greaves

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Armour981
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 30% increased Movement Speed
  • +133 to Armour
  • 98% increased Armour
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance
  • +164 to Stun Threshold
Belt

Damnation Locket

Plate Belt

Item Level 73
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level24
Desecrated
  • +14% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • +161 to Armour
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • +307 to Armour
  • +170 to maximum Life
  • +19% to Chaos Resistance
  • 18% reduced Charm Charges used
  • 70 to 133 Physical Thorns damage
Amulet

Hypnotic Heart

Lunar Amulet

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level14
Enchant
  • Allocates Acceleration
Desecrated
  • 5% increased Skill Speed
Implicit
  • +20 to maximum Energy Shield
Explicit
  • +201 to Accuracy Rating
  • 33% increased Armour
  • +123 to maximum Life
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +2 to Level of all Melee Skills
Ring 1

Hypnotic Circle

Gold Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • 22% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life
Implicit
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • Adds 5 to 10 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • +117 to maximum Life
  • +75% to Fire Resistance
Crafted
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
Ring 2

Corruption Hold

Gold Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Implicit
  • 13% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 15% increased Cold Damage
  • +115 to maximum Life
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +27% to Fire Resistance
  • Leech 8.9% of Physical Attack Damage as Life
Crafted
  • +34% to Fire Resistance
Charm 1

Herbal Golden Charm of the Brewer

Item Level 69
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy
Explicit
  • Recover 11 Life when Used
  • 27% reduced Charges per use
Charm 2

Analyst's Thawing Charm of the Continuous

Item Level 36
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 25% increased Duration
  • 37% increased Charges gained
Charm 3

Natural Golden Charm of the Mixologist

Item Level 75
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy
Explicit
  • Recover 256 Life when Used
  • 22% reduced Charges per use
Life Flask

Depleting Ultimate Life Flask of the Perpetual

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 78% increased Life Recovered
  • Removes 15% of Life Recovered from Mana when used
  • 60% increased Charges gained
Mana Flask

Seething Ultimate Mana Flask of the Bottomless

Item Level 65
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 50% reduced Amount Recovered
  • Instant Recovery
  • 52% increased Charges gained

Skills & Gems

Shield Wall(Lv20)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
Ahns CitadelSupports skills that create walls in a line, causing them to instead be created along a fissure.Lv1
Kaoms MadnessSupports Skills which create fissures in the ground, causing them to create many additional fissures at the cost of damage, speed, and area of effect.Lv1
Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1
Styrns FerocityLv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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
Raging CrySupports Warcry skills, causing them to grant you Rage on use depending on counted monster Power.Lv1
Enraged WarcrySupports Warcries, causing them to spend Rage to bypass their usual Cooldown.Lv1
Heavy SwingSupports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Lv1
HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1
BrutalitySupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Lv1
Refutation(Lv12)4 gems

Spends all your Ward to gain a short-duration Buff that causes you to Block all Blockable Hits and apply Parried to enemies from which you've Blocked a Hit. This Buff is removed if you are Heavy Stunned. While this Buff is active, you cannot be Light Stunned, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you.

Parried Debuff duration is 2 seconds
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1
Second WindSupports Skills which have a cooldown, giving them extra uses of that cooldown. Cannot support Meta, instant, or Triggered Skills, and cannot modify the Skills of Minions.Lv1
Infernal Cry(Lv7)3 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
Raging CrySupports Warcry skills, causing them to grant you Rage on use depending on counted monster Power.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1
Leap Slam(Lv8)3 gems

Jump into the air, damaging and Knocking Back enemies with your mace where you land. Enemies you would land on are pushed out of the way.

50% more Stun buildup
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
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
Holy DescentSupports Skills that leap into the air, causing them to create Consecrated Ground when you land.Lv1
Raise Shield(Lv1)2 gems

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.

Lacerate FourSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1
ImpaleSupports Attacks, causing them to Impale on Hit but making them unable to Extract Impale themselves.Lv1
Herald of Ash(Lv19)2 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
PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1
Scavenged Plating(Lv19)1 gem

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
Flame Wall(Lv2)No supports

Create a wall of Fire in front of you, which Ignites everything within its area. Any Projectiles fired through the wall by you and Allies deal added Fire damage. Consumes a Lightning Infusion if possible to also add Lightning damage to the Projectiles.

Wall deals 1.8 Fire Damage per second
Wall duration is 4.5 seconds
Ignites as though dealing 5 to 8 Fire damage
Wall length is 5 metres

No support gems detected for this skill.

Berserk(Lv18)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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