Vanguard II

Supports ShieldShieldsShields are defensive items that are equipped in your off hand, usually granting Armour. While holding a Shield you have a chance to passively Block. Shields also grant a Skill that lets you Block incoming Hits more actively, either raising your Shield to absorb the Hit or Parrying the Hit depending on the type of Shield. Bucklers are a special type of Shield that do not grant any Armour and can Parry enemy skills instead of being raised to Block. Skills, causing you to gain GuardGuardGuard is a Buff that provides a buffer against damage from Hits, taking the damage before your Life or Energy Shield until the buff expires or is depleted. You can only have a single Guard buff at a time. If you gain Guard when you already have it, whichever buff has the higher magnitude will be kept, and that buff's duration will be refreshed by an amount proportional to the magnitude of the discarded buff, but not to longer than its original duration. Your maximum amount of Guard is equal to 200% of your maximum Life. on StunningStunHits against any target can potentially cause a Stun on that target, depending on the damage dealt. Stunning a target interrupts their current action and prevents them from taking actions for a short time. There are two types of Stun: Light Stuns last a fraction of a second but can be inflicted frequently. Any Hit has a chance to cause a Light Stun. The chance is based on the damage dealt, up to 100% base chance for Hits that deal 100% of the target's maximum Life. Chances lower than 15% are treated as 0%. Heavy Stuns occur when a target's Stun bar is filled and last multiple seconds. Hits cause Heavy Stun buildup based on the damage dealt. Players and their Minions usually cannot be Heavily Stunned, but players can receive Heavy Stun buildup where specifically mentioned while taking specific actions (such as raising their Shield, Parrying with a Buckler, or riding a mount). Player Physical damage and Melee Damage each have 50% more Light Stun chance and Heavy Stun buildup. These bonuses are multiplicative with each other. Monster Physical damage and Melee Damage have 100% more and 33% more Light Stun chance and Heavy Stun buildup respectively. These bonuses are multiplicative with each other. Enemies with the Supported Skill.

Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.