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Ideally, you want to use guard skill right before taking a lot of damage. Most deaths in maps are caused by multiple weak hits, not oneshots. So CWDT on a guard skill will activate it when you need it.
As part of changes to make early game combat more active, we're introducing the new Steelskin skill, and are changing Molten Shell and Immortal Call. So probably not intended to be that used by the top 0.01% of players that clear t16 maps in two minutes.
As part of changes to make early game combat more active, we're introducing the new Steelskin skill, and are changing Molten Shell and Immortal Call....
There currently are five guard skills: Molten Shell (and Vaal Molten Shell) Immortal Call. Steelskin. Arcane Cloak. Bone Armour (Necromancer only, basically Steelskin) The vast majority of players in SC and HC run Molten Shell / VMS, it is the best guard skill for most builds, typically more than doubling EHP.
28 maj 2019 · Steelskin is a new defensive skill which is available very early in the game. It instantly hardens your skin, granting a damage barrier that absorbs 70% of all damage taken. It has a maximum amount of damage that it can absorb, which increases as the gem levels.
2 mar 2024 · Every build needs to use a Guard Skill. You can have only one active on you at a time, but they provide invaluable defence. Molten Shell or Steelskin provide a bubble of damage absorption.
29 lis 2023 · Guard Skills: Most Guard skills give you a temporary health pool. The common early choice is Steelskin, but if you're stacking Armor you should use Molten Shell instead. Other Defences. Life, Resistances, Armor, Evasion, Energy Shield & Ward aren't your only ways to deal with damage in Path of Exile.
