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1.8%
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0.9%
Amazon
0.5%
Blood Mage
3.5%
Chronomancer
0.9%
Deadeye
7.8%
Disciple Of Varashta
3%
Druid
Gemling Legionnaire
17.5%
Huntress
Infernalist
5.2%
Invoker
0.1%
Lich
1.5%
Martial Artist
24.4%
Mercenary
Monk
Oracle
5.4%
Pathfinder
1.7%
Ranger
Ritualist
1.3%
Shaman
2%
Smith Of Kitava
0.6%
Sorceress
Spirit Walker
11.3%
Stormweaver
5.1%
Tactician
1%
Titan
2.8%
Warbringer
0.3%
Warrior
Witch
Witchhunter
1.3%

Shield Wall

(Smith of Kitava) Builds
<7575-8990+

Sample size: 26 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-09-04 12:01:30 UTC

The Shield Wall is a highly effective skill for the Smith of Kitava in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 26 top players in the 75-89 bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Rapid Attacks II, Fire Attunement, Kaom's Madness. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Coal Stoker, Smith's Masterwork, Tempered Defences on the skill tree.

Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.

★ Selected Main Skills

Shield Wall
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
73.1%
└
Fire Attunement
50%
└
Kaom's Madness
50%
└
Ahn's Citadel
50%
└
Close Combat II
30.8%
└
Magnified Area II
26.9%
└
Elemental Armament II
23.1%
└
Heavy Swing
23.1%
└
Armour Break III
23.1%
└
Supercritical
19.2%
└
Heft
19.2%
└
Fire Penetration II
7.7%
└
Bleed III
7.7%
└
Concentrated Area
7.7%
└
Rageforged II
7.7%

Other Active Skills & Auras

Raise Shield
100%
└
Mobility
7.7%
└
Magnified Area II
3.8%
└
Rapid Attacks III
3.8%
└
Cadence
3.8%
└
Brutality III
3.8%
└
Knockback
3.8%
└
Retaliate II
3.8%
└
Stun II
3.8%
└
Close Combat II
3.8%
└
Vanguard I
3.8%
└
Brutality I
3.8%
└
Life Leech II
3.8%
└
Rage II
3.8%
└
Close Combat I
3.8%
└
Stun III
3.8%
Fortifying Cry
96.2%
└
Enraged Warcry II
68%
└
Raging Cry
64%
└
Heavy Swing
48%
└
Fire Attunement
36%
└
Close Combat II
20%
└
Fiery Death
20%
└
Elemental Armament II
20%
└
Magnified Area II
16%
└
Heft
16%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
12%
└
Armour Break III
12%
└
Fire Penetration II
8%
└
Efficiency II
8%
└
Cooldown Recovery I
8%
└
Impale
4%
Infernal Cry
92.3%
└
Raging Cry
91.7%
└
Tireless
79.2%
└
Enraged Warcry II
66.7%
└
Efficiency II
25%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
25%
└
Fire Mastery
20.8%
└
Lifetap
8.3%
└
Echoing Cry
8.3%
└
Exposing Cry
8.3%
└
Second Wind III
4.2%
└
Second Wind II
4.2%
└
Corrupting Cry II
4.2%
└
Battershout
4.2%
└
Fire Attunement
4.2%
Herald of Ash
88.5%
└
Magnified Area II
82.6%
└
Fire Mastery
30.4%
└
Prolonged Duration II
26.1%
└
Precision I
21.7%
└
Cannibalism II
13%
└
Cannibalism I
13%
└
Swift Affliction II
8.7%
└
Swift Affliction I
4.3%
└
Magnified Area I
4.3%
└
Clarity I
4.3%
└
Healing Runes
4.3%
└
Vitality II
4.3%
└
Vitality I
4.3%
Scavenged Plating
69.2%
└
Prolonged Duration II
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration I
22.2%
└
Vitality II
16.7%
└
Physical Mastery
16.7%
└
Cannibalism II
5.6%
└
Clarity II
5.6%
└
Vitality I
5.6%
Shield Charge
53.8%
└
Rage III
71.4%
└
Rapid Attacks II
42.9%
└
Efficiency II
28.6%
└
Rapid Attacks III
28.6%
└
Stun III
14.3%
└
Enduring Impact II
14.3%
└
Concentrated Area
14.3%
└
Close Combat II
14.3%
└
Fire Attunement
7.1%
└
Rapid Attacks I
7.1%
└
Culling Strike II
7.1%
└
Efficiency I
7.1%
Resonating Shield
46.2%
└
Rage III
66.7%
└
Mobility
58.3%
└
Deadly Resolve
50%
└
Rapid Attacks II
41.7%
└
Armour Demolisher II
41.7%
└
Armour Break III
33.3%
└
Magnified Area II
16.7%
└
Styrn's Mountain
16.7%
└
Uruk's Smelting
8.3%
└
Medved's Felling
8.3%
└
Steadfast I
8.3%
└
Corrosion
8.3%
└
Poison III
8.3%
└
Fire Attunement
8.3%
└
Close Combat II
8.3%
Sunder
46.2%
└
Rapid Attacks III
66.7%
└
Rage III
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
66.7%
└
Heft
16.7%
└
Prolonged Duration I
8.3%
└
Magnified Area I
8.3%
└
Rapid Attacks I
8.3%
└
Rage I
8.3%
└
Eternal Flame III
8.3%
└
Rapid Attacks II
8.3%
└
Syzygy
8.3%
└
Cadence
8.3%
└
Fist of War III
8.3%
└
Brutality III
8.3%
Magma Barrier
42.3%
└
Charge Profusion II
36.4%
└
Elemental Armament II
36.4%
└
Fire Attunement
27.3%
└
Fire Penetration II
18.2%
└
Magnified Area II
9.1%
└
Cannibalism I
9.1%
└
Clarity II
9.1%
└
Enduring Impact II
9.1%
└
Close Combat II
9.1%
└
Eternal Flame II
9.1%
└
Charge Profusion I
9.1%
└
Vitality I
9.1%
└
Clarity I
9.1%
Mace Strike
38.5%
└
Rapid Attacks II
30%
└
Concentrated Area
30%
└
Fire Attunement
30%
└
Rapid Attacks I
30%
└
Rage I
20%
└
Mana Leech
10%
└
Armour Demolisher II
10%
└
Magnified Area II
10%
└
Brink I
10%
└
Life Leech I
10%
└
Close Combat I
10%
└
Rage III
10%
└
Stun II
10%
└
Armour Break III
10%
Berserk
30.8%
└
Precision II
25%
└
Strong Hearted
25%
└
Vitality II
25%
└
Cannibalism II
12.5%
Fire Spell on Hit
23.1%
└
Boundless Energy II
33.3%
└
Energy Retention
33.3%
└
Armour Break III
16.7%
Shockwave Totem
23.1%
└
Urgent Totems III
66.7%
└
Hardy Totems II
66.7%
└
Prolonged Duration I
33.3%
└
Font of Mana
33.3%
└
Reinforced Totems I
16.7%
└
Urgent Totems I
16.7%
└
Prolonged Duration II
16.7%
└
Reinforced Totems II
16.7%
└
Uruk's Smelting
16.7%
Leap Slam
15.4%
└
Rage III
50%
└
Rapid Attacks III
50%
└
Rapid Attacks I
25%
└
Magnified Area I
25%
└
Stun I
25%
└
Rageforged I
25%
Time of Need
15.4%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Cooldown Recovery I
25%
└
Vitality I
25%
└
Clarity I
25%
Purity of Fire
15.4%
Eternal Rage
11.5%
War Banner
11.5%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Refraction III
66.7%
└
Daresso's Passion
66.7%
Detonate Dead
7.7%
└
Boundless Energy II
100%
└
Energy Retention
100%
└
Armour Break III
50%
Attrition
7.7%
Ferocious Roar
7.7%
└
Enraged Warcry II
100%
└
Raging Cry
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
50%
└
Fire Attunement
50%
└
Exposing Cry
50%
Molten Shower
7.7%
└
Elemental Armament II
50%
└
Elemental Focus
50%
└
Magnified Area II
50%
└
Retreat III
50%
Refutation
3.8%
Herald of Thunder
3.8%
└
Magnified Area II
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Lightning Attunement
100%
└
Elemental Focus
100%
└
Lightning Penetration
100%
Molten Blast
3.8%
Cast on Elemental Ailment
3.8%
Convalescence
3.8%
Temper Weapon
3.8%
└
Fire Mastery
100%
└
Elemental Armament II
100%
└
Fire Penetration II
100%
Perfect Strike
3.8%
└
Perfected Endurance
100%
Punch
3.8%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
Iron Ward
3.8%
└
Magnified Area I
100%
└
Stun II
100%
└
Heft
100%
└
Brutality III
100%
└
Bleed III
100%
Hammer of the Gods
3.8%
└
Fist of War II
100%
└
Heavy Swing
100%
└
Brutality III
100%
└
Bleed III
100%
Harbinger of Madness
3.8%
└
Bleed III
100%
└
Brutality II
100%
Overwhelming Presence
3.8%
Seismic Cry
3.8%
└
Corrupting Cry II
100%
└
Cooldown Recovery II
100%
└
Raging Cry
100%
Freezing Mark
3.8%
└
Prolonged Duration II
100%
└
Mark for Death II
100%
Pounce
3.8%
Armour Breaker
3.8%
└
Rage III
100%
└
Uruk's Smelting
100%
└
Armour Break III
100%
└
Rapid Attacks II
100%
Cast on Block
3.8%
Boneshatter
3.8%
└
Fire Attunement
100%
└
Magnified Area I
100%
└
Impact Shockwave
100%
Trinity
3.8%
Earthquake
3.8%
Wildwood's Gifts
3.8%
Purity of Ice
3.8%
└
Vitality II
100%
└
Cool Headed
100%
└
Cannibalism II
100%
└
Strong Hearted
100%
Cackling Companions
3.8%
└
Romira's Requital
100%
└
Brutus' Brain
100%
Blasphemy
3.8%
└
Exploit Weakness
100%
└
Hex Bloom
100%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
Repulsion
3.8%
└
Exploit Weakness
100%
└
Hex Bloom
100%
└
Living Lightning II
100%
Maul
3.8%
└
Rage I
100%
Charge Regulation
3.8%