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Sorcery Ward
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Sorcery WardSpell, Buff, Persistent, Lightning, Cold, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 1.00 secPassively manifests a protective barrier which takes Elemental Damage from Hits for you until depleted. The barrier instantly recharges to its full value a short time after it stops taking damage or is fully depleted.Barrier recharges after (6.1–8) seconds
Elemental Damage from Hits is taken from the Barrier before your Life, Mana or Energy Shield
Barrier can take Elemental Damage up to 30% of your Armour and Evasion RatingSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 1.00 secPassively manifests a protective barrier which takes Elemental Damage from Hits for you until depleted. The barrier instantly recharges to its full value a short time after it stops taking damage or is fully depleted.Barrier recharges after (6.1–8) seconds
Elemental Damage from Hits is taken from the Barrier before your Life, Mana or Energy Shield
Barrier can take Elemental Damage up to 30% of your Armour and Evasion RatingSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.


Acquisition
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Granted by the Witchhunter ascendancy notable Obsessive Rituals.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemAscendancySorceryWard
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Granted by the Witchhunter ascendancy notable Obsessive Rituals.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemAscendancySorceryWard
Sorcery Ward is a buff spell skill granted by the Witchhunter ascendancy notable Obsessive Rituals. It grants the user a passive barrier that redirects elemental damage, up to an amount scaling with the user's Armour and Evasion Ratings.
Skill functions and interactions
The barrier is not considered to be a Guard effect, and therefore can be used with them.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | Barrier recharge |
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1 | 0 | 8 |
2 | 3 | — |
3 | 6 | — |
4 | 10 | — |
5 | 14 | — |
6 | 18 | — |
7 | 22 | — |
8 | 26 | — |
9 | 31 | — |
10 | 36 | — |
11 | 41 | — |
12 | 46 | — |
13 | 52 | — |
14 | 58 | — |
15 | 64 | — |
16 | 66 | — |
17 | 72 | — |
18 | 78 | — |
19 | 84 | — |
20 | 90 | 6.1 |
Recommended support gems
The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.
Gem tier |
Support gems | ||
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I | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
II | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
III | ![]() |
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Version history
Version | Changes |
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0.2.0 |
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0.1.0 |
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