Energy Shield - Revision history

Trang Oul: /* Detail */ added a link to discussion where this silent change was noticed

2025-07-17T11:36:55Z

Detail: added a link to discussion where this silent change was noticed

Trang Oul: D2R progression table

2025-07-17T10:08:27Z

D2R progression table

DarkMasterMan: Blizzard stealth nerfed the duration in D2R patch 2.4, added this info and will update the skill tables at a later time if I remember.

2025-07-17T08:04:21Z

Blizzard stealth nerfed the duration in D2R patch 2.4, added this info and will update the skill tables at a later time if I remember.

Naturelover: added another example - what ost players actually strive for.

2024-09-05T20:11:00Z

added another example - what ost players actually strive for.

Naturelover: there is a link furhter up but I feel here it makes sense to have a second link. And there are other cases of second links on thi spage as well, so I'D say this should be fine.

2024-09-03T21:11:44Z

there is a link furhter up but I feel here it makes sense to have a second link. And there are other cases of second links on thi spage as well, so I'D say this should be fine.

Naturelover: moved up

2024-09-03T21:10:06Z

moved up

Naturelover at 16:02, 2 September 2024

2024-09-02T16:02:24Z

Naturelover: /* Detail */

2024-07-08T15:15:23Z

Detail

Onderduiker: Updated links

2021-09-25T10:49:02Z

Updated links

Onderduiker at 19:42, 14 October 2012

2012-10-14T19:42:07Z

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 !align=left|Duration (Seconds)
-|84 + (60*slvl) (LoD)</br>120 + (24*slvl) (D2R)
+|84 + (60*slvl) (LoD)</br>120 + (24*slvl)[https://diablo2.io/forums/energy-shield-duration-t1609448.html] (D2R)
 |}

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 *Redirecting damage from life to mana can be preferable due to its innate regeneration, which can be increased significantly by [[Regenerate Mana]] +% from [[Warmth]], [[Meditation]] and items.
 *Mana damage can be significant enough to make it difficult to maintain ES. {{Warn|=In D2&LoD, melee attacks of Mana Burn Unique monsters and their minions apply mana damage '''256''' times higher than they should: this can be enough to reduce a Sorceress from full to zero mana with a single hit.}} [https://d2mods.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47602] This has been fixed in D2R.
-<br>
+<br/>
 ===Damage Taken Goes to Mana===
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 *[[Magic Damage Reduced|(Magic)]] [[Damage Reduced]], [[resistance]] and [[absorb]] can reduce damage applied and thus increase percentage required to counter ES mana loss: Resist 50% will double percentage required, Resist 75% will quadruple it. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/105267-damage-goes-to-mana-energy-shield/]
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+<br/>
 ==Source==
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 |75||No
 |}
-<br>
+<br/>
-==Levels 1-60==
+==Levels 1-60 (LoD)==
-{{Levels 1-10}}
+{{Levels 1-20}}
 |-
-!align=left|% Damage Absorbed
+!align=left| % Damage Absorbed
-|20||25||30||35||40||45||50||55||57||59
+| 20 || 25 || 30 || 35 || 40 || 45 || 50 || 55 || 57 || 59 || 61 || 63 || 65 || 67 || 69 || 71 || 72 || 73 || 74 || 75
 |-
-!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
+!align=left| Duration (seconds)
-|144||204||264||324||384||444||504||564||624||684
+| 144 || 204 || 264 || 324 || 384 || 444 || 504 || 564 || 624 || 684 || 744 || 804 || 864 || 924 || 984 || 1044 || 1104 || 1164 || 1224 || 1284
 |}
+{{Levels 21-40}}
 |-
-!align=left|% Damage Absorbed
+!align=left| % Damage Absorbed
-|61||63||65||67||69||71||72||73||74||75
+| 76 || 77 || 78 || 79 || 80 || 81 || 82 || 83 || 84 || 85 || 86 || 87 || 88 || 89 || 90 || 91 || 92 || 93 || 94 || 95
 |-
-!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
+!align=left| Duration (seconds)
-|744||804||864||924||984||1,044||1,104||1,164||1,224||1,284
+| 1344 || 1404 || 1464 || 1524 || 1584 || 1644 || 1704 || 1764 || 1824 || 1884 || 1944 || 2004 || 2064 || 2124 || 2184 || 2244 || 2304 || 2364 || 2424 || 2484
 |}
+{{Levels 41-60}}
 |-
-!align=left|% Damage Absorbed
+!align=left| % Damage Absorbed
-|76||77||78||79||80||81||82||83||84||85
+| 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95 || 95
 |-
-!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
+!align=left| Duration (seconds)
-|1,344||1,404||1,464||1,524||1,584||1,644||1,704||1,764||1,824||1,884
+| 2544 || 2604 || 2664 || 2724 || 2784 || 2844 || 2904 || 2964 || 3024 || 3084 || 3144 || 3204 || 3264 || 3324 || 3384 || 3444 || 3504 || 3564 || 3624 || 3684
 |}
-{{Levels 31-40}}
+==Levels 1-60 (D2R)==
 |-
-!align=left|% Damage Absorbed
+!align=left| % Damage Absorbed
-|86||87||88||89||90||91||92||93||94||95
+| 20 || 25 || 30 || 35 || 40 || 45 || 50 || 55 || 57 || 59 || 61 || 63 || 65 || 67 || 69 || 71 || 72 || 73 || 74 || 75
 |-
-!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
+!align=left| Duration (seconds)
-|1,944||2,004||2,064||2,124||2,184||2,244||2,304||2,364||2,424||2,484
+| 144 || 168 || 192 || 216 || 240 || 264 || 288 || 312 || 336 || 360 || 384 || 408 || 432 || 456 || 480 || 504 || 528 || 552 || 576 || 600
 |}
+{{Levels 21-40}}
-{{Levels 41-50}}
+|-
 |-
-!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
+!align=left| Duration (seconds)
-|2,544||2,604||2,664||2,724||2,784||2,844||2,904||2,964||3,024||3,084
+| 624 || 648 || 672 || 696 || 720 || 744 || 768 || 792 || 816 || 840 || 864 || 888 || 912 || 936 || 960 || 984 || 1008 || 1032 || 1056 || 1080
 |}
+{{Levels 41-60}}
-{{Levels 51-60}}
+|-
 |-
-!align=left|Duration (Seconds)
+!align=left| Duration (seconds)
-|3,144||3,204||3,264||3,324||3,384||3,444||3,504||3,564||3,624||3,684
+| 1104 || 1128 || 1152 || 1176 || 1200 || 1224 || 1248 || 1272 || 1296 || 1320 || 1344 || 1368 || 1392 || 1416 || 1440 || 1464 || 1488 || 1512 || 1536 || 1560
 |}
-<br>
+<br/>
 ==Reference==

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 |-
 !align=left|Duration (Seconds)
-|84 +(60*slvl)
+|84 + (60*slvl) (LoD)</br>120 + (24*slvl) (D2R)
 |}

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 *Level 20 Energy Shield absorbs 75% damage: this would result in 100 damage being reduced to 25. With no points in Telekinesis 200% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 [[life]] and 150 mana is lost instead of 100 life; with 20 points in Telekinesis, only 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 life and 56.25 mana is lost instead of 100 life. Equipping ([[Magic Damage Reduced|Magic]]) [[Damage Reduced]] by 25 would then result in no life loss.
 *100 base [[mana damage]] (from [[Wraith]]s, [[Willowisp]]s and [[Mana Burn]] Unique monsters (and their minions in Nightmare and Hell)) would normally be increased to 200 in Hell after the Resist -100% penalty. However, level 20 ES and level 20 Telekinesis reduce base mana damage to 25 (which is subsequently increased to 50 in Hell) then 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, resulting in just 106.25 (50+56.25) mana lost instead of 200 mana (ES mana loss is applied before final mana damage). [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
 *Expires when its duration expires, or when the [[Sorceress]] is reduced to zero mana.

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 *Level 20 Energy Shield absorbs 75% damage: this would result in 100 damage being reduced to 25. With no points in Telekinesis 200% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 [[life]] and 150 mana is lost instead of 100 life; with 20 points in Telekinesis, only 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 life and 56.25 mana is lost instead of 100 life. Equipping ([[Magic Damage Reduced|Magic]]) [[Damage Reduced]] by 25 would then result in no life loss.
-*100 base mana damage (from [[Wraith]]s, [[Willowisp]]s and [[Mana Burn]] Unique monsters (and their minions in Nightmare and Hell)) would normally be increased to 200 in Hell after the Resist -100% penalty. However, level 20 ES and level 20 Telekinesis reduce base mana damage to 25 (which is subsequently increased to 50 in Hell) then 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, resulting in just 106.25 (50+56.25) mana lost instead of 200 mana (ES mana loss is applied before final mana damage). [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
+*100 base [[mana damage]] (from [[Wraith]]s, [[Willowisp]]s and [[Mana Burn]] Unique monsters (and their minions in Nightmare and Hell)) would normally be increased to 200 in Hell after the Resist -100% penalty. However, level 20 ES and level 20 Telekinesis reduce base mana damage to 25 (which is subsequently increased to 50 in Hell) then 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, resulting in just 106.25 (50+56.25) mana lost instead of 200 mana (ES mana loss is applied before final mana damage). [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
 *Expires when its duration expires, or when the [[Sorceress]] is reduced to zero mana.
 *When redirected damage > mana, then remaining mana absorbs equivalent damage and remainder is applied to life. 100 damage applied to level 40 ES (95%) with level 20 Telekinesis (0.75) normally results in -5 life and -71.25 mana; however, if only 60 mana remains then that only absorbs 80 (60/0.75) damage, resulting in -20 life and zero mana.

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 *When there is sufficient mana to absorb redirected damage but mana damage subsequently results in 0 mana, redirected damage is absorbed in full beforehand.
 *Redirecting damage from life to mana can be preferable due to its innate regeneration, which can be increased significantly by [[Regenerate Mana]] +% from [[Warmth]], [[Meditation]] and items.
-*Mana damage from [[Wraith]]s, [[Willowisp]]s and [[Mana Burn]] Unique monsters (and their minions in Nightmare and Hell) can be significant enough to make it difficult to maintain ES. {{Warn|=Melee attacks of Mana Burn Unique monsters and their minions apply mana damage '''256''' times higher than they should: this can be enough to reduce a Sorceress from full to zero mana with a single hit.}} [https://d2mods.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47602]
+*Mana damage from [[Wraith]]s, [[Willowisp]]s and [[Mana Burn]] Unique monsters (and their minions in Nightmare and Hell) can be significant enough to make it difficult to maintain ES. {{Warn|=In D2&LoD, melee attacks of Mana Burn Unique monsters and their minions apply mana damage '''256''' times higher than they should: this can be enough to reduce a Sorceress from full to zero mana with a single hit.}} [https://d2mods.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47602] This has been fixed in D2R.
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-*Level 20 absorbs 75% damage: this would result in 100 damage being reduced to 25. With no points in Telekinesis 200% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 [[life]] and 150 mana is lost instead of 100 life; with 20 points in Telekinesis, only 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 life and 56.25 mana is lost instead of 100 life. Equipping ([[Magic Damage Reduced|Magic]]) [[Damage Reduced]] by 25 would then result in no life loss.
+*Level 20 Energy Shield absorbs 75% damage: this would result in 100 damage being reduced to 25. With no points in Telekinesis 200% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 [[life]] and 150 mana is lost instead of 100 life; with 20 points in Telekinesis, only 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 life and 56.25 mana is lost instead of 100 life. Equipping ([[Magic Damage Reduced|Magic]]) [[Damage Reduced]] by 25 would then result in no life loss.
 *100 base mana damage would normally be increased to 200 in Hell after the Resist -100% penalty. However, level 20 ES and level 20 Telekinesis reduce base mana damage to 25 (which is subsequently increased to 50 in Hell) then 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, resulting in just 106.25 (50+56.25) mana lost instead of 200 mana (ES mana loss is applied before final mana damage). [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
 *Expires when its duration expires, or when the [[Sorceress]] is reduced to zero mana.

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-*Absorbs damage after [[Bone Armor]] and [[Cyclone Armor]] are applied. [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916690]
+*Absorbs damage after [[Bone Armor]] and [[Cyclone Armor]] are applied. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
-*Absorbs physical damage, [[Magic Damage]], [[Fire Damage]], [[Lightning Damage]], [[Cold Damage]], [[stamina damage]] and [[mana damage]], but not [[Poison Damage]] (not even the first frame). [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916690]
+*Absorbs physical damage, [[Magic Damage]], [[Fire Damage]], [[Lightning Damage]], [[Cold Damage]], [[stamina damage]] and [[mana damage]], but not [[Poison Damage]] (not even the first frame). [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
-*Applies to damage returned by [[Thorns]], [[Iron Maiden]] and [[Spirit of Barbs]], and to [[Static Field]] damage. [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916690] [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916904]
+*Applies to damage returned by [[Thorns]], [[Iron Maiden]] and [[Spirit of Barbs]], and to [[Static Field]] damage. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880] [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1489094]
-*Does not apply to [[Sacrifice]] self-harm, [[Open Wounds]] or [[Crushing Blow]]. [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916690] [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916904]
+*Does not apply to [[Sacrifice]] self-harm, [[Open Wounds]] or [[Crushing Blow]]. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880] [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1489094]
 *Level >39 absorbs 95% damage.
 *200% of damage absorbed is redirected to mana unless skill points are invested in Telekinesis:
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 *Level 20 absorbs 75% damage: this would result in 100 damage being reduced to 25. With no points in Telekinesis 200% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 [[life]] and 150 mana is lost instead of 100 life; with 20 points in Telekinesis, only 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, so 25 life and 56.25 mana is lost instead of 100 life. Equipping ([[Magic Damage Reduced|Magic]]) [[Damage Reduced]] by 25 would then result in no life loss.
-*100 base mana damage would normally be increased to 200 in Hell after the Resist -100% penalty. However, level 20 ES and level 20 Telekinesis reduce base mana damage to 25 (which is subsequently increased to 50 in Hell) then 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, resulting in just 106.25 (50+56.25) mana lost instead of 200 mana (ES mana loss is applied before final mana damage). [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916690]
+*100 base mana damage would normally be increased to 200 in Hell after the Resist -100% penalty. However, level 20 ES and level 20 Telekinesis reduce base mana damage to 25 (which is subsequently increased to 50 in Hell) then 75% of 75 is redirected to mana, resulting in just 106.25 (50+56.25) mana lost instead of 200 mana (ES mana loss is applied before final mana damage). [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
 *Expires when its duration expires, or when the [[Sorceress]] is reduced to zero mana.
 *When redirected damage > mana, then remaining mana absorbs equivalent damage and remainder is applied to life. 100 damage applied to level 40 ES (95%) with level 20 Telekinesis (0.75) normally results in -5 life and -71.25 mana; however, if only 60 mana remains then that only absorbs 80 (60/0.75) damage, resulting in -20 life and zero mana.
 *When there is sufficient mana to absorb redirected damage but mana damage subsequently results in 0 mana, redirected damage is absorbed in full beforehand.
 *Redirecting damage from life to mana can be preferable due to its innate regeneration, which can be increased significantly by [[Regenerate Mana]] +% from [[Warmth]], [[Meditation]] and items.
-*Mana damage from [[Wraith]]s, [[Willowisp]]s and [[Mana Burn]] Unique monsters (and their minions in Nightmare and Hell) can be significant enough to make it difficult to maintain ES. {{Warn|=Melee attacks of Mana Burn Unique monsters and their minions apply mana damage '''256''' times higher than they should: this can be enough to reduce a Sorceress from full to zero mana with a single hit.}} [http://phrozenkeep.hugelaser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47602]
+*Mana damage from [[Wraith]]s, [[Willowisp]]s and [[Mana Burn]] Unique monsters (and their minions in Nightmare and Hell) can be significant enough to make it difficult to maintain ES. {{Warn|=Melee attacks of Mana Burn Unique monsters and their minions apply mana damage '''256''' times higher than they should: this can be enough to reduce a Sorceress from full to zero mana with a single hit.}} [https://d2mods.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47602]
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 ===Damage Taken Goes to Mana===
-*% [[Damage Taken Goes to Mana]] returns [[mana]] after Energy Shield's mana loss: ES expires when more mana is lost than the [[Sorceress]] currently has, even if DTGM fully compensates for it afterwards. [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268&view=findpost&p=916690]
+*% [[Damage Taken Goes to Mana]] returns [[mana]] after Energy Shield's mana loss: ES expires when more mana is lost than the [[Sorceress]] currently has, even if DTGM fully compensates for it afterwards. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/&do=findComment&comment=1488880]
 *DTGM can counter ES mana loss when damage is from applicable source and the loss does not result in no mana. In the absence of any later [[damage]] reduction, percentage DTGM (M) required to balance mana loss for any given ES percentage (E) and [[Telekinesis]] level (T) is as follows:
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-*Table below lists DTGM percentages required to counter ES mana loss from applicable damage for all combinations of ES and Telekinesis level: maximum 342% DTGM can be equipped by a Sorceress in an unmodified game. [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=66485] Balance may still be achieved for values highlighted in orange when Resist < 0%. Actual percentage can be multiplied by (100-Resist)/100 to achieve virtual percentage: 342% becomes 684% for Resist -100% (final damage is doubled so percentage required is halved). Balance can never be achieved for values highlighted in red in an unmodified game, even for Resist -100%.
+*Table below lists DTGM percentages required to counter ES mana loss from applicable damage for all combinations of ES and Telekinesis level: maximum 342% DTGM can be equipped by a Sorceress in an unmodified game. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/105267-damage-goes-to-mana-energy-shield/] Balance may still be achieved for values highlighted in orange when Resist < 0%. Actual percentage can be multiplied by (100-Resist)/100 to achieve virtual percentage: 342% becomes 684% for Resist -100% (final damage is doubled so percentage required is halved). Balance can never be achieved for values highlighted in red in an unmodified game, even for Resist -100%.
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-*[[Magic Damage Reduced|(Magic)]] [[Damage Reduced]], [[resistance]] and [[absorb]] can reduce damage applied and thus increase percentage required to counter ES mana loss: Resist 50% will double percentage required, Resist 75% will quadruple it. [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=66485]
+*[[Magic Damage Reduced|(Magic)]] [[Damage Reduced]], [[resistance]] and [[absorb]] can reduce damage applied and thus increase percentage required to counter ES mana loss: Resist 50% will double percentage required, Resist 75% will quadruple it. [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/105267-damage-goes-to-mana-energy-shield/]
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 ==Reference==
 *[http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/skills/sorceress-lightning.shtml Lightning Spells] (Arreat Summit)
-*[http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=83268 Energy Shield, Damage Taken Goes To Mana, Mana Burn] (Technical Discussion)
+*[https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/120188-energy-shield-damage-taken-goes-to-mana-mana-burn/ Energy Shield, Damage Taken Goes To Mana, Mana Burn] (D2 Technical)
-*Nefarius, [http://phrozenkeep.hugelaser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47602 v1.10-v1.11b Bugs Collection] (Phrozen Keep)
+*Nefarius, [https://d2mods.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47602 v1.10-v1.11b Bugs Collection] (Phrozen Keep)
-*SSoG, [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=66485 Damage Goes To Mana + Energy Shield] (Sorceress Room)
+*SSoG, [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/105267-damage-goes-to-mana-energy-shield/ Damage Goes To Mana + Energy Shield] (D2 Sorceress)

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	===[[Skill bonus]]===		===[[Skill bonus]]===
−	*+(1-3) Energy Shield ([[Sorceress]] Only) can spawn on ilvl >24 [[~~orb (item type)\|~~orb]]s and [[staff ~~(item type)~~\|staves]].	+	*+(1-3) Energy Shield ([[Sorceress]] Only) can spawn on ilvl >24 [[orb]]s and [[staff\|staves]].