Is Shield Wall DEAD? 0.5 Patch Notes and Shield Builds Overview | PoE2: Return of the Ancients

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Is Shield Wall DEAD? 0.5 Patch Notes and Shield Builds Overview | PoE2: Return of the Ancients
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Stats

Character Level 94 Titan
Attributes 194 Str 160 Dex 47 Int
Pools 3,988 Life 203 Energy Shield 161 Spirit
Defences 10,630 Armour 59% physical reduction 25,200 effective HP
Max hit taken 5,463 physical 15,341 fire 12,012 cold 15,341 lightning 16,358 chaos
Resistances 75% Fire 67% Cold 75% Lightning 75% Chaos
Avoidance 45% Block 8% Evade
Recovery 110 Life/s 514 Life leech/s
Charges 0/3 Endurance 0/3 Frenzy 0/3 Power
Movement +63% movement speed
Shield Wall 43.8k DPS 85.4k with ailments 1.29/s 4.6% crit × 3.73 costs 236 life PoB's numbers for this skill group

Gear

Wrath Edge Jagged Spear
Weapon 1
Quality: +20%
Item Level: 81
Sockets: S
Runes: Guatelitzi's Soul Core of Endurance
Corrupted
Requires: Level 59
50% chance when you gain an Endurance Charge to gain an additional Endurance Charge enchant
Adds 11 to 18 Fire Damage enchant
Bleeding you inflict deals Damage 18% faster
Grants Skill: Spear Throw
9% increased Attack Speed desecrated
9% increased Attack Speed while your Companion is in your Presence desecrated
163% increased Physical Damage
Adds 19 to 37 Physical Damage
+3 to Level of all Attack Skills
Gain 19% of Damage as Extra Physical Damage
25% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon
Grim Tower Tawhoan Tower Shield
Weapon 2
Quality: +20%
Armour: 1394
Item Level: 83
Sockets: S S
Runes: 2× Greater Iron Rune
Corrupted
Requires: Level 80
36% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield enchant
Bonded: +40 to maximum Life enchant
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana enchant
Grants Skill: Raise Shield
+216 to Armour
106% increased Armour
+122 to maximum Life
7% additional Physical Damage Reduction
+41% to Fire Resistance
+30% to Cold Resistance
Constricting Command Viper Cap
Helmet
Quality: +9%
Evasion: 195
Item Level: 82
Sockets: S
Runes: Tzamoto's Soul Core of Ferocity
Corrupted
Requires: Level 50
+4 to Maximum Rage enchant
+55 to Accuracy Rating enchant
+113 to maximum Life
+12 to all Attributes
10.1 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
Couture of Crimson Gilded Vestments
Body Armour
Quality: +20%
Armour: 570
Energy Shield: 162
Item Level: 82
Sockets: S S S
Runes: 3× Soul Core of Jiquani
Corrupted
Requires: Level 52
9% increased maximum Life enchant
16% increased Armour and Energy Shield enchant
98% increased Armour and Energy Shield
15% increased maximum Life
Life Leech can Overflow Maximum Life
40% reduced Duration of Bleeding on You
Gloom Paw Knightly Mitts
Gloves
Quality: +20%
Armour: 441
Item Level: 81
Sockets: S S
Runes: Wolf Idol, Courtesan Mannan's Rune of Cruelty
Corrupted
Requires: Level 65
15% increased Magnitude of Bleeding you inflict enchant
20% increased Magnitude of Damaging Ailments you inflict enchant
Bonded: 25% reduced Magnitude of Bleeding on You enchant
Bonded: 15% increased Duration of Damaging Ailments on Enemies enchant
127% increased Armour
+117 to maximum Life
+2 to Level of all Melee Skills
+28 to Dexterity
+30% to Cold Resistance
Blood Urge Tasalian Greaves
Boots
Quality: +20%
Armour: 568
Item Level: 82
Sockets: S
Runes: Farrul's Rune of the Chase
Corrupted
Requires: Level 80
5% increased Movement Speed enchant
Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate enchant
+21% to Cold Resistance enchant
+143 to maximum Life desecrated
30% increased Movement Speed
69% increased Armour
14% increased Rarity of Items found
+32% to Fire Resistance
+31% to Cold Resistance
Dread Scarab Solar Amulet
Amulet
Item Level: 79
Requires: Level 30
Allocates Blood Tearing enchant
+14 to Spirit
+47 to Spirit fractured
+17% to Fire and Chaos Resistances desecrated
8% increased maximum Life
+3 to Level of all Melee Skills
+39% to Lightning Resistance
25% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Dragon Finger Breach Ring
Ring 1
Item Level: 82
Requires: Level 40
Maximum Quality is 40%
Adds 19 to 28 Physical Damage to Attacks
+85 to maximum Life
+76 to maximum Mana
+29 to Dexterity
+43% to Lightning Resistance
+24% to Chaos Resistance
Maelstrom Loop Breach Ring
Ring 2
Item Level: 82
Requires: Level 40
Maximum Quality is 40%
25% increased Lightning Damage
+203 to Evasion Rating
+138 to maximum Life
+45% to Lightning Resistance
+24% to Chaos Resistance
Leech 11.01% of Physical Attack Damage as Life
Rift Thread Plate Belt
Belt
Item Level: 81
Charm Slots: 3
Requires: Level 24
+106 to Armour
Has 3 Charm Slots
29% increased Flask Life Recovery rate desecrated
+213 to Armour
+105 to maximum Life
+38% to Fire Resistance
+25% to Chaos Resistance
+254 to Stun Threshold

Flasks & Charms

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Abundant
Flask 1
Quality: +25%
Item Level: 80
Requires: Level 60
30% of Recovery applied Instantly
59% increased Charges
Simmering Ultimate Mana Flask of the Copious
Flask 2
Item Level: 62
Requires: Level 60
20% of Recovery applied Instantly
34% increased Charges
The Fall of the Axe Silver Charm
Charm 1
Item Level: 82
Requires: Level 10
Used when you are affected by a Slow
Grants Onslaught during effect
Drizzling Thawing Charm of the Apprentice
Charm 2
Item Level: 37
Requires: Level 12
Used when you become Frozen
Recover 19 Mana when Used
15% reduced Charges per use
Beira's Anguish Dousing Charm
Charm 3
Quality: +9%
Item Level: 82
Requires: Level 32
Used when you become Ignited
21% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Creates Ignited Ground for 4 seconds when used, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire damage equal to 500% of your maximum Life

Jewels

Gale Stone Time-Lost Emerald
Jewel
Item Level: 80
Radius: Small
Notable Passive Skills in Radius also grant 9% increased Critical Damage Bonus for Attack Damage
Notable Passive Skills in Radius also grant 2% increased Attack Speed
Notable Passive Skills in Radius also grant 8% increased Magnitude of Damaging Ailments you inflict with Critical Hits
Small Passive Skills in Radius also grant 2% increased Accuracy Rating
Heart of the Well Diamond
Jewel
Item Level: 81
10% increased Critical Damage Bonus desecrated
7% chance to Aggravate Bleeding on targets you Hit with Attacks desecrated
7% increased chance to inflict Ailments desecrated
6% increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence desecrated
From Nothing Diamond
Jewel
Item Level: 84
Radius: Small
Corrupted
Passives in Radius of Resonance can be Allocated
without being connected to your tree
Blight Blood Ruby
Jewel
Item Level: 81
Corrupted
+4 to Intelligence enchant
20% increased Stun Buildup
7% increased Block chance
14% increased Magnitude of Bleeding you inflict
Gain 2 Rage when Hit by an Enemy

Skills

Spear Stab 20 Bleed IV Rapid Attacks II Exploit Weakness Rage III Close Combat II
Spear Throw 20 Bleed III Rapid Attacks II Poison III Bursting Plague Pierce III
Rake 20/20 Poison III Heft Heavy Swing Ancestral Call II Close Combat II
Shield Wall 20/20 Bleed III Brutality III Heft Heavy Swing Supercritical
Resonating Shield 20/20 Bleed III Poison III Uruk's Smelting Rage III Armour Break III
Herald of Blood 19/20 Bleed III Bursting Plague Poison III Escalating Poison Magnified Area II
Magma Barrier 18/20 Charge Profusion II Fire Attunement Ignite III Wildfire Elemental Armament II
Infernal Cry 19/20 Raging Cry Enraged Warcry II Efficiency II
Fortifying Cry 20/20 Bleed III Poison III Heft
Scavenged Plating 18/20 Prolonged Duration II Vitality II
Spear Throw 1
Raise Shield 1
Herald of Plague 11
Wrath Edge Spear Throw 1
Grim Tower Raise Shield 1