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Shield Wall Gemling - Level 1 to Endgame Complete Guide

0.5.5 FR

Updated on Sep 11, 2026

Sep 11, 2026

Build Overview

Super zoomy, boomy Shield Wall Gemling that oneshots bosses and blows up entire screens with chaos ignite proliferation. Great mobility compared to the standard Shield Wall build due to Cast on Dodge.

Includes a full endgame guide, as well as a full leveling and 50 divine budget version that can still comfortably clear 200% deli and oneshot pinnacles.

50 divine Budget + Leveling Guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsVze_UFo0c

Endgame (~2000 divines) guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nsufT-aPbA

Strengths and Weaknesses

Oneshots everything.
Booms the entire screen.
Moves via bear doing the butterfly.
Works very well from low budget, scales well with money.

Awkward around lots of terrain obstacles.
Clunky before you get Mageblood.

Build Variants

Endgame

50 Div Budget

Map Transition

Lv 22 Shieldwall

Lv 1-22 Facebreakers

Movement: Leapslam->Dodgeroll

Clearing: Shieldwall->Shieldcharge->Dodgeroll

Bossing: Drop Shockwave Totem->Spam Shield Wall

Upgrade shield to Redblade Banner at level 33, Mahuxotl's Machination at level 48, and a 1k+ armour rare shield around level 60 when you start mapping.

Equipment

Endgame

50 Div Budget

Map Transition

Lv 22 Shieldwall

Lv 1-22 Facebreakers

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

Skill Gems

Endgame

50 Div Budget

Map Transition

Lv 22 Shieldwall

Lv 1-22 Facebreakers

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 60

Dex 45

Int 15

Shield Wall

Shield Charge

Herald of Ash

Leap Slam

Infernal Cry

Shockwave Totem

Pounce

Set 2

Gem Priority

+24

Passive Tree

Endgame

50 Div Budget

Map Transition

Lv 22 Shieldwall

Lv 1-22 Facebreakers

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

Quest Rewards

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Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack

+10% to Cold Resistance

Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Freythorn — The King in the Mists

+30 to Spirit

Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite

+20 to maximum Life

Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Valley of the Titans — Medallion

30% increased Charm Charges gained

+1 Charm Slot

Deshar — Final Letter

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan

+10% to Lightning Resistance

Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught

Not Specified3 choices

Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant

+10% to Fire Resistance

The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch

+30 to Spirit

The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault

Reforging Bench

Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Journey's End — Captain Hartlin

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Skill Gem(Lv 13)

Delirium Drop

Whakapanu Island — Great White One

Not Specified2 choices

Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest

5% increased Maximum Mana

Halls of the Dead — Yama The White

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test

+5% to Lightning Resistance

Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice

30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks

Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test

+5% to Cold Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test

+5% to Fire Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Tribal Medicine

+30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine

5% increased Maximum Life

Qimah — Tabana's Pillar

3% increased Movement Speed

Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear

+40 to Spirit

Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

How it Plays

Infernal Cry twice on map entry or before a boss to get endurance charges.

Shieldwall -> Infernal Cry -> Dodgeroll.

Shieldwall -> Infernal Cry -> Pounce -> Dodgeroll if traveling long distances.

Fortifying Cry to pop wall on bosses, or if you get stuck with Infernal Cry on cooldown.

Comments

RustyFlower•2d ago

The POB for the endgame setup still has the point tree and gear from the 50 DIV budget variant. Do you have a POB for the endgame variant?

RustyFlower•2d ago

Would you also be able to explain the purpose of the increased attack damage with Ally's nearby in Set 1? Does our charm count as an Ally?

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1. Build Overview 2. Strengths and Weaknesses 3. Build Variants 4. Equipment 5. Skill Gems 6. Passive Tree 7. Quest Rewards 8. How it Plays 9. Comments

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