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Ivory Tower

Ivory Tower

Legendary Shield

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

1,760–2,024 Armor

Primary Attributes

  • +626–750 Vitality

Secondary Attributes

  • Blocks release forward a Fires of Heaven.

Random Affixes

  • +626–750 Strength
  • +626–750 Dexterity
  • +626–750 Intelligence

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +825–1,000 Vitality
  • +825–1,000 Strength

Primal

  • +1,000 Vitality
  • +1,000 Strength

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (16 primary, 24 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 2 primary and 1 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%
  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 5–8%.
  • +10–15% Life ancient +14–18%
  • Regenerates 4,643–5,528 Life per Second ancient 6,080–7,185
  • +91–100 Resistance to All Elements ancient +110–130
  • +626–750 Strength ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Dexterity ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Vitality ancient +825–1,000
  • +11% Chance to Block
  • +559–595 Armor ancient +654–775
  • Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
  • Reduces damage from elites by 10–11%
  • 34–39% chance to inflict Bleed for 300–400% weapon damage over 5 seconds.
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Reduces duration of control impairing effects by 20–40%
  • Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. ancient +32,684–38,625
  • +141–160 Physical Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Fire Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Cold Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Lightning Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Poison Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Arcane Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +5,334–7,696 Thorns Damage ancient +7,697–9,500
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Fear on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Stun on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Blind on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Freeze on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Chill on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Slow on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Immobilize on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Knockback on Hit
  • Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%.
  • Reduces damage from melee attacks by 6–7%
  • Ignores Durability Loss
  • +18–20 Maximum Essence (Necromancer)

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

This shield hums with the Song of the Arch.

Ivory Tower

This shield rewards active blocking: every blocked attack hurls a Fires of Heaven in the direction you are facing, turning your defense into an extra source of damage. For the Crusader this creates an elegant dual role where playing defensively automatically generates offense.

That makes the shield a fit for tanky Crusader builds that stack block chance and like to stand right in the thick of things, where plenty of attacks rain down on them. The more enemies that strike, the more often the shield fires. Practical tip: stack block chance through gear and passives, since only triggered blocks set off the heavenly fire, and deliberately orient yourself toward the densest pack while fighting to place the hit where it matters most.

How the power triggers

The power's description lists neither a roll range nor a cooldown: every blocked attack releases a Fires of Heaven, and the fire always travels forward in the direction you face. Two things decide how much it delivers - how often you block and where you are looking. If your back is turned to a pack, the fires go to waste even if you soak up plenty of hits. Since every copy works the same, you compare two shields by their stats alone.

What to look for on the shield

Every copy carries Vitality at 626 to 750 points, plus a main stat in the same range - Strength for a Crusader. The Vitality fits the concept well, because if you want to trigger blocks, you also have to survive the hits. A Primal Ancient reaches the maximum on both stats. If a secondary property is off, the Mystic can reroll exactly one of them.

The Song of the Arch

The flavor text is short and mysterious: this shield hums with the Song of the Arch. It reveals nothing more - the Ivory Tower lets its Fires of Heaven do the talking.

by eRnstl