Proximity Shield

Proximity Shield

An Undying Evangelist with proximity shield

A player steals the proximity shield aura from a slain enemy using Headhunter

Proximity Shield is a defensive monster ability, which prevents all damage originating from sources outside its radius.

Monsters inside a proximity shield take no damage from projectile or other ranged attacks unless they are fired from inside the shield. Minions, traps, totems and mines are a good way to get around proximity shields as they count as their own source of damage, allowing a player to damage the monsters without going inside the shield themselves. Proximity shield also does not protect against damage over time, even if the hit that applied it originated from outside the shield.

Players can gain the protection of Proximity Shield by raising a monster with this ability as a spectre, or convert the monster as allies temporarily by using or , or steal the monster mod by using item such as or .

Monsters

• Undying Evangelists in The Upper Sceptre of God (uses monster skill: MonsterProximityShield)
• Docere Incarnatis, an Invasion boss
• Temple Guardian in Oriath Square, or Heretical Guardian in The Ruined Square, in Act 5
• Monsters with the Nemesis modifier (implicit or explicit) Proximity Shield
  • Tormented Temptress unique area boss in Whakawairua Tuahu (implicit)
  • Thornrunner vaal side area Hidden Patch boss (implicit)
• ...

Variants

Monster skills

The following monsters use skill version of Proximity Shield:

Monster names	skill ids
<<HRB29>>	MonsterProximityShieldHarbingerLarge
<<HRB29>>	MonsterProximityShieldHarbinger
Beacon of Inevitability	BlightRelicProximityShieldLarge
Blighted Evangelist	Melee • BlightDelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield
Blighted Relic	BlightRelicProximityShield
Boss Daemon	NemesisDaemonProximityShield
Boss Daemon	PerandusDaemonProximityShield • PerandusRevive • PerandusSummonBackup • PerandusChestDeleteTarget
Daemon	AvatarProximityShield
Daemon	UltimatumRelicProximityShield
Daemon	MonsterProximityShieldElder
Daemon	PillarsOfVastiriProximityShieldLarge
Daemon	PillarsOfVastiriProximityShield
Daemon	MonsterProximityShieldLarge
Daemon	VaultBossProximityShield
Daemon	RepeatedPulseDegen • EssenceDaemonProximityShield
Daemon	TalismanT2ProjectileSpiral • TalismanT2DaemonProximityShield
Docere Incarnatis	MonsterProximityShieldInvasion • MonsterDelayedBlastInvasion • ExperimenterStormCallInvasion • ExperimenterVaalStormCallInvasion • MonsterEnfeeble
Fidelitas, Loyalty Undying	RapidSlam • AttackVortex • Melee • MaligaroDemonProximityShield
Guraq, Daylight's Blade	ExileTemplarVaalThrownWeapon • ExileTemplarThrownWeapon • ExileTemplarFlameTotem • Melee • MonsterProximityShield
Heretical Guardian	Melee • ReligiousTemplarCultistWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield
Jodin Dusk, Infected Advocate	Melee • MonsterProximityShieldLarge • BlightUndyingBossProjectile
Levioc, the Volcano	MonsterFirestormLegends • MonsterFlameRedLegends • MonsterRighteousFireLegends • MonsterProximityShieldLegends
Lightborne Elite	AvariusJudgeFireball • MonsterProximityShield
M'uneh	RapidSlam • AttackVortex • Melee • MaligaroDemonProximityShield
Nemesis Daemon	NemesisDaemonProximityShield
Orphaned Guardian	Melee • ReligiousTemplarCultistWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield
Student of Brutality	Melee • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre
Student of Brutality	Melee • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre
Tempest Daemon	TempestDaemonProximityShield
Templar Conscript	Melee • LegionTemplarWeaponThrow • LegionMonsterProximityShield
Templar Conscript	Melee • LegionTemplarWeaponThrow • LegionMonsterProximityShield
Templar Conscript	Melee • LegionTemplarWeaponThrow • LegionMonsterProximityShield
Temple Guardian	Melee • ReligiousTemplarWeaponThrow • MonsterProximityShield
Trap Daemon	NemesisDaemonProximityShield
Trap Daemon	PopupProximityShieldMachinarium
Undying Acolyte	WalkEmergeSynthesis • Melee • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre
Undying Evangelist	Melee • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre
Undying Evangelist	Melee • DelayedBlast • MonsterProximityShield • DelayedBlastSpectre

Version history

Version	Changes
1.1.2	Undying Evangelists' Proximity Shields have a shorter duration, and they use it less often.
1.0.5	Added a buff icon for being under the effects of Proximity Shield.
1.0.4	Fixed an interaction between the Headhunter unique item and the Proximity Shield Nemesis mod, where the Proximity Shield did not expire.
1.0.3	Added a new buff icon for the Proximity Shield effect.
1.0.0	Added to the game (Nemesis mod version)