Cast when taken damage gem

[Inixus]

So is this dmg threshold gonne go down the higher the gem lvl is?, causse now its only going trigger when im almost dead, i thought it was more of a counter cast type of gem, the gem name confuses me :(

[Yeti.^^]

You could at least read a little what the actual level up does , when it levels up.No , it increases the amount of health required to trigger the supported gems.The lower the gem level , the lower the health threshold.

[sdshadow]

Normally you never level up this gem. There are many "supporting" skills that dont need a high level to be good. You need them to trigger often and fast. And a level 1 cast when damage taken is enough.

[Inixus]

Originally posted by sdshadow:

Normally you never level up this gem. There are many "supporting" skills that dont need a high level to be good. You need them to trigger often and fast. And a level 1 cast when damage taken is enough.

Tysm for your advice

Seems lv 9 is the lowest i can get the gem, thats like 90% of my health :(

[Yeti.^^]

Lily in act 6 (after you complete her quest) sells all gems at lvl 1.You can also decrease the level of a gem by selling it + orb of scouring/regret (reduces level by 1 and to 1 respectively) to a vendor.

[Inixus]

Originally posted by Yeti.^^:

Lily in act 6 (after you complete her quest) sells all gems at lvl 1.You can also decrease the level of a gem by selling it + orb of scouring/regret (reduces level by 1 and to 1 respectively) to a vendor.

Ah, ty for the info o/

[Lunacy]

Don't you have to level up 'cast when damage taken' because it has a support limit like 'works on gems up to level 46' and if it is still low level? Unless you find something that works well without leveling up.

[sdshadow]

No.
Level 1 "cast when damage taken" let you use Skill gems with level 38 or lower.
Almost every good skill combination dont need more then level 38. Maybe level the gem a few more levels, but the increased HP loose is mostly not worth it.

Normally you dont use this gem to support a "damage gem". Because of the 70% damage penality from "cast when damage taken" gem alone. You use it to gain buffs (like tempest shield, summon holy relic) and maybe use a AOE attack skill and a blind support gem to get blind on all enemies.

The goal is not "more damage". You never will do good damage with this gem, even if you level it to the max level and then use a max level damage skill gem with it.
So loosing over 3k hp to get a prog that does almost no damage to an enemy is useless.

Having 3% more block rate and blinding the enemies around you (with tempest shield and a blind support gem) ist way better.

There are tons of good combinations out there, but there is not a single good one with a maxed out "cast when damage taken" and the best ones are all with a level 1 gem.

[dakin1]

Generally the most common skill coupled with CWDT is Immortal Call which grants you immunity to damage for a short time. Lvl 1 CWDT can support Lvl 3 Immortal Call. You can then link Immortal Call with Increased Duration and level that gem all the way up (since it supports Immortal Call and not CWDT). This can give you enough time being invulnerable to either get out of the way using a move skill or drink a health potion when it triggers. You can also link in another defensive skill as mentioned by posters above, depending on how many links/sockets you want to use for your defensive gem setup.

[Actionhanz]

There are good reasons however to level this gem to the max. It all depends on your lifepool and how strong your links are that you want to trigger. i run with 9k energy shield and i only need my immortal call to trigger when i lose about half of my "life"(es) and not every 5 secs.

pro tip: Use a CWDT lv1 + an lv4 ball lightning + max level curse on hit + max level any curse you want

Because CWDT will only support the lv4 ball lightning spell with its trigger, you can max level a desired curse to be applied with the ball cause that curse is triggered via the curse on hit gem and that gem has no level requirements.