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An absorption shield is a defensive ability employed by various enemies in combat.^[1] It manifests as a transparent bubble that surrounds the user.^[2] Elemental damage does bonus damage against certain types of shields. The most obvious way to tell if a shield is weak to a certain damage type is to see what color it is; for example, Fallen Captains with blue shields are weak to Arc attacks. A Vex Minotaur is vulnerable to Void damage. Wizards and Centurions both are vulnerable to Solar damage. If one pumps enough non-elemental rounds into a shield, no matter the color, it will deactivate, though this method takes longer. A high impact weapon of sufficient damage but different elemental type can deactivate absorption shields in a single hit. Absorption shields have a larger field of range in Destiny 2.

Elemental grenades can take down shields of their respective element by simply detonating next to the target.^[3]

Enemy Shield Types

Fallen

Captain—Arc
Shank (Noble and higher)—Solar

Hive

Wizard—Solar
Knight (Anointed and higher)—Arc

Vex

Minotaur—Void
Harpy (Zealot and higher)—Arc

Cabal

Centurion—Solar
Psion (Elite missions)—Void
Psion Flayer—Arc; Solar; Void

Taken

Taken Captain—Solar
Taken Centurion—Arc
Taken Wizard—Void
Taken Acolyte—Void (on higher difficulty in Strike playlists)
Taken Goblin—projects a shield upon Taken allies that is invulnerable to all damage. Can only be taken down if Goblin is destroyed.

List of appearances

Destiny (First appearance)
Destiny 2

References

^ Bungie News : New Beginnings
^ E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Trailer
^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.

[Destiny_News-1] Bungie News : New Beginnings

[E3_2013_Trailer-2] E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Trailer

[Alpha-3] Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.

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 An '''absorption shield''' is a defensive ability employed by various enemies in combat.<ref name="Destiny News">[http://www.bungie.net/7_New-Beginnings/en-us/News/News?aid=10308 '''Bungie News : New Beginnings''']</ref> It manifests as a transparent bubble that surrounds the user.<ref name="E3 2013 Trailer">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Jx5__c1lY '''E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Trailer''']</ref>
-[[Elemental damage]] does bonus damage against certain types of shields. The most obvious way to tell if a shield is weak to a certain damage type is to see what color it is; for example, Fallen [[Captain]]s with blue shields are weak to Arc attacks. A Vex [[Minotaur]] is vulnerable to Void damage. [[Wizard]]s and [[Centurion]]s both are vulnerable to Solar damage. If one pumps enough non-elemental rounds into a shield, no matter the color, it will deactivate, though this method takes longer. A high impact weapon of sufficient damage but different elemental type can deactivate absorption shields in a single hit. Absorption shields have a larger appearance in [[Destiny 2]].
+[[Elemental damage]] does bonus damage against certain types of shields. The most obvious way to tell if a shield is weak to a certain damage type is to see what color it is; for example, Fallen [[Captain]]s with blue shields are weak to Arc attacks. A Vex [[Minotaur]] is vulnerable to Void damage. [[Wizard]]s and [[Centurion]]s both are vulnerable to Solar damage. If one pumps enough non-elemental rounds into a shield, no matter the color, it will deactivate, though this method takes longer. A high impact weapon of sufficient damage but different elemental type can deactivate absorption shields in a single hit. Absorption shields have a larger field of range in [[Destiny 2]].
 Elemental grenades can take down shields of their respective element by simply detonating next to the target.<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref>