Absorption Shield

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A Captain deploys its shield.

An absorption shield is a defensive ability employed by various enemies in combat. It manifests as a transparent bubble that surrounds the user. 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, captains with blue shields are weak to Arc attacks. If one pumps enough non elemental rounds into a shield, no matter the color, it will deactivate. Elemental grenades can take down shields of their respective element by simply detonating next to the target.

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

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)