Absorption Shield

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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, 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. 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
• 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)