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'''Absorption Shields''' are a form of defensive barrier employed by various enemies during combat.<ref name="Destiny News">[http://www.bungie.net/7_New-Beginnings/en-us/News/News?aid=10308 '''Bungie News : New Beginnings''']</ref>
'''Absorption Shields''' are a form of defensive barrier employed by various enemies during combat.<ref name="Destiny News">[http://www.bungie.net/7_New-Beginnings/en-us/News/News?aid=10308 '''Bungie News : New Beginnings''']</ref>
[[File:Red Centurion.jpg|thumb|300px|A Cabal Centurion with its shield engaged]]
[[File:Red Centurion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Cabal Centurion with its shield engaged]]
 


==Overview==
==Overview==
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===''Destiny 2''===
===''Destiny 2''===
Shields gain a unique appearance for each of the enemy races: [[Fallen]] are unchanged, [[Hive]] gain more oblong and refined shields, [[Cabal]] shields are spherical with glowing angular patterns, [[Vex]] shields are cylindrical grids similar to the [[Hydra]]'s, and [[Taken]] shields are blackened and "corrupted". Deactivating a shield with a weapon of its corresponding elemental type now triggers an area-of-effect explosion that damages nearby enemies. <ref name ="Destiny 2">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> Also, during Nightfall strikes and certain other difficult activities, the presence of elemental shields has switched between certain enemy types. For example, [[Psion]]s no longer have Void shields during the Nightfall strike, but [[Colossus|Colossi]] have Arc shields now.
Shields gain a new appearance that varies between the enemy races: [[Fallen]] are unchanged, [[Hive]] gain more oblong and refined shields, [[Cabal]] shields are spherical with glowing angular patterns, [[Vex]] shields are cylindrical grids similar to the [[Hydra]]'s, and [[Taken]] shields are blackened and "corrupted". Deactivating a shield with a weapon of its corresponding elemental type now triggers an area-of-effect explosion that damages nearby enemies. <ref name ="Destiny 2">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> Also, during Nightfall strikes and certain other difficult activities, the presence of elemental shields has switched between certain enemy types. For example, [[Psion]]s no longer have Void shields during the Nightfall strike, but [[Colossus|Colossi]] have Arc shields now.
 
With the release of ''[[Season of the Deep]]'', absorption shields are now the same across all races, but look different depending on the element needed to match it. [[Void]] shields are identified by ripples and spirals, [[Solar]] shields are identified by flames, [[Arc]] shields are identified by electricity, and [[Strand]] shields are identified by vertical lines. Immunity shields retain their faction's designs.
 
====Overshield====
Introduced with the expansion ''[[The Witch Queen]]'', an Overshield is a type of shield that some enemy subfactions can use. An enemy with an overshield is identifiable by the glow over its body, and a small blue bar under their health bar will show the shield's remaining health. Overshields grant the same resistance to kinetic damage and staggering as absorption shields, but have no specific elemental weakness, overall lower health, and usually do not regenerate on their own, instead requiring new uses of their source to be replenished. Overshields trigger the same perks that work on absorption shields, such as Turnabout.


== Enemy shield types ==
== Enemy shield types ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Race !! [[File:SolarS.png|center|25px]] Solar Shield !! [[File:ArcS.png|center|25px]] Arc Shield !! [[File:VoidS.png|center|25px]] Void Shield !! [[File:StasisS.png|center|25px]] Stasis Shield !! [[File:StrandS.png|center|25px]] Strand Shield !! Overshield Source
! Race !! Solar Shield !! Arc Shield !! Void Shield !! Stasis Shield !! Strand Shield
|-
|-
| Fallen || [[Shank]]¥, [[Heavy Shank]]¥, [[Scorch Captain]], [[Brutal Shank, Kell's Scourge]]† || [[Captain]], [[Shock Captain]], [[Brutal Shank, Kell's Scourge]]† || [[Splicer Captain]], [[Servitor]]¥ <sup>''D2''</sup>, [[Null Captain]], [[Brutal Shank, Kell's Scourge]]†, [[Dark Council Guard]] || || || [[Wrathful Predator]]s
| Fallen || [[Shank]]¥, [[Heavy Shank]]¥, [[Scorch Captain]], [[Brutal Shank, Kell's Scourge]]† || [[Captain]], [[Shock Captain]], [[Brutal Shank, Kell's Scourge]]† || [[Splicer Captain]], [[Servitor]]¥ <sup>''[[Destiny 2]]''</sup>, [[Null Captain]], [[Brutal Shank, Kell's Scourge]]†, [[Dark Council Guard]] || ||
|-
|-
| Hive || [[Wizard]] || [[Knight]]¥ || [[Savathûn's Handmaiden]] || || || [[Lucent Brood]]'s [[Lucent Moth]]s, [[Xivu Arath's Horde]]'s [[Deathtongue Chorister]]s, [[Wrathful Predator]]s
| Hive || [[Wizard]] || [[Knight]]¥ || [[Savathûn's Handmaiden]] || ||
|-
|-
| Vex || || [[Harpy]]¥ || [[Minotaur]] || || ||
| Vex || || [[Harpy]]¥ || [[Minotaur]] || ||
|-
|-
| Cabal || [[Centurion]] || [[Blood Guard Legionary]], [[Colossus]]¥ <sup>''D2''</sup> || [[Blood Guard Incendior]], [[Incendior]]¥, [[Psion]]¥<sup>''D1''</sup> || || [[Shadow Guard Incendior]], [[Shadow Guard Legionary]], [[Shadow Guard Centurion]] || [[Shadow Legion]]'s [[Tech Pack]]s
| Cabal || [[Centurion]]|| [[Blood Guard Legionary]], [[Colossus]]¥ <sup>''Destiny 2''</sup>|| [[Blood Guard Incendior]], [[Interceptor Pilot]]¥, [[Incendior]]¥, [[Psion]]¥<sup>''Destiny''</sup> || || [[Shadow Guard Incendior]]
|-
|-
| Taken || [[Primeval Envoy]]†, [[Taken Captain]], [[Taken Knight]]¥ || [[Primeval Envoy]]†, [[Taken Centurion]] || [[Primeval Envoy]]†, [[Taken Wizard]], [[Taken Acolyte]]¥, [[Taken Hobgoblin]]¥<sup>''Master [[Vow of the Disciple|VotD]]''</sup> || || || [[Wrathful Predator]]s
| Taken || [[Taken Captain]], [[Taken Knight]]¥ || [[Taken Centurion]] || [[Taken Wizard]], [[Taken Acolyte]]¥, [[Taken Hobgoblin]]¥<sup>''Master [[Vow of the Disciple|VotD]]''</sup> || ||
|-
|-
| Scorn|| [[Chieftain]]†, [[Wraith]]¥<sup>''Master [[Vow of the Disciple|VotD]]''</sup> || [[Chieftain]]† || [[Chieftain]]†, [[Raider]]¥, [[Corrupted Screeb]]¥ || || ||
| Scorn|| [[Chieftain]]†, [[Wraith]]¥<sup>''Master [[Vow of the Disciple|VotD]]''</sup> || [[Chieftain]]† || [[Chieftain]]†, [[Raider]]¥ || ||
|-
|-
| Bosses || [[Vatch, Psion Flayer]], [[Navôta, Eir Spawn]], [[Perfected Shank]]†, [[Skiffiks, Privateer]]†, [[Valus Trau'ug]]†, [[Vorlog]]† || [[Ksimikaa the Painsmith]], [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]], [[Perfected Shank]]†, [[Skiffiks, Privateer]]†, [[Kolar, Psion Flayer]], [[Valus Trau'ug]]†, [[Vorlog]]† || [[Numoc, Psion Flayer]], [[Perfected Shank]]†, [[Skiffiks, Privateer]]†, [[Valus Trau'ug]]†, [[Vorlog]]†, [[Deathsinger]]s<sup>[[Symphony of Death]] [[Quest]]</sup> || [[Phylaks, the Warrior]], [[Praksis, the Technocrat]] || || [[Emperor Calus|Calus, The Disciple]]
| Bosses || [[Kolar, Psion Flayer]], [[Navôta, Eir Spawn]], [[Perfected Shank]]†, [[Skiffiks, Privateer]]†, [[Valus Trau'ug]]†, [[Vorlog]]† || [[Ksimikaa the Painsmith]], [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]], [[Perfected Shank]]†, [[Skiffiks, Privateer]]†, [[Vatch, Psion Flayer]], [[Valus Trau'ug]]†, [[Vorlog]]† || [[Numoc, Psion Flayer]], [[Perfected Shank]]†, [[Skiffiks, Privateer]]†, [[Valus Trau'ug]]†, [[Vorlog]]† || ||
|}
|}


† Indicates enemies that alternate between different shield types.
† Indicates enemies that alternate between different shield types.


¥ Indicates that the enemy gains shields in higher difficulty activities or through certain [[Modifier]]s.
¥ Indicates that the enemy gains shields in high difficulty activities or in otherwise special circumstances.
 
In addition to this list, [[Nightmare Hunt]]s will also frequently spawn large groups of enemies (typically the lowest classes associated with the Nightmare's original race) with Solar shields that are unusually resistant to even matching elemental damage. Nightmare Breaker mods, obtained from the gamemode, are required to effectively penetrate these shields.


==Trivia==
In addition to this list, [[Nightmare Hunts]] will also frequently spawn large groups of enemies (typically the lowest classes associated with the Nightmare's original race) with Solar shields that are unusually resistant to even matching elemental damage. Nightmare Breaker mods, obtained from the gamemode, are required to effectively penetrate these shields.
*The shields of Nightmare minions encountered in Nightmare Hunts all share the Hive design. This remained unchanged with the ''Season of the Deep'' shield update.


== List of appearances ==
== List of appearances ==

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