Absorption 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.

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

List of appearances

 * Destiny