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In battle, it manifests as a transparent bubble that surrounds the wielder.<ref name="E3 2013 Trailer">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Jx5__c1lY '''E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Trailer''']</ref> [[Elemental damage]] does inflict damage against certain types of Absorption shields. The most obvious way to tell if a shield is weakened by a certain damage type is to see what color it is; for example, Fallen [[Captain]]s with blue shields are susceptible to Arc attacks. Likewise a Vex [[Minotaur]] is susceptible to Void damage, and [[Wizard]]s and [[Centurion]]s respectively are vulnerable to Solar damage. | In battle, it manifests as a transparent bubble that surrounds the wielder.<ref name="E3 2013 Trailer">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Jx5__c1lY '''E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Trailer''']</ref> [[Elemental damage]] does inflict damage against certain types of Absorption shields. The most obvious way to tell if a shield is weakened by a certain damage type is to see what color it is; for example, Fallen [[Captain]]s with blue shields are susceptible to Arc attacks. Likewise a Vex [[Minotaur]] is susceptible to Void damage, and [[Wizard]]s and [[Centurion]]s respectively are vulnerable to Solar damage. | ||
In ''Destiny 2'', shields gain a new appearance that varies between the enemy races: [[Fallen]] are unchanged, [[Cabal]] shields are spherical with glowing angular patterns, [[Vex]] shields are cylindrical grids, and [[Taken]] shields are blackened and "corrupted." <ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | In ''Destiny 2'', shields gain a new appearance that varies between the enemy races: [[Fallen]] are unchanged, [[Cabal]] shields are spherical with glowing angular patterns, [[Vex]] shields are cylindrical grids, and [[Taken]] shields are blackened and "corrupted." <ref name ="Destiny 2">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
===Destiny 2=== | ===Destiny 2=== | ||
Deactivating a shield with a weapon of its corresponding elemental type now triggers an area-of-effect explosion that damages nearby enemies.<ref | 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" /> | ||
== Enemy Shield Types == | == Enemy Shield Types == | ||