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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=== | ||
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." 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> | Shields gain a new appearance that varies between the enemy races: [[Fallen]] and [[Hive]] are unchanged, [[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> | ||
== Enemy Shield Types == | == Enemy Shield Types == | ||
Revision as of 13:30, November 13, 2017
Absorption Shields are a form of defensive barrier employed by various enemies during combat.[1]
Overview
In battle, it manifests as a transparent bubble that surrounds the wielder.[2] 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 Captains with blue shields are susceptible to Arc attacks. Likewise a Vex Minotaur is susceptible to Void damage, and Wizards and Centurions respectively are vulnerable to Solar damage.
Gameplay
Destiny 1
If one inflicts enough damage into a shield regardless of the color, it will deactivate, though this method takes longer, and may waste precious resources and ammo. A high impact weapon of sufficient destructive capacity can deactivate absorption shields in a single hit regardless of its elemental type.
Elemental grenades can take down shields of their respective element by simply detonating next to the target.[3]
Destiny 2
Shields gain a new appearance that varies between the enemy races: Fallen and Hive are unchanged, 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.[4]
Enemy Shield Types
Fallen
Hive
Vex
Cabal
- Centurion—Solar
- Bloodguard Legionary—Arc
- Bloodguard Incendior—Solar
- Bloodguard Centurion—Void
- Elite Psion—Void
- Psion Flayer—Arc; Solar; Void
Taken
- Taken Acolyte—Void (on higher difficulty in Strike playlists)
- Taken Captain—Solar
- Taken Centurion—Arc
- Taken Goblin—Arc (projected toward Taken allies)
- Taken Wizard—Void
List of appearances
References
- ^ Bungie News : New Beginnings
- ^ E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Trailer
- ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.
- ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard
