Damage Shield

Damage Shields are pools of additional health that take damage before Health is reduced. There are two types of shields: Bullet Shields and Spirit Shields, each of which blocks only the respective damage types. Melee Damage is also blocked by bullet shields. Damage Resistances do not apply to shields. Once damaged or fully depleted, they will fully recover after some time.

Notes

Troopers, Guardians, Walkers, the Patron, and Denizens ignore shields and deal damage directly to health.
Any instance of excess damage dealt to completely destroy a shield is then done to health.
- For example, a Dynamo with 100 spirit shield health takes 168 spirit damage from Vindicta's Assassinate. 100 spirit damage will break Dynamo's spirit shield, the remaining 68 spirit damage is subject to spirit resist, and the final calculation is done to health.

Recovery

If not fully depleted, a shield will begin recovery if it has not been damaged in the past 20 seconds. This countdown will be interrupted by taking damage.

If fully depleted, a shield will begin recovery after 50 seconds regardless of whether the player has taken the respective damage type recently. This recovery will persist for a few seconds even after the player has taken damage.

Sources of Damage Shields

Bullet Shields

List of items
Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Headshot Booster	500	Weapon	+40 Bullet Shield Health
High-Velocity Mag	500	Weapon	+65 Bullet Shield Health
Restorative Shot	500	Weapon	+90 Bullet Shield Health
Long Range	1,250	Weapon	+140 Bullet Shield Health
Alchemical Fire	3,000	Weapon	+225 Bullet Shield Health
Headhunter	3,500	Weapon	+150 Bullet Shield Health
Sharpshooter	4,250	Weapon	+200 Bullet Shield Health
Spiritual Overflow	6,200	Weapon	+225 Bullet Shield Health
Combat Barrier	1,250	Vitality	+325 Bullet Shield Health
Divine Barrier	1,250	Vitality	+260 Bullet Shield Health
Reactive Barrier	1,250	Vitality	+400 Bullet Shield Health
Veil Walker	3,000	Vitality	+250 Bullet Shield Health
Withering Whip	1,250	Spirit	+100 Bullet Shield Health
Diviner's Kevlar	6,200	Spirit	+700 Bullet Shield Health
Magic Carpet	6,200	Spirit	+400 Bullet Shield Health

Spirit Shields

List of items
Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Hollow Point Ward	500	Weapon	+95 Spirit Shield Health
Shadow Weave	6,200	Weapon	+300 Spirit Shield Health
Divine Barrier	1,250	Vitality	+260 Spirit Shield Health
Enchanter's Barrier	1,250	Vitality	+300 Spirit Shield Health
Reactive Barrier	1,250	Vitality	+200 Spirit Shield Health
Veil Walker	3,000	Vitality	+250 Spirit Shield Health
Mystic Burst	500	Spirit	+40 Spirit Shield Health
Spirit Strike	500	Spirit	+80 Spirit Shield Health
Improved Cooldown	1,250	Spirit	+100 Spirit Shield Health
Knockdown	3,000	Spirit	+200 Spirit Shield Health
Silence Glyph	3,000	Spirit	+150 Spirit Shield Health
Improved Burst	3,500	Spirit	+100 Spirit Shield Health
Superior Cooldown	4,250	Spirit	+150 Spirit Shield Health
Diviner's Kevlar	6,200	Spirit	+700 Spirit Shield Health
Magic Carpet	6,200	Spirit	+400 Spirit Shield Health