“ | Blocks 1 instance of damage per layer of Shield. | ” |
—In-game tip |
Shield is a buff in Arknights.
Effect[]
Only friendly units can receive Shield, which protects the bearer from one instance of damage regardless of whether they are Physical, Arts, or Pure (which is also one of the few defensive measures against it), consuming the Shield in the process. Some units can have multiple stacking layers of Shields.
The Shield's visual varies on the source, but whenever it is used, a flash of white bubble can be briefly seen on them.
Sources[]
Operator | Skill/talent | Information |
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![]() Nobukage-ryu - Juumonji Masaru |
One Shield is given for the duration of Nobukage-ryu - Juumonji Masaru or until it is expended. | |
Iron Bowstring | One Shield is given upon deployment. | |
Ward of the Fertile Soil | One Shield is given upon deployment and every 9 seconds, which caps at two/three (E2) Shields. | |
![]() Night-scouring Gleam |
Two (L1-L3)/three (L4-L7)/four (M1-M3) Shields are given for the duration of Night-scouring Gleam. | |
Clairvoyance | Three Shields are given upon deployment. | |
A Modeler gives one/two (E2) Shield(s) to a melee unit in range so long as it is present, which can be stacked if one unit is supported by multiple Modelers. |
Physical Shield[]
“ | Blocks 1 instance of Physical damage per layer of Physical Shield. | ” |
—Physical Shield's in-game tip |
Physical Shield is similar to Shield, but it only blocks Physical damage and won't be wasted if the bearer is hit by Arts or True damage.
Operator | Skill/talent | Information |
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Vision of Unity (INS-X Stage 2+) |
One Physical Shield is given to friendly units with at least 3 block count when Whislash is deployed. At Stage 3, Kazimierz Operators will also gain one Physical Shield, which increase to two if they're having at least 3 block count. |
Interactions[]
Operator | Skill/talent | Interaction |
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Iron Bowstring | When the Shield generated by Iron Bowstring is expended, Archetto receives 7 (+2 P5) SP. | |
Ward of the Fertile Soil | Restores Mudrock's HP by 15%/17% (E1)/20% (E2) of her maximum HP when a Shield generated by Ward of the Fertile Soil is expended. |
Trivia[]
- While not classified as a Shield, Hoshiguma's first talent, Tactical Armor, features the same visual of a Shield negating damage (a brief flash of a white bubble on the unit) when it successfully activates against incoming damage.