Shields
📄️ Shields
A look into how Character Shields work as well as maximizing Shield Effectiveness vs Elemental Attacks.
Shield And I-Frame Interactions
By: Trosalio#0420, VanIna#2859
Added: 2021-06-03 (v. 1.5)
Last tested: 2022-11-02 (v. 3.2)
Discussion
Update
Finding:
Gaining i-frames by dashing through enemy attacks will allow both your unit and their shield to take no damage, but using an Elemental Burst to gain i-frames will only make your unit took no damage, while their shield will still take damage. As of version 3.2, shields would not take any damage if character is in i-frame.
Significance:
Better knowledge of how to preserve shields and how shields interact with i-frames.
Damage Reduction Applies Before Shields Are Calculated
By: Faranight#0001
Finding:
Damage reduction applies before shields are calculated.
Evidence:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xO_VR9Jg14qj_RY0Wx58wgSNJT7VUUEX1_ul_rkqTV0/edit?usp=sharing
Significance:
Shields are more effective on characters with high defense.
How Elemental Shields having 250% Absorption Bonus to said Element Work
By: Türin#8565
E/N: Submission demonstrates the above mentioned effect using the example of Diona but this also holds true for other similar character-generated shields.
Theory:
With Cryo Absorption Bonus, Diona takes 2.5 points of Cryo Damage for every 1 point of Shield HP lost.
Evidence:
My original math is in the description of the video. YouTube
Significance:
Other shield effectiveness is not accounted for, but it stands to reason that they work the same way. We can both say that a shield has 2.5x of its current value, or the damage is reduced by 2.5x, against it's effective Element.