Statistical Overview[]
Shield Aura is a defensive ability that instantly starts shield regeneration of nearby allies. However, it comes with the tradeoff of decreasing your maximum shield by 50% when activated. Upon deactivation, your maximum shield returns to its normal value. It has a 10 second cooldown after activating/deactivating.
In-Game Behavior[]
This ability is extremely effective in large groups. The almost instant shield regeneration factor makes allies extremely hard to kill. KOTH and other control point gamemodes are best for this ability.
See Artifact Hunting Guide for obtainment.
Pros/Cons[]
Pros
- Reduces shield recharge time to 0 seconds
- Medium AOE
- Can affect multiple targets
Cons
- Decreases max shield by 50%
- Has the attributes of heavy weapons, slowing you down and giving extra health
- for effective mobility you can't use heavy weapons due to the stacking effects
Trivia[]
- The Shield Aura ability is the only non-weapon to count as a weapon classification, which in this case is a heavy weapon