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Shield Customization

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Overview

Shield Customization (a subset of Weapon Customization) is essentially a costume option that is only available to characters using the Shield Defense powerset.

Shield Selections

Standard Shields

Standard shields can be applied with a two-color pattern, on top of which can be placed a two-color emblem.

  • Cavalier Shield
  • Knight Shield
  • Heater Shield
  • Kite Shield
  • Round Shield

Reinforced Shields

Reinforced Shields are riveted and edged, and do not accept a two-color pattern. Like standard shields, reinforced shields also accept a two-color emblem.

  • Cavalier Shield - Reinforced
  • Knight Shield - Reinforced
  • Heater Shield - Riveted
  • Kite Shield - Reinforced
  • Round Shield - Reinforced

Elemental Shields

  • Dark Shield
  • Energy Shield (color tintable)
  • Electrical Shield (color tintable)
  • Fire Shield (alter brightness of the base lava with color brightness)
  • Gem Shield (color tintable)
  • Ice Shield (alter opacity with color brightness)
  • Stone Shield (color tintable)
  • Geode Shield (color tintable)

Specialty Shields

  • Manhole Cover (color tintable)
  • PPD Riot Shield (color tintable and allows PPD and SWAT decals or emblems)
  • Riot Shield (color tintable and allows PPD and SWAT decals but not emblems)
  • Targe (color tintable; can be adorned with large or small spikes, which are also color tintable)
  • Tech Shield (color tintable)
  • Tech Shield 2 (color tintable)
  • Tribal Shield (color tintable; can be adorned with skull, tusks or both, which are also color tintable)

Unlockable Shields

The following shields are unlockable. Methods to unlock some of these shields is still being researched, but the following methods are the most widely speculated:

  • Ascendant Full Shield (Unlocked by Defeating 200 Council)* (Needs verification)
  • Ascendant Half Shield (Unlocked by Defeating 200 Council)* (Needs verification)
  • Blue Steel (color tintable) (Unknown)
  • Talsorian Shield (color tintable) (Unlockable with 100 Vanguard Merits at the Vanguard purchase station in the Rikti War Zone)
  • Rularuu Shield [1] (Multiple methods, see the Unlockable Weapons page)
  • Roman Shield [2] (Unlocked with Centurion Badge)* (Needs verification)
  • Roman Engineer Shield [3] (Unlocked with Centurion Badge)* (Needs verification)
  • Romulus Soldier Shield [4] (Unlocked with Centurion Badge)* (Needs verification)
  • Romulus General Shield [5] (Unlocked with Centurion Badge)* (Needs verification)
  • Romulus Shield (color tintable) (Defeat Romulus Augustus in the last mission of the Imperious Task Force)* (Needs verification)