The Transformer

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A legendary Vladof shield whose defining trait is turning incoming shock damage into shield charge. That makes it ideal against electrically focused enemies such as loaders and surveyors, and it also prevents shock damage-over-time effects such as electrocution.

It still has some bullet absorption, but not enough to rival the best purple Vladof absorb shields. Its real strength is how effectively it turns shock-heavy fights into free shielding.

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Not every shock source is safe. Some still deal direct damage, including certain barrels and specific enemy attacks.

You can deliberately refill it with shock weapon hits from tools such as Thunderball Fists or shock Splatguns. Recharge is capped by maximum shield capacity, and if a shock hit would overfill the shield, the overflow can spill into health and effectively bypass the shield entirely. That is most dangerous with heavy shock hits from Badasses, grenades, rockets, or friendly fire. On Gaige builds with high Anarchy, self-charging can become fatal as the damage scales up.