Shield Guide

Initiative

You're only given a little spark...

Shield Type:
Amplify
Rarity:
Epic
Manufacturer:
Anshin
Content:
Guns, Love, and Tentacles
Elemental Resistance:

Aug 21, 2021 22:43

Initiative - Details

Initiative (BL3)

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Initiative - Description

The Epic Shield Initiative is manufactured by Anshin and comes from the Borderlands 3 Guns, Love, and Tentacles - DLC.

+13% Weapon Damage
+23% Reload Speed
-13% Damage taken
+50% Health

0 Shield Capacity & Recharge Delay/Rate!
Synergistic Gear: Infiltrator‍
Synergistic Skills: Zane - Rise to the Occasion‍

Initiative - Variants

Anointment:
possible
none
Shield Augmentation:
Fixed Augments
fixed parts
Elemental Resistances:

Initiative - Augments

Anshin - Damage Augments:

Amp

While Shield is full:
Shots drain 30/25/20% Shield Capacity for +20/50/100% Amp Damage.

-Capacity
+Re.Delay
Nova

On Shield break:
Triggers Nova that deals 34,658 / 74,268 / 123,780 [Shield Element] Damage.

-Capacity
Roid

While Shield is depleted:
+80/180/300% Melee Damage

-Capacity
+Re.Delay
Trigger Happy

While Shield is depleted:
+10/17/24% Fire Rate

-Capacity
+Re.Delay
Power Charge

15/20/25% Chance to drop a Power Charge when Shield takes damage.
Power Charge:
+10/20/30% Weapon Damage for 7s.

-Capacity
+Re.Rate

Anshin - Survivability Augments:

Capacity

+25/50/75% Shield Capacity

+Re.Delay
Turtle

+40/80/120% Shield Capacity
-10/20/30% Health
Recharge Delay

-25/40/50% Shield Recharge Delay

-Re.Rate
Recharge Rate

+15/30% Shield Recharge Rate

-Capacity
Reflect

While Shield is active:
15/30/40% Chance to reflect incoming bullets.

+Capacity
Resistance

+27/38/51% [element] Resistance
OR: +32/41/53% Shock Resistance

-Capacity
Fortify Charge

15/20/25% Chance to drop a Fortify Charge when Shield takes damage.
Fortify Charge:
+10/15/25% Damage Reduction for 7s.

-Capacity
+Re.Delay
Health Charge

15/20/25% Chance to drop a Health Charge when Shield takes damage.
Health Charge:
Heals 15/25/35% Max-Health

-Capacity
-Re.Delay
Shield Charge

15/20/25% Chance to drop a Shield Charge when Shield takes damage.
Shield Charge:
Restores 8/15/23% Shield

+Re.Rate

Anshin - Utility Augments:

Absorb

15/30/40% Chance to absorb bullets as ammo.

-Capacity
Adrenaline

While Shield is depleted:
+23/38/50% Reload Speed

-Capacity
+Re.Delay
Spike

When meleed with active Shield:
Returns 9,902 / 19,805 / 39,609 damage to the attacker.

+Capacity
+Re.Delay

Initiative - Buffs & Nerfs

Initiative - How to Farm

Initiative - Source Details

Initiative's Drop-Rates and all Sources:

Vincent: 100%

Grinder Recipe

Shield Legendary

Claptasic DLC Legendary Shield

plus

Shield Legendary

plus

Shield Legendary

equals

Shield Legendary

3 Epics count as legendary ingredients and may come as a result: Deadly Bloom, Supernova, Cryo Spike

Vincent: 100%

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