Shield

This article is about the combat mechanic. For the item, see Shield (Item).

Shields are a combat mechanic in Honkai: Star Rail. They are buffs applied to characters that will absorb DMG taken in place of HP.

$\begin{align} \text{Shield Value} = {} & (\text{Stat} \times \text{Stat Scaling} \% + \text{Additive Shield Bonus}) \\& \times (1 + \text{Shield Bonus} \%) \end{align}$

The remaining shield value of a character is displayed in the character menu while in combat, alongside HP and Energy.

If an instance of DMG exceeds a shield's remaining value, the portion that the shield fails to absorb will overflow and be dealt to the character.

Shield Stacking[]

If multiple shields are applied to the same character, they will not stack, and the effective shield value of the character is equal to that of the shield with the highest value. When taking DMG, all applied shields will absorb the full amount of DMG simultaneously. A lower-value shield can break in the background while a higher-value shield remains.

If a background shield breaks, its corresponding shield status will disappear, alongside any additional effects that the status may have provided, such as the aggro increase from March 7th's shield.

Abilities[]

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6 abilities provide shields to characters:

Character	Name	Description	Type	Tag
Trailblazer (Preservation) Trailblazer (Preservation)	Call of the Guardian Call of the Guardian	After using Technique, at the start of the next battle, gains a Shield that absorbs DMG equal to 30% of the Trailblazer's DEF plus 384 for 1 turn(s).	Technique	Defense
Gepard Gepard	Comradery Comradery	After Gepard uses his Technique, when the next battle begins, a Shield will be applied to all allies, absorbing DMG equal to 24% of Gepard's DEF plus 150 for 2 turn(s).	Technique	Defense
Aventurine Aventurine	Cornerstone Deluxe Cornerstone Deluxe	Provides all allies with a Fortified Wager shield that can block DMG equal to 16%—25.6% of Aventurine's DEF plus 80—356, lasting for 3 turn(s). When repeatedly gaining Fortified Wager, the Shield effect can stack, up to 200% of the Shield provided by the current Skill.	Skill	Defense
Gepard Gepard	Enduring Bulwark Enduring Bulwark	Applies a Shield to all allies, absorbing DMG equal to 30%–48% of Gepard's DEF plus 150–667.5 for 3 turn(s).	Ultimate	Defense
March 7th (Preservation) March 7th (Preservation)	The Power of Cuteness The Power of Cuteness	Provides a single ally with a Shield that can absorb DMG equal to 38%–60.8% of March 7th's DEF plus 190–845.5 for 3 turn(s). If the ally's current HP percentage is 30% or higher, greatly increases the chance of enemies attacking that ally.	Skill	Defense
Trailblazer (Preservation) Trailblazer (Preservation)	Treasure of the Architects Treasure of the Architects	Each time the Trailblazer is hit, they gain 1 stack of Magma Will for a max of 8 stack(s). When Magma Will has no fewer than 4 stacks, the Trailblazer's Basic ATK becomes enhanced, dealing DMG to a single enemy and enemies adjacent to it. When the Trailblazer uses Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate, apply a Shield to all allies that absorbs DMG equal to 4%–6.4% of the Trailblazer's DEF plus 20–89. The Shield lasts for 2 turn(s).	Talent	Enhance

Bonus Abilities[]

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2 Bonus Abilities provide shields to characters:

Character	Name	Description	Ascension Requirement
Aventurine Aventurine	Hot Hand Hot Hand	When battle starts, grants all allies a Fortified Wager shield, whose Shield effect is equal to 100% of the one provided by the Skill, lasting for 3 turn(s).	4
Aventurine Aventurine	Bingo! Bingo!	After an ally with Fortified Wager launches a follow-up attack, Aventurine accumulates 1 Blind Bet point. This effect can trigger up to 3 time(s). And its trigger count resets at the start of Aventurine's turn. After Aventurine launches his Talent's follow-up attack, provides all allies with a Fortified Wager that can block DMG equal to 7.2% of Aventurine's DEF plus 96, and additionally grants a Fortified Wager that can block DMG equal to 7.2% of Aventurine's DEF plus 96 to the ally with the lowest Shield effect, lasting for 3 turns.	6

Eidolons[]

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4 Eidolons provide shields to characters:

Character	Name	Description	Level
Aventurine Aventurine	Prisoner's Dilemma Prisoner's Dilemma	Increases CRIT DMG by 20% for allies with Fortified Wager. After using the Ultimate, provides all allies with a Fortified Wager shield, whose Shield effect is equal to 100% of the one provided by the Skill, lasting for 3 turn(s).	1
Luocha Luocha	Bestowal From the Pure Bestowal From the Pure	When his Skill is triggered, if the target ally's HP is lower than 50%, Luocha's Outgoing Healing increases by 30%. If the target ally's HP is at 50% or higher, the ally receives a Shield that can absorb DMG equal to 10% of Luocha's ATK plus 240, lasting for 2 turns.	2
March 7th (Preservation) March 7th (Preservation)	Memory of It Memory of It	Upon entering battle, grants a Shield equal to 24% of March 7th's DEF plus 320 to the ally with the lowest HP percentage, lasting for 3 turn(s).	2
Trailblazer (Preservation) Trailblazer (Preservation)	Time-Defying Tenacity Time-Defying Tenacity	The Shield applied to all allies from the Trailblazer's Talent will block extra DMG equal to 2% of the Trailblazer's DEF plus 27.	2

Relic Sets[]

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1 Relic Sets grant shield bonus to characters:

Icon	Set	Pieces	Bonuses
	Knight of Purity Palace		2 Piece: Increases DEF by 15%. 4 Piece: Increases the max DMG that can be absorbed by the Shield created by the wearer by 20%.

Light Cones[]

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1 Light Cone provides shields to characters:

Icon & Name	Rarity	Path	Stats	Passive
Texture of Memories		Preservation	HP: 48~1,058 ATK: 19~423 DEF: 24~529	Treasure Increases the wearer's Effect RES by 8~16%. If the wearer is attacked and has no Shield, they gain a Shield equal to 16~32% of their Max HP for 2 turn(s). This effect can only be triggered once every 3 turn(s). If the wearer has a Shield when attacked, the DMG they receive decreases by 12~24%.

Enemies[]

4 Enemies can create Shields:

Enemy	Tier	Damage	Weakness
"Harmonious Choir" The Great Septimus	Echo of War
Gepard (Complete)	Boss
Gepard (Illusion)	Boss
Trotter of Preservation	Normal

Consumables[]

There are 2 consumables that grant shield bonus to characters:

Name	Effect	Type	Source	Recipe
Eternal Endurance	Upon use, all allies gain 27% increased Shield effect for the next battle.	Defense Consumables	Sold by Dreamscape Sales Store
High-Tech Protective Gear	Upon use, increases DEF of all allies by 15% and enhances the max DMG that can be absorbed by Shields cast on allies by 18% in the next battle.	Defense Consumables	Omni-Synthesizer	Supreme Guardian's desk in Qlipoth Fort after completion of Trailblaze Mission No Time for Me, My Friend

Achievements[]

There are 2 Achievements related to Shield:

Name	Category	Description	Hidden	Version
The Art of Loving	Universe in a Nutshell	Allies receive Shields 50 times in Simulated Universe	No	1.0	5
Earthwork	Eager for Battle	An ally has a combined Shield effect greater than 5,000 at any time	No	1.0	5

Other Languages[]

Language	Official Name
English	Shield
Chinese (Simplified)	护盾
Chinese (Traditional)	護盾
Japanese	バリア
Korean	실드
Spanish	Escudo
French	Bouclier
Russian	Щит
Thai	โล่
Vietnamese	Khiên
German	Schild
Indonesian	Shield
Portuguese	Escudo

Change History[]

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