Shields

Discover all Borderlands 3 Shields! Learn about Legendary Shields from Anshin, Pangolin, and Hyperion, their unique properties, elements, and how to obtain them.

Shields are a critical piece of equipment in Borderlands 3, acting as the first line of defense against enemy damage before it reaches your Health. They come in various forms, with some prioritizing Shield Capacity over Recharge Rate, while others offer unique effects when depleted. Understanding these variations is key to optimizing your character build.

Below is a list of Legendary Shields, categorized by manufacturer, detailing their elements, unique properties, and how to obtain them.

Legendary Shields

Anshin

• Frozen Heart — Elements: Cryo. Unique Properties: Nova on depletion, restores 30% of damage as Health. How to Obtain: Aurelia Hammerlock in Blackbarrel Cellars.
• Messy Breakup — Elements: Kinetic, Corrosive, Shock. Unique Properties: Summons a Drone with the same Element as the Shield. How to Obtain: GENIVIV in Voracious Canopy.
• Nova Berner — Elements: Incendiary. Unique Properties: Nova when depleted and recharged. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Red Card — Elements: Kinetic, Radiation. Unique Properties: Drain Shield when Sliding to add to Bonus Damage. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Resonant Back Ham — Elements: Kinetic. Unique Properties: Reduces damage from behind by 56%. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Rough Rider — Elements: All. Unique Properties: 0 Capacity, Reduces damage by 23% and Max Health +35%. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot — Elements: Kinetic, Corrosive. Unique Properties: 25% chance to leave IEDs when damaged, Nova when depleted. How to Obtain: World Drop.

Pangolin

• Band of Sitorak — Elements: Corrosive, Radiation, Cryo. Unique Properties: High Recharge Rate at the expense of Capacity. How to Obtain: The Unstoppable Rare Spawn in Ambermire.
• Big Boom Blaster — Elements: Kinetic, Corrosive. Unique Properties: Drops Boosters that restore 60% Shield, Grenade and Heavy Ammo. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Black Hole — Elements: Kinetic, Shock. Unique Properties: Nova upon depletion and uses a Black Hole to pull enemies in. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Impaler — Elements: Corrosive. Unique Properties: Reflects spikes at attackers. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Red Suit — Elements: Radiation. Unique Properties: Complete immunity to Radiation, nearby enemies take Radiation Damage. How to Obtain: Angel and Speed Demons Main Mission Reward.
• Shooting Star — Elements: All. Unique Properties: Summon projectiles with melee attacks when depleted. How to Obtain: Sky Bullies Target of Opportunity in The Anvil.

Hyperion

• Front Loader — Elements: Kinetic, Corrosive, Cryo. Unique Properties: 60% Max Health transferred to Shield Capacity. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Re-Charger — Elements: Kinetic, Shock, Corrosive, Radiation. Unique Properties: Absorbs Ammo, Instant Recharge on Cooldown. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Rectifier — Elements: Shock. Unique Properties: Shocks surrounding enemies when depleted. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• Stop-Gap — Elements: All. Unique Properties: Upon depletion, immune to damage for 5 seconds. How to Obtain: World Drop.
• The Transformer — Elements: Shock. Unique Properties: Complete immunity to Shock, 40% chance to Absorb bullets. How to Obtain: It’s Alive Side Mission Reward in Desolation’s Edge.
• Ward — Elements: All. Unique Properties: Upon depletion, melee damage +300%, Gun Damage +25%. How to Obtain: Graveward in The Floating Tomb.