Ship shield is a type of ship component. It provides hitpoints before the ship's armor and components begin to get damaged. These hitpoints can be regenerated over time, without needing to explicitly repair them or pay any fees. This allows a ship with good shields to take on powerful opponents repeatedly without becoming increasingly damaged between the fights. They are a worthwhile investment for anyone looking to do a lot of space combat.
All ships have a front and a back shield, although only one shield generator. They front and back shield can be damaged seperately, and if the back shield is defeated before the front shield is, it will be possible to damage the ship by hitting it from the back. Shields also have a recharge rate, which slowly regenrates the shield. The droid routine "capacitor to shield shunt" is the usual way a shield is replinished.
Shields are most efficiently defeated with ion cannons and concussion missiles, and are least efficiently defeated by disruptors and seismic missiles.
Crafted shields used to be unbeatable by re'd work (except for the lvl 8 reward - we'll get to that), but protectonets have a higher hp potential. Even so, it is the rare protecto net that has more hp's than a well crafted mk iv shield.
The basis of most pvp shields is either the nym reward (protectonet) lvl 7 shield or the pilot reward "taim and bak military grade shield" lvl 8.
Shield Names[]
(credit to KaelynRei)
Level 1
(Unknown) Dual Deflector System
Armek Plasma Shell Deflector Shields
Cygnus Mark I Shields
Incom Deflector Screen Mark 2
Incom Deflector Screen Mark 5
Incom Deflector Screen Mark 9
Koensayr M1 Deflector Shield
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark I Military Shield Generator
MandalMotors 'Protector Class' Shields
Mon Calamari 'Ion-Web A' Deflector Shields
Sienar Systems GX Elite Deflector
Sienar Systems GX3 Deflector
Sienar Systems GX7 Deflector
Level 2
(Unknown) Proton Projector Shield
Armek Plasma Shell Deflector Shields (S2 Elite)
Cygnus Special Mark I Shields
Incom Rayshield R4
Incom Rayshield R7
Koensayr Improved Deflector Shield M1
Kuat Systems Engineering Enhanced Mark I Military Shield Generator
MandalMotors Double 'Protector Class' Shields Mk 1
Mon Calamari Deluxe 'Ion-Web A' Deflector Shields
Sienar Proton Screen (Abandoned Prototype)
Sienar Systems Proton Screen (Marketing Prototype)
Level 3
'Holosteel' X1 Shielding System
'Holosteel' X2 Shielding System
Incom Rayshield (Experimental)
Incom Rayshield (Second-generation Experimental)
Incom Rayshield X5 Prototype
Koensayr Deflector Shield M2
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark II Military Shield Generator
MandalMotors 'Flexshield' KS-1
Mon Calamari Deluxe 'Ion-Web B' Deflector Shields
Sienar Systems Elite Reflector System
Sienar Systems Experimental Reflector (Unreleased)
Sienar Systems Standard Reflector Array
Level 4
Cygnus Mark II ShieldsIncom 'K-77' Shield Generator (Tier 2, mission 1 Alliance reward component)
Incom Rayshield X9Koensayr 'DS-23' Reactor (Tier 2, Mission 3 Freelance reward component)
MandalMotors 'Flexshield' KS-3
Mon Calamari Standard Shield
Rendili Standard Deflector Shield
Rendilli Dual-Projector Shield Generator (Tier 2, Mission 4 Imperial reward component)
Sienar Fleet Systems Deluxe Imperial Standard Shields
Sienar Fleet Systems Imperial Standard Shields
Taim & Bak Standard Shields
Level 5
Armek Plasma Shell S3 Shield Generator
Cygnus Improved Mark II Shields
Incom Rayshield X12
Incom Rayshield Z1
Koensayr Deflector M3
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark III Deflector Shields
MandalMotors 'Flexshield' KS-18
MandalMotors Flexshield Ks-5 Shields
Sienar Fleet Systems Imperial Heavy Shields
Sienar Fleet Systems Modified Imperial Heavy Deflectors
Level 6
Armek Plasma Shell S6 Shield Generator
Cygnus Mark III Shields
Incom Rayshield Z5
Incom Rayshield Z7
Koensayr Deflector M6
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark IV Deflector Shields
MandalMotors Flexshield Ks-25 Shields
Phased Fullerine FX12 Shield System
Sienar Fleet Systems Advanced Shield
Sienar Fleet Systems Limited Advanced Shields
Level 7
Cygnus Mark IV Shields
Incom Rayshield Advanced
Koensayr Deflector M8
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark V Deflector Shields
MandalMotors Flexshield Ks-7 Shields
Mon Calamari Ionweb Heavy Shields
Phased Fullerine FX27 Deflector Array
Protecto-net Shield
Sienar Fleet Systems Imperial Special Forces Deflectors
Sienar Fleet Systems Imperial Special Forces Shields
Taim & Bak Heavy
Level 8
Armek 'Plasma Web' Shield Generator (Tier 4, Mission 3 Freelance reward component)
Cygnus 'Holoscreen' Shield Generator (Tier 4, Mission 2 Imperial reward component)
Gallofree Defender 2 Shield Generator
Incom Techscreen 1 Shield Generator
Koensayr Deflector Advanced
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark VI Deflector Shields
MandalMotors Flexshield Kx-1 Shields
Mon Calamari Ionweb Advanced Shields
Phased Fullerine FX92 Energy Shield
Sienar Fleet Systems Polyweb 4 Shield
Sienar Fleet Systems Polyweb 6 Shield
Taim & Bak Advanced
Taim & Bak Military-Grade Shield Generator (Tier 4, mission 1 Alliance reward component)
Level 9
(Experimental) Interlaced Graviton Protection Grid
Armek Plasma Shell Elite Shield Generator
Cygnus Experimental Shield Generation System
Incom Techscreen 2 Shield Generator
Koensayr Modified Deflector Advanced
Kuat Systems Engineering Mark VII Deflector Shields
Mon Calamari Ionweb Elite Shields
Sienar Fleet Systems 'Mega Polyweb' Shield Generator
Sienar Fleet Systems Modified Polyweb Advanced Deflectors
Sienar Fleet Systems Polyweb Advanced Shield
Taim & Bak Enhanced Advanced
Level 10
Armek Plasma Shell Elite 2 Shield Generator
Cygnus Elite Shield Generator
Gallofree Defender Elite Shield Generator
Incom Techscreen Elite Shield Generator
Koensayr Deflector Elite
Kuat Systems Engineering Elite Shield Generator
Mon Calamari Ionweb Elite 2 Shields
Sienar Design Systems 'Secret Ops' Shield Generation System
Sienar Fleet Systems Custom Polyweb Elite Shields
Sienar Fleet Systems Polyweb Elite Shield
Taim & Bak Elite