"This double-edged shield protects from oncoming enemy fire, while harming enemies back when touched by the zapper."
-Gadget Description
The Zapper Shield is a gadget added in the 13.5.0. update.
Appearance[]
The weapon uses a riot shield frame with a zapper wall mounted at the front that damages enemies when touched and an energy shield facing the user that will protect the user from incoming fire.
The shield is large enough to cover an entire player, though their feet are somewhat exposed.
The user cannot use any weapons when in use. However, they can do a melee bash, which deals 20% more damage to the target.
Strategy[]
The gadget mainly serves as a defensive approach when attacking, this can be seen the Snipers vs. Shotgunners gamemode for the Shotgunners.
It CANNOT block wall break weapons, And it will block any area damage weapon's damage by 50%.
Tips[]
- Using this while rushing to the objective can be effective, especially when around other users.
- The gadget can be also effective, even deadly when used in the tight hallway such as the ones in Silent School.
- A tactic some players use in Snipers vs. Shotgunners is having a user deploy this at doorways when entering to protect others, with the storm into the building.
- It can push enemies back when touched, this can be useful for crowd control in Campaign.
Counters[]
- Avoid getting trapped in a room or dead end while the user is chasing you.
- Use a high damaging weapon to quickly destroy the shield and potentially kill the user at the same time
- Shoot at the exposed feet of the user.
Trivia []
- It is the second shield-type gadget, the first being the Energy Shield.
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