Legendary Shields - best to worst?

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel BL:TPS Discussion
#1

Ive got three extra orange shields that i want to turn into something better.

I dont want to go with my old standby, the Avalanche.

I recently found a Black Hole which Ive been having a blast with.

Could you guys list the strengths and weaknesses of the various Legendary shields?

Thanks in advance!

#2

Don’t grind for a Cradle.

Outside of that, it really depends on which character you play as really.

#3

Fabled Tortoise is my best. Reogenator probably second.

#4

Blackhole and Reogenator in my opinion are the best as far as legendary shields go and I agree the Cradle sucks D

#5

Does Fabled Tortoise slow you down?

#6

Yep.

#7

You play like tortoise when shield is up but run like rabbit when it is down.

#8

How much?

#9

Tortoise speed decrease isn’t bad at all. Nowhere near as bad as it was in BL2.

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#10

Did they fix Cradle even? As in made it actually scale?

#11

Doh! Have one and hadn’t even tried it out thinking it would be the same as BL2. Thanks for pointing this out!

#12

I believe not. Never bothered buying the damn thing when it popped up in the vendor.

#13

Blackhole.

Supernova (Flame of the firehawk renamed)

Fabled Tortoise.

Reogenator/M0RQ (kinda meh due to capacity, I miss the Evolution) (M0RQ is easier to get. They’re both the same but M0RQ has a different texture and has a unique voice)

Prismatic Bulwark w/ 3DD to boost laser.

Rerouter is kind of fun.

Flyin’ Maiden I guess is like a Corrosive Black Hole? I never used it.

Note: This is not an order from best to worse, just the legendary shields I found I had a good time with.

#14

Flyin’ Maiden is the Impailer from BL2

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#15

the supernova is just a really, really big nova. not firehawk.

#16

I see no one mentioned Shooting Star?

What’s wrong with it?

#17

Anybody care to give a quick heads up on where to get these shields to a TPS noob?

#18

Easiest (guaranteed) way to get a legendary shield is to grind three other orange, legendary shields.

No one’s mentioned the blue, easy to get, Shield of Ages – I’ve been using it over my legendaries for a while now. It’s from the Claptrap DLC – Temple of Boom quest; turn in to Gladstone. Also feels like some sort of homage to the brutally murdered genius – Dr. Gladstone.

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#19

Yep, Supernova is nothing like a Firehawk.

Flying Maiden is currently glitched and unobtainable in the game. Also its nothing other than renamed Impaler shield from BL2.

#20

Well, dispite this thread being about legendary shields, my favorite one has to be the Haymaker.
Excellent shield for Gladiators who have Bloodrush but aren’t pure melee.

On Nisha I use a Warming Absorb Shield, during bosses a Pangolin Shield.

When we look at just legendary shields, my answer will be obvious I think: Black Hole.