Plasma Shell

“	Reinforced shields that defend against Plasma based weapons, but are weak to other sources of damage.	”
	— In-Game Description

Stats

Plasma Shell	I	II	III
SPECIFICATIONS
Mass	778 t	1,060 t	2,048 t
Energy	2,723	3,710	7,168
Defense	90%
Resists	75%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Resists	-25%
Hull XP	7,352 XP	9,701 XP	11,943 XP
Restricted to	Altairians
BLUEPRINT
Farming Tier	Altairian Marquis Cargo Altairian Mothership Cargo	Altairian Marquis Cargo Altairian Mothership Cargo	Altairian Marquis Cargo Altairian Mothership Cargo
Pieces	4	5	6
Tech Lab Required	IX	X	X
EQUIP
Time	2h 36m	3h 16m	3h 50m
Helium-3	5,198,510	8,409,381	13,922,162
Antimatter	3,119,106	5,045,628	8,353,297
REPAIR
Time	22m 42s	24m 44s	36m 46s

General

The Plasma Shell is a ship shield that is highly resistant to Plasma Damage, but takes increased damage from other sources. It can only be used on Altairian Hulls.

Strategy and Setup

Advantages

Like the previous shells, Plasma Shells have excellent shield energy and mass efficiency, even greater than that of the Harmonic Exophase Shield. They have a very low repair to health ratio unlike earlier shields and are therefore viable on low-repair ships.

The Plasma Shell is able to resist Plasma Damage, making it the first shield to be able to do so, making it extremely effective against Pharmakon Hulls that use Plasma weaponry. It is also the only shield that is immune to Plasma Nebula Fields.

Disadvantages

Plasma Shells take increased damage against all other damage types.

Trivia

Hulls with active Plasma Shells glow with a pink coloration.
Interestingly, this and the Xeno Shell are the only Shell shields without any special attributes. This is likely because they resist a damage type that is less commonly seen.
The Plasma Shell was granted immunity to Plasma Nebula Fields in the late April 2019 update.
Plasma Shell has received immunity to Alien Nebula Fields in the early November 2019 update.

Gallery

Plasma Shell I Stat Card
Plasma Shell II Stat Card
Plasma Shell III Stat Card

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