Shockwave Shell

“	Reinforced shields to reduce piercing effects, and are advanced in defending against Explosive based weapons, but are weak to other sources of damage.	”
	— In-Game Description

Stats

Shockwave 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	100%
Resists	-25%
Counter Pierce	1
Hull XP	7,352 XP	9,701 XP	11,943 XP
Restricted to	Altairians, Spectre
BLUEPRINT
Farming Tier	Altairian Brigade Cargo	Altairian Brigade Cargo	Altairian Brigade 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

General

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

Note that its Counter Pierce ability is useless upon losing shields.

Strategy and Setup

Advantages

Like the Spectral Shell, Shockwave Shells have excellent shield energy and mass efficiency, even greater than that of the Harmonic Exophase Shield.

Spectral Shells are a direct counter to the Sai Missile, being able to resist Explosive Damage as well as their Piercing effect.

Disadvantages

Shockwave Shells are unable to recharge unlike the Blast Shield, meaning that the maximum shield energy is somewhat limited.

Shockwave Shells have negative resistance to other damage types, making them vulnerable against non-Explosive damage, especially Alien and Plasma damage, which are extremely common in Alien Event Targets.

Trivia

Hulls with active Shockwave Shells glow orange, similar to the Shockwave Shield.
The Shockwave Shell was granted immunity to Explosive Nebula Fields in the late April 2019 update.
Shockwave Shell has received immunity to Alien and Plasma Nebula Fields in the early November 2019 update.
Its repair time was nullified as a result of the late September 2020 update, which updated the repair time of all Tier 7 ships to be invariant to equipment.

Gallery

Shockwave Shell I stat card
Shockwave Shell II stat card
Shockwave Shell III stat card

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Miner Rebellion Defenses
Ship Armor	Plasteel • Tritanium • Iridium • Zynthium • Spectral Armor • Shockwave Armor • Deflector Armor
Ship Shields	Spectral Shield • Shockwave Shield • Deflector Shield
Base Armor	Plasteel Plates • Tritanium Plates • Iridium Plates • Zynthium Plates
Base Shields	Spectral Field • Shockwave Field • Deflector Field

VEGA Mining Defenses
Ship Shields	Diffuser Shield • Blast Shield • Repulsor Shield • Metaphase Shield
Base Armor	Capacitive Plates
Base Shields	Metaphase Field

Iron Star Company Defenses
Ship Armor	Skirmish Armor

Demon Corps Defenses
Ship Armor	Antimatter Scoop
Ship Shields	Strike Shield

Xeno Division Defenses
Ship Armor	Talonite Armor • Heavy Talonite Armor • EN Heavy Talonite Armor • ENAL Heavy Talonite Armor • EX Heavy Talonite Armor • EXAL Heavy Talonite Armor • KI Heavy Talonite Armor • KIAL Heavy Talonite Armor
Base Armor	Talonite Plates • Heavy Talonite Plates • EN Heavy Talonite Plates • ENAL Heavy Talonite Plates • EX Heavy Talonite Plates • EXAL Heavy Talonite Plates • KI Heavy Talonite Plates • KIAL Heavy Talonite Plates

A.X.I.S. Defenses
Ship Armor	Tungsten Armor • EN Tungsten Armor • ENAL Tungsten Armor • EX Tungsten Armor • EXAL Tungsten Armor • KI Tungsten Armor • KIAL Tungsten Armor
Ship Shields	Harmonic Exophase Shield
Base Armor	Tungsten Plates • EN Tungsten Plates • ENAL Tungsten Plates • EX Tungsten Plates • EXAL Tungsten Plates • KI Tungsten Plates • KIAL Tungsten Plates
Base Shields	Exophase Field

Tier 6 Marauder Defenses
Ship Armor	Fused Armor • VO Fused Armor
Ship Shields	Circuit Shield

Tier 7 Altairian Defenses
Ship Armor	Resonant Armor • Spectral Resonant Armor • Shockwave Resonant Armor • Deflector Resonant Armor • Xeno Resonant Armor • Plasma Resonant Armor
Ship Shields	Spectral Shell • Shockwave Shell • Deflector Shell • Xeno Shell • Plasma Shell
Base Armor	Resonant Plates
Base Shields	Xeno Field • Plasma Field • Blight Field

Tier 7 Umbra Defenses
Ship Armor	Thonian Armor • Spectral Thonian Armor • Shockwave Thonian Armor • Deflector Thonian Armor • Xeno Thonian Armor • Blight Thonian Armor
Ship Ablation	Ablative Tungsten Armor • EN Ablative Tungsten Armor • EX Ablative Tungsten Armor • KI Ablative Tungsten Armor • BL Ablative Tungsten Armor

Tier 7 Pharmakon Defenses
Ship Armor	Node Armor • Spectral Node Armor • Shockwave Node Armor • Deflector Node Armor
Ship Screens	Spectral Screen • Shockwave Screen • Deflector Screen • Blight Screen • Plasma Screen

Tier 7 Marauder Defenses
Ship Armor	Void Resonant Armor • Void Thonian Armor • Void Node Armor
Ship Shields	Void Shell
Ship Ablation	Ablative Leech Armor
Ship Screens	Void Screen

Tier 8 Defenses
Ship Armor	Scale Armor • Plasma Scale Armor • Xeno Scale Armor • Parasitic Armor • Xeno Parasitic Armor • Blight Parasitic Armor • Vertex Armor • Plasma Vertex Armor • Blight Vertex Armor
Ship Shields	Resolute Shield • Xeno Resolute Shield • Plasma Resolute Shield
Ship Ablation	Ablative Carapace • Blight Ablative Carapace
Ship Screens	Mesh Screen • Plasma Mesh Screen • Blight Mesh Screen

Tier 9 Spectre Division Defenses
Ship Armor	Graphene Armor • Segmentata Armor
Ship Shields	Spectral Barricade Shield • Shockwave Barricade Shield • Deflector Barricade Shield • Caetra Shield

Tier 10 Spectre Division Defenses
Ship Armor	Borophene Armor • Carbyne Armor
Ship Shields	Spectral Nano Shield • Shockwave Nano Shield • Deflector Nano Shield • Ternary Shield
Base Armor	Borophene Plates

Retrocitor Defenses
Ship Armor	Reclaimed Armor
Ship Shields	Spectral Reclaimed Shield • Shockwave Reclaimed Shield • Deflector Reclaimed Shield • Acclimated Shield
Base Armor	Reclaimed Plates
Base Shields	Absorption Field • Ignition Field • Obdurate Field

RetroSyn Consortium Defenses
Ship Armor	Itinerant Armor • Torpid Armor
Ship Shields	Paired Shield • Synchro Shield
Base Armor	Advanced Plates
Base Shields	Advanced Field

VEGA Alliance Defenses
Ship Armor	Sanguine Armor
Ship Shields	Ichor Shield • Spectral Heavy Ichor Shield • Shockwave Heavy Ichor Shield • Deflector Heavy Ichor Shield • Blood Heavy Ichor Shield