Shield Generator

Shield Generator

Location

World versus World

Type

Siege weapon

Interact

Yes

Destructible

Yes

The Shield Generator is a defensive siege weapon that projects force fields to disrupt enemy movement and support allies, focusing on area control and support. The primary purpose of shield generators is to shield walls from siege attacks from trebuchets and catapults. It can also be used to protect allied players from offensive siege and delay enemy movements through choke-points.

Usage

See also: Blueprint

• Building a sield generator requires an Shield Generator Blueprint or an Infinite Shield Generator Blueprint and consumes 40  to complete.

Skills

#	Skill			Description
1	Force Ball		4	Lob a bouncing ball of force at target area. Knocks back and damages foes on impact.
1	Force Ball		4	Lob a bouncing ball of force at target area. Knocks back and damages foes on impact. Grants aegis to allies on impact. (Replaces Force Ball for players with at least rank 1 in Shield Generator Mastery)
1	Force Ball		4	Lob a bouncing ball of force at target area. Knocks back and damages foes on impact. Grants aegis to allies on impact. (Replaces Force Ball for players with rank 3 in Shield Generator Mastery)
1	Force Ball		4	Lob a bouncing ball of force at target area. Knocks back and damages foes on impact. Grants aegis to allies on impact. (Replaces Force Ball for players with at least rank 4 in Shield Generator Mastery)
2	Force Wall		12	Create a wall of force at the target area. Foes cannot pass through.
2	Force Wall		12	Create a wall of force at the target area. Foes cannot pass through. (Replaces Force Wall for players with rank 3 in Shield Generator Mastery)
2	Force Wall		12	Create a wall of force at the target area. Foes cannot pass through. (Replaces Force Wall for players with at least rank 4 in Shield Generator Mastery)
3	Force Dome		22	Create a dome of force at the targeted area. Blocks enemy projectiles and pulses stability for allies.
3	Force Dome		22	Create a dome of force at the targeted area. Blocks enemy projectiles and pulses stability for allies. (Replaces Force Dome for players with rank 2 in Shield Generator Mastery)
3	Force Dome		22	Create a dome of force at the targeted area. Blocks enemy projectiles and pulses stability for allies. (Replaces Force Dome for players with rank 3 in Shield Generator Mastery)
3	Force Dome		22	Create a dome of force at the targeted area. Blocks enemy projectiles and pulses stability for allies. (Replaces Force Dome for players with rank 4 in Shield Generator Mastery)
3	Force Dome		22	Create a dome of force at the targeted area. Blocks enemy projectiles and pulses stability for allies. Also grants immunity to arrow cart fire. (Replaces Force Dome for players with rank 5 in Shield Generator Mastery)

Related world abilities

See also: Siege weapon#Related world abilities

Upgrade	Rank	Ability	Cost
Shield Generator Mastery Total Cost: 60  Improve Shield Generator skills (requires Heart of Thorns)	1	Force Ball grants aegis to allies on impact	3
	2	Force Dome grants twice as much stability per pulse	7
	3	Increases the radius for all shield generator skills	10
	4	Increases the duration of Force Wall and Force Dome and increases the average number of Force Ball bounces	15
	5	Prevents damage from arrow cart fire to allies inside Force Dome	25

• Rank 1 adds  Aegis (10s) to Force Ball.
• Rank 2 grants twice as much stability per Force Dome pulse, resulting in ₄ Stability (9s) instead of ₂ Stability (9s).
• Rank 3 increases the radius of Force Ball by 60, of Force Wall by 180 and of Force Dome by 150.
• Rank 4 increases the duration of Force Wall from 5 to 7 and of Force Dome from 9 to 12. Furthermore the average number of Force Ball bounces is increased.
• Rank 5 prevents damage from arrow cart fire to allies inside the Force Dome bubble.

Gallery

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  Basic Shield Generator (retired)

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  Superior Shield Generator (retired)

Version history

Patch	Changes
November 19, 2024	The siege equipment blueprint system has been simplified. Guild siege blueprints have been renamed to siege blueprints. Basic and superior siege blueprints are no longer usable. Guild Shield Generator became Shield Generator; Basic Shield Generator and Superior Shield Generator have been retired.
July 16, 2024	Alacrity can no longer be applied to players using siege equipment and will be removed from players when activating siege equipment.
August 07, 2018	Shield generators now block all attacks from other siege weapons.
July 24, 2018	Shield generators can no longer put domes on other shield generators. Shield generator domes no longer destroy unblockable projectiles.
June 14, 2016	Force Dome: Stability duration has been reduced from 9 seconds to 6 seconds.
April 19, 2016	Shield Generator skill recharge times have been increased slightly. Force Ball recharge has been increased from 4 seconds to 5 seconds. Force Wall recharge has been increased from 12 seconds to 15 seconds. Force Dome recharge has been increased from 22 seconds to 25 seconds.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Shield Generator has been added. The shield generator is intended to fulfill a support and control role. Use of shield generators requires access to Heart of Thorns expansion content.

Notes

• Shield generators can't put domes on other shield generators, and domes can't destroy unblockable projectiles.
• Shield generators block all attacks from other siege weapons.

Trivia

• Historical information up to the November 19, 2024 update:
  • Basic shield generators have 2200 range and 1.0 relative power, were built with Shield Generator Blueprints, which can be bought from a Siege Master for either 12  or 12 . Once deployed, the build site required 40 .
  • Superior shield generators have 3300 range and 1.5 relative power, were built with Superior Shield Generator Blueprints, which were made in the mystic forge, bought from various merchants, and found in various containers, the build site required 50 .
  • Guild shield generators have 3750 range and 1.7 relative power, were built with Guild Shield Generator Blueprints, the build site required 40 .
  • Shield generators of the same type, share cooldown on Shield Gen Skills. i.e Superior Shield Generators share cooldowns with other Superior Shield Generators, and Basic Shield gen share cooldown on Basic Shield gen skills.

External links

• GW2 EGX Desert Borderlands Map Presentation on YouTube
• Ready Up: Episode 30 on YouTube

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