All Shields Breakdown - Armored Core 6 (AC6)

A very underrated weapon class in AC6 (アーマードコア6)! They each have their own strengths and weaknesses, so learn to choose the best leg for your build here!

0:00 Shield Knowledge (DON'T SKIP)
5:12 VP-61S
5:52 SI-24: SU-Q5
6:38 SI-27: SU-R8
7:48 VP-61PB
8:28 SI-29: SU-TT/C
9:35 VE-61PSA
11:08 NGI-028

[Chrightt]

To clarify for the coral shield: You can fire left handed weapons unlike other shields, but
charged weapons on Bipeds/RJs do NOT interrupt the shield
charged weapons on tetra/tank legs interrupt the shield
Why? No idea. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[rustyshackleford]

People don't like shields becuse they reduce your overall DPS and stagger potential, but really they're an option for reducing your enemy's DPS and stagger potential

[Bottom_Hat]

Shields are really underrated. With how good bazookas are and how hard they are to dodge on high ping a single well timed parry can save you.

[nlm]

Something people should probably know: You can parry Assault Armor with the Coral Shield.

[HeXGaruDo]

As Scutum user since day 3, I will always welcome more shield users to the cult.

[Salmonwithfeet]

I would use shields more if i could use them on my right shoulder. Hotswapping melee weapons is just invaluable.

[greynand]

actually @ 1:30 the coral shield is only forced to undeploy by charged shots fired from tank legs or quads, charged shots fired from bipeds and RJs will not force the coral shield to undeploy

[CasMatRashure]

I find the su-r8 really funny to run with gills. It's main benefit is that you can just hold it up mindlessly and let the ig passively modify your quickboosts. Its just about the only shield you can hold while spamming qbs.

[nicolasvillasecaali]

Yay! i know shields arent popular, but i allways try to add them to my builds, thanks for the breakdown mate.

[DGENexMACHINA]

Really appreciate this one. Pulse shields are the newest equipment introduced and the stats leave a lot of guesswork to players. This whole time I've been thinking each shield had different surface areas based on the shape. 😂

[kyotra]

You sure have been a godsend for building in this game - try as I might, my ADHD-addled brain has a tricky time parsing through so much data to try and understand how everything interacts. The booster breakdown was especially useful, as now my heavier builds don't end up constantly hosed down and ACS-stunned.

[C-Vite]

Didn't really notice how diverse each shield is, AC6 did a good job of providing different shields for different situations

[ToompaTroopa]

The Pulse Buckler with the highest IG impact dampening (VP-61PB) has been my best friend during the Zimmerman era, and will continue onward throughout the high ping explosives era

[alexpiatt]

I feel like shields really should get a decent buff in PvE. While in many Fromsoft games it is perfectly fine for fights to be more drawn-out, AC6 seems to be the exception. If you were fighting an equal opponent then yeah, shields would be great but on your first playthrough you have no clue what you are up against and some bosses simply do too much damage for shields to really be viable, as if you fail your timing it is almost always a guranteed death sentence

[SoulHero]

This is the guide I've been waiting for since the game launched.
Shields are heavily underrated, but a good shield user can exploit all the flaws in a heavily aggressive enemy build by evening the DPS between them.

[stellataylor]

Holy crap I was never able to really understand shields but your video broke them down in a really easy way! Thanks! I’m gonna go make a pulse buckler build

[Drischa]

Some points I didn't notice mentioned was how shields prevent all mini stuns e.g. kicks, /charged sword hits, and they also block all status.
Thank you for summing up all the shield stats, I think I'll be looking at some of the other options more, as I've only really been using the two basic pulse shields with very low deployment costs.

[angelwings]

oh damn, i was just thinking about how useful a chrightt shield video would be. should be a great watch.

[Arluq-el]

It's also important to know that the coral shiel extend your hurtbox, wich can be not ideal against bazzoka spam

[wibby]

I needed this; I was just messing around with some shield builds today and this will help immensely with optimization. Thanks.