Dome Shield

DOME SHIELD
DOME SHIELD
	“Projects a semi-transparent bubble that provides 360-degree protection for a short time”
Profile
Build	H Heavy
Icon
Type	Defensive
Unlock	Guardian
Stats
Cooldown	30s
Ammo	1
Technical
Radius	4m
Duration	5.5s
Health	Shield - 250 ; Projectile - ?

The Dome Shield is a Heavy class gadget that, when thrown, creates a spherical shield that absorbs incoming fire from opposing teams and deflects projectiles.

Usage

The Dome Shield can be selected as one of three gadgets of any Heavy build loadout.

Holding the primary trigger will prepare a high-velocity overhand throw. Holding the secondary trigger will prepare a low-velocity underhand throw. While preparing a throw, the gadget's trajectory is indicated up to the point where it triggers on impact. Releasing the trigger will execute the throw, whereas swapping to a different item will cancel it.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip Dome Shield	234	L1	LB	Gadget
Prepare overhand throw (Hold) Overhand Throw (Release)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Prepare underhand throw (Hold) Underhand Throw (Release)		L2	LT	Secondary fire

Stats

Effects

The Dome Shield can be deployed by throwing it as a grenade. On its first impact, a large spherical shield is formed around the projectile. A spherical shield persist around the projectile and moves with it.

The shield blocks incoming fire and projectiles from opposing teams and blocks explosion damage, but it does not prevent contestants moving through and it does not block gunfire from you or your teammates.

The Dome Shield will be destroyed if it takes too much damage. Additionally, the projectile itself has a much smaller health pool and can be destroyed quickly by opponents, causing the shield to disappear.

Properties

Gadget

Grenade — Can be thrown like a grenade, meaning overhand or underhand. The trajectory and impact point are shown as an indicator.

Single Charge — Can be used once, then recharges automatically over the cooldown time.

Not Retrievable — Cannot be picked up after being deployed.

Projectile

Projectile — Affected by gravity and has a travel time.

Bounce — Bounces away when the projectile collides with a surface or contestant.

Trigger on Impact — Can fly for any amount of time and triggers when the projectile collides with a surface or contestant.

Interceptible — Can be removed by the APS Turret, destroying the projectile before it deploys the shield. This causes the turret to lose some health.

Destructible — The projectile can be destroyed, which also deletes the surrounding shield. Can be destroyed by teammates.

Glitchable — Can be temporarily disabled by a Glitch Grenade or Glitch Barrel.

Reshapeable — Can be reshaped by the Data Reshaper into a piece of decor by opponents.

Not Damaging — Hitting a contestant directly with the projectile does not deal damage.

Not Permanent — Disappears by itself after enough time has passed.

Shield

Blocking — Absorbs damage from enemy bullets, deflects projectiles, blocks explosions, and stops the Winch Claw.

Destructible — Can be destroyed if its health is fully depleted, such as through hits from bullets or explosions. Cannot be damaged by teammates.

Glitchable — Can be destroyed by a Glitch Grenade or Glitch Barrel.

Usable by Opponents — Can be used by opponents to their advantage if there is a third team, as the Dome Shield will shield them from that team.

Non-Solid — Contestants can pass through.

Guide

Strengths

The Dome Shield is a highly flexible defensive tool. It can block damage in a gunfight, be thrown in an open area to take less damage crossing through it, or even be used reactively to block incoming threats like the rocket from an RPG-7.
The Dome Shield is also adept at protecting the user or their team while attempting to steal a Cashout.
- It directly protects from Winch Claw impacts, preventing an opposing Heavy from moving the Cashout Station or stunning the contestant attempting to steal.
Directly counters most grenades, like Frag Grenades, which bounce off of the shield.
Much like the Mesh Shield, the Dome Shield can be shot through by you and your teammates to damage enemy contestants.

Weaknesses

Both Glitch Grenades and Glitch Barrels instantly break Dome Shields on contact.
Data Reshaper can reshape the grenade, breaking the shield immediately.
Since the Dome Shield cannot be picked up or moved, a poorly positioned Dome Shield may not provide much benefit or even bait teammates into holding a disadvantageous location.
Enemy inside the Dome or well-timed explosion can destroy the Dome Grenade very quickly, which will result in a broken Shield.

Tactics

Walking out of the Dome Shield when an opponent enters it and back in if they leave ensures that opponents need to take down the entire health of the Dome Shield before being able to hit the user.
By using visual and audio cues, the Dome Shield can reveal the direction from which an opponent was firing.
While opponents cannot shoot you through the Dome Shield, the same cannot be said for them. If an enemy ambushes you, you can throw the Dome Shield to provide enough cover to out-damage them. (It should be noted that this scenario is highly dependent on the weapon you are using and on how many enemies are currently engaging on you.)
Dome Shield can be deployed with a slight delay by throwing it upwards, since it won't create a shield until the projectile hits something. This can be useful to cover yourself while trying to steal a Cashout, since shield's duration is shorter than stealing time.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP for the Dome Shield can be earned by actively using it.

Source	XP Reward
XP Breakdown
Deploying the Dome Shield	20
Damage from opponents intercepted by the Dome Shield	1 × Damage Intercepted

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

Default

Level 1

STANDARD ISSUE

9,000 XP

Level 2

DYE JOB

9,000 XP

Level 3

DYE JOB

36,000 XP

Level 4

DYE JOB

54,000 XP

Level 5

DYE JOB

162,000 XP

Level 6

TRIANGLE TWINKLE

144,000 XP

Level 7

STRIPED GRAZER

136,000 XP

Level 8

PAINTED PREDATOR

200,000 XP

Level 9

PREDASHEEN

150,000 XP

Level 10

ALTITUDE SICKNESS

200,000 XP

Level 11

CLOUDPIERCER

200,000 XP

Level 12

PEACH HORIZON

200,000 XP

Level 13

TWILIGHT RIPTIDE

200,000 XP

Level 14

MOLTEN CURRENT

200,000 XP

Level 15

WORLDSEED

Cosmetics

Notice

These sections only display cosmetics in the cosmetics database. Some limited-time items might be missing.

Trivia

While Dome Shield and Dome Grenade can't be damaged by allies, fire or explosions they create will deal damage to both.

History

Patch	Changes
9.7.0	Decreased health from 300 to 250
9.0.0	Added the ability for Dome Shields to block the Winch Claw
3.10.0	Decreased duration from 12s to 5.5s
2.0.0	Decreased maximum duration from 20s to 12s
1.4.0	Dome Shield health reduced to 300 from 350
CB1 Patch 4	Reduced radius by 25% Increased friction and reduced bounce to make Dome Shields easier to place Removed the ability to pick them up
CB1 Patch 3	Fixed an issue where the Dome Shield wouldn't block bullets from Turrets.

Usage

Stats

Effects

Properties

Gadget

Projectile

Shield

Guide

Strengths

Weaknesses

Tactics

Item Mastery

Cosmetics

Skins

Trivia

History