Ability: Reverse Shield Polarity

Overview

Reverse Shield Polarity creates an "immunity" against energy based weapons over a period of time by converting the incoming energy damage into shield regeneration, as well as providing immunity to teleportation and Shield Drain.

Basic Information

• Profession: Engineering
• Locale: Space
• Game Description: Reverse Shield Polarity converts incoming energy weapon damage into additional shield health. The polarity shift also makes you immune to teleportation and Shield Drain.

Detailed Information

• Used by: Bridge Officers
• Target: Self
• System: Shields
• Ability Type: Buff
• Activation: 0.5 seconds
• Starts 15 second cool down on:
  • Extend Shields
• Duplicate ability cooldown:
  • 1 min
• Minimum global cooldown:
  • 45 sec
• Modified by:
  • Skills
    • Shield Restoration - This skill increases the amount of shields restored by your outgoing healing abilities.
  • Duty Officer
    • Fabrication Engineer - Increases the duration of Reverse Shield Polarity by 2-8 seconds
    • Diplomat (Hurra/Allina) - (Adds a chance to instantly restore a portion of your maximum hull capacity each time you activate Feedback Pulse or Reverse Shield Polarity)
  • Starship Trait
    • Explosive Polarity Shift - Kinetic Damage (100% Shield Penetration) to foes within 3 km.
• Trained by:
  • Rank I & II: Bridge Officer Trainer
  • Non-common Bridge Officer Candidates (Rank III)

Ability Ranks

Ability/User Rank	CD	Ability Effects
Rank I: Lieutenant	2 Min	Immunity to Teleport for 12 sec Immunity to Shield Drain for 12 sec When taking Energy Damage to any shield facing, heal 65% of that damage to that shield facing for 12 sec
Rank II: Lt. Commander	2 min	Immunity to Teleport for 16 sec Immunity to Shield Drain for 16 sec When taking Energy Damage to any shield facing, heal 78.13% of that damage to that shield facing for 16 sec
Rank III: Commander	2 min	Immunity to Teleport for 20 sec Immunity to Shield Drain for 20 sec When taking Energy Damage to any shield facing, heal 93.5% of that damage to that shield facing for 20 sec

Notes

• Numbers for ability power are base values taken from tooltips and are heavily modified by skills.
• The formula for the duration is:
  • Duration=(((-.5*Ability Rank^2)+6.5*Ability Rank+9)/15*(Skill/200+2)*3.75 + bonus duration from duty officer)
• This ability received a buff alongside a larger Pilot specialization update, with the February 9, 2023 update.
  • Now also grants Immunity to Shield Drain

Gallery

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  Reverse Shield Polarity activation on a Nihydron Destroyer

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