New player here , how the ♥♥♥♥ do i kill shield guys

[Rat Bastard™]

I shoot them in the back with a gun that 2-shots bosses and they just keep tanking them . Am i doing something wrong ?

[Mr. September]

Kill everything else first, then let the shield guy fire all his shots (it's around 4 or 5, you can dodge it at the right beat by dashing). After he uses all his shots, he stops completely, which means you can flank him. He has exceptionally low HP (takes like 2 shots with the default pistol).

An alternative is cleaving and/or piercing attacks. I think some weapons also have innate piercing shots but it's hard to tell and the game doesn't clarify some hidden mechanics like these.

[Mp3. Mp4]

Do NOT kill everything first. I always make sure to kill him as soon as possible because if you don't you'll end up overwhelming yourself by trying to dodge in time while avoiding everything else. Always make sure to kill the most dangerous enemies first before moving on to things like spiders and worms.

[Mr. September]

Originally posted by Mp3. Mp4:

Do NOT kill everything first. I always make sure to kill him as soon as possible because if you don't you'll end up overwhelming yourself by trying to dodge in time while avoiding everything else. Always make sure to kill the most dangerous enemies first before moving on to things like spiders and worms.

Flanking him is harder when there are like 5 bats (or worse, flies) bombarding you from all directions, though.

Both of our suggestions are valid, just depending on the situation. If the most dangerous enemy is the shield-bro? Go for him first. If there are many other ranged enemies? Probably take those out first before you dodge into their projectiles while trying to dodge the real threat.

[Yuri Tarded]

I can tell you for sure that on hellish the Guardian (aka bitchass with the shield) tracks you as soon as you enter the room.
For this reason, I would suggest you to focus initially on other enemies (for instance bats), dodge the first attack of the shield guy (4 consecutive shots at each beat) and kill him by shooting him in the back.
As previous comments have mentioned items with cleaving or that pierce through enemies and walls or explosives shots or the gauss cannon, are of great use in defeating him as quickly as possible.
Having said that there are some isolated situations in which you may want to hide behind a wall, a column or in a corner.
This is for sure one of the most frustrating enemies to fight because he exposes you not only to his attacks but to the attacks of others. Hence, you may wanna try dodging his attacks facing him (dashing sideways) or facing other enemies (dashing forward). Experiment and find what works best for you

[Shnool]

You must play as Assault or got one in your team that primary hunts them down, the Bulwark(Shield). Swarming them as a team also does the job, since playing around Bulwark alone is almost impossible as any other class, because even melee does barely any damage do break his stance. But what can help are flash/stun grenades or sticky bomb or other explosives. And it is just to tedious to have to explain this to all players every match and hope they got the right build or roles, that why I hope for a nerf or a rework of Bulwark(Shield).


An alternative is cleaving and/or piercing attacks. I think some weapons also have innate piercing shots but it's hard to tell and the game doesn't clarify some hidden mechanics like these. [/quote]


Also stupid from the devs not clarify such important mechanics, since you will have newbs in your team that don't even know how to play the game modes properly not to mention all the max level players that do not even know about this or are still struggling.