Best defensive shield for lvl 72?

[Airu]

I've heard that Blockade's great but i don't know if it's the best there is

[Lord Cyphre]

Blockade and Antagonist are the best, Evolution and Neogenator are quite good aswell.
Sal and Krieg can make good use of the Rough Rider.

[Airu]

Originally posted by Lord Cyphre:

Blockade and Antagonist are the best, Evolution and Neogenator are quite good aswell.
Sal and Krieg can make good use of the Rough Rider.

What are the best Blockade parts?

[Lord Cyphre]

Parts don't affect the damage reduction, only the capacity, delay and recharge rate.
You kind of need to find the right combination of parts that works dor you and your build.
Bandit parts are pretty decent in all stats.

[Zen_Disaster]

It's a matter of personal opinion & strategy. Personal strategy cos lots of BL2 shields such as the Bee also offer strong offensive properties. Lumping both sorts together, offhand I'd say Blockade, Evolution, Neogenator & Antagonist are the game's four best shields with roughly equal benefits for level 72 offensive & defensive play. If forced to pick four shields & no more for level 72 gameplay, I'd go with Blockade, Evolution, Bee & Antagonist cos sometimes a good offense is your best defense. Have fun

[True Stannis]

my axton pretty much only uses the Antagonist for mobbing. Best defense in my opinion.

[JamesMaracuja]

Originally posted by Flamew1ng:

Originally posted by Lord Cyphre:

Blockade and Antagonist are the best, Evolution and Neogenator are quite good aswell.
Sal and Krieg can make good use of the Rough Rider.

What are the best Blockade parts?

Some people really like Bandit Parts because their -3 Special penalty is irrelevant on the Blockade. Best you just look at this chart https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/visual-shield-parts-guide/1641136
Obviously anything that has a negative value on Special will work okay-well with the blockade since it lacks a special function.

Also since you're level 72 you could check out the Hoplite, while it does have a speed penalty, Axton for example can use Onslaught to compensate for that and with Quick Charge he can regen the Shield faster than DoTs can eat trough it.

[Starbug]

The Bee. Makes you a glass cannon and also makes a really nice noise :)

The Antagonist. For when you are bored of / can't use the bee. If you're of limited skill (like myself) this is almost a must-have for Digistruct, or maps with way too many bullet slinging baddies.

Given you are looking for defensive, try the Antagonist. Not got much experience with the Blockade but it gets good feedback here.

[HiTmAn]

i like antagonist its very good shield but farm only 880% deflection that is best version u can get....but i use mutiple shields ... for axton i use big boom blaster to get back nades.. rough rider for krieg... depends from u playstyle as well... on maya i use only bee on zero antagonist is game changer

[Lord Cyphre]

Originally posted by HiTmAn:

i on maya i use only bee

Yuck

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by HiTmAn:

... on maya i use only bee ...

Holy Wreck ~ don't try this @ home alone, kids! This strategy isn't *standard* gameplay particularly at the game's higher UVHM & OP levels, most solo legit Mayas switch shields as often as once or twice per boss fight. I carry five on-level shields for my Maya to switch among during these higher levels.