#Bordertool flame of the firehawk mods#
A close range play-style as well as skills, class mods and relics that increase shield recharge delay or fire damage greatly improve the effectiveness of this shield.If the user is holding a Moxxi weapon when a nova is released, damage dealt by the nova will be registered as being from the Moxxi weapon and will heal the user.Although Flame of the Firehawk is a legendary shield, it is treated as a unique item, similar to the Norfleet and Longbow As such, it has no world drop and can only be obtained as a mission reward.The Flame of the Firehawk can spawn with a Maliwan capacitor, granting the "Inflammable" prefix and fire immunity to its wearer but cannot spawn with any other type of elemental resistance.On average (i.e., for most shield parts combinations), only the Black Hole and Hide of Terramorphous provide greater base nova damage in a single blast.Slag weapons can also increase the potential of this shield. Salvador can also use this shield and a Moxxi weapon that allows him to deal and sustain more damage while Gunzerking in open areas, especially when enemies are in close proximities, as the novas can easily heal him even when not attacking enemies. Krieg can make the most of the shield as his Hellborn & Mania skill trees focus on melee and incendiary damage. The Orphan Maker can also be paired with to extend the shield's nova duration by resetting the shield recharge delay with the gun's user inflicted damage. The Flame of the Firehawk can be paired with a Moxxi weapon to damage enemies while healing the user. However, with 5 points in Blood Soaked Shields, a kill will fully restore the shield and makes the special ability immediately usable. Such skills have merit on their own but effectively render the Flame of the Firehawk an above-average nova shield at best. The novas only continue as long as the shield is depleted, and does not trigger again until the shield is fully recharged with such skills, any kill made will partially recharge the shield and stop the novas. Skills that automatically recharge a portion of a shield's charge (e.g.: Inertia, Blood Soaked Shields, Grim), even with only one point invested, completely negate the special effect of this shield. Capacity bonuses will have a negative impact unless matched by recharge rate bonuses. Performance is improved by investments in recharge rate, shortening the time charging to full. Additionally, the special effect is also active when in Fight For Your Life, making Second Winds easier to obtain if a Second Wind is not achieved with the shield, the nova bursts can obscure weapon aim.Ī Flame of the Firehawk will suffer from investments in improved recharge delay (e.g.: Ward, Tactician class mods, Badass Rank), as these will reduce the number of novas fired before the shield begins to recharge.
Any shield recovery forces a complete shield recharge before the effect can be triggered again.Īs with all nova shields, the Flame of the Firehawk is well-suited against melee attackers and tightly clustered crowds. From the ashes she will rise. – Constant incendiary nova effect when depleted, and triggers roughly every second.
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