Understand Capacitance
Useful when…
- Add it to a Volt build that regularly casts Discharge and values shields for both Volt and squadmates.
- Rank it when the larger conversion percentage is worth the Endo and credits.
Effect and conditions
Discharge damage is converted into shields split between Volt and squadmates. The conversion is 1.5% at rank 0, 2.5% at rank 2, and 3% at rank 3. The stated percentage applies to damage dealt; it does not specify a fixed shield amount or how the split is apportioned among recipients.
Practical use and slot
Capacitance is a standard Volt augment with Zenurik polarity, base drain 6, and maximum rank 3. Its support value is tied to Discharge damage, so it is relevant when that ability is part of the build and squad shields are useful. Transistor Shield instead concerns Electric Shield and Static Discharge; the Conclave augments listed for Speed and Electric Shield have separate effects and should not be treated as equivalent Discharge support.
Rank investment
Higher ranks raise the damage-to-shields conversion from 1.5% at rank 0 to 3% at rank 3. The listed upgrade costs are 30, 60, then 120 Endo and 1,449, 2,898, then 5,796 credits. The augment's relevance depends on using Discharge and valuing its shared shield output; ranking it does not itself change the stated ability damage.
Limitations
The benefit depends on Discharge dealing damage, and the result is split between Volt and squadmates. No per-recipient amount or other shield behavior is specified here, so judge it by its conversion role rather than assuming a guaranteed shield value for each ally.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Its shield contribution depends on Discharge damage and is shared between Volt and squadmates.
- Ranking costs Endo and credits for a higher conversion percentage.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the 3% conversion as a guaranteed shield amount per squadmate.
- Expecting the augment to help when Discharge deals no damage.