Understand Necramech Redirection
Useful when…
- Increase maximum Shield Capacity on a Necramech.
- Consider it when capacity is more useful to your setup than shield recharge or another defensive effect.
What does it improve?
This standard Necramech mod increases Shield Capacity: +9% at rank 0, +55% at rank 5, and +100% at rank 10. The bonus is to capacity, not shield recharge rate or recharge delay.
When does more capacity fit?
Consider Redirection when you want a larger shield-capacity bonus. Necramech Deflection instead increases Shield Recharge and reduces Shield Recharge Delay, so it addresses how shields recharge rather than maximum capacity. Necramech Augur converts energy spent on abilities to shields, while Necramech Aviator reduces damage by 40% while airborne. These are different defensive effects, not equivalent capacity bonuses.
How should you rank it?
Redirection has ten ranks, Vazarin polarity, and base drain of 4. Rank 5 provides +55% Shield Capacity; the maximum rank reaches +100%. Listed fusion costs climb sharply: 10 Endo and 483 Credits for 0-to-1, 320 Endo and 15,456 Credits for 5-to-6, and 5,120 Endo and 247,296 Credits for 9-to-10. Because the maximum rank entails a very high final step cost, consider whether the added capacity is valuable enough before investing in the upper ranks.
What should you avoid assuming?
Do not expect its capacity bonus to speed shield recharge, shorten recharge delay, or create shields from ability Energy; those are separate effects described for other mods.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- It increases Shield Capacity only; it does not improve shield recharge or recharge delay.
- The ten-rank mod has steep upper-rank fusion costs, including 5,120 Endo and 247,296 Credits for the listed rank 9-to-10 step.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Confusing Shield Capacity with shield recharge rate or recharge delay.
- Assuming the mod converts ability Energy into shields.