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| Absorbs damage. Gains strength when user inflicts damage.
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| Type
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Gear
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Levels 1, 2, 3, 5
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The Evo Shield was a gear item which could be equipped to gain shield health. By dealing damage to enemies, its tier is able to be upgraded to provide more shield health. It could be acquired in multiple rarities: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 5, the last of which could only be acquired through evolving.
The Evo Shield was introduced in 
Season 4, and removed in 
Season 20 with the introduction of Shield Cores and Legend Upgrades.
Function
Like the 
Body Shield, the Evo Shield contains an amount of shield health which is kept when the item is dropped or placed in an inventory. If a player died wearing an Evo Shield, it would be restored to full health in their Death Box. It also contains a sum of Evo Points, which can be used to level up the item to higher tiers.
Protection and Evo requirements
| Level |
Shield Health |
Evo points needed for next tier
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| Level 1 Evo Shield |
50 |
200 points
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| Level 2 Evo Shield |
75 |
300 points
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| Level 3 Evo Shield |
100 |
750 points
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| Level 5 Evo Shield |
125 |
N/A
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Evo Points are rewarded when dealing damage to enemies, at a 1:1 ratio. Damage dealt to NPCs rewards points at a 4:1 ratio (25% of the damage dealt), and damage to downed enemies or structures yield nothing. The Evo Shield can also be placed in a Replicator to add 200 Evo Points for 
50.
History
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- February 13, 2024 Patch
 Evo Shields reworked:
- Replaced by Shield Cores, which require Evo instead of damage in order to level up.
- When upgrading from a shield swap, shields are 'overcharged', refilling the capacity of the player's Shield Core, but any extra shields only lasting 30 seconds.
- Gold Body Shields no longer spawn in BR.
 August 08, 2023 Patch
- White to Blue evo points required increased to 200 (was 150)
- Crafted evo points increased to 200
- November 02, 2021 Patch
- Damage to wildlife now counts for Evo Shields, but only 25%.
- September 22, 2021 Patch
- Players can once again swap an Evo Shield for a Body Shield of a lower level, by holding.
- September 14, 2021 Patch
- Armor health now shows up in Death Boxes.
- Players no longer have to hold to swap an Evo Shield for a Body Shield of a lower level with more health. (However, players can no longer swap from an Evo Shield to a Body Shield of a lower level, unless that Body Shield has more health.)
- May 04, 2021 Patch
- Starter kit:
- Players will now start a match with a “Starter Kit” consisting of a Level 1 Evo Shield,
 Helmet, and  Knockdown Shield, plus two  Shield Cells and  Syringes each.
- Spawn chances for Evo Shields in the loot pool have been significantly reduced.
- Along with the lowered or removed spawn chances for these items, we’ve rebalanced the loot pool such that higher-level versions of these items will appear nearly the same as they do now, but other item types will appear more often (weapons, ordinance, health, ammo, etc.)
- November 04, 2020 Patch
- Increased the damage requirement for the Evo Shield to evolve:
- Level 0 to Level 1: 50 to 100.
- Level 1 to Level 2: 125 to 150.
- Level 2 to Level 3: 250 to 300.
- Level 3 to Level 5: 500 to 750.
- October 06, 2020 Patch
- Players can now swap an Evo Shield for a Body Shield of a lower level.
- Players can now swap their current Evo Shield for one of the same level with less HP if it is closer to evolving.
- Loot prompts now show how much damage an Evo Shield has acquired, so players can make a better decision when switching.
- September 03, 2020 Patch
- Increased the shield values of all armor (except the Level 0 Evo Shield) by 25.
- August 18, 2020 Patch
- Introduced the Level 0 Evo Shield that is automatically equipped when the player drops.
- Increased the damage requirement for the Evo Shield to evolve:
- Level 0 to Level 1: 50 (new).
- Level 1 to Level 2: 75 to 125.
- Level 2 to Level 3: 150 to 250.
- Level 3 to Level 5: 400 to 500.
- Reduced the shield values of all armor except the Level 1 and Level 2 Evo Shields by 25.
- Removed Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Body Shields from the loot pool. Evo Shields of the same level spawn in their place.
- April 07, 2020 Patch
- Reduced the amount of damage required for Evo Shields to evolve.
- Level 2: 100 to 75.
- Level 3: 300 to 150.
- Level 5: 500 to 400.
- March 17, 2020
- March 03, 2020 Patch
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