The Blast Shield, the first Nerf detachable shield.
A shield is a blaster accessory. Shields can help to block water, BioSquad Zombie Repellent, discs, missiles or darts.
The first Nerf shield was the N-Strike Blast Shield, which was released with the Stampede ECS in 2010.
Details
Nerf and Super Soaker shields are typically plastic pieces that can be attached to the blaster through the usage of a tactical rail. This gives shields the ability to be used on a wide variety of blasters, although their size may prevent them from working on certain blasters. This problem most notably affects the Lightningstorm shield, which has part of it hanging down to the sides, which causes some wide blasters to not be compatible with it.
Shields
Tactical rail-compatible
| Name | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| File:DSC07731.JPG | Blast Shield | 2010 |
| File:Wqyregryulo5i73462q.JPG | Hydro Cannon shield | 2011 |
|
Lightningstorm shield | 2012 |
|
Blast Shield | 2015 |
|
Stormshield | ? |
Other shields
| Name | Year | Compatability | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assault Bunker | 2012 | N/A |
|
Battle Shield | 2012 | N/A |
Trivia
- The Manta Ray is large enough to act as a shield; it is the only Nerf blaster advertised as being able to be used as a shield.
- Depending on the rules set, shields may or may not be allowed to be used during Nerf wars. To avoid problems, ask the host of the war whether shields are allowed or not.
- Original packaging for the Vortex Pyragon showed off a Nitron with a shield instead of a Centerfire Tech electronic scope. Unfortunately, the re-release and shield were dropped.