Because of his shield skills, Axton is probably the only character who can effectively use the Bee while mobbing, but it is an offensive shield and not very good for defense. Itās very good with Gemini, non-explosive and more defensive builds, but you better make sure you kill everything fast and use cover constantly. I really like using it in those cases. It makes a lot of enemies incredibly easy to kill and itās my go to shield when farming regular bosses. Still, I agree completely with the others who said youāre better off using the Blockade or the Big Boom Blaster with other types of builds.
For me when Iām running the 26-15-26 build I use the bee. When Iām running my explosive build I use blockade or bbb. Honestly explosive builds have enough damage without it, but on some bosses you may need it. It does synergiz well with the dpuh.
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So a BBB is an extremely good shield for an exlosive Axton? i am planning to ise that shooting star grenade. the seraph Bonus Package.
Its good because it drops rockets and grenades instead of regular shield boosters. Do you mean the metor shower or bonus package?
Same here. Agreed on everything.
Itās only alright as a defensive shield, but itās almost a necessity when your build and playstyle is focused heavily on grenade usage (like when youāre running a Fastball Axton). Letās put it this way: The Bee is an offensive shield, the Blockade is a defensive shield and the BBB is a utility shield.
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Meteor shower, yes! 
Seriously, if you have a decent Bee, Blockade and BBB youāre never gonna need another shield on Axton, unless you wanna try something else just for fun. There are a lot of shields that synergize very well with him (heās just really good with shields in general), but in my personal humble opinion, those are the big three for the commando.
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Iirc those three are all top gear on the top gear thread. Besides gaige (gosh it hurts me to say that) heās the beat shield user in the game.
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With quick charge, is it okay to get the highest capacity BBB, despite the recharge dely?
Canāt I answer that I never spec quick charge. Iād say with at least 5/5 willing and pressure maybe I donāt really know. Iām sure someone else does tho.
I would always favor delay and recharge rate over capacity, to be honest. My advice to you would be to find the middle ground: a BBB that doesnāt have a ridiculously long delay (itās almost 7 seconds on the highest capacity one, if Iām not mistaken) or a ridiculously low capacity. Go with the most balanced one you can find. I think the most balanced one would also have the highest recharge rate - but the lowest booster chance. Yes, you have the booster chance to consider as well. I never stopped to study shields as much as I should, so I canāt help you a lot with shield parts or exact stats. Personally, I only use the BBB on Fastball Axton. I canāt remember right now the stats on the one I have, but it does what it is supposed to do. For a less specific explosive playstyle, Iād go with a more tanky shield (Blockade, Antagonist, Neogenator, Evolution, a decent purple Turtle or even the Sham, for instance).
Personally I go pure Maliwan with a shock immunity. Reasons:
- You only care about the booster chance
- And you want your shield up all the time so shock DoTs are your worst enemy. While fire and corrosive DoTs are your best friends as each DoT tick can proc a booster
- The boosters regen 1 grenade, 1 rocket, AND 25% of your shield. So rate and delay arenāt that important, only the booster chance and capacity
If you really would rather have a good all around shield then Tediore, Tediore, shock Maliwan would probably be the go to. But just because of how the BBB works the all Maliwan may still be better and safer in the end.
That is one hell of a shield! any idea what stats i shouldbgo for and what the max drop percent is? i have one with 20%.
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I never stopped to study shields as much as I should, so I canāt help you a lot with shield parts or exact stats.[/quote]
Since you mentioned it and if the OP would like to take a look at the Shields section you can get an idea of what you want to look for.
See? I knew I was talking out of my butt. I really donāt know that much about shields beyond the basics and I really only use the BBB on Fastball Axton, which isnāt even my main playstyle. Thatās valuable information for me as well, so thank you very much for sharing it.
I have that link bookmarked and I use that document all the time. All the info I have on shields, relics and class mods comes from it. Thanks, anyway. Always nice to remind people that itās there. 
According to the max stats list that @BTK420247 shared above, 22.1% is the max booster chance for the BBB. So youāre actually pretty close.
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Same
Someone on the old forums made builds for Gaige and Axton based on the Bee because of their shield skills- I actually tried out the Gaige build but for the life of me I canāt remember the gents name. Any of you long time members remember him?
Wasnāt pokapoka the Gaige master? It may have been him.
I remember the Acton one was called the beefour. Canāt remember the gauge one, but it should be there. I remember reading it not too long ago.
Here a post where me,chuck, and some others debated a bee based Axton.
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