Finally a use for Juggernaut (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 16:06 (3262 days ago)

The Trials of Osiris are horrifyingly tense and punishing. I think my best run has been a 3/3. But, one interesting thing it has revealed is new uses for seldom used abilities. Almost no one uses Juggernaut, the Striker Titan's ability to generate a shield when running. Shoulder Charge just seems so much more, right? It instantly kills, it (with the right options selected) starts health regeneration. Why would you ever want to use Juggernaut?

Well:

1. Juggernaut is a defense against Snipers when trying to move into position: I haven't been snipped a lot with my Juggernaut shield up, but I believe it provides complete protection vs a single sniper round. Sending in a Juggernaut Titan into a sniper lane can give you a very survivable recon platform. You can spot a sniper, even take fire from a sniper, and continue on to duck behind an obstruction without too much fear of being hurt.

2. Juggernaut is a defense against Thorn. At the right ranges, you can easily defeat a Thorn user with little to no damage to yourself, even if they have good aim! I believe the Juggernaut shield can completely deflect two Thorn shots. At least twice I was able to run towards a Thorn wielder and take them out with Vestian Dynasty letting my shield either completely protect me or limit my damage taken to one shot. A third time I almost did it but decided to punch them which was a mistake... Darn Warlock Flame Shield. That's pretty big.

3. Most astonishingly, the Juggernaut shield will completely negate a single Golden Gun shot! We had an amazing ToO comeback where I charged at a Supering Gunslinger, survived their Golden Gun shot, and was then in too close for them to effectively aim the next one. Sure, it was pure chance and luck for the ranges to be just right, but it was still pretty amazing.

I kinda plan to level up my cloaky Bladedancer for my next ToO grief session, but I made a good use of my Titan's Juggernaut shield. Try it! You might like it!