The Antagonist Seraph shield explicitly states its Damage Reduction on the card (49% maximum, I believe, with the right parts). The Blockade does not explicitly state its Damage Resistance on the card, but the Wiki gives at least one specific value:
The resistance effect is currently bugged, and is equal to up to 38% (depending on the shield's parts and level) independently of shield charge, even when the shield is depleted.
Damage Reduction is potentially different from Damage Resistance. I imagine Damage Reduction is straightforward, but I cannot find any formula for Damage Resistance. So, which blocks more damage in the end? And if the Antagonist blocks more damage, is it better than the Blockade?
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The Blockade blocks more damage, when throwing Chain Lightning at my feet.
I recorded some values (and don't remember other conditions, like level):
Antagonist (Hyperion) 1827 → 1005 (822)
Blockade (Hyperion) 1403 → 710 (693)
Blockade (max cap.) 2420 → 1727 (693)
Blockade (1563 listed) 1799 → 1105 (694)
Blockade (1930 listed) 2166 → 1473 (693)The Blockade seems to block the same amount of damage across different parts. The Orphan Maker dealt the same amount of damage between both shields, so I don't think the Orphan Maker is suitable for testing.
Antagonist blocks more.
According to the wiki Blockade's damage resistance effect can be up to 38%.
And the Antagonist wiki shows an image of a level 61 shield with 49% damage reduction.
The percentage of damage reduction for both shields will increase with the shield's level.
