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The Shell Psion is one of the Vek psions from Into The Breach.

Description

Shell Psions are identifiable by their squid-like silver body and purple bumps. This is important for choosing which island to save as the psion will be present on all missions in said island, making the initial Vek preview vital.

As with most Psions except for the Psion Tyrant, the Shell Psion is encounterable from island 1. It grants all non-psion Vek the Hardened Carapace buff, reducing incoming weapon damage by 1 much like Abe Isamu's pilot ability. Psions can only spawn once per mission.

Strategy

The Shell Psion can be particularly challenging to encounter for damage-focused squads, as many Mechs initially only do one point of damage. This becomes absolutely nightmarish on island 1 and can remain a problem on later islands with loads of alphas. If your squad cannot immediately kill them with one attack, spend your cores on movement and damage upgrades. Otherwise, spot which island has the Shell Psion and avoid it.

For squads that have ways to bypass armor, they can make dealing with the Shell Psion's effect much easier. These include:

  • Bumping into other objects
  • Electric smoke and fire damage
  • Deaths from falling into water or chasms
  • Repositioning enemies into blocking spawns
  • A.C.I.D
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