Shield Specialist Vanguard Mirror Abilities

Learning to play the Shield Specialist Vanguard or the Shield Tech Powertech in SWTOR? This page goes over the 7.0 mirror abilities - if you know how to play one, you know how to play the other, you just need to learn the mirror ability names and icons for the Shield Specialist and Shield Tech specs, as they play exactly the same way!

You can click on an ability icon or name to see its tooltip and compare the Vanguard / Powertech buffs and debuffs.

Shield Tech Powertech
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Shield Specialist Vanguard

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Rocket Punch

Stockstrike

Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Rapid Shots

Hammer Shot

Basic Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Flame Burst

Ion Pulse

Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Recharge and Reload

Recharge and Reload

Regeneration

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Rail Shot

High Impact Bolt

Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Flame Sweep

Explosive Surge

Area Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Determination

Tenacity

Stun Break

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Quell

Riot Strike

Interrupt

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Vent Heat

Recharge Cells

Buff

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Energy Yield

Infused Kolto Packs

Buff

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Firestorm

Ion Storm

Area Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Energy Shield

Reactive Shield

Defensive

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Deadly Onslaught

Artillery Blitz

Area Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Neural Dart

Neural Jolt

Taunt

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Heavy Flamethrower

Pulse Cannon

Optional Area Attack Level 23 Option

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Grapple

Harpoon

Pull

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Translocate

Transpose

Optional Swap Locations Level 27 Option

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Extraction Plan

Extraction Plan

Optional Pull Level 27 Option

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Sonic Missile

Sonic Round

Area Taunt

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Guard

Guard

Guard

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Kolto Overload

Adrenaline Rush

Defensive

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Heat Blast

Energy Blast

Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Payday

Disruptor Rifle

Optional Attack Level 39 Option

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Explosive Fuel

Battle Focus

Buff

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Shatter Slug

Flak Shell

Area Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Rising Phoenix

Impact Charge

Leap

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Carbonize

Neural Surge

Area Stun

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Shoulder Cannon

Shoulder Cannon

Attack

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Oil Slick

Riot Gas

Defensive

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Electro Dart

Cryo Grenade

Optional Stun Level 68 Option

Shield Tech

Shield Specialist

Hydraulic Overrides

Hold the Line

Optional Movement Level 68 Option

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Shield Specialist / Shield Tech

Vanguard	Powertech	Info
Stockstrike	Rocket Punch	Level 1 Attack
Hammer Shot	Rapid Shots	Level 1 Basic Attack
Ion Pulse	Flame Burst	Level 1 Attack
Recharge and Reload	Recharge and Reload	Level 1 Regeneration
High Impact Bolt	Rail Shot	Level 4 Attack
Explosive Surge	Flame Sweep	Level 7 Area Attack
Tenacity	Determination	Level 10 Stun Break
Riot Strike	Quell	Level 12 Interrupt
Recharge Cells	Vent Heat	Level 13 Buff
Infused Kolto Packs	Energy Yield	Level 15 Buff
Ion Storm	Firestorm	Level 15 Area Attack
Reactive Shield	Energy Shield	Level 17 Defensive
Artillery Blitz	Deadly Onslaught	Level 19 Area Attack
Neural Jolt	Neural Dart	Level 23 Taunt
Harpoon	Grapple	Level 25 Pull
Sonic Round	Sonic Missile	Level 31 Area Taunt
Guard	Guard	Level 31 Guard
Adrenaline Rush	Kolto Overload	Level 32 Defensive
Energy Blast	Heat Blast	Level 35 Attack
Battle Focus	Explosive Fuel	Level 40 Buff
Flak Shell	Shatter Slug	Level 47 Area Attack
Impact Charge	Rising Phoenix	Level 47 Leap
Neural Surge	Carbonize	Level 56 Area Stun
Shoulder Cannon	Shoulder Cannon	Level 60 Attack
Riot Gas	Oil Slick	Level 60 Defensive

Shield Specialist / Shield Tech Tree

Vanguard	Powertech	Info
Pulse Cannon	Heavy Flamethrower	Level 23 Optional Area Attack Level 23 Option 1/3
Pointman	Target Rich Enivoronment	Level 23 Optional Passive Level 23 Option 2/3
Defensive Armor	Counter Attack	Level 23 Optional Passive Level 23 Option 3/3
Transpose	Translocate	Level 27 Optional Swap Locations Level 27 Option 2/3
Extraction Plan	Extraction Plan	Level 27 Optional Pull Level 27 Option 1/3
Reserved Cables	Manhunter	Level 27 Optional Passive Level 27 Option 3/3
Frontline Soldier	Contracted Defense	Level 39 Optional Passive Level 39 Option 2/3
Disruptor Rifle	Payday	Level 39 Optional Attack Level 39 Option 1/3
High Impact Shot	Heat Release	Level 39 Optional Passive Level 39 Option 3/3
Reactive Round	Reactive Missile	Level 43 Optional Passive Level 43 Option 1/3
Cortosis Weave Armor	Mandalorian Iron	Level 43 Optional Passive Level 43 Option 2/3
Iron Will	Iron Will	Level 51 Optional Passive Level 51 Option 3/3
Parallactic Combat Stims	Gyroscopic Alignment Jets	Level 51 Optional Passive Level 51 Option 2/3
Electro Shield	Pyro Shield	Level 51 Optional Passive Level 51 Option 1/3
Entangling Tools	Suppressive Tools	Level 64 Optional Passive Level 64 Option 3/3
Frontline Defense	Hitman	Level 64 Optional Passive Level 64 Option 2/3
Reflective Armor	Reflective Armor	Level 64 Optional Passive Level 64 Option 1/3
Cryo Grenade	Electro Dart	Level 68 Optional Stun Level 68 Option 2/3
Hold the Line	Hydraulic Overrides	Level 68 Optional Movement Level 68 Option 3/3
Guard Cannon	Shield Cannon	Level 68 Optional Passive Level 68 Option 1/3
Paralytic Augs	Enhanced Paralytics	Level 73 Optional Passive Level 73 Option 1/3
Efficient Tools	Efficient Suit	Level 73 Optional Passive Level 73 Option 2/3
Sonic Rebounder	Sonic Rebounder	Level 73 Optional Passive Level 73 Option 3/3

Shield Specialist / Shield Tech Passives

Vanguard	Powertech	Info
Plasma Cell	Combustible Gas Cylinder	Level 1 Passive
Fortification	Hunter's Boon	Level 1 Passive Class Buff
Ion Cell	Ion Gas Cylinder	Level 15 Passive
Ion Overload	Ion Overload	Level 23 Passive
Into the Fray	Close and Personal	Level 27 Passive
Deflective Guards	Deflective Plating	Level 32 Passive
Power Screen	Heat Screen	Level 35 Hidden Passive
Static Field	Combust	Level 35 Passive
Pulse Engine	Flame Engine	Level 35 Hidden Passive
Focused Impact	Puncture	Level 43 Passive
Ion Shield	Ion Screen	Level 43 Passive
Static Surge	Flame Surge	Level 47 Passive
Static Shield	Hydraulic Shield	Level 51 Passive
Shield Cycler	Shield Vents	Level 60 Passive
Power Armor	Power Armor	Level 60 Hidden Passive
Soldier's Grit	Coolant	Level 68 Passive
Shield Enhancers	Shield Enhancers	Level 73 Passive
Energized Absorbers	Heated Absorbers	Level 78 Passive
Ceramic Plating	Ablative Upgrades	Level 78 Hidden Passive