Monado Shield (XC1)

Monado Shield is one of 's Monado Arts in Xenoblade Chronicles. It makes all party members immune to the next enemy talent art of equal or lesser level that targets them, only taking 1 damage from each hit.

Overview
Many protective arts explicitly do not work against enemy talent arts, making Monado Shield one of the few ways to defend against them. If Shulk gets a vision about a talent art, it is essentially always the right option to use Shield to neutralize it entirely. Since the shield is applied to the whole party, there's no need to worry about being foiled by shifting aggro. However, Shulk does have to be careful to not use it too early - other enemies may use their talent art to eat the shield before the big one comes through, and if the vision is delayed the shield might expire before it strikes.

As the level of Monado Shield is not evident without going to the upgrade screen, Shulk must remember to check it occasionally to ensure he's keeping it up with the foes he's facing. Using the art only to get hit through it will provoke a very unhappy reaction.