Prismatic Aegis

Prismatic Aegis
Character	Athena
Type	Gamechanger
Tier	3
Maximum Points	1
Skill Tree	Phalanx
Minimum Level	14
Effect	The Aspis now stores the Elemental damage type of absorbed damage. Multiple Elemental damage types can be stored, and all stored damage types are dealt by the Aspis when thrown.
Game	Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Prismatic Aegis a tier 3 skill in Athena's Phalanx skill tree. With it, Athena can absorb elemental damage and use it against her enemies.

Effect

When absorbing damage during the via the blocking effect of the Kinetic Aspis, the Aspis copies the types of elemental damage it absorbed (non-elemental damage is absorbed as explosive), in addition to how much. When thrown, the Aspis releases all pent up elemental damage in an elemental explosion.

Strategy

When Athena blocks an attack that contains an element (fire, shock, corrosive, cryo, explosive, but not slag), it will record the damage dealt by each element. Then when the Aspis is thrown, instead of creating normal explosions, it will create a stack of explosions containing the absorbed elements; each elemental explosion contains double the damage received from that element.

When Kinetic Aspis is active, the edge of the Aspis will show the color for the element it stored, different element will be separated as different layers.

Utilizing this skill effectively requires certain strategic considerations, as enemy elementals are often resistant to their own attacks, making this skill potentially deal less damage in return (save for some Eridian Guardians because they may shift elements when they fight). It is therefore beneficial note the nearby enemy deployment, and throw the Aspis at those who are not resistant to the stored elements.