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A mental shield (not to be confused with the mutation [[Mental Mirror]]) is a property that makes creatures immune to mental damage and most mental effects, and blocks [[Telepathy]]. It is possessed by creatures without psionically accessible minds, whether because they are mindless, have artificial minds, or are otherwise immune to psychic abilities.
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A mental shield (not to be confused with the stat [[Mental Armor]] or the mutation {{F|Mental Mirror}}) is a property that makes creatures immune to mental damage and most mental effects, and blocks [[Telepathy]]. It is possessed by creatures without psionically accessible minds, whether because they are mindless, have artificial minds, or are otherwise immune to psychic abilities.


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== Esper Hunters ==
== Esper Hunters ==
If the player has a high enough [[glimmer]] and summons a psychic assassin, there is a chance for the hunter to be a creature that normally has a mental shield. In this case, the hunter's mental shield is removed, and thus the hunter is fully affected by mental attacks and effects.{{Code Reference|class=PsychicHunter}} Creatures with mental shields are unable to become psychic thralls.
If the player has a high enough [[glimmer]] and summons a psychic assassin, there is a chance for the hunter to be a creature that normally has a mental shield. In this case, the hunter's mental shield is removed, and thus the hunter is fully affected by mental attacks and effects.{{Code Reference|class=PsychicHunter}} Creatures with mental shields are unable to become psychic thralls.
== Relation to Mental Armor (MA) ==
The MA value of creatures with a mental shield is not often used, because they are invulnerable to mental attack. However, certain scenarios exist where the creature's MA value can still be used, such as the [[Rebuke Robot]] skill, [[Proselytize]], or the {{favilink|ganglionic teleprojector}}, which each have their success based in part on the target's MA value.


== List of creatures with a mental shield ==
== List of creatures with a mental shield ==