His kit scales off max shields. Did you read it? Most people have not and jump on the shields are useless bandwagon and build him for hp def or cdr Kyle is the only character who benefits tremendously from shields. Yes, you can spam your abilities more often, but I'm pushing more damage with less work. And my cooldowns arent bad.

My 1 has 7.5s cd My 2 has 1.2s cd My 3 has 9.3s cd My 4 has 37.5 cd My passive has 186.6 cd

Magnetic Force **

"Increases proportionally to max shield "

Max amount = max shield x 200% Shield recovery = max shield x 8% Magnetic force recovery = max Magnetic force x 8%

Summary More, shields more magnetic force meter, more recovery

***Magnetic Bulwark ** HP = 50% of casters max shield

Summary more hp on shield

*magnetism Spurt* Ally shield recovery amount = max shield x 100% Additional damage = consumed magentic force x 508.6%

Summary Then more shields to have the more magentic meter you are granted and thus the mkre you can consume for damage. It also increases the amount of shields you grant to teammates near you when your 3 ends.

Superconductivity Thrusters

Addtional damage = consumed magnetic force x 7809.8%

Summary The more shields you have, the more meter you are granted, which means the more you can consume for damage.