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Barrier is a defensive shield strengthened by Barrier Generation in Diablo 4 (D4). Read on to learn more about what skills apply barrier and what Barrier Generation does!
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Barriers will absorb damage from all sources up to an amount specified by a skill or triggered ability or until the barrier's duration ends.
Barrier values are added together when multiple barrier skills are used, however, their durations are independent and depend on the skill or passive used.
Barrier Generation increases the amount of damage a single barrier can absorb, but only from active skills that generate a barrier like Ice Armor.
Passive skills, such as the Sorcerer's Protection, are not affected by increases to Barrier Generation and will only provide the specified amount.
Most active or passive barrier skills scale based on either the Base Life value, determined by level, or Maximum Life value, Base Life plus bonuses. The higher these values are, the stronger the barrier.
Boosts to Barrier Generation can be found as affixes on gear, or by socketing Diamonds into Armor pieces.
Keep an eye out for Barrier related aspects with particularly high values in order to maximize their strength.
| List of Classes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbarian | Druid | Necromancer | |||
| Rogue | Sorcerer | ||||
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Iron Skin
|
Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs XX% of your missing Life for 5 seconds. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Earthen Bulwark
|
Rocks surround you for 3 seconds, granting a Barrier that absorbs 45% of your Maximum Life in damage. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Soulrift | For 8 seconds, you corrupt surrounding enemies, dealing XX% damage per second. Every 0.25 seconds of this duration, you absorb the souls of up to 3 enemies, gaining 2 Essence and a Barrier for 2% of your Maximum Life for 5 seconds. You absorb 3 souls at a time from Bosses. |
| Necrotic Fortitude | Lucky Hit: Up to a XX% chance to grant yourself a Barrier for 5% of your Maximum Life for 6 seconds. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Second Wind
|
Every 100 Energy you spend grants 15% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Ice Armor
|
A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 40% of your Base Life in damage. |
 Protection
|
Using a Cooldown grants XX% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds. |
 Icy Veil
|
Your Barriers have a XX% increased duration. |
 Cold Front
|
While you have a Barrier active, you apply XX% more Chill. |
| Energy Focus | You generate a 6 second Barrier for XX% of your Maximum Life every second up to 30%. This effect is lost for 5 seconds after losing health. |
| Dampen Layer | You gain XX% Damage Reduction while you have an active Barrier. |
| List of Classes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbarian | Druid | Necromancer | |||
| Rogue | Sorcerer | Generic | |||
| Currently No Aspects with This Ability or Status |
|---|
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Aspect of Mending Stone
|
The duration of Earthern Bulwark is increased by 6 seconds. In addition, killing an enemy with any Skill replenishes the Barrier as well as Earth Skills. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
|
Aspect of Shielding Storm
|
Each time that Bone Storm damages an enemy, gain a Barrier equal to 1-6% of your Maximum Life for 10 seconds. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
|
Snap Frozen Aspect
|
Each Chilled or Frozen enemy you Evade through grants you a Barrier that absorbs XX damage for 5 seconds, absorbing up to a maximum of YY damage. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Storm Swell Aspect
|
You deal (11-20)% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies while you have Barrier. |
 Aspect of Fortune
|
Your Lucky Hit Chance is increased by (10-20)% while you have a Barrier active. |
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
|
Aspect of the Deflecting Barrier
|
While you have a Barrier active, there is a (7-13)% chance to ignore incoming direct damage from Distant enemies. |
|
Aspect of the Protector
|
Damaging an Elite enemy grants you a Barrier absorbing damage for 10 seconds. This effect can happen once every 20 seconds. |
|
Conceited Aspect
|
Deal (15-25)% increased damage while you have a Barrier active. |
Glossary: List of Diablo Terms
What is Barrier and Barrier Generation?
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