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Diablo 4 - What is Barrier and Barrier Generation

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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What is Barrier?

A Defensive Shield

Diablo 4 - Barrier Is a Defensive Shield

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.

Barriers Are Additive

Barrier values are added together when multiple barrier skills are used, however, their durations are independent and depend on the skill or passive used.

What Does Barrier Generation Do?

Increases Barrier Strength

Diablo 4 - Barrier Generation Increases Barrier Strength

Barrier Generation increases the amount of damage a single barrier can absorb, but only from active skills that generate a barrier like Ice Armor.

Does Not Affect Passive Skills

Passive skills, such as the Sorcerer's Protection, are not affected by increases to Barrier Generation and will only provide the specified amount.

How to Strengthen Barrier

Increase Base and Maximum Life

Diablo 4 - Increase Base and Maximum Life
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.

Increase Barrier Generation

Diablo 4 - Increase Barrier Generation

Boosts to Barrier Generation can be found as affixes on gear, or by socketing Diamonds into Armor pieces.

Obtain Aspects With Higher Values

Diablo 4 - Obtain Aspects With Higher Values

Keep an eye out for Barrier related aspects with particularly high values in order to maximize their strength.

All Barrier Related Skills

List of Classes
Barbarian Druid Necromancer
Rogue Sorcerer

Barbarian Skills

Skill Effect
Iron SkinIron Skin Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs XX% of your missing Life for 5 seconds.

Druid Skills

Skill Effect
Earthen BulwarkEarthen Bulwark Rocks surround you for 3 seconds, granting a Barrier that absorbs 45% of your Maximum Life in damage.

Necromancer Skills

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.

Rogue Skills

Skill Effect
Second WindSecond Wind Every 100 Energy you spend grants 15% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds.

Sorcerer Skills

Skill Effect
Ice ArmorIce Armor A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 40% of your Base Life in damage.
ProtectionProtection Using a Cooldown grants XX% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds.
Icy VeilIcy Veil Your Barriers have a XX% increased duration.
Cold FrontCold 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.

All Barrier Related Aspects

List of Classes
Barbarian Druid Necromancer
Rogue Sorcerer Generic

Barbarian Aspects

Currently No Aspects with This Ability or Status

Druid Aspects

Skill Effect
Aspect of Mending Stone ImageAspect 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.

Necromancer Aspects

Skill Effect
Aspect of Shielding Storm ImageAspect 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.

Rogue Aspects

Skill Effect
Snap Frozen Aspect ImageSnap 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.

Sorcerer Aspects

Skill Effect
Storm Swell Aspect ImageStorm Swell Aspect You deal (11-20)% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies while you have Barrier.
Aspect of Fortune ImageAspect of Fortune Your Lucky Hit Chance is increased by (10-20)% while you have a Barrier active.

Generic Aspects

Skill Effect
Aspect of the Deflecting Barrier ImageAspect 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 ImageAspect 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 ImageConceited Aspect Deal (15-25)% increased damage while you have a Barrier active.

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