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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)
What is Barrier and Barrier Generation?
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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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What is Barrier?
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
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
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
Boosts to Barrier Generation can be found as affixes on gear, or by socketing Diamonds into Armor pieces.
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 Skin
|
Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs XX% of your missing Life for 5 seconds. |
Druid Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Earthen Bulwark
|
Rocks surround you for 3 seconds, granting a Barrier that absorbs XX% 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 Wind
|
Every 100 Energy you spend grants 15% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds. |
Sorcerer Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Ice Armor
|
A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 56% of your Maximum Life (XX) in damage. |
 Protection
|
Using a Cooldown grants XX% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds. |
 Cold Front
|
Your Barriers have a XX% increased duration. |
 Snap Freeze
|
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
|
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
|
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 |
|---|---|
|
Aspect of Cruel Sustenance
|
Explosions from the Victimize Key Passive grant you a Barrier for 5-15% of your Maximum Life for 5 seconds. |
|
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. |
Sorcerer Aspects
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
 Aspect of Fortune
|
Your Lucky Hit Chance is increased by (10-20)% while you have a Barrier active. |
|
Aspect of Mind’s Awakening
|
Casting a Pyromancy Skill Immobilizes enemies hit for 0.5-1 seconds.;Casting a Shock Skill grants a burst of 15-30% Movement speed for 1 second.;Casting a Frost Skill grants a Barrier for 3-6% Maximum Life.;While Enlightened, each Skill grants all benefits. |
Generic Aspects
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
|
Aspect of the Deflecting Barrier
|
You have a (5-12)% chance after taking direct damage to gain a Barrier equal to 20% of your Maximum Life.;This chance is doubled against 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. |
Diablo 4 Related Guides
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