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'''Barriers''' are semi-transparent, semi-permeable structures that block incoming damage and most projectiles. Barriers can also block line of sight for certain [[abilities]]. They do not prevent heroes from crossing, nor block any [[melee]] attacks. Some attacks can pierce barriers. Barriers only affect the opposing team.
  
'''Barriers''' are semi-transparent, semi-permeable structures that block incoming damage and most projectiles. Barriers can also block line of sight for certain [[abilities]]. They do not prevent heroes from crossing, nor block any [[melee]] attacks. Some attacks can pierce barriers. Barriers only affect the opposing team.
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Barriers have [[shields]] for their HP, and are damaged by [[EMP]]. Unlike the shields on heroes, barriers' shields only regenerate while the barrier is inactivate, and with a 2 second delay instead of 3. Since most barriers are always active once deployed, the only barriers that can regenerate are the ones that can be recalled back.
   
 
==List of barriers==
  
==List of barriers==
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==Abilities that lose line of sight by barriers==
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==Barrier piercing abilities==
  
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* All [[melee]] attacks
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* '''[[Ashe]]'''
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** [[Dynamite]]
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* [[Ashe]]'s B.O.B. ultimate can charge through but not damage through
  
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* '''[[Brigitte]]'''
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* [[Doomfist]]'s Rocket Punch. Meteor Strike ultimate can pass through, but not damage through
  
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* [[D.Va]]'s Boosters
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** [[Inspire]]
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** [[Rally]]
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* [[Hanzo]]'s Dragonstrike ultimate
  
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* '''[[Lúcio]]'''
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* [[Junkrat]]'s RIP Tire ultimate can pass through but not damage through
  
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** [[Crossfade]]/[[Amp It Up]]
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* [[Mei]]'s Blizzard ultimate
  
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** [[Sound Barrier]]
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* [[Moira]]'s Coalescence ultimate. Biotic Orb can pass through, but not damage through
  
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* '''[[Moira]]'''
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* [[Reinhardt]]'s Firestrike and Charge
  
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** [[Biotic Orb]] (from the orb)
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* [[Sombra]]'s Translocator and EMP ultimate
  
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* [[Winston]]'s Tesla Cannon
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* '''[[Orisa]]'''
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** [[Supercharger]]
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* '''[[Sombra]]'''
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** [[Hack]]
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* '''[[Zenyatta]]'''
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** [[Orb of Discord]]
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** [[Transcendence]]
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==Projectiles that bounce off barriers==
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* '''[[Ashe]]'''
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** [[Dynamite]]
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* '''[[Torbjörn]]'''
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** [[Deploy Turret]]
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** [[Molten Core]]
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* '''[[Widowmaker]]'''
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** [[Venom Mine]]
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==Abilities that travel through barriers==
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* '''[[Heroes]]'''
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** This includes hero movement abilities, such as [[Blink]].
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*** Exception: [[Shield Bash]] cannot travel through barriers.
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* '''[[Ashe]]'''
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** [[Ashe#B.O.B.|B.O.B.]]: B.O.B. can charge through barriers (like a hero)
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* '''[[Junkrat]]'''
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** [[RIP-Tire]]: The tire can travel through barriers, but barriers block the explosion
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* '''[[Mei]]'''
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** [[Blizzard]]: [[Snowball]] can travel through barriers
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* '''[[Moira]]'''
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** [[Biotic Orb]]: The orb itself can travel through barriers, but barriers block line of sight for its damage/healing
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* '''[[Sombra]]'''
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** [[Translocator]]: The translocator can travel through barriers
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==Attacks that pierce barriers==
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* '''[[Melee]]'''
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* '''[[Ashe]]'''
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** [[B.O.B.]] (charge)
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* '''[[Doomfist]]'''
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** [[Rising Uppercut]]
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** [[Rocket Punch]]
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* '''[[D.Va]]'''
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** [[Boosters]]
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* '''[[Genji]]'''
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** [[Swift Strike]]
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** [[Dragonblade]]
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* '''[[Hanzo]]'''
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** [[Dragonstrike]]
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* '''[[Mei]]'''
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** [[Blizzard]]
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* '''[[Mercy]]'''
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** [[Caduceus Staff]]
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* '''[[Moira]]'''
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** [[Coalescence]]
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* '''[[Reinhardt]]'''
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** [[Charge]]
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** [[Fire Strike]]
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* '''[[Sombra]]'''
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** [[EMP]]
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* '''[[Winston]]'''
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** [[Tesla Cannon]]
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** [[Primal Rage]]
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* '''[[Wrecking Ball]]'''
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** [[Grappling Claw]]
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* Unlike most barriers, [[Zarya]]'s barriers are pink and smooth on the surface.
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* [[Zarya]]'s barriers were originally blue-colored with hexagonal patterns on the surface like all the other barriers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcKbsKDkWk Zarya Ability Overview | Overwatch]</ref>
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** Originally, they were blue with hexagonal patterns on the surface like all the other barriers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcKbsKDkWk Zarya Ability Overview | Overwatch]</ref>
 
* [[Bastion]] used to generate a curved barrier in front of him while in Sentry mode.
  
* [[Bastion]] used to generate a curved barrier in front of him while in Sentry mode.
 
* Barriers are often incorrectly called "[[Hit points#Shields|shields]]" by the community.
  
* Barriers are often incorrectly called "[[Hit points#Shields|shields]]" by the community.

Revision as of 22:01, 23 February 2019

Barriers are semi-transparent, semi-permeable structures that block incoming damage and most projectiles. Barriers can also block line of sight for certain abilities. They do not prevent heroes from crossing, nor block any melee attacks. Some attacks can pierce barriers. Barriers only affect the opposing team.

Barriers have shields for their HP, and are damaged by EMP. Unlike the shields on heroes, barriers' shields only regenerate while the barrier is inactivate, and with a 2 second delay instead of 3. Since most barriers are always active once deployed, the only barriers that can regenerate are the ones that can be recalled back.

List of barriers

Hero Barrier HP Duration Cooldown Shield regeneration rate Notes
Icon-Brigitte
Brigitte
Barrier Shield
Barrier Shield 		500 Any 3 seconds,
if shattered 		20% per second,
after recalled for 2 seconds
  • A flat personal barrier
  • Reduces Brigitte's movement speed by 30%
  • Allows Brigitte to use Shield Bash
Icon-Orisa
Orisa
Ability Orisa Protective Barrier
Protective Barrier 		900 20 seconds 8 seconds —
  • A net-shaped barrier that curves at the edges
  • Deploys at the landing site of an arcing projectile
  • If a new barrier is deployed, the old one disappears
Icon-Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Ability-reinhardt2
Barrier Field 		2000 Any 5 seconds,
if shattered 		200 shields per second,
after recalled for 2 seconds
  • A large rectangular barrier that can protect allies
  • Reduces Reinhardt's movement speed by 50%
  • Allows Reinhardt to view 360°
Icon-Symmetra
Symmetra
Photon Barrier
Photon Barrier 		5000 15 seconds N/A —
  • An enormous flat barrier, infinite in size
  • Symmetra's ultimate ability; requires 1500 charge
  • Can be deployed up to 25 meters away
Icon-Winston
Winston
Ability-winston3
Barrier Projector 		600 6 seconds 13 seconds —
  • A large dome-shaped barrier, 5 meters in radius
  • Winston drops the device that generates it
Icon-Zarya
Zarya
Ability-zarya2
Particle Barrier 		200 2 seconds 10 seconds —
  • A bubble-shaped barrier that surrounds Zarya
  • Zarya is invincible while inside
  • Zarya is cleansed of most status effects
Ability-zarya3
Projected Barrier 		200 2 seconds 8 seconds —
  • A bubble-shaped barrier that surrounds a target
  • That target is invincible while inside
  • That target is cleansed of most status effects

Abilities that lose line of sight by barriers

Projectiles that bounce off barriers

Abilities that travel through barriers

  • Heroes
    • This includes hero movement abilities, such as Blink.
  • Ashe
    • B.O.B.: B.O.B. can charge through barriers (like a hero)
  • Junkrat
    • RIP-Tire: The tire can travel through barriers, but barriers block the explosion
  • Mei
  • Moira
    • Biotic Orb: The orb itself can travel through barriers, but barriers block line of sight for its damage/healing
  • Sombra

Attacks that pierce barriers

Trivia

  • Unlike most barriers, Zarya's barriers are pink and smooth on the surface.
    • Originally, they were blue with hexagonal patterns on the surface like all the other barriers.[1]
  • Bastion used to generate a curved barrier in front of him while in Sentry mode.
  • Barriers are often incorrectly called "shields" by the community.

References

Barriers can also block line of sight for certain abilities.

  1. ↑ Zarya Ability Overview | Overwatch
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