Barrier

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
Brigitte	Barrier Shield	200	Any	3 seconds, if shattered	100 shields per second, after recalled for 2 seconds	A flat personal barrier Reduces Brigitte's movement speed by 30% Allows Brigitte to use Shield Bash
Orisa	Protective Barrier	900	20 seconds	9 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
Reinhardt	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°
Sigma	Experimental Barrier	1500	Any	1 second, if recalled 5 seconds, if shattered	150 shields per second, after recalled for 2 seconds	A large curved barrier that floats in the air Can be deployed and launched at any angle Can be recalled at any time
Symmetra	Photon Barrier	4000	12 seconds	N/A	—	An enormous flat barrier, infinite in size Symmetra's ultimate ability; requires 1680 charge Can be deployed up to 25 meters away
Winston	Barrier Projector	600	6 seconds	13 seconds	—	A large dome-shaped barrier, 5 meters in radius Winston drops the device that generates it
Zarya	Particle Barrier	200	2 seconds	10 seconds, after disappearing	—	A bubble-shaped barrier that surrounds Zarya Zarya is invincible while inside Zarya is cleansed of most status effects
	Projected Barrier	200	2 seconds	8 seconds, after disappearing	—	A bubble-shaped barrier that surrounds a target That target is invincible while inside That target is cleansed of most status effects

Abilities whose lines of sight are blocked by barriers

Baptiste

• Regenerative Burst

Brigitte

• Inspire
• Rally

Lúcio

• Crossfade/Amp It Up
• Sound Barrier

Moira

• Biotic Orb

Orisa

• Halt!
• Supercharger

Soldier: 76

• Biotic Field

Sombra

• Hack

Wrecking Ball

• Adaptive Shield

Zenyatta

• Orb of Discord
• Transcendence

Projectiles that bounce off barriers

Ashe

• Dynamite

Junkrat

• Concussion Mine
• Steel Trap

Torbjörn

• Deploy Turret
• Molten Core

Widowmaker

• Venom Mine

Abilities that travel through barriers

Heroes

• Hero movement abilities, such as Blink
  • Exception: Shield Bash cannot travel through barriers

Ashe

• B.O.B.: B.O.B. can charge through barriers

Baptiste

• Immortality Field: The generator can travel through barriers

Junkrat

• RIP-Tire: The tire can travel through barriers, but barriers block the explosion

Mei

• Blizzard: Snowball can travel through barriers

Moira

• Biotic Orb: The orb can travel through barriers, but barriers block line of sight for the damage/healing

Orisa

• Halt!: The orb can travel through barriers, but barriers block line of sight for the pull
• Protective Barrier: The projectile launched to deploy the barrier can travel through barriers

Sombra

• Translocator: The translocator can travel through barriers

Symmetra

• Sentry Turret: The turrets can travel through barriers, but barriers block the beams they emit

Attacks and abilities that pierce barriers

Heroes

• Quick melee

Ashe

• B.O.B. (charge)

Baptiste

• Immortality Field

Brigitte

• Rocket Flail

Doomfist

• Rising Uppercut
• Rocket Punch

D.Va

• Boosters

Genji

• Swift Strike
• Dragonblade

Hanzo

• Dragonstrike

Mei

• Blizzard

Mercy

• Caduceus Staff

Moira

• Coalescence

Reinhardt

• Rocket Hammer
• Charge
• Fire Strike

Sigma

• Gravitic Flux

Sombra

• EMP

Torbjörn

• Forge Hammer

Winston

• Tesla Cannon
• Primal Rage

Wrecking Ball

• Grappling Claw

Trivia

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