Diablo 4 offers a large variety of defense-related status buffs. These include Fortify, Damage Reduction, and Armor, and more. One of these status effects is called Barrier generation which might be confusing to some players.
Barriers are straightforward shields. There is no rocket science behind how it works. It protects you from attacks of hell-spawned monsters until it breaks or expires. When a Barrier in Diablo 4 is active, the health globe in the game is covered by a blue color. It is an indication of the activation of the Barrier. But the question you might ask yourself is, how do you summon one?
How does Barrier Generation work in Diablo 4
Barrier generation is the rate at which your Barrier generates. This rate depends on your damage and other factors, such as equipment stats. Yes, your equipment also has gear affixes for generating Barrier. This is mainly done through Aspect of the Protector and Aspect of the Shielding Storm.
The amount of barrier generated depends on the random roll you get from the Aspect but these two are the quickest way to gain some Barrier generation in D4.
Each class has its passive skills, which can be used to summon a Barrier.
Skills that provide Barrier Generation
The Passive skills that allow you to use Barriers are listed below, along with their respective classes;
Tactical Iron Skin
Tactical Iron Skin is a skill available to only Barbarian Class. When this skill is active, you can heal for 10% of the Barrier’s original amount as life/second. This is the base stat for this skill and can be upgraded by leveling this skill up.
Strategic Iron Skin
This skill is available exclusively in the Barbarian skill tree in the Iron Skin skill set. While this skill is under use, it gives you 15% base life as Fortify. This base stat doubles if you use this skill with a Life below 50%.
Iron Skin
This is a complete skill set if you choose to upgrade it. Only barbarians are allowed to use this skill set, and while active, this skill gives you a barrier that absorbs damage depending upon its level in Diablo IV. The base stat of the absorption of damage is 50%.
Enhanced Iron Skin
This skill is an upgrade of the Iron Skin skill. While active, the Barrier it produces will absorb 60% of the damage you take. Only the Barbarian class can enjoy the perks of this skill.
Preserving Earthen Bulwark
This skill is part of the Druid skill tree and rewards you with a barrier and 18% base life as Fortify.
Innate Earthen Bulwark
The Druid class has access to this skill. This skill has an extra feature in the shape of rock shrapnel. Rock shrapnel flies out toward your enemies, damaging them and increasing Barrier Bonuses in Diablo IV.
Earthen Bulwark
This skill gives the Druid Class a certain type of rock barrier. While active, pillars from Earth emerge, guarding you against the monsters’ attacks and absorbing 45% of the damage.
Enhanced Earthen Bulwark
This skill is an upgraded version of the previously mentioned Earthen Bulwarck. This skill gives the Druid Class protection alongside Unstoppable when it is cast.
Ice Armor
This skill is a specialization of the Sorcerer Class. An ice barrier emerges from thin air for a few seconds around your character, absorbing 30% damage at base stat in Diablo 4.
Protection
This skill is a branch of the Sorcerer skill tree. It gives you 10% of your maximum Base Life and a Barrier that lasts for 2 seconds.
Mystical Ice Armor
This skill is available to the Sorcerer Class. This skill allows damage against Vulnerable enemies to contribute 50% more to Ice Armor’s Barrier.
Shimmering Ice Armor
This skill is also available to Sorcerer Class. When the Barrier in D4 is active, the enemies that hit it will freeze for 3 seconds.
Cold Front
This skill applies Chill depending upon its level when a barrier is active. Only Sorcerers are allowed to use this skill.
Icy Vell
This skill is given to Sorcerer Class to increase the duration of their Barriers.
Enhanced Ice Armor
When active, this skill combines with the activation of Ice armor and increases the Mana Regeneration of the Sorcerer Class by 25%.
