Mutator: Barrier

Enemy units and structures gain a temporary shield upon the first time they take damage.

Difficulty points	2
Available in custom	Yes
Rollable in Chaos Studios	Yes

Detailed Mutator Information

Barrier triggers when a unit or structure first takes damage. Therefore, you can bypass Barrier by oneshotting a unit. The Barrier buff applies a 5 second shield that absorbs up to 100 damage. Once a unit has received the Barrier buff, it cannot receive it again.

Commander-specific Tips

Swann: Due to how Pulse Cannon damage is dealt, Pulse Cannon will trigger Barrier if the unit has more than 100 HP.

Mutator Interactions

Aggressive Deployment	Units from Aggressive Deployment Drops get the Barrier buff.
Alien Incubation	Broodlings get the Barrier buff.
Eminent Domain	Structures captured by Amon get the Barrier buff.
Gift Exchange	Units spawned from Gift Exchange get the Barrier buff.
Heroes from the Storm	Amon Heroes get the Barrier buff.
Just Die	If a unit has used its Barrier buff, the respawned unit will not get the Barrier buff. If a unit has not used its Barrier buff, the respawned unit will have the Barrier buff activated when it respawns.
Mineral Shields	Mineral Shields get the Barrier buff.
Minesweeper	Mines get the Barrier buff.
Missile Command	Missiles get the Barrier buff.
Outbreak	Infested and Aberrations get the Barrier buff.
Polarity	Damage blocked by Polarity still triggers Barrier.
Propagators	Propagators get the Barrier buff.
Transmutation	Transmuted units get the Barrier buff.
Trick or Treat	Units spawned from Civilians get the Barrier buff.
Turkey Shoot	Turkeys do not get the Barrier buff.
Void Reanimators	Void Reanimators get the Barrier buff. Resurrected units get the Barrier buff.
Void Rifts	Units spawned from Void Rifts get the Barrier buff.
Walking Infested	Infested get the Barrier buff.