Overview
Reactive Barrier is a Tier 2 Vitality item that provides a defensive shield and stamina when you are hit by hard crowd control. It is a critical survival item for squishy heroes or anyone facing a team with reliable stuns, roots, or sleeps.
Stats
- Cost: 1,600 Souls
- Tier: 2 (Vitality)
- +6% Spirit Resist
Passive
Automatically restores one stamina and gain a Barrier when you are movement locked, Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, or Slept.
- Cooldown: 40s
- Duration: 10s
- +325 Barrier Health (Conditional)
- Restores 1 Stamina
Spirit Scaling
- Barrier Health scales with Spirit Power (2.1 per Spirit Power)
When to Buy
- Essential against heroes with reliable hard crowd control like Abrams (Shoulder Charge), Dynamo (Singularity), or Mo & Krill (Combo).
- Strong counter to enemy items like Knockdown or Cursed Relic that would otherwise leave you vulnerable.
- Best purchased in the mid-game when enemies start grouping and chaining abilities.
- Valuable for escaping ganks, as the stamina restore allows for an immediate dash or jump after the CC ends.
Synergies
- Haze: Provides a safety net if she gets caught out of position or slept by an enemy Haze, allowing her to survive and reset.
- Wraith: Helps her survive dive attempts so she can use her mobility to reposition and continue dealing damage.
- Yamato: Buys crucial time to activate her ultimate (Shadow Transformation) if she gets stunned before casting it.