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Reactive Barrier
Cost		1,600
Tier		2
+1 Out of Combat Regen
Passive			55s
Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.
325 x1.8 Barrier Conditional 10s Duration
Upgrades From: Grit
Upgrades To: Indomitable
Internal name: upgrade_vex_barrier

Reactive Barrier
Cost		1,600
Tier		2
Enhanced
+1 Out of Combat Regen
Passive			40s
Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.
700 x1.8 Barrier Conditional 10s Duration
Upgrades From: Grit
Upgrades To: Indomitable
Internal name: upgrade_vex_barrier

Reactive Barrier is a Tier 2 Vitality Item that automatically deploys a temporary Barrier when you are movement locked, stunned, chained, immobilized, or slept.

Reactive Barrier is a Tier 2 Vitality Item that can be purchased from the Shop for  1,600. Its component, Grit, makes up  800 of the cost.

It is a component of Indomitable.

Abilities and items that trigger Reactive Barrier

• Abrams - Shoulder Charge and Seismic Impact
• Apollo - Riposte
• Bebop - Grapple Arm
• Billy - Chain Gang
• The Doorman - Luggage Cart and Hotel Guest
• Dynamo - Singularity
• Graves - Grasping Hands
• Grey Talon - Spirit Snare and Guided Owl
• Haze - Sleep Dagger
• Holliday - Spirit Lasso
• Infernus - Concussive Combustion
• Ivy - Stone Form
• Lash - Death Slam and Ground Strike (when dragging mid-air enemies to the ground)
• McGinnis - Spectral Wall with T3 upgrade
• Mirage - Tornado
• Mo & Krill - Combo
• Paige - Captivating Read and Rallying Charge
• Paradox - Paradoxical Swap
• Rem - Naptime
• Seven - Static Charge
• Sinclair - Rabbit Hex
• Silver - Boot Kick
• Venator - Gutshot and Hex-Lined Snap Trap
• Victor - Shocking Reanimation
• Vindicta - Stake
• Viscous - Goo Ball
• Vyper - Petrifying Bola
• Warden - Binding Word
• Wraith - Telekinesis
• Knockdown
• Crushing Fists
• Cursed Relic
• Arctic Blast
• Lightning Scroll
• Vortex Web

Update history

View the full update history: Reactive Barrier/Update history

Update	Changes
May 22, 2026	Now grants +1 Out of Combat Regen (from components).
April 30, 2026	Now upgrades to Indomitable. No longer restores 1 stamina on trigger. No longer grants +6% Spirit Resist. Now triggers off of Silence (same trigger set as Indomitable). Cooldown increased from 40s to 55s. Barrier spirit scaling reduced from 2.1 to 1.8.
November 21, 2025	Cooldown increased from 26s to 40s. Duration reduced from 12s to 10s.

Items

Weapon

 800

Close Quarters • Extended Magazine • Headshot Booster • High-Velocity Rounds • Monster Rounds • Rapid Rounds • Restorative Shot

 1600

Active Reload • Fleetfoot • Intensifying Magazine • Kinetic Dash • Long Range • Melee Charge • Mystic Shot • Opening Rounds • Recharging Rush • Slowing Bullets • Spirit Shredder Bullets • Split Shot • Stalker • Swift Striker • Titanic Magazine • Weakening Headshot

 3200

Alchemical Fire • Ballistic Enchantment • Berserker • Blood Tribute • Burst Fire • Cultist Sacrifice • Escalating Resilience • Express Shot • Headhunter • Heroic Aura • Hollow Point • Hunter's Aura • Point Blank • Shadow Weave • Sharpshooter • Spirit Rend • Tesla Bullets • Toxic Bullets • Weighted Shots

 6400

Armor Piercing Rounds • Capacitor • Crippling Headshot • Crushing Fists • Frenzy • Glass Cannon • Lucky Shot • Ricochet • Silencer • Spellslinger • Spiritual Overflow

Legendary

Haunting Shot • Infinite Rounds • Runed Gauntlets

Vitality

 800

Extra Health • Extra Regen • Extra Stamina • Grit • Healing Rite • Melee Lifesteal • Rebuttal • Sprint Boots

 1600

Battle Vest • Bullet Lifesteal • Debuff Reducer • Enchanter's Emblem • Enduring Speed • Guardian Ward • Healbane • Healing Booster • Reactive Barrier • Restorative Locket • Return Fire • Spirit Lifesteal • Spirit Shielding • Trophy Collector • Weapon Shielding

 3200

Bullet Resilience • Counterspell • Dispel Magic • Fortitude • Fury Trance • Healing Nova • Lifestrike • Majestic Leap • Metal Skin • Rescue Beam • Spirit Resilience • Stamina Mastery • Veil Walker • Warp Stone

 6400

Cheat Death • Colossus • Divine Barrier • Diviner's Kevlar • Healing Tempo • Indomitable • Infuser • Inhibitor • Juggernaut • Leech • Phantom Strike • Plated Armor • Siphon Bullets • Spellbreaker • Unstoppable • Vampiric Burst • Witchmail

Legendary

Celestial Blessing • Cloak of Opportunity • Electric Slippers • Eternal Gift • Nullification Burst • Seraphim Wings • Shadow Strike

Spirit

 800

Extra Charge • Extra Spirit • Golden Goose Egg • Mystic Burst • Mystic Expansion • Mystic Regeneration • Rusted Barrel • Spirit Strike

 1600

Arcane Surge • Bullet Resist Shredder • Cold Front • Compress Cooldown • Duration Extender • Improved Spirit • Mystic Slow • Mystic Vulnerability • Quicksilver Reload • Slowing Hex • Spirit Sap • Suppressor

 3200

Decay • Disarming Hex • Greater Expansion • Knockdown • Radiant Regeneration • Rapid Recharge • Silence Wave • Spirit Snatch • Superior Cooldown • Superior Duration • Surge of Power • Tankbuster • Torment Pulse

 6400

Arctic Blast • Boundless Spirit • Cursed Relic • Echo Shard • Escalating Exposure • Ethereal Shift • Focus Lens • Lightning Scroll • Magic Carpet • Mercurial Magnum • Mystic Reverb • Refresher • Scourge • Spirit Burn • Transcendent Cooldown • Vortex Web

Legendary

Frostbite Charm • Mystic Conduit • Mystical Piano • Omnicharge Signet • Prism Blast • Shrink Ray • Unstable Concoction