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Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition

Barrier

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Shane Williams

Barrier is a Power only available to Commander Shepard as Bonus Power and Kaidan Alenko in Mass Effect 3. This increases your shields capacity, allowing you to take more hits for a short period of time.

Ranks

Rank Upgrade Stats
1 Reinforce armor with this biotic field. Detonate the field to lift and dangle nearby targets. Recharge Speed: 10 seconds, Damage Reduction: 15%. Blast Damage: 90, Blast Radius: 3 meters
2 Increase recharge speed after detonation by 25% Recharge Speed: 8 seconds, Damage Reduction: 15%, Blast Damage: 127, Blast Radius: 3.90 meters
3 Increase damage, force, and radius of the detonation by 20% Recharge Speed: 8 seconds, Damage Reduction: 15%. Blast Damage: 135, Blast Radius: 4.50 meters
4 Blast Effect: Increase damage, force, and radius of the detonation by 30% or Barrier Strength: Decrease damage taken by 5%. Recharge Speed: 8 seconds, Damage Reduction: 20%, Blast Damage: 162, Blast Radius: 4.50 meters
5 Shield Recharge: Increase shield regeneration rate by 15% while Barrier is active or Power Synergy: Increase damage and force by 25% while Barrier is active. Recharge Speed: 8 seconds, Damage Reduction: 20%, Blast Damage: 162, Blast Radius: 4.50 meters
6 Power Recharge: Reduce power speed penalty by 30% or Barrier Strength: Increase damage protection by 10% Recharge Speed: 8 seconds, Damage Reduction: 20%, Blast Damage: 162, Blast Radius: 5.50 meters
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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Electronic Arts
  • Platforms,
    PC, PS3, Wii U, XB 360
  • Genre
    Action RPG, Third-person shooter
  • Guide Release
    14 May 2021
  • Last Updated
    15 June 2022
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  • Guide Author
    Andrew Mills, Claire Farnworth

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For years, a lone soldier has told tales of the Reapers, of their return, of these sentient machines reaching out across the vastness of space, to harvest all sentient life. But the warnings were all for nothing. Until now. The Reapers have at last come to Earth and these warnings can no longer be ignored. You are Commander Shepard, the first human spectre and elite soldier of the Alliance, tasked with uniting the galaxy in the fight to stop the Reapers destroying everything you hold dear. In your hands lies the fate of the entire Milky Way but luckily, this time, you are no longer alone.

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