Barrier: Biotic 2

Learn about the Barrier biotic ability in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1). Details on power levels, talent progression, and the Barrier Mastery achievement.

Barrier is a biotic ability that bolsters your shields, absorbing a significant amount of damage. It will not block attacks that bypass shields.

Barrier Power Levels

Barrier

Bolster your shields with a biotic barrier that will absorb up to 400 points of damage.

Duration: 10 sec
Recharge Time: 60 sec
Accuracy Cost: 80%

Advanced Barrier

Barrier will absorb up to 700 points of damage.

Improves the recharge time and accuracy cost.

Duration: 16.5 sec
Recharge Time: 50 sec
Accuracy Cost: 80%

Master Barrier

Bolster your shields with a biotic barrier that will absorb up to 1000 points of damage.

Duration: 23 sec
Recharge Time: 40 sec
Accuracy Cost: 80%

Talent Levels

Talent Level	Description
1	Unlocks Barrier
2	Increases Barrier duration to 10.5 sec and shielding to 420.
3	Increases Barrier duration to 11 sec and shielding to 440.
4	Increases Barrier duration to 11.5 sec and shielding to 460. Unlocks Stasis (Adept).
5	Increases Barrier duration to 12 sec and shielding to 480. Unlocks Stasis (Liara Asari Scientist)
6	Increases Barrier duration to 12.5 sec and shielding to 500. Unlocks Stasis (Sentinel, Wrex Krogan Battlemaster)
7	Unlocks Advanced Barrier.
8	Increases Barrier duration to 17 sec and shielding to 720.
9	Increases Barrier duration to 17.5 sec and shielding to 740.
10	Increases Barrier duration to 18 sec and shielding to 760.
11	Increases Barrier duration to 18.5 sec and shielding to 780.
12	Unlocks Master Barrier.

Barrier Mastery

You’ll obtain the Barrier Mastery achievement for using this ability 25 times.

ME1: Use biotic Barrier 25 times