What is Reactive Barrier in Deadlock?

Reactive Barrier is a Tier II vitality item in the Deadlock shop. It costs 1600 souls.

Is Reactive Barrier good in Deadlock?

Reactive Barrier posts a 48.8% win rate over 1,143,818 tracked matches, which puts it at #44 among vitality items. Numbers refresh every 15 minutes.

What does Reactive Barrier build from?

Reactive Barrier is a base purchase. No components needed, just buy it straight from the shop.

Reactive BarrierDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

VitalityTier II

1600Souls

#44 of 53 Vitality items by win rate

Reactive Barrier is a Deadlock tier 2 vitality item. At a 1600 souls cost, it sits in the lane snowball bracket of the shop. Reactive Barrier currently posts a 48.8% win rate in 1,143,818 matches, picked in 0.4% of games where it was an option. Across tracked matches this patch it ranks #44 of 53 vitality items by win rate. Gain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.

passiveGain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.

Cooldown55s

Duration10s

Win Rate

48.8%

Pick Rate

0.4%

Matches

1.1M

W / L

558.0K/585.9K

Unique Players

345.1K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Late Game

18:35Buy

32:54Sell

10:0015:0020:0025:0030:0035:0040:00

Avg Buy

18:35 min

Game Progress

50%

Avg Sell

32:54 min

Held For

~14:18 min

Item Stats

Cooldown55s

Duration10s

Builds Into

Indomitable55.4%6400

More on Reactive Barrier

Keep digging with the rest of the Deadlock meta: full item tier list, in-game shop layout, community builds, hero tier list and the patch behind this win rate.

All Items Item Shop Community Builds Hero Tier List Current Patch

Other Vitality Tier II Items

Spirit Shielding

Bullet Lifesteal

Weapon Shielding

Guardian Ward

Spirit Lifesteal

Debuff Reducer

Battle Vest

Restorative Locket

Reactive BarrierDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

VitalityTier II

1600Souls

#44 of 53 Vitality items by win rate

passiveGain a Barrier when you are Stunned, Chained, Immobilized, Slept or Silenced.

Cooldown55s

Duration10s

Win Rate

48.8%

Pick Rate

0.4%

Matches

1.1M

W / L

558.0K/585.9K

Unique Players

345.1K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Late Game

18:35Buy

32:54Sell

10:0015:0020:0025:0030:0035:0040:00

Avg Buy

18:35 min

Game Progress

50%

Avg Sell

32:54 min

Held For

~14:18 min

Item Stats

Cooldown55s

Duration10s

Builds Into

Indomitable55.4%6400

Win Rate by Rank

Best Eternus 50.9%Worst Initiate 48.8%

Win Rate Trend

50.2%+0.9%

132.7K matches this week

Reactive Barrier Deep Dive

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Stat Impact

What Reactive Barrier actually gives you

Reactive Barrier delivers 55s cooldown and 10s duration. These bonuses determine which heroes and builds below actually benefit from the slot, and why the win rates on certain heroes skew so far above or below the item's average.

Best Heroes

Who wins most with Reactive Barrier

Reactive Barrier performs strongest on Seven (54.9% WR across 29,136 games), Dynamo (54.4% WR across 19,404 games), and Infernus (52.8% WR across 43,323 games). These heroes convert the item's stat bonuses into real win rate gains, usually because their kit scales linearly with the stats the item provides. If you play one of these heroes, this item belongs in your core build.

Most Picked By

Who buys Reactive Barrier the most

In terms of raw pickup volume, Reactive Barrier shows up most on Mina (160,901 games), Shiv (73,811 games), and Apollo (69,235 games). High pickup does not always mean high performance, so cross reference this list with the best heroes card above before blindly copying a build.

Build Context

Reactive Barrier build path

Reactive Barrier is a base tier purchase with no prerequisites, so you can buy it directly from the shop without stacking components first. Reactive Barrier upgrades into Indomitable, so picking it early sets up a direct path into a late game power spike instead of locking in a dead end purchase.

Meta Trend

Reactive Barrier this patch

Reactive Barrier's win rate has climbed by about 0.5 percentage points over the last few weeks, now sitting at 48.8%. This is the kind of signal that precedes a balance patch nerf, so lock it into builds while it's still live.

Rank Performance

Reactive Barrier across the rank ladder

Reactive Barrier peaks in the Eternus bracket at 50.9% and drops to 48.8% in Initiate. The 2.1 percentage point gap suggests the item rewards coordination or mechanical execution that only higher ranks consistently deliver.

More on Reactive Barrier

Keep digging with the rest of the Deadlock meta: full item tier list, in-game shop layout, community builds, hero tier list and the patch behind this win rate.

All Items Item Shop Community Builds Hero Tier List Current Patch

Other Vitality Tier II Items

Spirit Shielding

Bullet Lifesteal

Weapon Shielding

Guardian Ward

Spirit Lifesteal

Debuff Reducer

Battle Vest

Restorative Locket

Reactive Barrier Deep Dive

Refreshed every 15 minutes

Stat Impact

What Reactive Barrier actually gives you

Best Heroes

Who wins most with Reactive Barrier

Most Picked By

Who buys Reactive Barrier the most

Build Context

Reactive Barrier build path

Meta Trend

Reactive Barrier this patch

Rank Performance

Reactive BarrierDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

Purchase Timing

Item Stats

Builds Into

More on Reactive Barrier

Other Vitality Tier II Items

Reactive BarrierDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

Purchase Timing

Item Stats

Builds Into

Highest Win Rate Heroes

Most Played By

Win Rate by Rank

Win Rate Trend

Reactive Barrier Deep Dive

What Reactive Barrier actually gives you

Who wins most with Reactive Barrier

Who buys Reactive Barrier the most

Reactive Barrier build path

Reactive Barrier this patch

Reactive Barrier across the rank ladder

More on Reactive Barrier

Other Vitality Tier II Items

Highest Win Rate Heroes

Most Played By

Win Rate by Rank

Win Rate Trend

Reactive Barrier Deep Dive

What Reactive Barrier actually gives you

Who wins most with Reactive Barrier

Who buys Reactive Barrier the most

Reactive Barrier build path

Reactive Barrier this patch

Reactive Barrier across the rank ladder