Divine Barrier
active Documented When to buy Divine Barrier Divine Barrier +55s Cooldown +0.2s Cast Delay +1.5 Out of Combat Regen +6s Buff Duration +600 Barrier +10% Ability Range +10% Radius Builds from Guardian Ward
Buy on supports to cleanse a focused ally's debuffs and shield them through a burst window from across the fight.
When to skip Divine Barrier
It does not remove stuns, so it cannot save an ally already locked down.
Gotchas
The mechanics people most often get wrong about this item.
- Removes non-Stun debuffs only — stuns are not cleansed
Problems it answers
- Burst damage — “I die before I can react.”
- Slows — “I can never walk away from a fight.”
- Backline assassination — “Their carry deletes my squishies.”
- Dive onto the backline — “They jump straight past the frontline onto me.”
Heroes that make this worth a slot
Heroes whose kit creates the problems Divine Barrier answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.