Shadow Barrier increases your physical and spell resistance for a short time whenever you use a Shadow active ability. Wearing Heavy Armor increases this duration by 2 seconds per armor piece, for a up to a maximum of 20 seconds duration, or 26 seconds duration with 2 points invested in the passive.
Patch Notes[edit]
- This passive now provides the buffs Major Resolve and Major Spell Resist for 4 seconds after using a Shadow ability, with the duration increased when wearing heavy armor.
- Increased this passive ability's base duration of Major Ward and Major Resolve to 3/6 seconds from 2/4 seconds.
- Developer Comments: Increasing the duration of this passive's bonuses will improve the overall survivability of Nightblades. Tank-focused Nightblades in Heavy Armor, in particular, should have a much easier time maintaining more consistent uptime on these buffs when using strategic combinations of abilities such as Refreshing Path or Summon Shades.