Weapon Shielding
Tier 2 · Vitality · Passive
Weapon Shielding is a tier 2 vitality item costing 1,600 souls. Gain a Barrier whenever you take significant weapon damage from enemy Heroes in a small time frame. Games in which it was bought win 47.2% of the time across 348k matches.
Stat bonuses
The bonuses this item grants when bought.
| Stat | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Out Of Combat Health Regen | 3 |
| Combat Barrier | 225 |
| Bullet Resist | 15 |
| Ability Cooldown | -20 |
Item properties
From client version 6677.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Cast Range | 0m |
| Charges | 0 |
| Cooldown | 35s |
| Charge Delay | -1s |
| Barrier Duration | 8s |
| Bullet Resist | 18% |
| Channel Move Speed | -1m |
| Barrier | 300 |
| Damage Threshold | 250 |
| Time Frame | 4s |
| Out of Combat Regen | 2.5 |
Built from
- Grit — 800 souls
Patch history
Every recorded change to Weapon Shielding, newest first.
| Patch | Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Component Items | — | — | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Css Class | — | duration | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Scale Function | — | — | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Bonus Move Speed | — | — | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Bullet Resist | — | — | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Tooltip Sections | — | — | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Upgrades | — | — | changed |
| 2026-04-10 | Barrier Duration | 7 | 8 | changed |
| 2026-04-10 | Bonus Move Speed | 1.5m | 1.75m | changed |
| 2026-04-10 | Damage Window | 3.5 | 4 | changed |
| 2026-03-21 | Upgrades | — | — | changed |
| 2026-03-06 | Ability Cooldown | 45 | 35 | changed |
| 2026-03-06 | Damage Threshold | 150 | 250 | changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/vitality/weapon_shielding_sm.png | — | changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small Webp | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/vitality/weapon_shielding_sm.webp | — | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0 | -1 | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_stat | scale_function_ability_charges | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | EMaxChargesIncrease | — | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0 | -2 | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_stat | scale_function_ability_recharge_time | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ETechCooldownBetweenChargeUses | — | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Subclass Name | AbilityCooldownBetweenCharge_scale_function | scale_function_ability_recharge_time | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Ability Cooldown Between Charge | 0 | -1 | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Postfix | m/s | m | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Postfix | m/s | m | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Upgrades | — | — | changed |
| 2025-12-16 | Bonus Move Speed | 1.75m | 1.5m | changed |
| 2025-11-21 | Barrier Duration | 8 | 7 | changed |
| 2025-11-21 | Ability Cooldown | 35 | 45 | changed |
| 2025-10-24 | Stat Scale | 4 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2025-10-24 | Combat Barrier | 325 | 300 | changed |
| 2025-10-02 | Bonus Move Speed | 1.5m | 1.75m | changed |
| 2025-10-02 | Damage Threshold | 175 | 150 | changed |
| 2025-09-04 | Damage Threshold | 200 | 175 | changed |
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| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Cast Delay | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Cast Range | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Channel Duration | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Charges | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Cooldown | changed |
Win rate is the share of matches won by players who bought this item. It is context, not causation: strong players buy strong items, and the item does not earn all of the credit.