Barrier is a status in Final Fantasy VII that halves physical damage taken. Barrier's duration is indicated by a depleting gauge in the battle menu. The effect runs faster under Haste, and is slowed by Slow and halted by Stop. When an affected unit is attacked with a physical attack that can be mitigated, a transparent shield blocks it, getting smaller as the effect runs out. Barrier is the physical counterpart of MBarrier. Another status to protect against physical damage is Shield.
Abilities[]
| Item | Light Curtain |
|---|---|
| Spell | Barrier, Big Guard, Wall |
Additionally, the accessory Protect Ring allows the wearer to start a battle with Barrier and MBarrier.
Enemy abilities[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline | Grants Barrier/Haste to user. Ignores status immunities. | Iron Man |
| Barrier | Grants Barrier to one or all allies. | Adamantaimai, Dark Nation, Death Claw, Gorkii |
| Big Guard | Grants Barrier/MBarrier/Haste to all allies. Can be learned as an E.Skill. | Beachplug, Wolfmeister |
| Wall | Grants Barrier/MBarrier to one or all allies. | Safer∙Sephiroth |
Protection[]
The following allows the player to protect against Barrier:
| Spell | Resist |
|---|---|
| Item | Vaccine |
| Limit Break | Great Gospel |
Removal[]
| Spell | DeBarrier, DeSpell |
|---|---|
| Item | Holy Torch |
Enemies[]
The following enemy is immune to Barrier:
Use[]
The Barrier spell.
Barrier is a useful status for surviving physical attacks, and is best used through the Big Guard skill despite how fast it will run out due to Haste. If the player wishes to make full use of Barrier, having the party in the back row will further reduce incoming physical damage, and does having Sadness. From there, the player needs only to outfit their party with Materia that will allow them to make full use of the back row.