Damage dealt to the Particle Barrier contributes to her Energy.

Particle Barrier: When activated, Zarya will completely surround herself with a barrier for a brief period of time, absorbing a large amount of damage and making her immune to all negative effects (such as knockback or stun) while the barrier holds.

Contrary to some reports, it does not ignore enemy armor.

The primary fire pierces Genji's Deflect and D.Va's Defense Matrix.Switch between the two depending on the situation. The primary fire is useful for taking down single targets, while the secondary fire is useful for damaging groups or hitting particularly evasive enemies like Tracer.This detonation will damage Zarya the damage will be negated by Particle Barrier, but does not return any Energy. The secondary fire consumes more ammunition and shoots out a grenade-like ball of energy that detonates when it hits an enemy or solid surface, dealing damage in an area. The primary fire, when held down, shoots out a hitscan beam that deals continuous damage to the first enemy it hits. At high Energy levels, Zarya is a significant damage dealer that the enemy team ignores at their peril. At low Energy levels, Zarya isn't much of a threat. Maintaining a high level of Energy is critical to Zarya's gameplay.Energy will slowly decay over time at 1.8% every second. For every 1 Energy Zarya has, the damage of her Particle Cannon is increased by approximately.

Energy is gained when her Particle Barrier or Projected Barrier absorb damage, at a rate of 1% energy for every 5 points of damage absorbed. Energy (Passive): Zarya spawns with 0 Energy and can gain a maximum of 100 Energy.She is heavily reliant on her teammates to charge up her Energy, provide cover/healing when she is out of position, and coordinate with her ultimate. Her Ultimate has some of the highest play-making potential in the game, with the ability to trap entire teams in a single spot for her allies to fire upon.Īll of this comes with a severe weakness: she is the softest of the Tanks, with the lowest base Health out of them (save for Orisa), no movement abilities, and only an infrequent, short-duration barrier to protect her and her team. At maximum Energy, she is a monstrous threat to the enemy team, tearing them apart in seconds with her Particle Cannon. She gains Energy by absorbing damage with her barrier abilities, increasing her own damage substantially. Zarya is a challenging Tank to play, though one of the most rewarding when played well.

Zarya heroes of the storm skin