Zarya creates a bubble-shaped barrier around a teammate. The barrier has 200 health and lasts for 2 seconds. Zarya's Energy will increase by 1 point per 5 shield damage taken. Thus, the maximum Energy point that Zarya is able to gain in one use of barrier is 40. The barrier will absorb any kind of damage, even the pinned damage of Reinhardt's Charge. If the barrier still have at least 1 HP, it will still absorb incoming damage, no matter how large it is. In the Game Options, Zarya has one option that affects her Projected Barrier: