Distributed Denial

Distributed Denial
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Character	Zane
Type	Passive
Tier	3
Maximum Points	1
Skill Tree	Under Cover
Minimum Level	13
Effect	Zane's Barrier gains the effects of his currently equipped Shield Mod. Additionally, shield effects are applied to all allies near the Barrier. Bonuses to Zane are reduced.
Game	Borderlands 3

Distributed Denial is a tier 3 passive skill in Zane's Under Cover skill tree. This skill allows Zane's Barrier to gain all the effects of his currently equipped shield mod. These effects are also applied to all allies near the barrier.

Strategy

Due to the mechanics of Zane's Barrier and the wording of the skill, Distributed Denial can be rather complicated to understand as its effects may not be immediately obvious. Its effects are still being explored by the community.

The following has been confirmed through community testing:

• The Barrier's lifetime determines how much "shield" it has remaining. On deployment, it is considered "full" and on duration end, it is considered "broken".
• Anointed effects do not pass on to allies.
• Non-conditional effects (eg. "-25% recharge delay" or "+25% max health" perks) don't seem to transfer to allies near the barrier. Zane gains these effects when the Barrier is on the floor, but loses them when he picks the Barrier up.
• If Zane switches to another shield while Barrier is deployed, the Barrier will not switch effects to the new shield.

Effects from specific Shields

Common Shield Mods

• Absorb - Will absorb bullets, but will not return bullets to the player. Somewhat redundant effect as Barrier is unbreakable, though it will absorb bullets that may trigger splash damage.
• Booster - Will drop boosters that can be picked up. Applies to shield/health boosters, etc.
• Nova - Novas will trigger when Barrier's cooldown runs out.
• Spike - Will not reflect damage back to melee attackers.
• Reflect - Will reflect bullets at attackers.

Unique and Legendary Shield Mods

• Band of Sitorak - Grants the weapon damage buff when Barrier ends.
• Black Hole - Singularity effect occurs when Barrier ends.
• Ember's Blaze - Barrier module gets its own smaller radius of Incendiary damage.
• Impaler - Will fire homing Corrosive projectiles at enemies.
• Nova Berner - Incendiary nova will trigger when Barrier is deployed and when its duration is up.
• Re-Charger - Instantly refills Zane's shield when Barrier ends.
• Red Suit - Barrier module gets its own smaller radius of Radiation damage.
• Revengenader - Drops a grenade when Barrier is depleted.
• Rough Rider - No effect.
• Stop-Gap - Grants 5 seconds of invincibility when Barrier ends.
• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - Will drops 3 IEDs in the direction of attackers.