Editing Hit points (section)

==Shields==
'''Shields''' are a type of recoverable HP that automatically regenerate while not taking damage. Shield is the topmost form of recoverable hit points, above armor. The following heroes have shields as part of their baseline health pool: [[Sigma]], [[Wrecking Ball]], [[Zarya]], [[Symmetra]], [[Juno]], [[Echo]], [[Lifeweaver]] and [[Zenyatta]]. [[D.Va]] and [[Pharah]] also convert some of their normal health into shields through certain [[perks]]. Some [[objects]] also have shield HP. Shields are colored <span style="color:{{color|shields}};">'''light blue'''</span>.

After not taking damage for 3 seconds, shields start regenerating at a rate of {{tt|30 shields per second|5.76 shields every 0.192 s}}. This recovery is treated as a form of healing, meaning that it can be amplified by certain effects or blocked by [[Crowd Control#Anti-Heal|anti-heal]]. The shield regeneration works additively to the passive regen all heroes have, allowing a hero to heal up to 40 + 5% of their max HP per second without assistance, given they have shield health to regen.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; min-width:40%;"
|+ List of abilities that grant shield health
! Hero
! Ability
! Description
! Shields
! Duration
! Details
|-

{{Hero table cell|Venture}}
{{Ability table row|Explorer's Resolve|fields=official_description, shields, duration, details
|details=*Shield health gained is capped at 75.
*Decays at a rate of 30 shield health per second after the duration.}}

|}

=== Barrier health ===
[[Barrier]] health is a type of shield health.<ref>[https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20742644653 Overwatch Beta Patch Notes – March 1, 2016] — The health on Winston's barrier is specifically called "Shield health"</ref><ref>[https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/overwatch-ptr-patch-notes-september-21-2018/214168 OVERWATCH PTR PATCH NOTES – SEPTEMBER 21, 2018] — The health on Brigitte's barrier is specifically called "Shield health"</ref> The main difference between barrier health and regular shields is their regeneration: Barrier health only regenerates while the barrier is inactive, meaning only recallable barriers can regenerate. Furthermore, the delay before regeneration is 2 seconds instead of 3, and the regeneration rate varies between barriers. Barriers are also destroyed by Sombra's {{al|EMP}} if they are hit while active, unlike shields.