The barrier doesn’t have dodge, the troop doees. But if my attack misses the troop, it won’t hit the barrier, because I missed both. You moved, the barrier followed you, I swung and missed. No glancing blow, no foul tip. It’s not GW Bracket science. I think you’re making it too complicated.
Just don’t ask me to explain why a Guild that scores 0 points only drops 2 brackets, because if I can’t make sense on Barriers, I got no chance with that. Now back to your regularly ‘working as intended’ topic. GL HF