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Shadow Ward

Spell

Shadow Ward

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Instant cast30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Absorbs 470 shadow damage.

Shadow Ward

Tooltip

Absorbs 470 shadow damage. Lasts 30 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Shadow Ward costs 195 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69. Its base value is 470.

What it does

Shadow Ward is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 30 sec cooldown and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolShadow
Cost195 Mana
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown30 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration30 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 470
Misc value: 32

Raw client values from the Classic Era client, build 1.15.9.70576. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 3 separate Spell records named "Shadow Ward". This page is record #11739. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#153415effect types: noneA different effect setup
#177763effect types: noneA different effect setup
#301676effect types: noneA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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