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Shield Block

Spell

Shield Block

Physical

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Warrior

Instant castSelf Only

Raise your shield, blocking every melee attack against you for 6 sec.

Shield Block

Tooltip

Raise your shield, blocking every melee attack against you for 6 sec. These blocks can be critical blocks.

Maximum 2 charges.

How it works

Shield Block is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 51. Its base value is 100.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108.

What it does

Shield Block is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 51
Value: 100
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108

Raw client values from the MoP Classic client, build 5.5.4.70631. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Shield Block". This page is record #132404. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#2565used by: Warrior; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#12169duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32587duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37414duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38031different tooltip textA variant record
#69580duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#145054effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199129used by: Cast by Bastion of Defense; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#205155effect types: noneA different effect setup
#212236effect types: noneA different effect setup
#231847used by: Protection Warrior; effect types: noneA different owner
#394809used by: Cast by Bulwark; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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