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Ardent Defender

Spell

Ardent Defender

Physical

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Paladin

Instant cast1 min 30 sec cooldownSelf Only

Reduces all damage you take by 30% for 12 sec.

Ardent Defender

Tooltip

Reduces all damage you take by 30% for 12 sec.

While Ardent Defender is active, the next attack that would otherwise kill you will instead bring you to 20% of your maximum health.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

Ardent Defender is built from 5 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -30.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 20.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 316.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 118.
  5. Effect 5 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 137.

What it does

Ardent Defender is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 90 sec cooldown and effects that last 12 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown90 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration12 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -30
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 20
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 316
Misc value: 127, 20
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 118
Misc value: 127
Effect #5Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 137
Misc value: 4

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

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Ardent Defender appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Ardent Defender". This page is record #31850. 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
#66235used by: Paladin; school: Holy; duration: none; effect types: Heal; different tooltip textA different owner
#425435duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#1310686effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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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