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Mana Shield

Spell

Mana Shield

Arcane

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Instant cast10 sec cooldownSelf Only

Enfolds the caster in a protective shield that lasts 1 min and absorbs up to 100 Physical damage, draining mana instead of health.

Mana Shield

Tooltip

Enfolds the caster in a protective shield that lasts 1 min and absorbs up to 100 Physical damage, draining mana instead of health. Drains per point of damage absorbed.

How it works

Spells that share its cooldown category wait 3 sec after it is cast. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 97. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Mana Shield is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 10 sec cooldown and effects that last 1 min. 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

SchoolArcane
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown10 sec
Category cooldown3 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration1 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 97
Value: 100
Misc value: 1

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Mana Shield". This page is record #17741. 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
#17740effect values: 120 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#29880duration: until cancelled; effect values: 60000 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#30973effect values: 120 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#31635duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 100)Different tuning
#35064duration: 30 sec; effect values: 8000 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#38151effect values: 10000 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#46151effect values: 720 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#56778effect values: 30000 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#58348duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 100)Different tuning
#87191different tooltip textA variant record
#135540duration: 8 sec; effect values: 200 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#146788effect values: 100000 (this record: 100); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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