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Power Word: Shield

Spell

Power Word: Shield

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Power Word: Shield

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 40.
  2. Effect 2 is effect type 140, which the datamine does not name. Its area radius is 100 yards. It triggers Boost 2.0 - Immune Damage - Cast Visual.

What it does

Power Word: Shield is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Boost 2.0 - Immune Damage - Cast Visual.

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
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 40
Misc value: 1
Effect #2Effect 140
Radius: 100 yards
Trigger spell: Boost 2.0 - Immune Damage - Cast Visual

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 39 separate Spell records named "Power Word: Shield". This page is record #248441. 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
#102409school: Holy; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#113734school: Holy; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#122808school: Holy; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#127399school: Holy; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#135313school: Holy; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#136100school: Holy; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#165718school: Holy; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#211558school: Holy; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#226076school: Holy; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#284471school: Holy; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#318158used by: Cast by Power Word: Shield; school: Holy; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#344426school: Holy; duration: none; effect types: DummyA 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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