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Power Word: Shield

Spell

Power Word: Shield

Holy

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Instant castLong Range

Shields an ally for 15 sec, absorbing 8 damage.

Power Word: Shield

Tooltip

Shields an ally for 15 sec, absorbing 8 damage. You cannot shield the target again for 7.5 sec.

How it works

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 69. Its base value is 8.

What it does

Power Word: Shield is a Holy spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the shielded mechanic.

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

SchoolHoly
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration15 sec
MechanicShielded
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 8
Misc value: 127

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 #284471. 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
#113734duration: until cancelled; effect values: 30 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#122808duration: 30 sec; effect values: 50 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#127399duration: 30 sec; effect values: 9.01 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#135313duration: 30 sec; effect values: 227.15 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#136100duration: 30 sec; effect values: 12 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#165718duration: 30 sec; effect values: 1.71 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#211558duration: until cancelled; effect values: 30 (this record: 8)Different tuning
#226076duration: 30 sec; effect values: 0.1 (this record: 8); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#248441school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 140A different effect setup
#318158used by: Cast by Power Word: ShieldA helper record another spell casts
#344426duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#419882no compared field differsA duplicate client record

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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