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Shadow Protection

Spell

Shadow Protection

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Instant cast1 sec cooldownSelf Only

Absorbs shadow damage.

Shadow Protection

Tooltip

Absorbs shadow damage. Lasts 2 min.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69.

What it does

Shadow Protection is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 1 sec cooldown and effects that last 2 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

SchoolShadow
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown1 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration2 min
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Misc value: 32

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.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Shadow Protection". This page is record #17548. 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
#7242subtext: Rank 3A different rank or variant
#28537no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#53915no 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.

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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