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Shadow Shield

Spell

Shadow Shield

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Instant castLong Range

Surrounds the caster with a shield woven of Shadow magic.

Shadow Shield

Tooltip

Surrounds the caster with a shield woven of Shadow magic. The shield lasts 30 sec and absorbs up to 20 damage.

How it works

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 20.

What it does

Shadow Shield is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 30 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

SchoolShadow
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 20
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 8 separate Spell records named "Shadow Shield". This page is record #22417. 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
#12040effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#31976effect values: 12.12 (this record: 20); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#77471effect values: 12.09 (this record: 20); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#115234duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#243027school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 20); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#264993used by: Pet - Voidwalker; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#446726effect types: Dummy, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, 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.

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 sighted2 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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