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Spell
Shell Shield
Physical
HunterThe Turtle partially withdraws into its shell, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.
Tooltip
The Turtle partially withdraws into its shell, reducing damage taken by 50% for 12 sec.
How it works
It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.
- Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -50. It scales with 0.25 times spell power.
What it does
Shell Shield is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 1 min cooldown and effects that last 12 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
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min |
| Global cooldown | None |
| Duration | 12 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 87 Value: -50 Spell power coefficient: 0.25 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.
Used by
Where is this spell used?
Shell Shield appears in: 1 skill line.
Skill lines
- Pet - Turtle, learned automaticallySkill line
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Related
More Pet - Turtle spells
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Shell Shield". This page is record #26064. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #40087 | effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #46327 | duration: 1 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: -50) | Different tuning |
| #83488 | duration: 5 sec; effect values: -25 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #100842 | cast time: 1.5 sec; effect values: 50 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | Different tuning |
| #147426 | effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #265445 | difficulty rows: Mythic; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 7 sec; effect values: -75 (this record: -50); different tooltip text | A per-difficulty version |
| #1294990 | duration: none; effect types: effect 136; different tooltip text | A 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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