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Shield

Spell

Shield

PhysicalHolyFireNatureFrostShadowArcane

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Standing in the shielded area will protect you from the defensive measures of the vault.

Shield

Tooltip

Standing in the shielded area will protect you from the defensive measures of the vault.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 77. It applies the infected mechanic.

What it does

Shield is a Physical, Holy, Fire, Nature, Frost, Shadow and Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the infected 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

SchoolPhysical, Holy, Fire, Nature, Frost, Shadow, Arcane
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration2 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 77
Misc value: 22
Mechanic: Infected

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 20 separate Spell records named "Shield". This page is record #217727. 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
#149552school: Physical; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#151702school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#182405school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#205647school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#217721school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Spawn, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#221863journal encounter: Grand Magistrix Elisande; school: Physical; duration: 168 hr; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#246246school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, DummyA different effect setup
#250775school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#304952school: Physical; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#308705school: Frost; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#308709school: Frost; duration: none; effect values: 1 (this record: 0)Different tuning
#308717school: Frost; 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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