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Shield Block

Spell

Shield Block

Physical

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Warrior

Instant castSelf Only

Raise your shield, blocking all melee attacks against you for 6 sec.

Shield Block

Tooltip

Raise your shield, blocking all melee attacks against you for 6 sec. These blocks can be critical blocks. Increases Shield Slam damage by 30% while active.

How it works

Shield Block is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 51. Its base value is 100.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 108. Its base value is 30.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87.
  4. Effect 4 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 107.

What it does

Shield Block is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 6 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 51
Value: 100
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 108
Value: 30
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Misc value: 126
Effect #4Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 107
Misc value: 7

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 15 separate Spell records named "Shield Block". This page is record #132404. 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
#2565used by: Warrior; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different owner
#12169duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#32587duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#37414duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38031effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#69580duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#145054effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199129used by: Cast by Bastion of Defense; effect types: Apply Aura, effect 0; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#205155duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#212236school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#231847used by: Protection Warrior; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#394809subtext: Off Hand; used by: Cast by Bulwark; duration: 1.2 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant

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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