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Shield Block

Spell

Shield Block

Physical

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Instant cast12 sec cooldownSelf 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

Each cast of Shield Block costs 30 Energy. It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).

What it does

Shield Block is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and a 12 sec cooldown.

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
Cost30 Energy
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown12 sec
Global cooldownNone
Effect #1Dummy (3)

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 #458044. 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
#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
#38031duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#69580duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#132404duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#145054duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#199129used by: Cast by Bastion of Defense; duration: 6 sec; 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; 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
#458045duration: 8 sec; effect types: 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.

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