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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Power Word: Shield

Spell

Power Word: Shield

Holy

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Instant cast4 sec cooldownLong Range

Wraps the caster in a shield that lasts up to 30 sec., absorbing a maximum of 781 Physical or magical damage.

Power Word: Shield

Tooltip

Wraps the caster in a shield that lasts up to 30 sec., absorbing a maximum of 781 Physical or magical damage. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted by Physical attacks.

How it works

Each cast of Power Word: Shield costs 100 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69. Its base value is 781.

What it does

Power Word: Shield is a Holy spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards, a 4 sec cooldown and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolHoly
Cost100 Mana
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown4 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration30 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 781
Misc value: 127

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

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