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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)
Shield Block

Spell

Shield Block

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Increases the caster's chance to block by 100% for 20 sec., but will only block attacks.

Shield Block

Tooltip

Increases the caster's chance to block by 100% for 20 sec., but will only block attacks.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met. The aura is spent after 1 procs.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 51. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Shield Block is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 20 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

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration20 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Proc charges1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 51
Value: 100

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Shield Block". This page is record #69580. 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: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#12169duration: 5 secA variant record
#32587duration: 5 secA variant record
#37414duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#38031duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#132404effect types: noneA different effect setup
#145054effect types: noneA different effect setup
#199129used by: Cast by Bastion of Defense; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#205155effect types: noneA different effect setup
#212236effect types: noneA different effect setup
#231847used by: Protection Warrior; effect types: noneA different owner
#394809used by: Cast by Bulwark; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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