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Defensive Stance

Spell

Defensive Stance

Physical

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Warrior

Instant cast1 sec cooldownSelf Only

A defensive combat stance.

Defensive Stance

Tooltip

A defensive combat stance. Decreases damage taken by 10% and damage caused by 10%. Increases all threat generated.1%.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Defensive Stance is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 36.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 668.

What it does

Defensive Stance is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 1 sec cooldown and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown1 sec
Global cooldownNone
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 36
Misc value: 18
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 668

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Defensive Stance sounds

The sounds the game plays when Defensive Stance is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.

DefensiveStanceSoundKit 3660

  1. Defensivestance1.2s · ID 568510 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.

How to learn

How to learn Defensive Stance

Learned at
Level 10
From
Warrior trainer
Who can learn it
Any Warrior

Visit a Warrior trainer once you reach level 10 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Warrior trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Warrior trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Arias'ta BladesingerWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital58.7, 34.9
Darnath BladesingerWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital58.9, 35.3
SildanairWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital61.8, 42.2
Bilban TosslespannerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital65.9, 88.4
Kelstrum StonebreakerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital67.0, 90.1
Kelv SternhammerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital70.3, 90.7
Ander GermaineWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.2, 61.3
Ilsa CorbinWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.4, 59.8
Wu ShenWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.6, 59.9
7 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Granis SwiftaxeWarrior TrainerDun Morogh47.4, 52.6
Thran KhormanWarrior TrainerDun Morogh28.8, 67.2
Captain EvencaneWarrior TrainerDustwallow Marsh67.9, 48.4
Llane BeshereWarrior TrainerElwynn Forest50.2, 42.3
Lyria Du LacWarrior TrainerElwynn Forest41.1, 65.8
AlyissiaWarrior TrainerTeldrassil59.6, 38.4
Kyra WindbladeWarrior TrainerTeldrassil56.2, 59.2

Horde Warrior trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Grezz RagefistWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital79.8, 31.4
SorekWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital80.4, 32.4
Zel'makWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital80.4, 29.5
Ker RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.6, 85.5
Sark RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.0, 89.5
Torm RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.2, 87.4
Angela CurthasWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital48.3, 16.0
Baltus FowlerWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital47.4, 17.3
Christoph WalkerWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital46.9, 15.2
7 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
FrangWarrior TrainerDurotar42.9, 69.4
Tarshaw JaggedscarWarrior TrainerDurotar54.2, 42.5
Krang StonehoofWarrior TrainerMulgore48.3, 63.7
MaloshWarrior TrainerSwamp of Sorrows44.9, 57.6
Harutt ThunderhornWarrior TrainerThe Barrens28.0, 66.5
Austil de MonWarrior TrainerTirisfal Glades61.9, 52.5
Dannal SternWarrior TrainerTirisfal Glades32.7, 65.6

Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Defensive Stance appears in: 1 class specialization and 1 spell that casts it.

Class specialization

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

More Protection spells

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BloodrageBloodrage
Commanding ShoutCommanding Shout
Concussion BlowConcussion Blow
Defensive Stance PassiveDefensive Stance Passive
DefianceDefiance
DevastateDevastate
DisarmDisarm
Improved BloodrageImproved Bloodrage
Improved DisarmImproved Disarm
Improved RevengeImproved Revenge

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Defensive Stance". This page is record #71. 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
#7164duration: 3 min; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#41101effect types: noneA different effect setup
#53790effect types: noneA different effect setup
#143593effect types: noneA different effect setup
#145044effect types: noneA different effect setup
#164363effect types: noneA different effect setup
#193580effect types: noneA different effect setup
#238245effect types: noneA different effect setup
#371891effect types: noneA different effect setup
#386208used by: Talent: Warrior; effect types: noneA different owner
#1243856effect types: noneA different effect setup
#1261776journal encounter: Nalorakk; effect types: noneA different caster

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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this spell is in the Classic Era client's data too
Effect rows sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 10 in the beta client's data

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

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