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Defensive Stance

Spell

Defensive Stance

Physical

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Instant cast3 min cooldownSelf Only

Assumes a defensive stance that generates rage when the warrior is hit, as well as reducing rage decay while the warrior is out of combat.

Defensive Stance

Tooltip

Assumes a defensive stance that generates rage when the warrior is hit, as well as reducing rage decay while the warrior is out of combat. Lasts 3 min.

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.

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

What it does

Defensive Stance is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 3 min cooldown and effects that last 3 min. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70450. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown3 min
Global cooldownNone
Duration3 min
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 36
Misc value: 18

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70450. 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 14 separate Spell records named "Defensive Stance". This page is record #7164. 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
#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
#1261781effect types: noneA 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.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70450, 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 sighted1 effect rows 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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