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Defensive Stance Passive

Spell

Defensive Stance Passive

Physical

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Warrior

Instant castSelf Only

Decreases damage taken from all sources by 10%.

Defensive Stance Passive

Tooltip

Decreases damage taken from all sources by 10%. Decreases damage caused by 10%.
Increases all threat generated.1%.

How it works

Defensive Stance Passive is built from 3 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -10.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 79. Its base value is -10. It scales with 1 times spell power.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 10. Its base value is 30.

What it does

Defensive Stance Passive is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). 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
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -10
Misc value: 127
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 79
Value: -10
Spell power coefficient: 1
Misc value: 127
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 10
Value: 30
Misc value: 127

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.

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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 sighted3 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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