Skip to content
WoW ForeverWoW Forever beta client 1.60.1.70374 · the official Classic+ · launches November 4, 2026Also on Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · Wrath of the Lich King · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Holy Shield

Spell

Holy Shield

Holy

Advertisement

Instant castLong Range

Protects the caster with a holy shield.

Holy Shield

Tooltip

Protects the caster with a holy shield.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 69. Its base value is 175.

What it does

Holy Shield is a Holy spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 1 min. When cast it applies an aura.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolHoly
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration1 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 175
Misc value: 127

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70374. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Sounds

Holy Shield sounds

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

Divine ShieldSoundKit 39

  1. Divineshield3.0s · ID 569738 · 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

Items that grant this spell

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 33 separate Spell records named "Holy Shield". This page is record #9800. 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
#31904effect types: noneA different effect setup
#32777effect types: noneA different effect setup
#79967effect types: noneA different effect setup
#152261effect types: noneA different effect setup
#152989effect types: noneA different effect setup
#153000used by: Cast by Holy Shield; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#153002effect types: noneA different effect setup
#153028used by: Cast by Holy Shield; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#153452effect types: noneA different effect setup
#153478used by: Cast by Holy Shield; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#153480journal encounter: Vigilant Kaathar; effect types: noneA different caster
#153481effect 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 1.60.1.70374, 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

Comments

Read player comments on Holy Shield at Wowhead (opens Wowhead in a new tab)