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Mana Shield

Spell

Mana Shield

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

Absorbs 120 physical damage, draining mana instead.

Mana Shield

Tooltip

Absorbs 120 physical damage, draining mana instead. Drains per damage absorbed. Lasts 1 min.

How it works

Each cast of Mana Shield costs 40 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 97. Its base value is 120.

What it does

Mana Shield is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) 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 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
Cost40 Mana
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration1 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 97
Value: 120
Misc value: 1

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

Mana Shield sounds

The sounds the game plays when Mana 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

Magic CastSoundKit 1641

  1. Shadowcast0.8s · ID 569766 · spells/cast
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

PrecastMagicLowSoundKit 3136

  1. Precastmagelow3.0s · ID 568938 · 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 Mana Shield

Learned at
Level 20 (Rank 1)
From
Mage trainer
Who can learn it
Any Mage

Visit a Mage trainer once you reach level 20 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Mage trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Mage trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Elissa DumasPortal TrainerDarnassus Capital40.6, 82.1
BinkMage TrainerIronforge Capital27.2, 8.3
DinkMage TrainerIronforge Capital27.2, 8.6
Juli StormkettleMage TrainerIronforge Capital26.3, 6.8
Milstaff StormeyePortal TrainerIronforge Capital25.5, 7.1
Nittlebur SparkfizzleMage TrainerIronforge Capital25.9, 6.2
ElsharinMage TrainerStormwind City Capital48.2, 87.2
Jennea CannonMage TrainerStormwind City Capital49.6, 85.8
Larimaine PurduePortal TrainerStormwind City Capital50.4, 86.0
Maginor DumasMaster MageStormwind City Capital49.3, 87.8
5 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Magis SparkmantleMage TrainerDun Morogh47.5, 52.1
Marryk NurribitMage TrainerDun Morogh28.7, 66.4
Khelden BremenMage TrainerElwynn Forest49.7, 39.4
TheocritusMage of Tower AzoraElwynn Forest65.2, 69.7
Zaldimar WefhelltMage TrainerElwynn Forest43.2, 66.2

Horde Mage trainers

TrainerZoneMap
DeinoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.4, 86.1
EnyoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.8, 85.7
PephredoMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.4, 85.6
ThuulPortal TrainerOrgrimmar Capital38.7, 85.4
Uthel'nayMage TrainerOrgrimmar Capital39.2, 86.3
Archmage ShymmMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital22.8, 14.5
Birgitte CranstonPortal TrainerThunder Bluff Capital22.5, 16.9
Thurston XaneMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.2, 21.0
Ursyn GhullMage TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.7, 14.2
Anastasia HartwellMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.1, 10.0
Kaelystia HatebringerMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.0, 14.0
Lexington MortaimPortal TrainerUndercity Capital84.2, 15.6
Pierce ShackletonMage TrainerUndercity Capital85.4, 13.5
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Mai'ahMage TrainerDurotar42.5, 69.0
Un'ThuwaMage TrainerDurotar56.3, 75.1
Cain FiresongMage TrainerTirisfal Glades62.0, 52.5
IsabellaMage TrainerTirisfal Glades30.9, 66.1

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?

Mana Shield appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

  • Incanter's Flow (2 talent definitions no current talent tree places)Talent

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

Related

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Arcane FocusArcane Focus
Arcane GeometryArcane Geometry
Arcane ImpactArcane Impact
Arcane InstabilityArcane Instability
Arcane IntellectArcane Intellect
Arcane MeditationArcane Meditation

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Mana Shield". This page is record #1463. 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
#17740different tooltip textA variant record
#17741different tooltip textA variant record
#29880effect types: noneA different effect setup
#30973effect types: noneA different effect setup
#31635effect types: noneA different effect setup
#35064effect types: noneA different effect setup
#38151effect types: noneA different effect setup
#46151effect types: noneA different effect setup
#56778effect types: noneA different effect setup
#58348effect types: noneA different effect setup
#87191effect types: noneA different effect setup
#135540effect 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 1.60.1.70532, 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 sighted1 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 20 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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