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Mana Shield

Spell

Mana Shield

Arcane

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Mage

Instant castSelf Only

Enfolds the caster in a protective shield that lasts 1 min.

Mana Shield

Tooltip

Enfolds the caster in a protective shield that lasts 1 min. and absorbs up to 120 Physical damage, draining mana instead of health. Drains per point of damage absorbed.

How it works

Each cast of Mana Shield costs 40 Mana. 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 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
Duration1 min
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 15 separate Spell records named "Mana Shield". This page is record #17741. 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
#17740no compared field differsA duplicate client 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
#146788effect 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

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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