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Power Word: Shield

Spell

Power Word: Shield

Holy

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Priest

Instant cast4 sec cooldownLong Range

Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing 52.8 damage.

Power Word: Shield

Tooltip

Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing 52.8 damage. Lasts 30 sec. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be interrupted by damage. Once shielded, the target cannot be shielded again for 15 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Power Word: Shield costs 45 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 69. Its base value is 44. It scales with 0.1 times spell power.

What it does

Power Word: Shield is a Holy spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards, a 4 sec cooldown and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it applies an aura. The client files the whole spell under the shielded mechanic.

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

SchoolHoly
Cost45 Mana
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown4 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration30 sec
MechanicShielded
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 69
Value: 44
Spell power coefficient: 0.1
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.

Sounds

Power Word: Shield sounds

The sounds the game plays when Power Word: 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

Precast Holy LowSoundKit 740

  1. Precastholymagiclow5.0s · ID 568915 · spells
    MP3iPhoneDiscordOriginal

Holy CastSoundKit 2562

  1. Holycast0.9s · ID 569763 · spells/cast
    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 Power Word: Shield

Learned at
Level 6 (Rank 1)
From
Priest trainer
Who can learn it
Any Priest

Visit a Priest trainer once you reach level 6 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Priest trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Priest trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Astarii StarseekerPriest TrainerDarnassus Capital38.3, 81.0
JandriaPriest TrainerDarnassus Capital37.9, 82.7
LariiaPriest TrainerDarnassus Capital40.3, 88.7
Priestess AlatheaPriest TrainerDarnassus Capital39.5, 81.2
Braenna FlintcragPriest TrainerIronforge Capital24.4, 9.2
High Priest RohanPriest TrainerIronforge Capital24.7, 8.2
Theodrus FrostbeardPriest TrainerIronforge Capital24.1, 8.4
Toldren DeepironPriest TrainerIronforge Capital25.2, 10.8
Brother BenjaminPriest TrainerStormwind City Capital52.3, 47.6
Brother JoshuaPriest TrainerStormwind City Capital49.5, 45.2
High Priestess LaurenaPriest TrainerStormwind City Capital49.5, 44.6
Nara MeiderosPriest TrainerStormwind City Capital35.7, 63.2
6 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Branstock KhalderPriest TrainerDun Morogh28.6, 66.4
Maxan AnvolPriest TrainerDun Morogh47.3, 52.2
Priestess AnettaPriest TrainerElwynn Forest49.8, 39.5
Priestess JosettaPriest TrainerElwynn Forest43.3, 65.7
Laurna MorninglightPriest TrainerTeldrassil55.6, 56.7
ShandaPriest TrainerTeldrassil59.2, 40.4

Horde Priest trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Ur'kyoPriest TrainerOrgrimmar Capital35.6, 87.8
X'yeraPriest TrainerOrgrimmar Capital36.0, 87.7
ZayusHigh PriestOrgrimmar Capital35.7, 86.9
Father CobbPriest TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.6, 20.7
Malakai CrossPriest TrainerThunder Bluff Capital24.6, 22.6
Miles WelshPriest TrainerThunder Bluff Capital25.3, 15.3
AelthalystePriest TrainerUndercity Capital49.3, 17.1
Father LankesterPriest TrainerUndercity Capital49.1, 14.6
Father LazarusPriest TrainerUndercity Capital47.6, 18.9
4 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Ken'jaiPriest TrainerDurotar42.4, 68.8
Tai'jinPriest TrainerDurotar54.3, 42.9
Dark Cleric BerylPriest TrainerTirisfal Glades61.6, 52.2
Dark Cleric DuestenPriest TrainerTirisfal Glades31.1, 66.0

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?

Power Word: Shield appears in: 1 skill line.

Skill lines

  • Priest, learned automaticallySkill line

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

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 39 separate Spell records named "Power Word: Shield". This page is record #17. 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
#11647effect values: 781 (this record: 44); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#11835effect values: 678.25 (this record: 44); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#11974effect values: 137 (this record: 44); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#17139effect values: 274 (this record: 44); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#20697effect values: 5000 (this record: 44); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#22187effect values: 206 (this record: 44); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#27607subtext: Rank 10; effect values: 942 (this record: 44); different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#29408effect types: noneA different effect setup
#32595effect types: noneA different effect setup
#35944effect types: noneA different effect setup
#36052effect types: noneA different effect setup
#41373effect 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 6 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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