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WoW Forever · Classic+, live since Nov 4, 2026 · client build 1.60.1.70532
Shield Bash

Spell

Shield Bash

Physical

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Warrior

Instant cast12 sec cooldownCombat Range

Bashes the target with your shield for 6 damage.

Shield Bash

Tooltip

Bashes the target with your shield for 6 damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 6 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Shield Bash costs 10 Rage. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown.

Shield Bash is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Interrupt Cast (effect type 68). It applies the interrupted mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 6. It scales with 1 times spell power.

What it does

Shield Bash is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards, a 12 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it interrupts spellcasting with the interrupted mechanic and deals Physical damage (base value 6).

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
Cost10 Rage
Range5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown12 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Interrupt Cast (68)
Mechanic: Interrupted
Effect #2School Damage (2)
Value: 6
Spell power coefficient: 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

Shield Bash sounds

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

ShieldBashSoundKit 42

  1. M1hswordhitmetalshieldcrit1.0s · ID 567879 · item/weapons/sword1h
    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 Shield Bash

Learned at
Level 12 (Rank 1)
From
Warrior trainer
Who can learn it
Any Warrior

Visit a Warrior trainer once you reach level 12 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Warrior trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.

Alliance Warrior trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Arias'ta BladesingerWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital58.7, 34.9
Darnath BladesingerWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital58.9, 35.3
SildanairWarrior TrainerDarnassus Capital61.8, 42.2
Bilban TosslespannerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital65.9, 88.4
Kelstrum StonebreakerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital67.0, 90.1
Kelv SternhammerWarrior TrainerIronforge Capital70.3, 90.7
Ander GermaineWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.2, 61.3
Ilsa CorbinWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.4, 59.8
Wu ShenWarrior TrainerStormwind City Capital80.6, 59.9
7 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
Granis SwiftaxeWarrior TrainerDun Morogh47.4, 52.6
Thran KhormanWarrior TrainerDun Morogh28.8, 67.2
Captain EvencaneWarrior TrainerDustwallow Marsh67.9, 48.4
Llane BeshereWarrior TrainerElwynn Forest50.2, 42.3
Lyria Du LacWarrior TrainerElwynn Forest41.1, 65.8
AlyissiaWarrior TrainerTeldrassil59.6, 38.4
Kyra WindbladeWarrior TrainerTeldrassil56.2, 59.2

Horde Warrior trainers

TrainerZoneMap
Grezz RagefistWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital79.8, 31.4
SorekWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital80.4, 32.4
Zel'makWarrior TrainerOrgrimmar Capital80.4, 29.5
Ker RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.6, 85.5
Sark RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.0, 89.5
Torm RagetotemWarrior TrainerThunder Bluff Capital57.2, 87.4
Angela CurthasWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital48.3, 16.0
Baltus FowlerWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital47.4, 17.3
Christoph WalkerWarrior TrainerUndercity Capital46.9, 15.2
7 more in starting zones and towns
TrainerZoneMap
FrangWarrior TrainerDurotar42.9, 69.4
Tarshaw JaggedscarWarrior TrainerDurotar54.2, 42.5
Krang StonehoofWarrior TrainerMulgore48.3, 63.7
MaloshWarrior TrainerSwamp of Sorrows44.9, 57.6
Harutt ThunderhornWarrior TrainerThe Barrens28.0, 66.5
Austil de MonWarrior TrainerTirisfal Glades61.9, 52.5
Dannal SternWarrior TrainerTirisfal Glades32.7, 65.6

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.

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Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 51 separate Spell records named "Shield Bash". This page is record #72. 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
#11972duration: 8 sec; effect values: 5, 58.47 (this record: 0, 6); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#33871effect types: noneA different effect setup
#35178effect types: noneA different effect setup
#36988effect types: noneA different effect setup
#38233effect types: noneA different effect setup
#41180journal encounter: Shade of Akama; effect types: noneA different caster
#41197effect types: noneA different effect setup
#70964effect types: noneA different effect setup
#72194effect types: noneA different effect setup
#79732effect types: noneA different effect setup
#82800effect types: noneA different effect setup
#101817effect 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 sighted2 effect rows in the beta client's data
Level data sightedBase level 12 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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