Shield Slam

Shield Slam

What it does

Shield Slam is a Physical spell with an instant cast, a range of 5 yards and effects that last 2 sec. When cast it applies an aura and deals Physical damage (base value 40). The client files the whole spell under the stunned mechanic.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell facts

SchoolPhysical

Cast timeInstant

Duration2 sec

EffectsApply Aura, School Damage

RangeCombat Range

Spell ID15655

Datamined from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.

Spell Details

School	Physical
Range	5 yards (Combat Range)
Cast time	Instant
Duration	2 sec
Mechanic	Stunned
Proc chance	Always
Effect #1	Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 12
Effect #2	School Damage (2) Value: 40 Spell power coefficient: 1

Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Downloads

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Icon 64px PNG
Icon 64px JPG
knockdown (KnockDown) MP3 · 41 KB
knockdown (KnockDown) OGG · 16 KB
Background JPG · 838 KB

Sounds

Shield Slam sounds

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

KnockDownSoundKit 3642

Knockdown2.1s · ID 567960 · spells
MP3 iPhone Discord Original

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.

The game client stores 44 separate Spell records named "Shield Slam". This page is record #15655. 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
#8242	effect values: 0, 20 (this record: 0, 40)	Different tuning
#23922	subtext: Rank 1; used by: Warrior; duration: none; effect types: Dispel, School Damage; different tooltip text	A different rank or variant
#29684	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#30688	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#46762	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#49863	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#59142	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#69903	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#124815	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#125058	used by: Cast by Taunt; effect types: none	A helper record another spell casts
#125978	effect types: none	A different effect setup
#126339	effect types: none	A 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.

Other versions

WoW Forever

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70338, 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

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