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Power Word: Shield

Rank 8 · Priest · Discipline · changed
Classic Era 1.15.9.69722
Power Word: Shield
Rank 8
355 Mana40 yd range
Instant4 sec cooldown
Requires Priest
Requires level 48
Requires Shadowform
Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing 622 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.
Forever Beta 1.60.1.69893
Power Word: Shield
Rank 8
355 Mana40 yd range
Instant4 sec cooldown
Requires Priest
Requires level 48
Requires Shadowform
Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing 608 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.

Changed fields

FieldClassic Era 1.15.9.69722Forever Beta 1.60.1.69893
Aura DescriptionAbsorbs damage.Absorbs $w1 damage.
DescriptionDraws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing 622 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.Draws on the soul of the party member to shield them, absorbing 608 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.

Also changed, in a way a two-column table cannot show: Effects — see the section for it on this page.

Effects

#EffectAuraValuePeriodRadiusChainTrigger
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Effect and aura numbers are the client's enum ids; values follow the vanilla base-points-plus-die-sides rule with level scaling at the spell's max level.

Aura text

Absorbs $w1 damage.