Spells /Divine Shield

Spell · Paladin · Protection · Holy · Ranks 1-2

Divine Shield

Divine Shield, a Paladin Protection ability, was changed in WoW Forever: 2 of 2 ranks differ from Classic Era. Rank 2: 110 Mana, instant cast, 5 min cooldown, requires level 50 (effect values changed, tooltip now says "Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 12 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%." and "Applies Forbearance for 1 min." and adds "Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.", buff text now says "Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%."). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Holy · Rank 1 changed

Divine Shield (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Divine Shield

Rank 1 · Holy school

75 Mana · Instant · 300 sec cooldown

Requires level 34

Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 10 sec, but increases the time between your attacks by 100%. Once protected, the target cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Blessing of Protection again for 1 min.

Immune to all attacks and spells, but increases the time between your attacks by 100%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Divine Shield

Rank 1 · Holy school

75 Mana · Instant · 300 sec cooldown

Requires level 34

Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 10 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.

Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Immune to all attacks and spells, but $?s462814[reduces all damage you deal by 50%][increases the time between your attacks by $s2%].	Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by $s3%.
description	Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for $d, but $?s462814[reduces all damage you deal by 50%][increases the time between your attacks by $s2%]. Once protected, the target cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Blessing of Protection again for $25771d.	Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for $d, but reduces all damage you deal by $s3%. Applies Forbearance for $25771d. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -101, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 127, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 127, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Holy · Rank 2 changed

Divine Shield (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Divine Shield

Rank 2 · Holy school

110 Mana · Instant · 300 sec cooldown

Requires level 50

Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 12 sec, but increases the time between your attacks by 100%. Once protected, the target cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Blessing of Protection again for 1 min.

Immune to all attacks and spells, but increases the time between your attacks by 100%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Divine Shield

Rank 2 · Holy school

110 Mana · Instant · 300 sec cooldown

Requires level 50

Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 12 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%. Applies Forbearance for 1 min. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.

Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Immune to all attacks and spells, but $?s462814[reduces all damage you deal by 50%][increases the time between your attacks by $s2%].	Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by $s3%.
description	Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for $d, but $?s462814[reduces all damage you deal by 50%][increases the time between your attacks by $s2%]. Once protected, the target cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Blessing of Protection again for $25771d.	Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for $d, but reduces all damage you deal by $s3%. Applies Forbearance for $25771d. Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 138, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -101, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 127, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 39, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 127, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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What changed for Divine Shield in WoW Forever

Rank 1 changed effect values changed, tooltip now says "Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 10 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%." and "Applies Forbearance for 1 min." and adds "Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.", buff text now says "Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%."
Rank 2 changed effect values changed, tooltip now says "Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 12 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%." and "Applies Forbearance for 1 min." and adds "Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.", buff text now says "Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%."

Divine Shield changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

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Questions about Divine Shield

Was Divine Shield nerfed in WoW Forever?

Divine Shield is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era.

What changed for Divine Shield in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 10 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%." and "Applies Forbearance for 1 min." and adds "Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.", buff text now says "Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%." Rank 2: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Protects the paladin from all damage and spells for 12 sec, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%." and "Applies Forbearance for 1 min." and adds "Cannot be cast while Forbearance is active.", buff text now says "Immune to all attacks and spells, but reduces all damage you deal by 50%." Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Divine Shield in WoW Forever?

Divine Shield is a Paladin ability in WoW Forever, in the Protection spellbook tab.

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