Guarded by the Light
Guarded by the Light, a Paladin Boots rune, was changed in WoW Forever: tooltip now says "You gain 5% of your maximum mana every 3 sec for 15 sec after Blocking a melee attack." and adds "This effect is cancelled by casting Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock." Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Applied by Engrave Boots - Guarded by the Light and taught by Rune of the Guardian. The Forever client's talent tables list that ability too, though no class talent grants it. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →
Guarded by the Light tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Raw field diff every changed column
Guarded by the Light changes between Forever builds
Related to Guarded by the Light
Other client rows named Guarded by the Light
The game client ships one more row named Guarded by the Light (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →
Questions about Guarded by the Light
Was Guarded by the Light nerfed in WoW Forever?
Guarded by the Light 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: tooltip now says "You gain 5% of your maximum mana every 3 sec for 15 sec after Blocking a melee attack." and adds "This effect is cancelled by casting Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock."
What changed for Guarded by the Light in WoW Forever?
Tooltip now says "You gain 5% of your maximum mana every 3 sec for 15 sec after Blocking a melee attack." and adds "This effect is cancelled by casting Flash of Light, Holy Light, or Holy Shock." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
Which class gets Guarded by the Light in WoW Forever?
Guarded by the Light is a Paladin rune for the Boots slot in the WoW Forever client.