Power Word: Barrier

Power Word: Barrier, a Priest Discipline ability, is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 1 to 0). 4% of base mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, 3 min cooldown.

Power Word: Barrier tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Power Word: Barrier

Holy school

4% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Summons a holy barrier to protect all party members at the target location for 10 sec, reducing all damage taken by 25% and preventing damage from delaying spellcasting.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Power Word: Barrier

Holy school

4% of base mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Summons a holy barrier to protect all party members at the target location for 10 sec, reducing all damage taken by 25% and preventing damage from delaying spellcasting.

Power Word: Barrier changes between Forever builds

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Talents that affect Power Word: Barrier

Other client rows named Power Word: Barrier

The game client ships one more row named Power Word: Barrier (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.

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