Sacred Shield
This is one of several client rows named Sacred Shield, not the player ability. Looking for the spell you cast? See Sacred Shield →
Sacred Shield is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era. Its tooltip reads: "Gain the Sacred Shield ability: Each time the target takes damage they gain a Sacred Shield, absorbing level-scaled damage and increasing the Paladin's chance to critically hit with Flash of Light by 50% for up to 6 sec. In addition, causes your Flash of Light to heal targets with Sacred Shield for an additional 100% over 12 sec. They cannot gain this effect more than once every 6 sec. Lasts 1 min. This spell cannot be on more than one target at any one time."
Sacred Shield tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever
The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.
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Questions about Sacred Shield
Did Sacred Shield change in WoW Forever?
No. Sacred Shield is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era.
What does Sacred Shield do in WoW Forever?
The Sacred Shield tooltip reads: "Gain the Sacred Shield ability: Each time the target takes damage they gain a Sacred Shield, absorbing level-scaled damage and increasing the Paladin's chance to critically hit with Flash of Light by 50% for up to 6 sec. In addition, causes your Flash of Light to heal targets with Sacred Shield for an additional 100% over 12 sec. They cannot gain this effect more than once every 6 sec. Lasts 1 min. This spell cannot be on more than one target at any one time."