Shield Block

Shield Block was changed in WoW Forever: buff text changed, duration 5 sec to 7 sec, updated proc charges. 100 Rage, instant cast, 5 sec cooldown, requires level 16. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Shield Block tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

Classic Era 1.15.9.69722

Shield Block

Physical school

100 Rage · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 16

Increases chance to block by 75% for 5 sec, but will only block 1 attacks.

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Block increased by 75% for next attack.

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Shield Block

Physical school

100 Rage · Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Requires level 16

Increases chance to block by 75% for 7 sec, but will only block 2 attacks.

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Block increased by 75~1% for next attack.

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

Shield Block change history by build

Related to Shield Block

Other client rows named Shield Block

The game client ships one more row named Shield Block (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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