Shield of Righteousness

Shield of Righteousness, a Paladin Protection 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). 6% of base mana, 5 yd range, instant cast, 6 sec cooldown.

Shield of Righteousness 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

Shield of Righteousness

Holy school

6% of base mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Slam the target with your shield, causing Holy damage based on your block value plus an additional amount that scales with your level.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shield of Righteousness

Holy school

6% of base mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Slam the target with your shield, causing Holy damage based on your block value plus an additional amount that scales with your level.

Shield of Righteousness changes between Forever builds

Related to Shield of Righteousness

Other client rows named Shield of Righteousness

The game client ships one more row named Shield of Righteousness (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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