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Water Shield

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Changed in build 1.60.1.69876. 3 fields differ from Classic Era 1.15.9.69722: auraDescription, description, effects.

The current record

Water Shield

Nature school

The caster is surrounded by $n globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, $408511s1% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.

Attacks and spells used against you and your critical heals restore ${$408511m1/$n}% of your maximum mana. $n charges.

The highlighted formula above is computed by the game client from spell power, level and talents. The client does not store the final number, so we show the template verbatim rather than invent a value.

What changed

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	$s2% of maximum mana per 5 sec. Attacks and spells used against you restore $408511s1% of your maximum mana. $n charges.	Attacks and spells used against you and your critical heals restore ${$408511m1/$n}% of your maximum mana. $n charges.
description	The caster is surrounded by $n globes of water, granting $s2% of your maximum mana per 5 sec. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, $408511s1% of maximum mana is restored to the caster. This expends one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts $d. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.	The caster is surrounded by $n globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, $408511s1% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts $d. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "triggerSpell": 408511 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 21, "auraPeriod": 5000, "basePoints": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "triggerSpell": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "triggerSpell": 408511 } ]

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History

Build	Compared to	State	Fields
1.60.1.69876	1.15.9.69722	changed	3

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