Water Shield
This is one of several client rows named Water Shield, not the player ability. Looking for the spell you cast? See Water Shield →
Water Shield is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era. Its tooltip reads: "Gain the Water Shield ability: The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's spells gets a critical result, 2% 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."
Water 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 Water Shield
Did Water Shield change in WoW Forever?
No. Water Shield is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era.
What does Water Shield do in WoW Forever?
The Water Shield tooltip reads: "Gain the Water Shield ability: The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's spells gets a critical result, 2% 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."