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Improved Power Word: Shield

Improved Power Word: Shield was buffed in WoW Forever: moved from row 2 to row 3, rank 1 "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era. Priest Discipline talent, 3 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 3 ranks, one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Improved Power Word: Shield rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Improved Power Word: Shield
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 5%.

WoW Forever
Improved Power Word: Shield
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%.

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2 points spent changed

Improved Power Word: Shield rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Improved Power Word: Shield
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 10%.

WoW Forever
Improved Power Word: Shield
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 14%.

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3 points spent changed

Improved Power Word: Shield rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Improved Power Word: Shield
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 15%.

WoW Forever
Improved Power Word: Shield
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 20%.

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Improved Power Word: Shield changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankTexts [ "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 5%.", "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 10%.", "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 15%." ] [ "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%.", "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 14%.", "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 20%." ]
rankValues [ [ 5 ], [ 10 ], [ 15 ] ] [ [ 7 ], [ 14 ], [ 20 ] ]
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Questions about Improved Power Word: Shield

Was Improved Power Word: Shield nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Improved Power Word: Shield was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: moved from row 2 to row 3, rank 1 "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era.

What changed for Improved Power Word: Shield in WoW Forever?

Moved from row 2 to row 3, rank 1 "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value