Holy Shield (Classic)

For the retail talent, see [Holy Shield].

Holy Shield
Holy Shield (3 ranks) Tier 7 Protection paladin talent 150 Mana 10 sec cooldown Instant Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals X Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.
Properties
Class	Paladin
School	Holy
Cooldown	10 seconds
Talents
Talent required	[Blessing of Sanctuary]
Related buff
Magic Holy Shield Block chance increased by 30%. 65 Holy damage dealt to attacker when blocked. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. 4 charges. Duration: 10 sceonds

Holy Shield is a Protection paladin talent.

Ranks

Rank	Damage	Level	Cost
1	61	40	Talent
2	89	50	14
3	121	60	23

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Redesigned.
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): It is no longer possible to have two ranks of this ability active at the same time.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14):
  • Base damage and scaling factor increased by 30%.
  • Damage from this ability now increases properly from attack power.
    
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Cooldown reduced to 8 seconds, charges increased to 8.
  
• Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Casting lower ranks of this spell is now properly penalized like other healing and damage effects.
  
• Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Mana cost reduced approximately 15%. The effect now has a small bonus coefficient from spell damage items and effects.
  
• Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat.
  

See also

• Holy Shield, TCG card

External links

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