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Shaman ability · EnhancementChanged

Lightning Shield

In Spanish: Escudo de relámpagos

Class
Shaman
Tree
Enhancement
Learned at level
8
Ranks
7
Cost
370 mana
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
—
Range
Self

What it does

Rank 7 · level 56

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 178 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Change from Classic

Rank 7 (level 56): 198 in Classic → 178 in Forever (−10%)

Numbers are the client base values, without attack power or spell power.

Ranks

Level each rank is learned at, cost, cast time, cooldown, range and duration. Struck-through values are the Classic Era ones when the rank changed in Forever.

RankLevelCost
1845 mana
21680 mana
324125 mana
432180 mana
540240 mana
648305 mana
756370 mana
Same in every rank
Cast
Instant
Cooldown
—
Range
Self
Duration
10 min

Tooltip of every rank

7
  1. Rank 1 · level 8

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 13 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

  2. Rank 2 · level 16

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 24 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

    In Classic

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 29 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

  3. Rank 3 · level 24

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 40 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

    In Classic

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 51 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

  4. Rank 4 · level 32

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 64 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

    In Classic

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 80 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

  5. Rank 5 · level 40

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 96 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

    In Classic

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 114 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

  6. Rank 6 · level 48

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 134 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

    In Classic

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 154 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

  7. Rank 7 · level 56

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 178 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

    In Classic

    The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 198 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Compared with Classic

Changes: tooltip

Rank 7 · level 56
In Forever

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 178 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

In Classic

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 198 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Talents that mention it

Forever Shaman talents whose text names Lightning Shield.

More on the Shaman

Beta client data (build 1.60.1.70205), compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.69722.

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