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For the Pet Battle ability, see Peticon-elemental Spell nature lightningshield [Lightning Shield].
Lightning Shield
Spell nature lightningshield
  • Lightning Shield
  • Level 9 shaman ability
  • Instant
  • Surround yourself with a shield of lightning for 1 hour.

    Elemental Melee attackers have a 100% chance to suffer (15% of Spell power) Nature damage and have a 100% chance to generate 5 Maelstrom

    Enhancement Melee attackers have a 100% chance to suffer (15% of Spell power) Nature damage and have a 50% chance to generate a stack of Maelstrom Weapon

    Restoration Melee attackers have a 100% chance to suffer (15% of Spell power) Nature damage.

    Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at a time.
Properties
Class Shaman
School Nature
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned 9
Improvements Spell nature lightningshield [Surging Shields]
Related buff
Spell nature lightningshield
  • Magic
  • Lightning Shield
  • Chance to deal (15% of Spell power) Nature damage when you take melee damage
    Elemental and have a 50% chance to generate a stack of Maelstrom Weapon/
    Enhancement and have a 100% chance to generate 5 Maelstrom.
  • Duration: 1 hour

Lightning Shield is a level 9 shaman ability. When attacking or getting attacked, it does direct damage to the target or the attacker.

Notes[]

  • It uses the lightning animation instead of the normal nature animation.
  • The damage caused is considered direct damage, though it cannot crit.

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Patch changes[]

  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Redesigned as a level 9 ability for all shaman (was a level 15 Enhancement talent) Surround yourself with a shield of lightning for 30 minutes. Melee attackers have a 100% chance to suffer (15% of Spell power) Nature damage, and have a 50% chance to generate a stack of Maelstrom Weapon (Enhancement) or a 100% chanc to generate 5 Maelstrom (Elemental).
    Old: Surround yourself with a shield of lightning for 1 hour. Melee attackers have a chance to suffer (6% of Attack power) Nature damage, and add a charge to your shield. When you Stormstrike, it gains 2 charges. At 20 charges, the shield overcharges, causing you to deal (10% of Attack power) Nature damage with each attack and generate 100 Maelstrom over 10 sec.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now available at level 15 (was 60).
  • Legion Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Damage is now 150% attack power (was 100%).
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Changed into a level 60 talent for Enhancement (was a level 8 ability for all shaman). Damage increased by 155%. Now also procs when attacking.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.2.3 (2015-11-17): Damage has been increased by 4%.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2015-01-07): Lightning Shield should no longer expire prematurely when Cyclone is cast on an Elemental Shaman.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now persists through death.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): No longer has charges and lasts for 1 hour, up from 10 minutes.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Can no longer be dispelled.
  • Cataclysm Hotfix (2010-12-07): Lightning Shield again properly deals damage while the shaman is casting other spells.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.2 (2009-09-22): This spell will no longer set off some trinkets when it is cast.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Mana cost removed.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.2 (2008-01-08): Mana cost reduced.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): This ability will now work properly even when the Shaman is stunned, fleeing, or incapacitated.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.2 (2007-06-19): Procs from this buff will no longer cause neutral town guards to attack the Shaman. In addition, Inv misc herb nightmarevine [Nightmare Vine] will no longer cause charges of this buff to be consumed.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Ranks 8 and 9 of this spell now trigger correctly while mounted.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.12.0 (2006-08-22): Air Bubble pockets in underwater regions will no longer consume a charge from this spell.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.11.0 (2006-06-19): Some battleground power-up effects were consuming charges of Lightning Shield. They no longer cause charges to be consumed. The range on Lightning Shield has been extended to hit anyone within vision range.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.10.0 (2006-03-28): Bonfires and other environmental damage sources will no longer consume charges of the Lightning Shield. Warsong Gulch power-ups will also no longer consume the charges.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): This spell will now proc when the shaman is struck by elemental attacks.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.8.0 (2005-10-10): Tooltip updated to reflect actual functionality.

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