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Shield of the Righteous
Ability paladin shieldofvengeance
  • Shield of the Righteous
  • Level 2 paladin ability
  • Melee range
  • 3 Holy Power
  • Instant
  • Requires Shields
  • HolySlams enemies in front of you with your shield, causing (55.25% of Attack power) Holy damage, and reducing the cooldown of Crusader Strike by 1.5 sec.

    ProtectionRetributionSlams enemies in front of you with your shield, causing (42.5% of Attack power) Holy damage, and increasing your Armor by (1.7% of Strength) for 4.5 sec.
Properties
Class Paladin
School Holy
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned 2
Improvements Inv shield 1h newplayer a 01 [Faith's Armor], Ability paladin shieldofvengeance [Inner Light], Ability warrior shieldguard [Redoubt], Ability paladin toweroflight [Shining Light], Spell holy holynova [Shining Righteousness], Spell holy eyeforaneye [Strength of Conviction], Ability paladin empoweredsealsrighteous [Warrior of Light]
Related buff
Ability paladin shieldofvengeance
  • Shield of the Righteous
  • Armor increased by X.
  • Duration: 4.5 seconds
Shieldoftherighteous

In the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Shield of the Righteous is a paladin ability. The paladin slams the target with their shield, dealing damage and increasing armor 4.5 sec.

Notes[]

  • Sometimes abbreviated to SHOTR.

Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): Functionality updated for Holy:
    • Damage increased by 30% and now reduces the cooldown of Crusader Strike by 1.5 seconds.
    • Now obeys the global cooldown and no longer increases Armor.
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): All Paladins can now use Shield of the Righteous at level 2 (was a level 24 Protection ability). No longer limited by charges, costs 3 Holy Power.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now increases your armor instead of reducing incoming damage. No longer increases the effect while standing in Consecration.
  • Legion Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Shield of the Righteous can only be extended to a maximum of three times its base duration.
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-09-16): Damage reduced by 10%.
  • Legion Hotfix (2016-08-01): Shield of the Righteous is now available at level 24 (was 40).
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Redesigned. Now deals Holy damage and reduces the damage you take for 4.5 seconds. Effects increased by 20% while standing in Consecration.
    Old: Instantly slam the target with your shield, causing (200% of attack power) Holy damage, reducing the physical damage you take by 25% for 3 sec, and causing Bastion of Glory. Bastion of Glory increases the strength of your Word of Glory when used to heal yourself by 8%. Stacks up to 5 times.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.2.2 (2015-09-01): Tooltip updated to reflect 2015-07-20 hotfix.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2015-07-20): Bastion of Glory now increases the healing received from Word of Glory by 8% per stack (up from 6%).
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2015-01-06): Shield of the Righteous should no longer incorrectly provide a greater than intended reduction to physical damage taken after refreshing the ability.
  • Warlords of Draenor Hotfix (2014-11-25): Now reduces physical damage taken by 25% (up from 20%).
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
    • Now reduces physical damage taken by 20% (down from 25%).
    • Bastion of Glory no longer affects the periodic healing of Inv torch thrown [Eternal Flame]. It still affects the direct healing portion of the ability.
    • Bastion of Glory now increases Word of Glory's healing by 6% per stack (down from 10% per stack).
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Will now apply Ability paladin gaurdedbythelight [Selfless Healer]'s bonus to healing to the casting Paladin as well as other targets and consume all stacks of Bastion of Glory in the process.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): Now reduces physical damage taken by 25%, down from 30%.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now requires 3 Holy Power and has a 1.5 sec cooldown. Reduces damage taken by 30% for 3 sec.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Contribution of attack power halved (now 60% with full Holy Power) and base damage brought up so that a level 85 paladin in Heroic dungeon gear deals the same damage with no Vengeance, but Vengeance has less impact.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Renamed and redesigned from Ability paladin shieldofvengeance [Shield of Righteousness].

External links[]

Holy Protection/Retribution
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