Guarded by the Light

Guarded by the Light
Guarded by the Light (Passive) Passive Increases your total Stamina by 15% and your block chance by 5%. Reduces the chance you will be critically hit by melee attacks by 6%. Word of Glory is instant and no longer on the global cooldown. Your spell power is now equal to 100% of your attack power, and you no longer benefit from other sources of spell power. Grants 15% of your maximum mana every 5 sec.
Usable by
Class	Paladin
Properties
Type	Utility
School	Physical
Casting time	Passive
Talents
Specialization	Protection
Level required	10
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• Guarded by the Light (Passive)
• Passive
• Increases your total Stamina by 15% and your block chance by 5%.
  
  Reduces the chance you will be critically hit by melee attacks by 6%.
  
  Word of Glory is instant and no longer on the global cooldown.
  
  Your spell power is now equal to 100% of your attack power, and you no longer benefit from other sources of spell power.
  
  Grants 15% of your maximum mana every 5 sec.

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The naaru watch over us all. - TCG

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Guarded by the Light is a passive paladin ability learned at level 10 for those with the Protection specialization. It operates more like a personal buff, but is in many ways a mode change. What makes it like a mode is the spell power sub-effect.

Patch changes

• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Guarded by the Light now increases Stamina by 15% (down from 25%), and increases block chance by 5% (down from 10%).
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (10-Sep-2013): Guarded by the Light now restores 15% of the Paladin's maximum mana every 2 seconds (up from 6%).
  
• β Patch 5.0.1 (Beta): Effects changed to "Increases your total Stamina by 15% and your block chance by 10%. Reduces the chance you will be critically hit by melee attacks by 6%. Word of Glory is no longer on the global cooldown. Your spell power is now equal to 50% of your attack power, and you no longer benefit from other sources of spell power. Grants 6% of your maximum mana every 2 sec." This talent is automatically learned when choosing the Protection specialization at level 10.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Guarded By The Light no longer interacts with Holy Shield in any way.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Renamed "Guarded by the Light" from "Touched by the Light". Rank 1 effects changed to "Increases your Word of Glory by 30% when used to heal yourself. Any overhealing will create a protective shield equal to the amount of overhealing that lasts for 6 sec. In addition, your Word of Glory will also cause Holy Shield."
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (04-Aug-2009): This talent will no longer cause Divine Plea's duration to be refreshed by using Judgement of Wisdom, Judgement of Justice, or Judgement of Light.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): No longer reduces the mana cost of shield spells, but now has a 50/100% chance to refresh the Divine Plea duration.
  

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