Shield of the Righteous

Shield of the Righteous
Shield of the Righteous 1.5 sec cooldown 3 Holy Power Instant cast Requires Shields Instantly slam the target with your shield, causing X 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 6%. Stacks up to 5 times.
Usable by
Class	Paladin
Properties
Type	Offensive, Defensive
School	Holy
Casting time	Instant cast
Cooldown	1.5 sec
Talents
Specialization	Protection
Level required	40
Other information
Requirements	Requires Shields
Related buff
Shield of the Righteous Physical damage taken reduced by 25%. Duration: 3 seconds
Related buff
Bastion of Glory Your next Word of Glory used to heal yourself heals for an additional 6%. Duration: 20 seconds

• Shield of the Righteous
• 3 Holy Power
• Instant cast
• Instantly slam the target with your shield, causing X 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 6%. Stacks up to 5 times.

Shield of the Righteous is a paladin ability learned at level 40 for those with the Protection specialization. It causes holy damage, reduces physical damage taken for a short amount of time, and increases the strength of [Word of Glory] when used to heal yourself (stacks up to 5 times).

Modified by

Talents

• Divine Purpose

Core abilities

• Sanctity of Battle

Protection specialization abilities

• Mastery: Divine Bulwark

Patch changes

• Patch 6.0.2 (14-October-2014): Shield of the Righteous now reduces physical damage taken by 20% (down from 25%).
  
• Patch 5.3.0 (21-May-2013): Shield of the Righteous now reduces physical damage taken by 25%, down from 30%.
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (29-Nov-2011): New sound effect added.
  
• / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Renamed from Shield of Righteousness, functionality changed.
  

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