Paladin talent · row 3 of Protection, from level 20 (15 with Talented 5/5) · Physical
Shield Specialization
Shield Specialization
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 10/20/30%, and gives your blocks a 33/66/100% chance to restore 6% of your maximum Mana. May only occur once every 3 sec sec.
Compared with Classic
Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your shield by 30%.
| Data | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| effect 2 | none | added |
| effect 1 aura | aura (561) | aura (272) |
In Blizzard's notes
What Blizzard said about Shield Specialization, each line checked against the files.
- Matches the files
Improved Seal of Fury and Shield Specialization no longer generate threat when restoring Mana.
Developers' note: Paladins restoring enough Mana to sustain combat while tanking was causing more threat to be generated than intended.
The files The mana returns of Improved Seal of Fury (1314104) and Shield Specialization (1310925) carry the no-threat flag (Attributes_1 0x400) from 70291 on.
Improved Seal of FuryShield SpecializationDevelopment Notes, October 8 - Matches the files
Shield Specialization: Now has chance on Blocks to generate 5 Rage instead of 1 Rage.
The files Classic gave a 20% chance per rank for 1 Rage on block. 70245 gives a 20-100% chance for 5 Rage (spell 12298).
History
- 69876 Sep 16First beta build we archived. No changes in the client files since.