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Holy Shield, a Protection Paladin talent in WoW Forever

Holy Shield is an active talent in row 7 of the Protection tree. It needs 30 points in Protection, so the earliest you can take it is level 40 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 1 rank. It has changed since Classic Era.

Holy Shield

1 rank

  • 150 Mana
  • Instant
  • 10 sec cooldown
  • Requires Shields

Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 110 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.

Every rank of Holy Shield

RankText
Rank 1Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 110 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.

Where it sits in the Protection tree

ToughnessRedoubtPrecisionGuardian's FavorAnticipationImproved Seal of FuryImproved Righteous FuryShield SpecializationSacred DutySwift JudgementOne-Handed Weapon SpecializationImproved Hammer of JusticeTemplar's BulwarkReckoningIron CreedHoly Shield
Needs
Unlocks
No talent needs it
Same row
None
Row above (row 6)
Row below
None: this is the last row

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Holy Shield.

Compared with Classic Era

What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text.

Rank 1 text

Classic Era

Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 65 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.

WoW Forever

Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec, and deals 110 Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Damage caused by Holy Shield causes 20% additional threat. Each block expends a charge. 4 charges.

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All Protection talents

  1. Toughness
  2. Redoubt
  3. Precision
  4. Guardian's Favor
  5. Anticipation
  6. Improved Seal of Fury
  7. Improved Righteous Fury
  8. Shield Specialization
  9. Sacred Duty
  10. Swift Judgement
  11. One-Handed Weapon Specialization
  12. Improved Hammer of Justice
  13. Templar's Bulwark
  14. Reckoning
  15. Iron Creed
  16. Holy Shield

The other Paladin trees: Holy and Retribution. Everything that changed for the Paladin since Classic is on the changes page.

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.