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Lightning Shield, a Shaman ability in WoW Forever

Lightning Shield is a Shaman ability in the Enhancement tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 7 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 8 and its last at level 56. Its spell school is Nature.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Lightning Shield

LevelRankTooltipText
8Rank 1
  • 45 Mana
  • Instant

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 13 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

16Rank 2
  • 80 Mana
  • Instant

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 24 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

24Rank 3
  • 125 Mana
  • Instant

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 40 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

32Rank 4
  • 180 Mana
  • Instant

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 64 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

40Rank 5
  • 240 Mana
  • Instant

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 96 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

48Rank 6
  • 305 Mana
  • Instant

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 134 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

56Rank 7
  • 370 Mana
  • Instant

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 178 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Lightning Shield compared with Classic

All 7 ranks changed since Classic.

RankChangeClassic tooltipClassic text
Rank 1Changed
  • scales with 14.7% of spell power (direct)
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Rank 2Changed
  • scales with 22.7% of spell power (direct)

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 29 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Rank 3Changed—

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 51 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Rank 4Changed—

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 80 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Rank 5Changed—

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 114 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Rank 6Changed—

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 154 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Rank 7Changed—

The caster is surrounded by 3 balls of lightning. When a spell, melee or ranged attack hits the caster, the attacker will be struck for 198 Nature damage. This expends one lightning ball. Only one ball will fire every few seconds. Lasts 10 min.

Talents that change Lightning Shield

These Shaman talents name Lightning Shield in their rank text.

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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.