Shield Bash, a Warrior ability in WoW Forever

Shield Bash is a Warrior ability in the Protection tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 3 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 12 and its last at level 52. Its spell school is Physical.

Against Classic: Same

Ranks and levels of Shield Bash

Ranks of Shield Bash
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
12	Rank 1	10 RageMelee Range Instant12 sec cooldown Requires Battle Stance, Defensive Stance Requires Shields	Bashes the target with your shield for 6 damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 6 sec.
32	Rank 2	10 RageMelee Range Instant12 sec cooldown Requires Battle Stance, Defensive Stance Requires Shields	Bashes the target with your shield for 18 damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 6 sec.
52	Rank 3	10 RageMelee Range Instant12 sec cooldown Requires Battle Stance, Defensive Stance Requires Shields	Bashes the target with your shield for 45 damage. It also interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 6 sec.

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

Shield Bash compared with Classic

Every rank has the same tooltip as in Classic.

Talents that change Shield Bash

These Warrior talents name Shield Bash in their rank text.

Improved Shield BashProtection, row 4

More for the Warrior

Open the Warrior talent calculator All Warrior abilities

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.