Ice Barrier

Ice Barrier
Ice Barrier (5 ranks) Mage ability Self yd range 495 Mana at max rank. 30 sec cooldown Instant Instantly shields you, absorbing X damage. Lasts 60 sec. While the shield holds, spells will not be interrupted.
Properties
Class	Mage
School	Frost
Cooldown	30 seconds
Talents
Talent tree	Frost, Tier 7
Talent required	[Ice Block]
Improvements	Elemental Precision, [Frost Channeling], [Ice Floes]
Related buff
Magic Ice Barrier Absorbs damage. Duration: 1 minute

[[Category:mage abilities]][[Category:mage abilities]]

Ice Barrier is a mage spell that shields the caster, absorbing all damage, similar to a priest's [Power Word: Shield] spell. The shield absorbs physical and magical damage, including damage from active DoTs. While shielded, spells will not loose casting time due to push-back interruption, however counterspell and silence effects will still pass through. The amount of damage absorbed is increased by 10% of the caster's frost spell damage. The damage shield stacks with the mage spells [Mana Shield], [Fire Ward] and [Frost Ward], and stacks with other damage shield spells such as [Power Word: Shield]. Ice Barrier is self-cast only.

Rank	Mana Cost	Damage Absorbed	Level	Cost
1	305	438	40[1]	Talent
2	360	549	46	15 30
3	420	678	52	17 10
4	480	818	58	18 90
5	495	977	64	22 50

1. Minimum level to acquire the talent.

Past changes

Ice Barrier received an overhaul in Patch 1.11, when mages received a talent review. The spell was changed to stack with [Power Word: Shield] (which previously overwrote it), had its cooldown reduced from 2 minutes to 30 seconds, gained the benefit of frost spell damage, and was prioritized to absorb damage before [Mana Shield], thus saving mana when using both shields.