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Damage shield refers to damage that is inflicted on an enemy after striking a player in melee. Damage shields are a special type of reactive effects.

Damage shields trigger off every melee attack and are not limited by a cooldown; hence, they are more potent against fast-attacking enemies. The damage inflicted is not considered spell damage and thus is not capable of triggering spell hit procs. Furthermore, damage shields do not share the combat log mechanic with spells; instead, they use a dedicated mechanic.

Items and spells providing damage shields[]

Armor[]

Cloaks

  • Inv misc cape 08 [Cloak of Flames] - Equip: Deals 5 Fire damage to anyone who strikes you with a melee attack. This item is has a very low chance to drop from mobs in level 60 raids.

Gloves

Shields

Weapons[]

One-handed

Two-handed

Misc[]

Rings

Trinkets

Enhancements[]

Blacksmithing

Spells[]

  • Druid: Spell nature thorns [Thorns] - Thorns sprout from the friendly target, causing X Nature damage to attackers when hit. Lasts 20 sec.
  • Mage: Ability mage moltenarmor [Molten Armor] - Causes X fire damage when hit. Lasts 30 min.
  • Paladin: Spell holy crusade [Retribution Aura] - Causes X Holy damage to any creature that strikes a party member within 30 yards.

Patch changes[]

  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.6.0 (2005-07-12): Damage shield spells no longer damage you if you use spells that damage both you and your enemies.
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