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== Licensing ==
{{Infobox ability
 
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{{Licensing|NPC}}
|name=Shield Slam
 
|image=INV_Shield_05.png
 
|description=Slam the target with your shield, causing X to Y damage, modified by your shield block value, and dispels 1 magic effect on the target. Also causes a high amount of threat.
 
|class=[[Warrior]]
 
|type=Offensive, Utility
 
|school=[[Physical]]
 
|target=Unfriendly
 
|cost=20 [[Rage]]
 
|range=5 yds.
 
|cast_time=Instant
 
|cooldown=6 sec
 
|talented=No (as of 3.0.2)
 
|improvement=[[Critical Block]], [[Sword and Board]], [[Focused Rage]], [[Shield Mastery]], [[One-Handed Weapon Specialization]]
 
|ranks=6
 
|requirements=Shields
 
}}
 
:''Nothing says "eat this!" to a cowardly Wizard-type like a big wall of iron in the face.''
 
<!--Now comes general information regarding the spell-->
 
Shield Slam is a massive direct damage attack which dispels one magic effect, while also causing a high amount of threat. You generate more threat per point of rage with this ability than with [[Sunder Armor]] even with only a moderate amount of shield block value. More shield block value makes this the primary threat building attack in the warrior arsenal.
 
 
The dispel effect is useful against a large amount of mobs and bosses while also allowing you to take things like [[Power Word: Shield]] or [[Power Word: Fortitude]] off a player, which is also useful in PvP. The ability offers a good solid chunk of (potentially critical) damage, which is independent of equipped weapon stats, and can even be delivered while [[disarm]]ed, if need be.
 
 
For a pure Prot-spec warrior, this is the hardest hitting attack in your arsenal, so use it whenever you can.
 
 
== Rank table ==
 
{| class="darktable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
! Rank !! [[Rage]] Cost !! Damage !! Threat<sup>1</sup> !! Level !! Cost
 
|-
 
| 1 || 20 || 294-308 || ? || 40 || {{cost|2|20}}
 
|-class="alt"
 
| 2 || 20 || 346-362 || ? || 48 || {{Cost|4}}
 
|-
 
| 3 || 20 || 396-416 || ? || 54 || {{Cost|5|60}}
 
|-class="alt"
 
| 4 || 20 || 447-469 || 250 || 60 || {{Cost|6|20}}
 
|-
 
| 5 || 20 || 499-523 || 280 || 66 || {{Cost|6|50}} {{bc-inline}}
 
|-class="alt"
 
| 6 || 20 || 549-577 || 310 || 70 || {{Cost|7|10}} {{bc-inline}}
 
|-
 
| 7 || 20 || 837-879 || ? || 75 || {{Cost|26}} {{wotlk-inline}}
 
|-class="alt"
 
| 8 || 20 || 990-1040 || ? || 80 || {{Cost|26}} {{wotlk-inline}}
 
|}
 
<sup>1</sup>) This value does not include Threat generated by damage.
 
 
== Notes ==
 
* The damage effect of Shield Slam is applied after the dispelling effect.
 
 
* Block Value adds one extra damage to Shield Slam per Block Value.
 
 
* As of [[Patch 3.0.2]], Shield Slam is no longer acquired via talents and is instead trainable from Warrior Trainers. [[Vigilance]] replaces it in the talent tree.
 
 
== Talent improvement ==
 
* [[Shield Mastery]] increases the damage from Shield Slam by increasing the Warriors Block Value.
 
 
* [[One-Handed Weapon Specialization]] increases the damage from Shield Slam by 2-10% because if you have a shield equipped you'll also have a one-handed weapon equipped, and the talent increases all of your physical damage, not just the damage dealt with that weapon.
 
 
* [[Focused Rage]] reduces rage cost by 3.
 
 
* [[Sword and Board]] gives your [[Devastate]] and [[Revenge]] abilities a 10/20/30% chance to refresh the cooldown on your Shield Slam and eliminate the rage cost the next time you use it.
 
 
*[[Critical Block]] your succesful blocks have a 10%/20%/30% chance to block double the ammount, in addition increase your chance to critically hit with Shield Slam by 5%/10%/15%.
 
 
== Patch changes ==
 
*{{patched|patch=2.3.0|note=Shield Slam (Protection) now always tries to dispel one Magic effect on the target.}}
 
*{{patched|patch=3.0.2|note=Shield Slam is now available to all warriors, starting at level 40 and damage slightly increased.}}
 
 
{{classfooter|Warrior}}
 
[[Category:Warrior abilities]]
 
{{Dispel}}
 

Revision as of 01:13, 21 July 2011

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