Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 3 min.
Fear stands no match against the strength of courage.
Fear Ward is a spell available to all priests at level 20. This spell renders the target immune to one fear effect. The buff lasts 3 minutes, has a 3 minute cooldown to recast, and is considered a magic effect. The buff is consumed even if the character is already immune to fear (i.e. warrior using Berserker Rage or Death Wish).
It costs 3% base mana to cast and is attainable at level 20.
Due to the fact it is instant cast, the priest can learn to time it against an enemy fear to lessen the chance that it is dispelled. The warlock's Fear has cast time, and the priest's Psychic Scream has a radius of only 8 yards.
This spell had traditionally caused contention between the Alliance and Horde communities due to the fact that it was not available to Horde.
Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Fear Ward is now available to all priests at level 20. Duration reduced to 3 minutes, cooldown increased to 3 minutes. (Old - only draenei and dwarves, duration of 10 minutes, cooldown of 30 seconds)
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Hotfix (2009-04-23): "Fear Ward will now properly be consumed whether a player is sitting or standing. [1]" 
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Fear Ward is now usable while in Shadowform. 
Bornakk 2009-04-17. Recent In-Game Fixes - 4/16/09. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved on 2009-05-25.
