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Shield Slam

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Shield Slam
  • Shield Slam
  • Instant
  • 5 yds. range
  • 20 Rage
  • 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.
Usable by
ClassWarrior
Properties
TypeOffensive, Utility
SchoolPhysical
Cooldown6 sec
Talents
TalentedNo (as of 3.0.2)
Improvement
talents
Critical Block, Sword and Board, Focused Rage, Shield Mastery, One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Other information
Ranks6
RequirementsShields
Nothing says "eat this!" to a cowardly Wizard-type like a big wall of iron in the face.

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 disarmed, if need be.

For a pure Prot-spec warrior, this is the hardest hitting attack in your arsenal, so use it whenever you can.

Contents

Rank table

Rank Rage Cost Damage Threat1 Level Cost
1 20 294-308  ? 40 2g 20s
2 20 346-362  ? 48 4g
3 20 396-416  ? 54 5g 60s
4 20 447-469 250 60 6g 20s
5 20 499-523 280 66 6g 50s
6 20 549-577 310 70 7g 10s
7 20 837-879  ? 75 26g
8 20 990-1040  ? 80 26g

1) 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.
  • 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%.
  • Gag Order increases the damage from Shield Slam by 5/10%.

Patch changes

  • Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Shield Slam (Protection) now always tries to dispel one Magic effect on the target.
  • Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Shield Slam is now available to all warriors, starting at level 40 and damage slightly increased.
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