I can’t seem to find any straight answers on how it functions, specifically in PvP. Do the standard block rules apply where I must be facing my target? Secondly, can critical attacks be blocked?
-You will actually have to have a shield equipped to benefit from Holy Shield (This is very minor, but noting for posterity)
-You can no longer Spell Block attacks from behind, while stunned, or while casting/channeling a spell.
-Holy Shield will no longer allow you to block periodic spell damage.
-Holy Shield will now allow you to block creatures that deal non-physical auto attack damage, such as if a Fire Elemental melee attacks you as Fire damage.
-Holy Shield will work against attacks that deal combinations of physical + (some other element) of damage, such as a Fire+Physical spell or attack.
-The combat log will properly report Spell Blocks from Holy Shield as blocked damage, rather than absorbed damage.
-Holy Shield will continue to use your character’s actual block chance, and your character’s armor value for purposes of how much block value you have.
Thanks for this.
Interesting in that this note on Icy Veins is in regards to “Spell Block”, which is actually an active Prot Warrior ability. I suppose it would still ring true for all blocking of spells, though.
I guess I’ll have to check some logs to see how it all pans out versus players in regard to crits, white damage, and yellow damage. Thanks again.
No problem. I found this on the Blizzard post tracker from September 2022. I don’t PVP, so I don’t know how effective blocking spells is in that vein, but I do know how nice it is in PVE to not take full damage.