Power Word: Shield: which rank to use
Priest · Holy · 10 ranks, 5 learned by level 30.
At level 30 with 45 healing power, Power Word: Shield rank 5 gets the biggest shield per mana and the most absorb per second.
Most mana-efficient rank by gear: rank 5 up to 182, rank 1 from 183 healing power.
Every rank at level 30 with 45 healing power
| Rank | Absorb per cast | Mana | Cast | Absorb per mana | Absorb/s | Mana lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 (level 6) | 53 (53–53) | 45 | 0 s | 1.17 | 35 | 2 min 13 s |
| Rank 2 (level 12) | 97 (97–97) | 80 | 0 s | 1.21 | 64.3 | 1 min 15 s |
| Rank 3 (level 18) | 167 (167–167) | 130 | 0 s | 1.28 | 111 | 46 s |
| Rank 4 (level 24) | 241 (241–241) | 175 | 0 s | 1.37 | 160.3 | 34 s |
| Rank 5 (level 30) | 296 (296–296) | 210 | 0 s | 1.41 | 197 | 29 s |
Absorb/s counts the global cooldown. Mana lasts: casting only that rank from 1,500 mana.
Forever against Classic Era
- Rank 1: 53 absorb for 45 mana in Forever instead of 48 for 45 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.100 instead of 0.000).
- Rank 2: 97 absorb for 80 mana in Forever instead of 94 for 80 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.100 instead of 0.000).
- Rank 3: 167 absorb for 130 mana in Forever instead of 166 for 130 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.100 instead of 0.000).
- Rank 4: 241 absorb for 175 mana in Forever instead of 244 for 175 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.100 instead of 0.000).
- Rank 5: 296 absorb for 210 mana in Forever instead of 301 for 210 in Classic Era (spell power share 0.100 instead of 0.000).
How it's worked out
- From the client, for each rank: base damage or healing and its range (SpellEffect base points and variance), the extra per level up to the rank's max level, the spell power share (coefficient), mana cost, cast time, duration, global cooldown and cooldown.
- No downrank penalty in the Forever client. Classic Era's client puts a penalty for spells learned before level 20 inside the coefficient (Shadow Bolt rank 1: 0.14); Forever's client gives the full share (0.486), for 80 low-level ranks across the classes. Anything else would be on Blizzard's servers, so the calculator shows Classic's rules only as Speculation.
- Speculation: crits count only on direct hits, at 150%, as in Classic; the example gear (1.5 spell power per level) is not client data.
Other Priest spells
Lesser Heal, Smite, Shadow Word: Pain, Renew, Mind Blast, Starshards, Heal, Chastise, Devouring Plague, Flash Heal, Holy Fire, Holy Nova, Mind Flay, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, Greater Heal