Blessing of Protection

Blessing of Protection
Blessing of Protection Row 6 paladin talent 40 yd range 15% of base mana 5 min cooldown Instant Blesses a party or raid member, granting immunity to Physical damage and harmful effects for 10 sec. Cannot be used on a target with Forbearance. Causes Forbearance for 30 sec. Shares a cooldown with Blessing of Spellwarding.
Properties
Class	Paladin
School	Holy
Cooldown	5 minutes
Talents
Talent required	[Divine Toll] or [Echoing Blessings] or [Unbound Freedom] or [Sanctified Plates]
Other information
Improvements	[Echoing Blessings], [Holy Ritual], [Improved Blessing of Protection], [Sacred Duty], [Uther's Counsel]
Related buff
Magic Blessing of Protection Immune to physical attacks. Duration: 10 seconds
Related debuff
Forbearance Cannot be affected by Divine Shield, Hand of Protection or Lay on Hands. Duration: 30 seconds

In the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

Blessing of Protection is a paladin class talent. Using it causes  [Forbearance] on the target.

Notes

• Commonly referred to as "BoP" in raids.
• This does NOT protect the target from spell damage. This should not be used as a last minute protection if the target is being hit by spells (such as anyone running from a Mage in PvP).
• Against rogues, if they have any stacks of deadly poison on the target you BoP, a rogue can still use Envenom to damage the target because it is a Nature damage attack, not physical (its a rare thing but it can interrupt something like a bandage or be potentially lethal if you aren't careful.)

Tips and tricks

• People protected by Blessing of Protection can still cast spells.
• While this skill is effective in PvP against warriors, rogues, and hunters, they all have abilities that can hit through the shield. Those abilities include [Kick], [Thunder Clap], [Pummel], etc.
• Players protected by Blessing of Protection lose aggro while under its duration. Tanking paladins can use this as a last resort method of aggro management, or because of a player's inability to perform melee actions through the shield, an effective way to reign in a melee DPS class who is unable to control their own aggro. The threat reduction only lasts for the duration of the blessing however, so a tanking paladin needs to make sure they are able to generate enough threat to keep aggro when the blessing expires.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 6 class talent (was a level 32 ability).
  
• Hotfix (2020-10-22): Now learned at level 32 (was level 41).
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 41 (was 48).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Renamed from [Hand of Protection]. No longer prevents the target from attacking or using physical abilities.
  
• Hotfix (2015-01-07): Hand of Protection should now interrupt players that are in the process of capturing a point in the Battlegrounds.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Range increased from 30 to 40 yards. Now learned at level 48 (was 18).
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now learned at level 18 (was 10).
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Renamed to Hand of Protection.
  
• Patch 2.2.0 (2007-09-25): This spell can no longer be cast on others when stunned. It can only be cast on self (to break the stun) under those circumstances.
  
• Patch 1.9.0 (2006-01-03): [Divine Protection], [Divine Shield], Blessing of Protection - Targets of these spells will now receive the " [Forbearance]" effect, preventing another of these three spells from being applied to that target for one minute.
  
• Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): Fixed a bug where a Hunter's magic shots were missing too frequently when used on a target with Blessing of Protection active.
  
• Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): Now castable on all raid targets.
  
• Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Moved to level 10.
  

See also

• Blessing of Protection, TCG card

Other versions

• Classic

  Blessing of Protection
  Blessing of Protection (3 ranks) Level 10 paladin ability 30 yd range 25 Mana 5 min cooldown Instant A targeted party member is protected from all physical attacks for 6 sec, but during that time they cannot attack or use physical abilities. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. Once protected, the target cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Blessing of Protection again for 1 min.
  Properties
  Class	Paladin
  School	Holy
  Cooldown	5 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	10
  Improvements	[Guardian's Favor]
  Related buff
  Magic Blessing of Protection Immune to physical attacks. Duration: 10 seconds
  Related debuff
  Forbearance Cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Blessing of Protection. Duration: 1 minute

• BC Classic

  Blessing of Protection
  Blessing of Protection (3 ranks) Level 10 paladin ability 30 yd range 25 Mana 5 min cooldown Instant A targeted party member is protected from all physical attacks for 6 sec, but during that time they cannot attack or use physical abilities. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time. Once protected, the target cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection or Blessing of Protection again for 1 min.
  Properties
  Class	Paladin
  School	Holy
  Cooldown	5 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	10
  Improvements	[Guardian's Favor]
  Related buff
  Magic Blessing of Protection Immune to physical attacks. Duration: 10 seconds
  Related debuff
  Forbearance Cannot be made invulnerable by Divine Shield, Divine Protection, Blessing of Protection or be affected by Avenging Wrath. Duration: 1 minute

External links

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