Spell Reflection

For the removed PvP talent, see [Spell Reflection].

Spell Reflection
Spell Reflection Row 5 warrior talent 25 sec cooldown Instant Raise your shield/weapon, reflecting the first spell cast on you, and reduce magic damage you take by 25% for 5 sec.
Properties
Class	Warrior
School	Physical
Cooldown	25 seconds
Talents
Talent required	[Intimidating Shout] or [Frothing Berserker]
Other information
Improvements	[Honed Reflexes]
Related buffs
Spell Reflection Reflects a spell cast on you. Duration: 5 seconds Spell Reflection Magical damage taken reduced by 25%. Duration: 5 seconds

The spell was marked, "Return to sender."

Spell Reflection is a tier 3 warrior class talent that reduces magic damage taken and allows the warrior to reflect a spell back onto the caster. It lasts for 5 seconds or until a spell is reflected, and can be used both offensively, and defensively.

Notes and trivia

• This ability is not affected by global cooldown.
• Some bosses and raid mobs are immune to their own spells.
• As of patch 10.0.0, the character animation for this ability varies based on specialization. Protection warriors hold out their shield, while Arms and Fury warriors jab at the air with their main-hand weapon.
• Starting in patch 5.4.0, using Spell Reflection without a shield equipped would cause the player character to hold up a  [Grand Marshal's Aegis] or  [High Warlord's Shield Wall], depending on faction. This was removed at some point; if an appropriate item isn't equipped, the character now does their animation empty-handed.

Patch changes

• Hotfix (2024-07-25): Fixed a bug causing Spell Reflection to occasionally fail to reflect a spell.
  
• Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23): Moved to row 5 (was row 3).
  
• Hotfix (2023-08-21): Damage reduction increased to 25% (was 20%).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 3 class talent.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now a baseline ability for all specs. No longer requires a shield.
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now learned at level 70 (was 80). Damage reduction reduced to 20% (was 30%).
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available only to Protection. Arms and Fury need to choose it as an honor talent.
  
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): No longer requires a shield. If the Warrior does not have a shield equipped, it will show a visual of an equipped shield.
  
• Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): No longer consumed by spells from player pets and guardians.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): No longer cost Rage and can be used in any stance.
  
• Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Cooldown has been increased to 25 seconds, up from 10.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now requires level 66.
  
• Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22):
  • No longer has a global cooldown.
  • Reflected spells generates threat as if the damage were dealt by a normal attack. Also, this threat is subject to the usual threat multipliers granted by Defensive Stance and/or Defiance. This change was not officially noted, but it has been confirmed by several players.
    
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.
  

See also

• Spell Reflection, TCG card

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB