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Comment by 307534

So which is better? This or Enchant Shield - Defence

Comment by synistrad

is really easy to get the 540 of defese raiting for a warrior (i don't know for pallas and dk) so the extra 40 block is really sweet and handy

Comment by 277148

Droood, cost of items varies a lot between servers, check the AH on yours for prices of titanium and eternal shadow and go from there.

Comment by 97145

Due to the nature of block, which is mitigating multipler smaller hits or generating aggro on multiple targets, I would not recommend this for a main tank, as it will not mitigate much damage from a boss. However, if you are the off-tank or have a shield designated for use on trash mobs, this would fit very nicely on it, and could help out quite a bit.

Comment by 78102

Don't forget that with https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=2565 active, its actually 80BV for 10sec which is a nice boost to your shield slams.

Comment by carldudut

so is this like 40 block value? so if you got 1055 block value + 40 block value = 1095 value? If so I don't think 40 Block Value will do much. I personally like +20 Def Rating or + Stamina better.

Comment by 152405

I have to disagree, unless you're comparing this to a +Stam enchant, but that wasn't the OP's question.

It has long been established that, after the defense cap, +Def is not worth taking due to low returns. +Stam, +Dodge, or +Block Value (which i think most warriors really consider more of a threat stat than mitigation stat) are all superior to +Def after the cap.

As i said at the beginning though, if you're a main tank who's holding threat fine and are trying to decide between this and +Stam, you'll probably take the stam. But between this and +Def rating, this wins hands down.

Comment by 175009

Since it wasn't noted here before, I decided to blow the cash and try applying it to a lower-level shield. Turns out that this item DOES have a level requirement, and it is higher than 48. Most likely 70. So, sorry Prot War twinks, it's useless to ya.

Also, don't know if it causes the item to become soulbound or not. Does anyone else?

Comment by Disraeli

Is this stackable with any other enchants? I would like the block value of it for Shield of Righteousness when soloing, but a +sp mainly.

Comment by 324249

Does this make BOE items soulbound?

Comment by Farmbuyer

considering unhittable doesn't matter anymore.

Of course it matters. Plenty of things in the game still do Very Bad Things as a side effect of a melee hit. Being unhittable for heroic Anub'arak in ToGC, for example, means that the stacking burrower ability will not destroy your offtanks.

Is it as important as being uncritable? Of course not. Does it still matter? Most definitely.