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Fear Ward
Spell holy excorcism
  • Fear Ward
  • Level 54 priest ability
  • 30 yd range
  • 0.9% of base mana
  • 3 min cooldown
  • Instant
  • Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 3 min.
Properties
Class Priest
School Holy
Cooldown 3 minutes
Other information
Level learned 54
Improvements Inv glyph majorpriest [Glyph of Fear Ward]
Related buff
Spell holy excorcism
  • Magic
  • Fear Ward
  • Warded against Fear.
  • Duration: 3 minutes

Fear Ward is a priest spell. Using it grants the target a buff that renders them immune to one fear effect. The buff lasts 3 minutes, has a 3 minute cooldown to recast, and is considered a magic effect. The buff is consumed by any fear effect, even if the character is already immune to fear, such as a warrior using Spell nature ancestralguardian [Berserker Rage].

Improvements[]

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  • Glyph of Fear Ward
  • Major Glyph
  • Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.

    Reduces the cooldown of Fear Ward by 60 sec.
  • Classes: Priest
  • Requires Level 25
  • Sell Price: 1s

Notes[]

  • With a matching 3-minute cooldown and duration, it is only possible to ward a single target at any time.
  • Inv glyph majorpriest [Glyph of Fear Ward] reduces both the cooldown and duration of Fear Ward to 2 minutes. This increases the spell's availability by 50%, but also requires it to be recast more often.
  • This buff can be dispelled by priests, shamans, hunters and warlocks with felhunters. It can be stolen by a mage using Spell arcane arcane02 [Spellsteal].
  • This spell traditionally caused contention between the Alliance and Horde communities as it was not available to Horde players until patch 2.3.

Tips[]

  • Due to the fact it is instant cast, the priest can learn to time it against an enemy fear to lessen the chance that it is dispelled. The warlock's Spell shadow possession [Fear] has cast time, and the priest's Spell shadow psychicscream [Psychic Scream] has a radius of only 8 yards.
  • Fear Ward is often best cast 1–2 minutes before beginning combat, reducing the time until it is available again.
  • The best target for Fear Ward varies depending on many factors. When expecting AoE fear effects, it can be useful to ward a player capable of dispelling fear effects on others. For example, if used on a priest, should the entire party be feared, the priest can use Spell arcane massdispel [Mass Dispel] to remove the fear effects from the others. In PvP, warding a healer can help break opposing players' crowd control efforts.
  • Although belonging to the Holy school, Fear Ward is in the Discipline tree, making it possible to cast it in Spell shadow shadowform [Shadowform]. Shadow priests can therefore contribute some utility to their party by using Fear Ward on cooldown, either on themselves or a teammate.
  • When dispelling is not a danger, priests should generally keep Fear Ward active on a target at all times. Since its cooldown matches its duration, it is better to cast it ahead of time than wait until it is needed.

Patch changes[]

  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Hotfix (2009-04-23): Fear Ward will now properly be consumed whether a player is sitting or standing.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.4.2 (2008-05-13): Will no longer be consumed while under the effects of Spell nature earthbind [Cyclone].
  • Bc icon Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Fear Ward is now usable while in Spell shadow shadowform [Shadowform].
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Fear Ward is now available to all priests at level 20. Duration reduced to 3 minutes, cooldown increased to 3 minutes. (Previously only available to draenei and dwarves, with a duration of 10 minutes and a cooldown of 30 seconds)
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.1.0 (2004-11-07): Added.

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