Druid ability · learned at level 44 · Nature
Barkskin
Barkskin
Instant1 min cooldown
Your skin becomes as tough as bark. Physical damage taken is reduced by 20%. While you are protected, damaging attacks will not cause spellcasting delays. Lasts 15 sec.
Game files · build 1.60.1.70245Read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70245.
Compared with Classic
Classic tooltip
The druid's skin becomes as tough as bark. Physical damage taken is reduced by 20%. While protected, damaging attacks will not cause spellcasting delays but non-instant spells take 1 sec longer to cast and melee combat is slowed by 25%. Lasts 15 sec.
| Data | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| effect 2 | none | added |
| effect 3 | present | removed |
In Blizzard's notes
What Blizzard said about Barkskin, each line checked against the files.
- Matches the files
Barkskin: Now usable while shapeshifted.
The files Barkskin (22812) lost the 'not while shapeshifted' flag and its Classic shapeshift row.
History
- 69876 Sep 16First beta build we archived. No changes in the client files since.