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Shield of Blades (Druid 58)

This spell currently lasts about 6~ minutes I think. It's real duration should be 10 minutes.

May 2001 - Caster's Realm

Quote:

Name: Shield of Blades
Level: 58
Mana: 150
Class: Abjuration
Vendor(s):
Firiona : Druid Vendor
Approx Spell Cost: Unknown
Researchable: No
Type: Single Target Damage Shield
Max Duration: 10 minutes
Casting Time: 3 seconds
Recast Time: 2.25 seconds
Actual Effects: Target: Damage shield (32)

Quote:

DRUID VS MAGICIAN DS, By Metten (7/10/2001)

Magician DS does more damage yes, but a druid DS does last alot longer and therefore imho is better. Now if your in a group and mana isn't a problem then the extra damage from the magicians DS is better choice, but in tight fight, I'd rather have druid DS.

Quote:

THEY EQUAL OUT..., By Tyraid (7/9/2001)

A Mages DS dos more damage but druids last a longer time, druids will last more than one pull while mages need to cast every time the puller comes in with a MoB.

Magician DS for reference lasts 6 minutes

Quote:

Name: Cadeau of Flame
Level: 56
Mana: 155
Class: Abjuration
Vendor(s):
Firiona : Caster Vendors
Overthere : Evil Vendors
Approx Spell Cost: 3sp
Researchable: No
Type: Single Target Damage Shield
Max Duration: 6 minutes
Casting Time: 4.5 seconds
Recast Time: Instant
Actual Effects: Target: Fire Damage Shield (33)
Target: Increase Fire Resist (33)

I doubt 2 posts about lasts "a lot longer" was just talking about a minute difference.

Discuss.

^ nice find, make it so

Really wish EQDruids would have included more info in their spell listings, would make things easier today :(

Caster's Realm is pretty reliable tho, so I don't know if these quotes are just guessing and spitting hypotheticals or if CR has a weird duration listed.

June 2001 TDG thread discussing efficacy of using DS in group

https://web.archive.org/web/20010805...cID=2481.topic

Quote:

Xaer,

You spent a long time soloing, didn't you?

If the level 58 damage shield lasts for 6 minutes, costs 150 mana? and does 32 points of damage.....even "slowed" like you say...in the typical seb/HS/DN/etc., etc. run...

Ok, wildfire costs 320 mana. Does 1024 damage. A tank with a 32 point damage shield would have to be hit 32 times to equal that.

Um, and if it lasts 6 minutes, and costs 150 mana, you'll get to cast it twice for the cost of 1 wildfire. So go to 12 minutes.

So let me ask you- do you a tank will get hit more than 32 times in 12 minutes? Even by "slowed" mobs?

I don't know what kind of "math you use," but perhaps you got it from the back of a cereal box?

A 2003 archive indicating 7.5 minutes duration

https://web.archive.org/web/20031010.../druspell.html

Quote:

Shield of Blades 150 3 2.25 2.25 Abj Increase Damage Shield by 32 7:30 8 Single 100 Firiona Vie

Japanese spell listing, translated via Google Chrome 6 sec per level, 300 seconds (5 minutes at 50, extrapolating to 6 minutes at 60). Undated, but includes Luclin spells.
http://home.r04.itscom.net/shadow/EQ..._spells05.html

Quote:

Shield of Blades 150 Abj 3.0 0.0 - - Damage Shield 32dmg
damage shield magic attribute, upon receiving a Melee attack, and returns 32dmg to the other party. X6 seconds Lv effect time. 300 seconds if Lv50.

So we have 6min in TDG discussion, 7.5min from 2003, 6min for the Japanese one, 10min on casters realm... And P99 I think has 7min even? I'd have to check in game but I know it wasn't 10.

And I am a bit tempted to email some of the old forum hosts to see if they have archives/backups of their forums like TDG on a hard drive somewhere.