Question about blocking spells...

[knightgf]

Ok, heres something that's been puzzling me for AGES now.

Sometimes, I go into PvP just to have a little fun. When I cast spells however, there is a rare case that the spell is negated with a nightshield-like effect. Some of it is easy to explain; the person either has nightshield on, and im casting magic missle, or the person has deathblock on, and im trying to cast a insta-death spell. However, there are some times when the effect blocks all spells, even greater dispel magic and nimbus of light!

I know that's hard to believe, but I've encountered it before. Can somebody please explain how you block all spells with a nightshield like effect? If, indeed, it is not a game exploit, which I doubt it would be in the first place, then whatever this item is, it must surely be a powerful item or effect...

[Memnir]

Spell Resistance - Drow have a bit naturally, and it can also be found on items. It produces the blue "force field" like effect you've been seeing.

It cannot block things like Nimbus, but I'd chalk that up to either you just missing outright, or somebody else trying to land a spell on em at the same time and it being resisted.

[knightgf]

I know for certain that its not spell resistance; if it was, I would see a failed dice roll fallowed by a blue shield.

Nightshield is purple and square. Not sure what the effect was, as I described earlier, but its not SR. And I know some spells just do not have spell resistance at all.

[Grimgore]

Globes of invulnerability (lesser, standard, greater) will block the spells you speak of if you are targeting people inside them.

[knightgf]

I know its not those, because we're talking about a PvP session in a tavern brawl, but that I know is also true.

[Visty]

scarab of spellabsorb or mantle of worldshaper from threnal. that is what you experience, they just soak the spell up

[sirdanile]

the cloak from threnal, mantle of the worldshaper, blocks 5 spells and can be a pvp melees life saver.

[knightgf]

the cloak from threnal, mantle of the worldshaper, blocks 5 spells and can be a pvp melees life saver.

Ahhhh, that might explain it. Most of the time it takes about 5 tries to break through it, but on a very rare occassion, it doesnt work.

So...this mantle of the worldshaper...is this one of those bound items you get in a raid? Might explain why I dont see it in the AH...

By the way, thanks for answering my question.