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Comment by Silvertusk

For me, this thing always triggers when I least expect it - aka, when I'm about to die. Really nifty trinket, though I probably just got lucky with it. :P

Comment by ansepheth

I don't believe this is a waste of a trinket spot. It has saved me on many occasions, and the extra shield I'm sure gets on people's nerves a lot in PvP. It gives about 3 extra seconds to get off another cast or hit, which could most definitely turn the tables in any situation.

Comment by JuiCe

I just got this trinket about 15 minutes ago from a Tar Lord in Un'Goro Crater. I tried to get it to proc by fighting a mob with fists and putting my pet on passive, and had no luck so I decided to just go about my usual questing. The trinket proc'd on the very next mob and then TWICE on the one after that. This may be a waste of a trinket slot for melee classes, but 15 seconds to cast without interruption is a hell of a useful trinket for my 56 lock :)

Comment by mariuses

This is actually a very nice tanking trinket for a paladin! Paladins don't mind having damage shields (it interferes with rage generation on druids/warriors), and with 5 mobs hitting on you, it procs quite regulary. It's also good for the famed "paladin prot AoE grinding".

Comment by Himuro

hey just wondering if this thing makes you drop the flag like bubbling does?

Comment by anatole

IMO a nice thing for its level.

My pala uses it along with with Truesilver Champion (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7960) which has a similar effect, and altogether they proc pretty often saving my health (and time:) while grinding.

A funny moment. Another paladin grinded in the same area and he whispered me how could I use Divine Protection without cooldown:)).

Comment by fbg111

Nice trinket for a drain-tanking warlock too, procs a decent amount while grinding, and the mitigation helps clothies alot.

Comment by Anassar

I am currently testing the Protection Paladin AOE farmer build on the PTR. I bought and copied this item, then sent it to my test Paladin.

This is because I am particularly interested in testing the upper limit of the class's mass aggro capabilities. While soloing in the Lyceum, an area within Black Rock Depths with effectively limitless amounts of lvl 55 non elites (30 second respawn), I was being hit for -11 to -18 damage with Blessing of Sanctuary up (which, like all abilities of its kind, is applied before armor and can not reduce final damage taken by more then half).

This trinket procs, on average, once every 50 hits. Assuming an average hit for -16 (and a very large number of aggroed mobs), you are mitigating 200 damage for every 800 damage taken (16 dmg / hit * 50 hits). This value of >20% mitigation is worth more then the Argussian Compass for extended fights due to its scaling based on the number of hits / damage and hits / second you are taking.

The compass absorbs what I will assume to be 80 hits (~1200 / 15 ; numbers are fudged in favor of the compass) every 120 seconds. This mitigates 12 attacks every 18 seconds, and each proc of Uther's Strength is worth ~12 attacks. This means that for Uther's Strength to outpace Argussian Compass you would have to be hit (still assuming you are being hit by Lyceum trash) 50 times every 18 seconds, or roughly 2.75 times per second. I don't know how fast Lyceum trash attacks, but I can confidently say I was being hit many times that.

This is a >VERY STRONG TRINKET< for high level characters interested in pulling very large numbers of lower level mobs.

On a side note: my Skullflame Shield was stealing ~340 health per proc, or healing me around 6% of all damage taken. The Force of Will does not see the sort of use you would expect in this sort of situation, as it functions on similar mechanics to Blessing of Sanctuary. The Alembic of Infernal Power has a hidden cooldown, and has a maximum expected functionality of 20/mp5s.

Comment by bladeryder13

good for big pulls like vc for running noobs if u pull it boss to boss thats about 50 each pull meaning u will be pretty much bubbled non stop

Comment by bladeryder13

good for big pulls like vc for running noobs if u pull it boss to boss thats about 50 each pull meaning u will be pretty much bubbled non stop

Comment by bladeryder13

does ne one no how much this thing goes for btw?

Comment by Zankurou

Nice trinket I suppose for running lowbies through instances.
Also good for playing the AH. Got 100G out of it. :]

Comment by xxxillidanxxx

not a good protection it provides for +lvl47.
i have http://www.wowhead.com/?item=19024 and http://www.wowhead.com/?item=21117 they are better and i also have http://www.wowhead.com/?item=18858 , http://www.wowhead.com/?item=10455 , http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7734

Comment by Mozkau

It worths 100g just because it bears Uther's name.

Comment by hattori

has anyone tested this to see if it procs in druid forms

Comment by icritmypants

Great for all kinds of tanks even warriors

Comment by Radek666

A bit of lore.

Uther Lightbringer was a first paladin of "Knights of the Silver Hand". He died betrayed by his student Arthas, who joined scourge.

More:http://www.wowwiki.com/Uther_Lightbringer

Comment by earthblade

Still using this at 68 on my mage. It's unbelievably useful and the proc is frequent. Saved my ass many a time and it still absorbs a couple of hits.

Comment by AudioXVI

lol I was happy when I got this out of a chest.. easy 120 gold. {:

Comment by Style75

It's not listed on the "contained in" tab, but I got one from a greater darkmoon faire prize. On my realm (Nazgrel), these things sell for around 400g, so it was definitely worth my 40 faire tickets!

Comment by mauron

Uther is still saving my ass at lvl 71

Comment by fulloflove

After 3 times of testing, I can confirm this absorbs 250 damage when it procs. I'm not sure if this changes with different stats, gear or level, but I was a level 51 Shaman while testing this.

This is during patch 3.1.1.

Comment by Moethetroll

justification for prot paladin created trinket:

it is uther, one of the first of the paladins and the leader when the knights of the silver hand fell, an event that is well known by impatient level 80's waiting for the CoS event to commence.

as a paladin, he protected the people, and unlike arthas who was more of a ret pally (pretty obvious, with this Mal' ganis obsession) so this trinket would make sense lorewise to be uther's.

also pallies, even in wc3 have always been known for their bubbles O.o

Comment by aznthecapn

Does it matter? No.

Comment by jibberishish

i really loved using this trinket while lvling and its saved me quite a few times

Comment by ThoraxeDeImpaler

Tried farming for Axe of Rin'ji and two of these dropped. Hope to get a pretty penny for them. Both off of the Shadowsworn Cultist in Blasted lands, just south of Nethergarde Both were withing 45 minutes of eachother.

Comment by Aristonj

Dropped from a Plated Stegodon in Un'Goro Crater.

Comment by makron

I remmember when I first saw it I expected proc to be like Divine Shield. Those item descriptions used to be quite fuzzy.
However, I suppose it could just read

Has a 2% chance when struck in combat of protecting you with a holy shield, absorbing 200 damage for 15 seconds.

Comment by spikke

just found this on the first treasure chest i found in winterspring during my herbalism run trough for mountain silversage

Comment by Sinopol

An absolute piece of #$%^! 2%? that's like, in 20 or so NPCs you'll get one that will hit you and will proc the shield

Comment by Gari22

I have this on my druid and as far as I can tell it's nice. I can confirm that it definitely does proc in bear form.

However, due to the fact that when it procs it doesn't say how much it absorbs in the buff tooltip, the absorption from this item does not show up in Recount, which makes it very difficult to determine just how useful it really is.

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Uther's Strength

Item Level 52
Binds when equipped
Unique-Equipped

Trinket

Equip: Has a 2% chance when struck in combat of protecting you with a holy shield.
Requires Level 47

Sell Price: 71 30

Uther's Strength

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