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Comment by 159313

The image for this shield is amazing. The stats are as well. As a strictly "PuG" Tanker (Raid Dps) I've not come across items that have remotely come close to this one. The mixture of Parry and Block value should truly help when I hit Icecrown and there's the Dodge-Eater.

Besides, you can never go wrong with Block Value. As a Warrior Tank, I tend to Block a LOT to begin with. Extra damage I'm not taking makes me happy.

Comment by Ventras

Drops from Icecrown Gunship Battle 10-man normal.

Amazing stats, great looks. A nice shield to welcome Cataclysm as well.

Comment by 487370

That is one sexy shield. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

Comment by Manbewbs

Besides, you can never go wrong with Block Value. As a Warrior Tank, I tend to Block a LOT to begin with. Extra damage I'm not taking makes me happy.

however it gives STr , Sta , Def , PArry , Block Value ... .wat u want more?

Equip: Increases your shield block rating by 37 (2.26% @ L80).

Unless my eyes are deceiving me, It's block rating, not BV. As you stack more and more block rating, the percentage of attacks you block have a higher chance. As you stack more block value, each block you do mitigates larger amounts of damage.

Comment by 126504

Thank goodness they fixed the orientation on the shield. For the longest time in shots of it from the ptr when worn it was flipped.

Comment by 52664

Data mining fail. Zero block value. And block rating is garbage. =/

Comment by haxasarus

The (ram skull?) on the shield has a frosty breath animation. Pretty slick.

Comment by 494288

Didnt seem much of an UG from the 10 ToC Shield imo so passed it to the other tank when it dropped.
A bit of parry and defense upgrade
but b. value for b rating? meh.
and a bit of stam drop as well with the toc's blue socket and 6 stam bonus
Open for suggestions on if i should eventually pick it up, but for now it doesnt seem to big of an upgrade

Comment by 336631

The (ram skull?) on the shield has a frosty breath animation. Pretty slick

I think it's supposed to resemble a Frost Wyrm, which also would explain the "frosty breath animation."

As others have stated, this is about on pair with the shield from Anub'Arak(normal 10-man). While Block Rating doesn't seem like such an useful stat, being able to block even a small amount of damage is nice, and the higher chance the better.

Note; this not saying that Block Rating is superior to Block Value

EDIT: Changed information to specify I was talking about the normal mode of Anub'Arak

Comment by Swingline

First things first: Chill of the Throne (a flat -20% to dodge) does not effect the relative values of avoidance or mitigation stats at all. It simply means that all tanks will have less raw avoidance and the fights in Icecrown can be tuned accordingly, and should not change the way we gear.

As a paladin, I admit to being somewhat underwhelmed by this shield. The block rating would have been better spent on avoidance, stamina, or mitigation. The excess of block rating and the deficit of block value in comparison to the ToC shields mean this shield is not ideal for boss tanking OR for trash tanking. Avoidance gains are nominal in comparison to the ToC shields, as well. The loss of stamina compared to the ToC/ToGC10 and ToGC25 shields is difficult to stomach. The armor from ilevel budget is where this shield excels, but the tank stats could have been better distributed.

A good shield for current content? Definitely. A great shield? No, not really. Think twice before grabbing this as an upgrade to a 232 or 245 shield.

Comment by germieb

Finally I have upgraded to this from Wall of Terror which I used all thru nax, uld, and toc due to prot being my offspec and few shield drops.

I GAINED:
26 Sta
17 Str
597 Armor
6 Block (0.37%)
16 Block value
45 Parry (0.91%)

I LOST:
24 Dodge (0.61%)
A better looking shield

I prefer large shields much more for looks, this shield I dont think looks very cool at all on my undead warrior but it will have to do. It is pretty much a straight upgrade from ANY 232 shield, I find it somewhat humerous the level that people go to exagerate how this shield is not an upgrade from 232 shields when it clearly is an upgrade for every 232 shield. The important thing when looking a shield is the armor that it gives, I dont think a hundreth of a percent of dodge loss/gain or a few stam is in anyway signifcant, the true bennifit of a shield is only one stat ARMOR..

Comment by 355985

First shield that drops in ICC and look, another face .. This time it covers the whole shield nonetheless.

Comment by 568078

i luv this damn thing ive seen it drop twice ... i wish it glowed blue instead of breath but looks awsome amazing upgrade frome my shield you get frome normal HoR

Comment by Xialoh

Call me paranoid, but the head on this looks a lot like the head of baphomet.

Comment by maticoco

Always winter ... Never Christmas D=

Comment by obiwaynekenobi

Every week I run ICC10 with my guild, and every week I hope this baby drops since I'm still using the 219 shield from Halls of Reflection and getting Neverending Winter would be a HUGE upgrade for me. I have yet to see it :(

Comment by thesandman87

finally got it to drop tonight for me, big upgrade from Splintered Door of the Citadel

Comment by 211544

Hang around in dark places with this shield, you'll see that it's eyes are always, always burning.

Downrating correct information? Nice.

Comment by 299053

Also known as "Neverdropping Winter". 27 lootship victories on 10-man (6 of them on heroic) since Icecrown Citadel relase and I've never seen this shield drop in either version. I'm starting to think all the tanks in 232 gear running around with this got it someplace else.

Comment by SliceNDice05

I just want to add that warriors have it a bit different thanks to Critical block and Shield Block

lets say you can block 2k damage when you block, thanks to Critical Block, you could stop 4k instead. So you would be stopping more than 1-2k, assuming you are geared well for tanking. However, when you use the ability Shield Block, your BV is doubled. Meaning, the 2k damage would stop when you blocked is now 4k. Now when Critical Block happens, you stop 8k thanks to this.

This is huge damage reduction, and a 20k hit is reduced to 12k, or if Critical Block doesn't work on the block thanks to its 60% chance, it will still stop 4k and you will take 16k damage. So 12k or 16k hit is what you would be getting hit with. In other words, a 40% damage reduction or 20% damage reduction. This is alot of damage reduction. This is why most warriors are hitting Shield Block in boss fights or even when they pull mobs.

Now, block rating will give you a higher chance to block 2-4k damage. Not much, but it is still good. If you some how managed to get enough BV to stop 4k per hit(not sure if this can be done) and have Critical Block stop 8k without Shield Block even being used. So, it cant be said it is useless, but parry rating will stop 100% of the damage. If you had a choice between them and the amount adds up to give you the same percent chance, you should take the parry rating.

Safe to say, since this shield has both parry and block rating, it is a very good tanking shield. Mainly for people going in to tanking ICC.

Comment by hampusdif

This would be AWESOME for a shammy tank! im just kidding.. ;)

Comment by Jrubzjeknf

Everyone who's on the lookout for this babe, consider getting Wrathful Gladiator's Shield Wall. You gain 61 Stamina and 251 Armor, while losing some avoidance and a bit of threat. Can be picked up for 70 honor (which is an absolute bargain) and the arena rating required doesn't apply any more. You can buy it even though its red.

Comment by MiltiadesBooga

The drake/ram head/skull on this thing looks quite eerily similar to the ones on Frostmourne's hilt.

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Neverending Winter

Item Level 251
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Off Hand	Shield

7351 Armor
0 Block
+80 Strength
+120 Stamina
Durability 120 / 120

Requires Level 80
Equip: Increases your dodge rating by 37.
Equip: Increases your parry rating by 65.

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