Shield of Words

Ability Type

Song

Groups

Bard Default, Hymns of Life, Jongleur Default

Duration

52 ticks (about 35 min 32 s)

The longest this effect was ever seen to last in players' game logs, in ticks (a tick is about 41 seconds). It can vary with the caster's level, and combat effects count down in pulses inside a tick.

Help File

Shield of Words - A beautiful song that adds an additioanl armor 
barrier around the bard's entire group, making them more difficult to hit 
in combat and increasing their damage resistance.