Shell Shield is a pet ability available exclusively to the turtle family of hunterpets, reducing pet damage taken by 50%.
Trivia[]
One of the oldest pet abilities still in the game, turtles who knew Shell Shield were initially highly sought after by hunters for soloing content or attempting to off-tank in dungeons. Prior to the Echoes of Doom patch (3.0.2), the only low-level turtles to know the ability were Kresh in the Wailing Caverns and Ghamoo-Ra in Blackfathom Deeps, making them popular and common pets around Azeroth.
Patch changes[]
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 14.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Now learned at level 20.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): All turtles now know Shell Shield upon taming.