Putting aside the block rating stat on the shield, what else does it offer shams?

1. +31 Stam - great for PvE & PvP

2. Improves spell hit rating by 13 - handy for PvE

3. Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 26. - spell damage is a primary stat for Ele shams.

4. 4872 Armor - nice damage reduction, great for both PvP & PvE (esp if you are running a 5 shaman team).

Ideally this is a Pally shield, but it works well for Shams as a placeholder for better PvP shields (i.e. Merciless Gladiator's Barrier, Vengeful Gladiator's Barrier, Brutal Gladiator's Barrier) and is one of the best PvE shields you can get short of raiding (the other being Mazthoril Honor Shield, which costs 33 badges).

For either PvP or PvE this shield offers a great increase in survivability. All the DPS in the world isn't going to help as a corpse.

Cheers,
S.