you are absolutely right an 8 k shield is in fact better than an 8k heal, however we arent discussing the relative merits of heals and absorbs, we are discussing the effect of absorbs on the val'anyr proc, and the answer is, it has none, absolutely no effect with regard to the val'anyr proc.Originally Posted by Boznian
also the val'anyr shield is NOT power word shield and does not proc the 4 piece t8 bonus.