Shaman · Former Season of Discovery rune · live client 1.60.1.70790
Riptide
Heals a friendly target for X over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.
How you get it
Talent in the Restoration tree, tier 7
Riptide sits in the Restoration tree on tier 7. It costs one point. Plan it in the Shaman talent calculator.
In Season of Discovery, Riptide was a rune engraved on gear. In Forever it is an ordinary Shaman ability, one of 10 former runes the class keeps.
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Other former runes for Shaman
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Earth ShieldHealed by Earth Shield.
Fire NovaInstantly inflicts 239 fire damage to enemies within X yd of your active Fire totem.
Healing RainHeals up to 5 friendly party or raid members within X yards of the target for X.
Lava LashYou charge your off-hand weapon with lava, instantly dealing 100% off-hand Weapon damage. Damage is increased by 100% if your off-hand we…
Molten BlastBlast up to X enemies in a cone in front of you for X to X Fire damage. This ability generates a high amount of threat. Flame Shock perio…
Spirit of the AlphaInfuses the target with the spirit of an alpha wolf, increasing all threat generated by the target by 45% for 30 min. Limit 1 target. If …
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New Shaman abilities
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Call of the ElementsSimultaneously places up to 4 totems specified in the Totem Bar.
Call of the SpiritsSimultaneously places up to 4 totems specified in the Totem Bar. Can call different totems than Call of the Elements or Call of the Ances…
EarthboundYour Earthbind Totem Immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.
Elemental AlacrityReduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.20 sec.
Improved StormstrikeWhen you Stormstrike, you have a 20% chance to gain 50% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has…
Lightning OverloadGives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 30% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cos…
Maelstrom WeaponWhen you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 20…
Mental DexterityIncreases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect.
Mental QuicknessIncreases your spell damage and healing by up to 30% of your Intellect.MindfulnessAllows 5% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Shamanistic FocusReduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.
Totemic CallRelocates your active totems to your location.
Totemic RecallReturns your totems to the earth, giving you 25% of the mana required to cast each totem destroyed by Totemic Recall.Answers
Riptide FAQ
What does Riptide do in WoW Forever?
Heals a friendly target for X over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.
How do you get Riptide?
Riptide is a Shaman talent in the Restoration tree, tier 7.
Is Riptide in Classic Era?
Not as a normal spell. In Season of Discovery it was a rune engraved on gear; in WoW Forever it is an ordinary Shaman ability with 3 ranks.
Facts checked: 6 November 2026 · Sources: WoW Forever live client data, build 1.60.1.70790 (wago.tools)
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