WoW Forever
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Shaman in WoW Forever

Totem sets on one cast, hour-long weapon imbues, and Lava Burst, Stormstrike on 8 seconds and Riptide as headline talents.

Baseline changes — every Shaman

These apply regardless of how you spend talent points.

  • NewCall of the Elements

    Level 20. A totem bar where you preset one totem per element and drop all four with a 3-second cast. Call of the Spirits (30) and Call of the Ancestors (40) add a second and third set.

  • Totemic Recall icon
    NewTotemic Recall

    Level 20. Destroys all your totems and refunds 25% of their mana.

  • NewTotemic Projection

    Level 22. Moves all totems up to 30 yards, 1-minute cooldown.

  • ChangedTotems

    Global cooldown 1 second instead of 1.5, buff totems last 5 minutes instead of 2, and resistance totems cover the whole raid group.

  • ChangedWeapon imbues

    Last 60 minutes instead of 5 and stack with stones and oils.

  • ChangedWindfury and Flametongue Totems

    Party buffs instead of weapon enchants. They do not stack with each other or with the matching weapon imbue.

  • ChangedFire Nova

    Now a spell that erupts from your current Fire totem; Fire Nova Totem is gone.

  • ChangedLightning Bolt and Chain Lightning

    Lightning Bolt rank 4 and up casts in 2.5 seconds (was 3), Chain Lightning in 2 (was 2.5), with coefficients cut to match.

  • RemovedTranquil Air Totem

    Removed.

Lava Burst at 31 points and Lightning Overload give a proper caster kit; Elemental Mastery is removed.

  • Lava Burst icon
    NewLava Burst

    31-point talent. 2.5-second Fire nuke on a 10-second cooldown, 20% stronger on targets with your Flame Shock.

  • NewLightning Overload

    Row 5. Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning can fire a free half-damage copy with no threat.

  • NewEarthbound

    21-point talent. Earthbind Totem roots nearby enemies for 5 seconds when placed.

  • ChangedElemental Alacrity

    Was Lightning Mastery. Row 3, 3 points, cuts Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Lava Burst casts by 0.5 seconds.

  • ChangedCall of Thunder

    Now the 16-point talent, 3% crit to Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning.

  • ChangedElemental Devastation

    Moved up to row 2 so Enhancement can reach it.

  • ChangedEye of the Storm

    Pushback protection on Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Lava Burst at all times.

  • ChangedImproved Fire Nova

    Was Improved Fire Totems. More Fire Nova damage and a shorter cooldown.

  • ChangedCall of Flame, Convection and Elemental Reach

    Now also cover Lava Burst and Fire Nova; Elemental Reach adds up to 15 yards to Flame Shock.

  • ChangedConcussion

    No longer affects Frost Shock or Flame Shock.

  • RemovedElemental Mastery

    Removed, so Elemental damage can rise in PvE without a PvP burst problem.

Stormstrike moves to 16 points on an 8-second cooldown, Maelstrom Weapon arrives, and Intellect starts to matter.

  • NewRage of the Farseer

    31-point talent. 30% attack speed for 25 seconds on a 3-minute cooldown.

  • NewMaelstrom Weapon

    Row 6. Melee hits build charges that shorten Lightning Bolt, up to instant.

  • NewImproved Stormstrike

    Row 5. Stormstrike can enable mana regeneration while casting and reset on dodge or parry.

  • NewShamanistic Focus

    11-point talent. Much cheaper Shocks and Lightning Shield.

  • NewMental Dexterity and Mental Quickness

    Attack power, and spell damage and healing, from a share of Intellect.

  • ChangedStormstrike

    Now the 16-point talent with an 8-second cooldown (was 20). Boosts your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Earth Shock by 20%.

  • ChangedFlurry

    Up to 25% attack speed (was 30%); now requires Mental Dexterity.

  • ChangedSpirit Weapons

    Was Parry, now 21 points. Lowers threat, or raises it with Rockbiter for off-tanking.

  • ChangedImproved Ghost Wolf

    Usable indoors, and instant at rank 2.

  • ChangedThundering Strikes and Toughness

    Thundering Strikes adds crit to all spells and attacks; Toughness gives Stamina instead of armour.

  • ChangedMoved to baseline

    Enhancing Totems, two-handed axes and maces, Weapon Mastery and Improved Weapon Totems.

  • Shield Specialization icon
    RemovedShield Specialization

    Removed.

Riptide at 31 points, Water Shield at 11, and Mana Tide Totem much earlier in the tree.

  • Riptide icon
    NewRiptide

    31-point talent. Instant heal plus a 15-second heal over time, 6-second cooldown; Chain Heal is 25% stronger on Riptide targets.

  • NewWater Shield

    11-point talent. Three globes that return mana when you are hit or crit with a heal.

  • NewMindfulness

    Row 2. Spirit regeneration while casting, placed where Elemental can take it.

  • ChangedMana Tide Totem

    Now the 16-point talent (was 31).

  • ChangedHealing Way

    Simply increases Healing Wave healing by a percentage.

  • ChangedRestorative Totems

    Double the Healing Stream Totem bonus.

  • ChangedNatural Grace

    Was Healing Grace. Row 2, lowers threat from all spells and attacks.

  • ChangedTidal Focus and Improved Reincarnation

    Tidal Focus adds hit chance; Improved Reincarnation also adds maximum health.

  • ChangedTotemic Focus and Healing Focus

    Totemic Focus moves to row 1 and discounts the new totem spells; Healing Focus needs 3 points.

  • RemovedNature’s Guidance

    Removed.

Beta tuning in the development notes

From Blizzard’s beta development notes (blue posts, 24 September and 1 October 2026). Beta values change before launch.

  • Totem stacking icon
    ChangedTotem stackingbeta notes 24.09

    Tranquil Air, Windfury and Grace of Air Totems no longer stack, even from different Shamans in the group. Flametongue Totem no longer stacks with itself, with Flametongue Weapon or with Windfury Totem, and has no duration.

  • Lightning Bolt icon
    ChangedLightning Boltbeta notes 24.09

    Ranks 3 and 4 hit harder so every rank is an upgrade despite changed cast times.

  • Totemic Recall icon
    ChangedTotemic Recallbeta notes 01.10

    Now restores mana as intended.

  • Lava Burst icon
    ChangedLava BurstElementalbeta notes 24.09

    Ranks 1 and 2 now deal about 10% more base damage than the Lightning Bolt rank learned at the same level.

  • Elemental Fury and Elemental Alacrity icon
    ChangedElemental Fury and Elemental AlacrityElementalbeta notes 24.09

    Swapped rows (3 and 6) so Elemental gets a meaningful talent early while levelling.

  • ChangedRage of the Far SeerEnhancementbeta notes 24.09

    No longer adds spell casting speed; Blizzard says it will add more to Enhancement later.

  • Riptide icon
    ChangedRiptideRestorationbeta notes 24.09

    Fixed so it can critically heal.

Shaman talents

All three trees with a calculator — from the beta client.

Shaman spellbook

Every trainable spell by level and rank.

What changed vs Classic

New abilities, former runes and talent changes.

All classes

Every class and what changed.

Addons

What works, with versions.

Levelling

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