Shaman
Elemental Combat · Enhancement · Restoration· Playable byOrcDwarfnewTaurenTrollSkyborne (Windshaper)new
Compare 1.60.1.70425 with Classic Era 1.15.9.70003
Shaman changes in World of Warcraft: Forever
Elemental Combat
15
Your Earthbind Totem Immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.

You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 123 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage.

Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 10% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.

Call of Thunder
Removedrow 3Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by an additional 6%.

Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Shock spells by 5%.
Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 5%.
Elemental Combat r4c4 → Elemental Combat r2c1Your offensive spell crits will increase your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 9% for 10 sec.
Your Critical Strikes with direct damage spells increase your chance to get a Critical Strike with melee attacks by 9% for 10 sec.
5 → 3 ranksElemental Combat r6c3 → Elemental Combat r2c3prerequisite changedReduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 1 sec.
Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.5 sec.
Elemental Combat r2c3 → Elemental Combat r2c4Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems by 15%.
Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 15%, as well as increases the duration of your Flame Shock spell by 9 sec.
Elemental Combat r2c2 → Elemental Combat r3c2Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 10%.
Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 10%.

Reduces the delay before your Fire Nova Totem activates by 2 sec. and decreases the threat generated by your Magma Totem by 50%.
Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 20% and reduces its cooldown by 4 sec, and increases the duration of your Magma Totem by 20 sec.

Gives you a 100% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage.
Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 70%.

Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 6 yards.
Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 6 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 20 sec.
1 → 5 ranksElemental Combat r5c2 → Elemental Combat r6c3prerequisite changedIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing, Magma, and Fire Nova Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.
prerequisite changedWhen activated, this spell gives your next Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell a 100% critical strike chance and reduces the mana cost by 100%.
Gain mastery over Fire and Lightning, reducing the cast time of Lightning Bolt and Lava Burst by 0.5 sec, and removing the cooldown from Chain Lightning. Lasts 15 sec.
Elemental Combat r3c2 → Elemental Combat r2c2Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 1 sec.
Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 1 sec.
Enhancement
22
Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect.

Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.

Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 30% of your Intellect.

When you Stormstrike, you have a 100% chance to gain 50% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 100% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry.

When 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%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.

Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.

Shield Specialization
Removedrow 1Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 5% and increases the amount blocked by 25%.

Enhancing Totems
Removedrow 3Increases the effect of your Strength of Earth and Grace of Air Totems by 15%.

Two-Handed Axes and Maces
Removedrow 3Allows you to use Two-Handed Axes and Two-Handed Maces.

Improved Weapon Totems
Removedrow 5Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Windfury Totem by 30% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Totem by 12%.

Weapon Mastery
Removedrow 6Increases the damage you deal with all weapons by 10%.
Enhancement r2c2 → Enhancement r1c2Improves your chance to get a critical strike with your weapon attacks by 5%.
Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 5%.
Enhancement r1c2 → Enhancement r1c3Increases your maximum Mana by 5%.
Increases your Intellect by 10%.

Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 2 sec.
Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 3 sec, and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.

Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 15%.
Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 15%.
Enhancement r5c2 → Enhancement r3c1Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 20%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 40% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 15%.
Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 20%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 40% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 15%.
5 → 3 ranksIncreases your chance to dodge by an additional 5%.
Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 6%.
Enhancement r4c3 → Enhancement r4c1Increases your armor value from items by 10%.
Increases your Stamina by 10%.
prerequisite changedIncreases your attack speed by 30% for your next 3 swings after dealing a critical strike.
Increases your attack speed by 25% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
Enhancement r7c2 → Enhancement r4c3prerequisite changed21% of base Mana → 8% of base Mana20 sec cooldown → 8 sec cooldownGives you an extra attack. In addition, the next 2 sources of Nature damage dealt to the target are increased by 20%. Lasts 12 sec.
Instantly strike for normal weapon damage and increase the damage you deal to the target with your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, or Earth Shock spell by 20% for 12 sec.
Enhancement r5c3 → Enhancement r5c1Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.
Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks, reduces all threat generated by your attacks by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is not active, and increases all threat generated by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is active.
Elemental Combat r2c1 → Enhancement r1c1Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 50% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 20%.
Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 50% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 20%.
Restoration
15
Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.

Heals a friendly target for 480, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

Nature's Guidance
Removedrow 3Increases your chance to hit with melee attacks and spells by 3%.

Totemic Mastery
Removedrow 3The radius of your totems that affect friendly targets is increased to 30 yd.

Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5%.
Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5% and improves your chance to hit by 5%.
Restoration r3c4 → Restoration r2c2Reduces the threat generated by your healing spells by 15%.
Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 15%.
Restoration r2c1 → Restoration r2c4Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 20 min and increases the amount of health and mana you reincarnate with by an additional 20%.
Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 20 min, increases your maximum health by 4%, and increases the amount of health and Mana you reincarnate with by an additional 20%.
Restoration r2c2 → Restoration r3c1Increases your target's armor value by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
Increases your target's armor value by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
5 → 3 ranksGives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
Restoration r4c3 → Restoration r4c1Increases the critical effect chance of your healing and lightning spells by 5%.
Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 5%.

Increases the effect of your Mana Spring and Healing Stream Totems by 25%.
Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 25% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 50%.
Restoration r7c2 → Restoration r4c3prerequisite changed20 Mana → 10 ManaSummons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 170 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 20 yards.
Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 88 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 30 yards.
Restoration r5c1 → Restoration r5c2Your Healing Wave spells have a 100% chance to increase the effect of subsequent Healing Wave spells on that target by 6% for 15 sec. This effect will stack up to 3 times.
Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 25%.

Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.
Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.
Ability185
Ancestral FortitudeNew
Healing RainNew
Ancestral GuidanceNew
Ancestral GuidanceNew
Ancestral GuidanceNew
Decoy TotemNew
Earth ShieldNew
Earth ShieldNew
Healing RainNew
Lava LashNew
Lightning Bolt (Rank 1)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 1)Changed
Molten BlastNew
Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 1)Changed
Spirit of the AlphaNew
Stoneskin Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 2)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 2)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 1)Changed
Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 2)Changed
Flame Shock (Rank 1)Changed
Flametongue Weapon (Rank 1)Changed
Strength of Earth Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Fire Nova (Rank 1)New
Healing Wave (Rank 3)Changed
Earth Shock (Rank 3)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 3)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 3)Changed
Stoneskin Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 2)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 2)Changed
Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 3)Changed
Flame Shock (Rank 2)Changed
Flametongue Weapon (Rank 2)Changed
Healing Wave (Rank 4)Changed
Tremor TotemChanged
Call of the ElementsNew
Frost Shock (Rank 1)Changed
Frostbrand Weapon (Rank 1)Changed
Healing Stream Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Lesser Healing Wave (Rank 1)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 4)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 4)Changed
Totemic RecallNew
Fire Nova (Rank 2)New
Poison Cleansing TotemChanged
Totemic ProjectionNew
Earth Shock (Rank 4)Changed
Frost Resistance Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Healing Wave (Rank 5)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 3)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 3)Changed
Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 4)Changed
Stoneskin Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Strength of Earth Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Flametongue Weapon (Rank 3)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 5)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 5)Changed
Magma Totem (Rank 1)
Mana Spring Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Fire Resistance Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Flame Shock (Rank 3)Changed
Flametongue Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Frostbrand Weapon (Rank 2)Changed
Lesser Healing Wave (Rank 2)Changed
Call of the AncestorsNew
Healing Stream Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Nature Resistance Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Windfury Weapon (Rank 1)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 1)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 1)Changed
Fire Nova (Rank 3)New
Healing Wave (Rank 6)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 6)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 6)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 4)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 4)Changed
Windfury Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Frost Shock (Rank 2)Changed
Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 5)Changed
Sentry Totem
Stoneskin Totem (Rank 4)Changed
Earth Shock (Rank 5)Changed
Flametongue Weapon (Rank 4)Changed
Lesser Healing Wave (Rank 3)Changed
Magma Totem (Rank 2)
Mana Spring Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Windwall Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Disease Cleansing TotemChanged
Flametongue Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Frost Resistance Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Frostbrand Weapon (Rank 3)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 7)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 7)Changed
Mana Tide Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Strength of Earth Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Call of the SpiritsNew
Chain Heal (Rank 1)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 2)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 2)Changed
Flame Shock (Rank 4)Changed
Healing Stream Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Healing Wave (Rank 7)Changed
Lava BurstNew
Lava Burst (Rank 2)New
Lightning Shield (Rank 5)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 5)Changed
Windfury Weapon (Rank 2)Changed
Fire Nova (Rank 4)New
Fire Resistance Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Grace of Air Totem (Rank 1)Changed
Windfury Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Lesser Healing Wave (Rank 4)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 8)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 8)Changed
Nature Resistance Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 6)Changed
Stoneskin Totem (Rank 5)Changed
Chain Heal (Rank 2)Changed
Flametongue Weapon (Rank 5)Changed
Frost Shock (Rank 3)Changed
Magma Totem (Rank 3)
Mana Spring Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Windwall Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 3)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 3)Changed
Earth Shock (Rank 6)Changed
Flametongue Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Frostbrand Weapon (Rank 4)Changed
Healing Wave (Rank 8)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 6)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 6)Changed
Mana Tide Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Healing Stream Totem (Rank 4)Changed
Lava Burst (Rank 3)New
Lava BurstNew
Lightning Bolt (Rank 9)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 9)Changed
Riptide (Rank 2)New
Windfury Weapon (Rank 3)Changed
Fire Nova (Rank 5)New
Flame Shock (Rank 5)Changed
Lesser Healing Wave (Rank 5)Changed
Strength of Earth Totem (Rank 4)Changed
Windfury Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Chain Heal (Rank 3)Changed
Frost Resistance Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Rockbiter Weapon (Rank 7)Changed
Stoneskin Totem (Rank 6)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 4)Changed
Chain Lightning (Rank 4)Changed
Flametongue Weapon (Rank 6)Changed
Grace of Air Totem (Rank 2)Changed
Healing Wave (Rank 9)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 10)Changed
Lightning Bolt (Rank 10)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 7)Changed
Lightning Shield (Rank 7)Changed
Magma Totem (Rank 4)
Mana Spring Totem (Rank 4)Changed
Windwall Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Fire Resistance Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Flametongue Totem (Rank 4)Changed
Frost Shock (Rank 4)Changed
Frostbrand Weapon (Rank 5)Changed
Mana Tide Totem (Rank 4)New
Earth Shock (Rank 7)Changed
Flame Shock (Rank 6)Changed
Grace of Air Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Healing Stream Totem (Rank 5)Changed
Healing Wave (Rank 10)Changed
Lava BurstNew
Lava Burst (Rank 4)New
Lesser Healing Wave (Rank 6)Changed
Nature Resistance Totem (Rank 3)Changed
Riptide (Rank 3)New
Strength of Earth Totem (Rank 5)Changed
Windfury Weapon (Rank 4)Changed
Focused CastingRemoved
Fire Nova Totem (Rank 1)Removed
Fire Nova Totem (Rank 2)Removed
Fire Nova Totem (Rank 3)Removed
Fire Nova Totem (Rank 4)Removed
Tranquil Air TotemRemoved
Fire Nova Totem (Rank 5)Removed
Questions about Shaman in Forever
How many Shaman talents changed in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Compared with Classic Era 1.15.9.70003, 12 Shaman talents are new, 32 were changed or moved and 8 were removed or made baseline (beta build 1.60.1.70425).
Which Shaman talents are new in Forever?
Earthbound, Lava Burst, Lightning Overload, Mental Dexterity, Shamanistic Focus, Mental Quickness, Improved Stormstrike, Maelstrom Weapon, Rage of the Farseer, Mindfulness, Water Shield, Riptide.
Which Shaman talents were removed?
Call of Thunder, Shield Specialization, Enhancing Totems, Two-Handed Axes and Maces, Improved Weapon Totems, Weapon Mastery, Nature's Guidance, Totemic Mastery.
What are the Shaman talent trees in Forever?
Elemental Combat (16 talents), Enhancement (18 talents), Restoration (16 talents); 51 points at level 60.

