Shaman Talent Reference
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Plan your Shaman talent build ↗WoW Forever Shaman talents: rank reference
Browse recorded ranks for WoW Forever Shaman talents below. Each row after the first requires five more points in earlier rows of the same tree; listed prerequisites require maximum rank. “Unverified” lists missing ranks, and source estimates are labeled. Classic text is an older reference; identical wording is shown once. Moved positions use (row, column).
Elemental Combat
Convection5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.
Concussion5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 1%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Shock spells by 1%.
Elemental Warding3 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 4%.
Reverberation5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.2 sec.
Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.4 sec.
Rank 3: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.6 sec.
Rank 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.8 sec.
Rank 5: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 1 sec.
Classic reference: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.2 sec.
Moved: Elemental Combat (3, 2) → Elemental Combat (2, 2).
Call of Flame3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 5%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems by 5%.
Elemental Devastation3 ranks
Rank 1: Your offensive spell critical strikes will increase your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3% for 10 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Your offensive spell crits will increase your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3% for 10 sec.
Moved: Elemental Combat (4, 4) → Elemental Combat (2, 4).
Elemental Focus1 rank
Rank 1: Gives you a 10% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Classic reference: Gives you a 10% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Elemental Fury5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 20%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing, Magma, and Fire Nova Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.
Moved: Elemental Combat (5, 2) → Elemental Combat (3, 3).
Improved Fire Nova2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 10% and reduces its cooldown by 2 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2.
Classic reference: Reduces the delay before your Fire Nova Totem activates by 1 sec. and decreases the threat generated by your Magma Totem by 25%.
Eye of the Storm3 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 23%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Gives you a 33% 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.
Call of Thunder1 rank
Requires Elemental Fury at maximum rank.
Rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.
Classic reference: Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by an additional 1%.
Moved: Elemental Combat (3, 3) → Elemental Combat (4, 3).
Elemental Reach2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 8 yards.
Unverified ranks: 2.
Classic reference: Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3 yards.
Lightning Overload3 ranks
Rank 1: Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 3% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
New in Forever.
Earthbound1 rank
Rank 1: Your Earthbind Totem immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.
New in Forever.
Elemental Alacrity3 ranks
Requires Call of Thunder at maximum rank.
Rank 1: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.2 sec.
Lava Burst1 rank
Requires Lightning Overload at maximum rank.
165 Mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast | 10 sec cooldown
Rank 1: You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 158 to 187 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage.
New in Forever.
Enhancement
Earth's Grasp2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10%.
Rank 2: Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 50% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 20%.
Classic reference: Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10%.
Moved: Elemental Combat (2, 1) → Enhancement (1, 1).
Thundering Strikes5 ranks
Rank 1: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with your weapon attacks by 1%.
Moved: Enhancement (2, 2) → Enhancement (1, 2).
Ancestral Knowledge5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Intellect by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases your maximum Mana by 1%.
Guardian Totems2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 1 sec.
Rank 2: Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 20% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 2 sec.
Unchanged from Classic.
Mental Dexterity3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 33% of your Intellect.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
New in Forever.
Improved Ghost Wolf2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 1.0 sec. and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.
Unverified ranks: 2.
Classic reference: Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 1 sec.
Improved Lightning Shield3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 5%.
Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 10%.
Rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 15%.
Unchanged from Classic.
Elemental Weapons3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 7%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 13% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 5%.
Rank 2: Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 14%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 27% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 10%.
Rank 3: 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%.
Classic reference: Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 7%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 13% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 5%.
Moved: Enhancement (5, 2) → Enhancement (3, 1).
Shamanistic Focus1 rank
Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.
New in Forever.
Anticipation3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 1%.
Toughness5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your Stamina by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases your armor value from items by 2%.
Flurry5 ranks
Requires Mental Dexterity at maximum rank.
Rank 1: Increases your attack speed by 5% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases your attack speed by 10% for your next 3 swings after dealing a critical strike.
Stormstrike1 rank
125 Mana | Melee Range | Instant | 8 sec cooldown
Rank 1: Instantly strike for normal weapon damage and increase Nature damage you deal to the target by 20% for 12 sec.
Classic reference: Gives you an extra attack. In addition, the next 2 sources of Nature damage dealt to the target are increased by 20%. Lasts 12 sec.
Moved: Enhancement (7, 2) → Enhancement (4, 3).
Spirit Weapons1 rank
Rank 1: 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.
Classic reference: Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.
Mental Quickness2 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 15% of your Intellect.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Improved Stormstrike2 ranks
Requires Stormstrike at maximum rank.
Rank 1: When you Stormstrike, you have a 50% chance to gain 50% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 50% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry.
Unverified ranks: 2.
New in Forever.
Maelstrom Weapon5 ranks
Rank 1: 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 4%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
Rank 5: 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.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4.
New in Forever.
Rage of the Farseer1 rank
Requires Mental Quickness at maximum rank.
Instant | 3 min cooldown
Rank 1: Increases your melee attack speed and spell casting speed by 30% for 25 sec.
New in Forever.
Restoration
Improved Healing Wave5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.1 sec.
Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.2 sec.
Rank 3: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.3 sec.
Rank 4: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.4 sec.
Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.5 sec.
Unchanged from Classic.
Tidal Mastery5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 1%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing and lightning spells by 1%.
Moved: Restoration (4, 3) → Restoration (1, 3).
Mindfulness3 ranks
Rank 1: Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
New in Forever.
Natural Grace3 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 5%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Reduces the threat generated by your healing spells by 5%.
Moved: Restoration (3, 4) → Restoration (2, 2).
Tidal Focus5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 1% and increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 1%.
Moved: Restoration (1, 3) → Restoration (2, 3).
Improved Reincarnation2 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 10 min, increases your maximum health by 2%, and increases the amount of health and Mana you reincarnate with by an additional 10%.
Unverified ranks: 2.
Classic reference: Reduces the cooldown of your Reincarnation spell by 10 min and increases the amount of health and mana you reincarnate with by an additional 10%.
Ancestral Healing3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases your target's armor value by 8% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
Rank 2: Increases your target's armor value by 16% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
Rank 3: Increases your target's armor value by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
Classic reference: Increases your target's armor value by 8% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
Moved: Restoration (2, 2) → Restoration (3, 1).
Healing Focus3 ranks
Rank 1: Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Gives you a 14% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
Water Shield1 rank
Instant | 15 sec cooldown
Rank 1: 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 healing 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.
New in Forever.
Totemic Focus5 ranks
Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 5%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems by 5%.
Moved: Restoration (2, 3) → Restoration (4, 1).
Restorative Totems5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 5% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 10%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the effect of your Mana Spring and Healing Stream Totems by 5%.
Mana Tide Totem1 rank
10 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown | Tools: Water Totem
Rank 1: 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.
Classic reference: Summons 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.
Moved: Restoration (7, 2) → Restoration (4, 3).
Healing Way3 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 8%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3.
Classic reference: Your Healing Wave spells have a 33% 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.
Nature's Swiftness1 rank
Instant | 3 min cooldown
Rank 1: When activated, your next Nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.
Unchanged from Classic.
Purification5 ranks
Rank 1: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 2%.
Unverified ranks: 2, 3, 4, 5.
Classic reference: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 2%. [S03 - Tuning and Overrides Passive - Shaman: Increases healing from your Riptide and Earth Shield by an additional 20%]
The source includes S03 overrides. The original Classic wording is unverified.
Riptide1 rank
Requires Healing Way at maximum rank.
245 Mana | 40 yd range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown
Rank 1: Heals a friendly target for 479 to 528, an additional 499 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.
New in Forever.