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WoW Forever Shaman
Dwarves and the Horde’s Windshaper Skyborne can be Shamans in Forever, and all three Shaman trees end in new 31-point talents: Lava Burst, Rage of the Farseer and Riptide.
Official changes come from Blizzard's Deep Dive, What's Next and Found Photos panels; talent numbers come from our talent dataset, built from the BlizzCon demo; hands-on reports are marked. Last reviewed: .
- Talents
- 50
- 46 in Classic
- New talents
- 17
- 13 removed
- New 31-point talents
- 3 of 3
- Elemental Combat · Enhancement · Restoration
- Races
- 5
- 2 new in Forever
What changes for Shamans
- BlizzCon demo
All three 31-point talents are new: Lava Burst, Rage of the Farseer and Riptide.
- BlizzCon demo
Water Shield and Maelstrom Weapon appear in the trees.
- Blizzard
Windshaper Skyborne, on the Horde side, follow elemental traditions and can be Shamans.
- Player reports
Players report Ghost Wolf works indoors for Enhancement.
- Blizzard
Healing power also adds a third as much damage, and hit and crit are merged across spells and attacks.
Shaman talent trees at a glance
Each tree’s 31-point talent and how many talents changed. The full list, with every rank, is in the talent calculator.
Elemental Combat New
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.
Replaces Elemental Mastery
- 6 new
- 4 removed
- 6 moved
Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 10% and reduces its cooldown by 2 sec. Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 20% and reduces its cooldown by 4 sec. estimated 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. Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 6 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 16 yards. estimated 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. Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 9% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat. estimated Your Earthbind Totem immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast. Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec. Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.51 sec. estimated 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.
Enhancement New
Increases your melee attack speed and spell casting speed by 30% for 25 sec.
Replaces Stormstrike
- 7 new
- 6 removed
- 6 moved
Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 33% of your Intellect. Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 99% of your Intellect. estimated Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%. 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. Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 15% of your Intellect. Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 30% of your Intellect. estimated 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. When you Stormstrike, you have a 100% chance to gain 100% mana regeneration while casting spells for 30 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 100% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry. estimated 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. 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 25 times. Lasts 150 sec. estimated Increases your melee attack speed and spell casting speed by 30% for 25 sec.
Restoration New
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%.
Replaces Mana Tide Totem
- 4 new
- 3 removed
- 7 moved
Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. Allows 27% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting. estimated Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 5%. Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 15%. estimated 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. 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%.
Races for Shamans
Every race that can be a Shaman in Forever and what it brings to the class.
DwarfAllianceNew in Forever
Stoneform; with a mace, Mace Specialization crit applies to spells too.
OrcHorde
Blood Fury now adds Spell Power; with an axe, Axe Specialization crit applies to spells too.
TaurenHorde
Endurance adds +1% Hit.
TrollHorde
Berserking.
WoW Forever Shaman FAQ
Can Alliance players be Shamans in WoW Forever?
Yes, as Dwarves. Skyborne Shamans are Horde only: the Alliance’s High Order Skyborne are Mages instead.
Can Ghost Wolf be used indoors?
Players who tried the demo report it works indoors for Enhancement. Blizzard hasn’t confirmed it.
Which races can be a Shaman in WoW Forever?
Dwarf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, and Skyborne. Dwarf and Skyborne are new to the class in Forever.
What are the Shaman 31-point talents in WoW Forever?
Elemental Combat: Lava Burst (new, replacing Elemental Mastery); Enhancement: Rage of the Farseer (new, replacing Stormstrike); Restoration: Riptide (new, replacing Mana Tide Totem).
Still unconfirmed
- Players report Ghost Wolf works indoors for Enhancement.
- Final talent values: the demo numbers can change in the beta