WOW FOREVER · CLASS GUIDE

Shaman

The elements answer.

As a Shaman, attack with elemental spells or enhanced weapons, or heal your group. Choose totems for the next fight so you support your allies while staying actively involved yourself.

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RoleHealing · Melee and ranged damage

ResourceMana · Totems

ArmourLeather, later mail

Talent treesElemental · Enhancement · Restoration

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Guides for your specialization

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Suitability · + solid · ++ good · +++ especially strong

DamageSolo+++Group++

ShamanEnhancement

Shaman Enhancement Leveling Build

Combine weapon attacks with Stormstrike and make good use of Maelstrom. This leveling build uses: Stormstrike.

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DamageSolo++Group++

ShamanElemental

Shaman Elemental Leveling Build

Attack with Lava Burst and shocks, and support the group with your totems. This leveling build uses: Lava Burst.

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HealingSolo+Group+++

ShamanRestoration

Shaman Restoration Leveling Build

Answer heavy hits with direct healing and use Chain Heal for several injured allies. This leveling build uses: Riptide.

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Playstyle at a glance

As a Shaman, you call upon fire, earth, water and air. Totems strengthen your group or shape the battlefield, while your chosen path uses elemental spells, empowered weapons or restorative waves. The class connects the traditions of its people with direct command of the elements.

Playing your class

01
Place totems for the group and enemy at hand.
02
Combine spells, weapon attacks or healing with your enhancements.
03
Refresh key totems as the fight moves.

Key milestones

Early class quests01

Elemental totems

In the Classic baseline, dedicated quests introduce the elements step by step.

During the journey02

Weapon imbues

Elemental enhancements connect melee combat and spellcasting.

Confirmed for Forever03

New race combinations

Dwarf Shamans and Horde Skyborne broaden the class’s origins.

Abilities at a glance

Lava Burst moved to the 21-point talent with no prerequisite. Elemental Mastery returned as the 31-point talent with Lava Burst as its prerequisite. Call of Thunder was removed.

ABILITIES BY LEVEL

Abilities & unlocks

01Enhancement

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Rockbiter Weapon This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 1.	Trainer
4	Stoneskin Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
8	Lightning Shield Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
10	Flametongue Weapon This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 10.	Trainer
10	Strength of Earth Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
20	Frostbrand Weapon This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 20.	Trainer
20	Ghost Wolf Changes into another form with its own strengths and abilities.	Trainer
22	Water Breathing This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 22.	Trainer
24	Frost Resistance Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
25	Stormstrike This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 25.	Talent unlock
26	Far Sight Helps locate and observe targets or distant areas.	Trainer
28	Fire Resistance Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
28	Flametongue Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
28	Water Walking This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 28.	Trainer
30	Astral Recall Provides magical travel to a specified location.	Trainer
30	Grounding Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
30	Nature Resistance Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
30	Windfury Weapon This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 30.	Trainer
32	Windfury Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
34	Sentry Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
36	Windwall Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
40	Rage of the Farseer This ability belongs to Enhancement training and becomes available at level 40.	Talent unlock
42	Grace of Air Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
—	Totemic Projection Totemic Projection	Trainer

02Restoration

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Healing Wave Restores health or provides a continuing healing effect.	Trainer
12	Ancestral Spirit Brings a fallen ally back to life.	Trainer
16	Cure Poison Removes matching harmful effects from the target.	Trainer
18	Tremor Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
20	Healing Stream Totem Restores health or provides a continuing healing effect.	Trainer
20	Lesser Healing Wave Restores health or provides a continuing healing effect.	Trainer
20	Water Shield Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Talent unlock
22	Cure Disease Removes matching harmful effects from the target.	Trainer
22	Poison Cleansing Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
25	Mana Tide Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Talent unlock
26	Mana Spring Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
30	Reincarnation This ability belongs to Restoration training and becomes available at level 30.	Trainer
30	Nature's Swiftness This ability belongs to Restoration training and becomes available at level 30.	Talent unlock
38	Disease Cleansing Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
40	Chain Heal Restores health or provides a continuing healing effect.	Trainer
40	Riptide This ability belongs to Restoration training and becomes available at level 40.	Talent unlock
50	Tranquil Air Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer

03Elemental Combat

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Lightning Bolt An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
4	Earth Shock This ability belongs to Elemental Combat training and becomes available at level 4.	Trainer
6	Earthbind Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
8	Stoneclaw Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
10	Flame Shock This ability belongs to Elemental Combat training and becomes available at level 10.	Trainer
10	Searing Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
12	Fire Nova An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
12	Purge Removes matching harmful effects from the target.	Trainer
20	Frost Shock This ability belongs to Elemental Combat training and becomes available at level 20.	Trainer
26	Magma Totem Places or controls a totem with an effect on allies or enemies.	Trainer
32	Chain Lightning This ability belongs to Elemental Combat training and becomes available at level 32.	Trainer
—	Call of the Ancestors Call of the Ancestors	Trainer
—	Call of the Elements Call of the Elements	Trainer
—	Totemic Recall Totemic Recall	Trainer
Talent	Lava Burst Lava Burst is now the talent reached after investing 21 points; the previous fixed level-40 entry no longer applies.	Talent · 21 points

Racial abilities for your class

Dwarf · Artisan’s Precision
Increases hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
Orc · Blood Fury
Increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
Orc · Command
Increases damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets by 5%.
Tauren · Plainsrunning
Movement speed rises by 2% per 5 seconds moving, up to 60%. Damage or standing still reduces the effect. Does not increase mounted speed.
Tauren · Endurance
Increases total Health by 5%.
Troll · Berserking
Increases spell casting and attack speed by 10% for 15 seconds.
Skyborne · Skysight
Horde: increases movement speed by 15% for 15 seconds. Using it at an elemental convergence grants Charged for 1 hour, raising the bonus to 30%. Charged persists through death. Castable while moving. Removed on entering a raid.
Skyborne · Wind Blessed
Increases melee, ranged and spell haste by 2%.

Racial abilities for your class