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Healer · Melee · Ranged

Shaman

Elemental conduits who lead with totems, lightning, and the spirits of the earth.

RolesHealerMeleeRanged
ArmorMailMail
Mana
Complexity
AllianceDwarfHordeOrcHordeTaurenHordeTrollHordeSkyborne
+Totems every group wants
+Reincarnation: resurrect yourself
−No tank spec
−Only one Alliance race

Choose this if you enjoy hybrid play and buffing the whole group.

Elemental Shaman

A ranged caster with Flame Shock and lightning. Lava Burst hits 20% harder with your Flame Shock on the target.

New Elemental Shaman talents in Forever

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Example rotation · Shock and Blast
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Flame ShockInstant

Flame Shock: Set up the Lava Burst bonus.

Gameplay from Blizzard's official video (2:53–3:39), muted

Shaman talent calculator

Example build · Elemental
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Elemental Mastery, Lava Burst, Lightning Overload, and Elemental Fury. In Restoration: hit (Tidal Focus), Mindfulness, and Mana Tide Totem.

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Click to learn, right-click to unlearn.Tap to see the talent; tap again or use + and − to change it. Data: Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0).

Shaman spellbook

57 abilities · 184 ranks · 8 from talents

Elemental

17 abilities, 64 ranks · small numbers: level each rank is learned at

  1. Call of the Ancestors30NEW
  2. Call of the Elements20NEW
  3. Call of the Spirits40NEW
  4. Chain Lightning32404856
  5. Earth Shock481424364860
  6. Earthbind Totem6
  7. TALENTElemental Mastery40REWORKED
  8. Fire Nova1222324252NEW
  9. Flame Shock101828405260
  10. Frost Shock20344658
  11. TALENTLava Burst30405060NEW
  12. Lightning Bolt181420263238445056
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All 50 Shaman talents

Elemental

  1. Convection (5 ranks)
  2. Concussion (5 ranks)
  3. Elemental Devastation (3 ranks)
  4. Reverberation (5 ranks)
  5. Elemental Alacrity (3 ranks)
  6. Call of Flame (3 ranks)
  7. Elemental Focus (1 rank)
  8. Elemental Warding (3 ranks)
  9. Trial by Fire (2 ranks)
  10. Eye of the Storm (3 ranks)
  11. Earthbound (1 rank) NEW
  12. Elemental Reach (2 ranks)
  13. Lava Burst (1 rank) NEW
  14. Lightning Overload (3 ranks) NEW
  15. Elemental Fury (5 ranks)
  16. Elemental Mastery (1 rank)

Enhancement

  1. Earth's Grasp (2 ranks)
  2. Thundering Strikes (5 ranks)
  3. Ancestral Knowledge (5 ranks)
  4. Guardian Totems (2 ranks)
  5. Mental Dexterity (3 ranks) NEW
  6. Improved Ghost Wolf (2 ranks)
  7. Improved Lightning Shield (3 ranks)
  8. Elemental Weapons (3 ranks)
  9. Shamanistic Focus (1 rank) NEW
  10. Anticipation (3 ranks)
  11. Toughness (5 ranks)
  12. Flurry (5 ranks)
  13. Stormstrike (1 rank)
  14. Spirit Weapons (1 rank)
  15. Mental Quickness (2 ranks) NEW
  16. Improved Stormstrike (2 ranks) NEW
  17. Maelstrom Weapon (5 ranks) NEW
  18. Rage of the Farseer (1 rank) NEW

Restoration

  1. Improved Healing Wave (5 ranks)
  2. Tidal Focus (5 ranks)
  3. Mindfulness (3 ranks) NEW
  4. Natural Grace (3 ranks)
  5. Totemic Focus (5 ranks)
  6. Improved Reincarnation (2 ranks)
  7. Ancestral Healing (3 ranks)
  8. Healing Focus (3 ranks)
  9. Water Shield (1 rank) NEW
  10. Tidal Mastery (5 ranks)
  11. Restorative Totems (5 ranks)
  12. Mana Tide Totem (1 rank)
  13. Healing Way (3 ranks)
  14. Nature's Swiftness (1 rank)
  15. Purification (5 ranks)
  16. Riptide (1 rank) NEW

Data: Talents Forever (CC BY 4.0), beta data from 10/16/2026.

Best professions for Shaman

Our picks · hover the icons to see what changed in Forever
Best pick
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Herbalism + Alchemy

Flasks that are 25% stronger and last twice as long, plus Intellect at camp.

Alternative
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Skinning + Leatherworking

Mail, bracer kits, and extra damage against Beasts for Enhancement.

Must-have secondary
Fishing

An 8% stat bonus at the group's camp.