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🌩️ WoW Forever Shaman Talents: Trees, Ranks & Changes

Shamans bring totems and the elements. Elemental throws lightning from range, Enhancement gets stuck in with melee and Windfury, and Restoration heals, with some of the best group healing in the game.

Compare talent ranks and prerequisites across Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration. Once you have chosen the talents for your role, plan your points in the Shaman calculator.

Shaman talent ranks, tags and requirements

• Read rank 1 first, then compare the final rank with the point cost. Every Shaman talent shows its full beta-client wording.
• The tags explain the difference from Classic: NEW is Forever-only, Changed keeps the talent but alters its effect, and Active means you press a button to use it.
• Deeper rows require points in the same tree. A row 4 talent needs 15 points in the rows above it, so plan from the top down.

✦ Elemental

Elemental has 16 talents across 7 rows. Lightning Overload, Earthbound, Lava Burst are new in Forever. The final row includes Elemental Mastery.

✦ Convection Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 8%.
5. Rank 5: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.

Row 1 · Column 2 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Concussion Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 1%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 2%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 3%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 4%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 5%.

Row 1 · Column 3 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Elemental Warding Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 7%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 10%.

Row 3 · Column 2 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Reverberation Ranks 1–5 Moved

1. Rank 1: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.2 sec.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.4 sec.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.6 sec.
4. Rank 4: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.8 sec.
5. Rank 5: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 1.0 sec.

Row 2 · Column 2 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Call of Flame Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 5%, as well as increases the duration of your Flame Shock spell by 3 sec.
2. Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 10%, as well as increases the duration of your Flame Shock spell by 6 sec.
3. Rank 3: 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.

Row 2 · Column 4 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Elemental Devastation Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Your Critical Strikes with direct damage spells increase your chance to get a Critical Strike with melee attacks by 3% for 10 sec.
2. Rank 2: Your Critical Strikes with direct damage spells increase your chance to get a Critical Strike with melee attacks by 6% for 10 sec.
3. Rank 3: Your Critical Strikes with direct damage spells increase your chance to get a Critical Strike with melee attacks by 9% for 10 sec.

Row 2 · Column 1 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Elemental Focus Ranks 1–1

1. 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%.

Row 3 · Column 1 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Elemental Alacrity Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.33 sec.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.50 sec.

Row 2 · Column 3 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Trial by Fire Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 10% and reduces its cooldown by 2 sec, and increases the duration of your Magma Totem by 10 sec.
2. Rank 2: 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.

Row 4 · Column 1 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Eye of the Storm Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 23%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 47%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 70%.

Row 4 · Column 2 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Elemental Reach Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 10 sec.
2. Rank 2: 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.

Row 5 · Column 1 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Lightning Overload Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever Requires Elemental Alacrity

1. 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.
2. Rank 2: Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 7% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
3. Rank 3: 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.

Row 5 · Column 3 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Earthbound Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Your Earthbind Totem Immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.

Row 4 · Column 4 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Elemental Fury Ranks 1–5 Changed Requires Lightning Overload

1. Rank 1: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 20%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 40%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 60%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 80%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.

Row 6 · Column 3 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Elemental Mastery Ranks 1–1 Changed Active Requires Lava Burst

Instant | 3 min cooldown

1. Rank 1: 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.

Row 7 · Column 2 · Tree: Elemental

✦ Lava Burst Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Active

135 Mana | 30 yd range | 2.5 sec cast | 10 sec cooldown

1. Rank 1: You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 113 to 145 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage.

Row 5 · Column 2 · Tree: Elemental

Removed from Classic Elemental (1)

The following Classic talents are absent from the current Forever tree. An older build may need different picks if it relies on one of them.

• Elemental Mastery (was 1 ranks, row 7). When activated, this spell gives your next Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell a 100% critical strike chance and reduces the mana cost by 100%.

✦ Enhancement

Enhancement has 18 talents across 7 rows. Mental Dexterity, Shamanistic Focus, Mental Quickness, Improved Stormstrike are new in Forever. The final row includes Rage of the Farseer.

✦ Earth's Grasp Ranks 1–2 Moved

1. Rank 1: Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 50% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 20%.

Row 1 · Column 1 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Thundering Strikes Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.
2. Rank 2: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 2%.
3. Rank 3: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 3%.
4. Rank 4: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 4%.
5. Rank 5: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 5%.

Row 1 · Column 2 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Ancestral Knowledge Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases your Intellect by 2%.
2. Rank 2: Increases your Intellect by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Increases your Intellect by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Increases your Intellect by 8%.
5. Rank 5: Increases your Intellect by 10%.

Row 1 · Column 3 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Guardian Totems Ranks 1–2

1. 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.
2. 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.

Row 2 · Column 1 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Mental Dexterity Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 33% of your Intellect.
2. Rank 2: Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 67% of your Intellect.
3. Rank 3: Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect.

Row 2 · Column 2 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Improved Ghost Wolf Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 1.0 sec, and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 3.0 sec, and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.

Row 2 · Column 3 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Improved Lightning Shield Ranks 1–3

1. Rank 1: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 5%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 10%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 15%.

Row 2 · Column 4 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Elemental Weapons Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. 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%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 13%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 27% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 10%.
3. 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%.

Row 3 · Column 1 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Shamanistic Focus Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.

Row 3 · Column 3 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Anticipation Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.
2. Rank 2: Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 4%.
3. Rank 3: Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 6%.

Row 3 · Column 4 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Toughness Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases your Stamina by 2%.
2. Rank 2: Increases your Stamina by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Increases your Stamina by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Increases your Stamina by 8%.
5. Rank 5: Increases your Stamina by 10%.

Row 4 · Column 1 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Flurry Ranks 1–5 Changed Requires Mental Dexterity

1. Rank 1: Increases your attack speed by 5% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
2. Rank 2: Increases your attack speed by 10% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
3. Rank 3: Increases your attack speed by 15% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
4. Rank 4: Increases your attack speed by 20% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
5. Rank 5: Increases your attack speed by 25% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.

Row 4 · Column 2 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Stormstrike Ranks 1–1 Changed Active

8% of base mana | Melee Range | Instant | 8 sec cooldown

1. Rank 1: 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.

Row 4 · Column 3 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Spirit Weapons Ranks 1–1 Changed

1. 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.

Row 5 · Column 1 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Mental Quickness Ranks 1–2 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 15% of your Intellect.
2. Rank 2: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 30% of your Intellect.

Row 5 · Column 2 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Improved Stormstrike Ranks 1–2 NEW in Forever Requires Stormstrike

1. 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.
2. Rank 2: 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.

Row 5 · Column 3 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Maelstrom Weapon Ranks 1–5 NEW in Forever

1. 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.
2. Rank 2: 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 8%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
3. Rank 3: 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 12%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
4. Rank 4: 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 16%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
5. 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.

Row 6 · Column 3 · Tree: Enhancement

✦ Rage of the Farseer Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Active Requires Mental Quickness

Instant | 3 min cooldown

1. Rank 1: Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.

Row 7 · Column 2 · Tree: Enhancement

Removed from Classic Enhancement (5)

The following Classic talents are absent from the current Forever tree. An older build may need different picks if it relies on one of them.

• Shield Specialization (was 5 ranks, row 1). Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 1% and increases the amount blocked by 5%.
• Enhancing Totems (was 2 ranks, row 3). Increases the effect of your Strength of Earth and Grace of Air Totems by 8%.
• Two-Handed Axes and Maces (was 1 ranks, row 3). Allows you to use Two-Handed Axes and Two-Handed Maces.
• Improved Weapon Totems (was 2 ranks, row 5). Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Windfury Totem by 15% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Totem by 6%.
• Weapon Mastery (was 5 ranks, row 6). Increases the damage you deal with all weapons by 2%.

✦ Restoration

Restoration has 16 talents across 7 rows. Mindfulness, Water Shield, Riptide are new in Forever. The final row includes Riptide.

✦ Improved Healing Wave Ranks 1–5

1. Rank 1: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.1 sec.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.2 sec.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.3 sec.
4. Rank 4: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.4 sec.
5. Rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.5 sec.

Row 1 · Column 2 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Totemic Focus Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 5%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 10%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 15%.
4. Rank 4: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 20%.
5. Rank 5: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 25%.

Row 2 · Column 3 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Mindfulness Ranks 1–3 NEW in Forever

1. Rank 1: Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
2. Rank 2: Allows 33% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
3. Rank 3: Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.

Row 2 · Column 1 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Natural Grace Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 5%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 10%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 15%.

Row 2 · Column 2 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Tidal Focus Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 1% and improves your chance to hit by 1%.
2. Rank 2: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 2% and improves your chance to hit by 2%.
3. Rank 3: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 3% and improves your chance to hit by 3%.
4. Rank 4: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 4% and improves your chance to hit by 4%.
5. Rank 5: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5% and improves your chance to hit by 5%.

Row 1 · Column 3 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Improved Reincarnation Ranks 1–2 Changed

1. 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%.
2. Rank 2: 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%.

Row 2 · Column 4 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Ancestral Healing Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases your target's armor value by 8% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
2. Rank 2: Increases your target's armor value by 17% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.
3. Rank 3: Increases your target's armor value by 25% for 15 sec after getting a critical effect from one of your healing spells.

Row 3 · Column 1 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Healing Focus Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
2. Rank 2: Gives you a 47% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
3. Rank 3: Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.

Row 3 · Column 2 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Water Shield Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Active

Instant

1. 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 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.

Row 3 · Column 3 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Tidal Mastery Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 1%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 2%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 3%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 4%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 5%.

Row 4 · Column 1 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Restorative Totems Ranks 1–5 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 5% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 10%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 10% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 20%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 15% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 30%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 20% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 40%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the effect of your Mana Spring Totem by 25% and increases the effect of your Healing Stream Totem by 50%.

Row 4 · Column 2 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Mana Tide Totem Ranks 1–1 Changed Active

10 Mana | Instant | 5 min cooldown | Tools: Water Totem

1. 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.

Row 4 · Column 3 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Healing Way Ranks 1–3 Changed

1. Rank 1: Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 8%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 17%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 25%.

Row 5 · Column 2 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Nature's Swiftness Ranks 1–1 Active

Instant | 3 min cooldown

1. Rank 1: When activated, your next Nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.

Row 5 · Column 3 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Purification Ranks 1–5

1. Rank 1: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 2%.
2. Rank 2: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 4%.
3. Rank 3: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 6%.
4. Rank 4: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 8%.
5. Rank 5: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.

Row 6 · Column 3 · Tree: Restoration

✦ Riptide Ranks 1–1 NEW in Forever Active Requires Healing Way

245 Mana | 40 yd range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown

1. Rank 1: Heals a friendly target for 485 to 533, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

Row 7 · Column 2 · Tree: Restoration

Removed from Classic Restoration (2)

The following Classic talents are absent from the current Forever tree. An older build may need different picks if it relies on one of them.

• Nature's Guidance (was 3 ranks, row 3). Increases your chance to hit with melee attacks and spells by 1%.
• Totemic Mastery (was 1 ranks, row 3). The radius of your totems that affect friendly targets is increased to 30 yd.

Shaman Talent Changes in WoW Forever Beta

Some Shaman talents have changed since earlier beta builds. 2 were removed during the beta. The old names and their replacements are listed below to help you adapt an older build.

• Improved Fire Nova was a Elemental talent in row 4. Former beta talent; the ranks below preserve its earlier client text. It was removed in build 70425. Replaced by Trial by Fire in build 1.60.1.70425. Trial by Fire retains the Fire Nova bonuses and also extends Magma Totem duration.
• Call of Thunder was a Elemental talent in row 4. Former beta talent; the ranks below preserve its earlier client text. It was removed in build 70425. Removed in build 1.60.1.70425 during the Elemental tree rework. The current tree instead has the revised Lightning Overload path, Lava Burst and Elemental Mastery.

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