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Improved Lightning Shield Improved Lightning Shield

Shaman · Enhancement · Row 2 of 7 · 3 ranks

Improved Lightning Shield sits in row 2 of the Shaman Enhancement tree. A talent tree is simply the grid of talents for one class role. It can take up to 3 points. Max it fully, or put in a few points just to open the rows below.

What Improved Lightning Shield does at each rank

A rank is one level of a talent. Every rank makes the effect a bit stronger. The list below uses the exact wording from the beta client, word for word.

  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%.

How to reach Improved Lightning Shield

Row 2 opens after you spend 5 points in the earlier Enhancement rows. Level 15 is the earliest you can pick up Improved Lightning Shield.

Is Improved Lightning Shield worth the points?

Every rank makes the effect stronger, so putting in a few points while leveling is totally fine. Max it when the final rank is the heart of your endgame build. And if you only need it as a stepping stone, no shame in stopping early.

Starter builds that take it

These starter builds already put points into Improved Lightning Shield. Open one and see how it fits in a real build:

Try Improved Lightning Shield in the Shaman calculator

Elsewhere in Enhancement

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Improved Lightning Shield:

Earth's Grasp · Thundering Strikes · Ancestral Knowledge · Guardian Totems · Mental Dexterity · Improved Ghost Wolf · Elemental Weapons · Shamanistic Focus · Anticipation · Toughness · Flurry · Stormstrike