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Shaman in WoW Forever

The WoW Forever Shaman trees at launch (Blizzard's Nov 2 notes): Call of Thunder, Lightning Overload and Lightning Mastery in Elemental, Mental Dexterity, Maelstrom Weapon and Rage of the Farseer in Enhancement, Water Shield, Mana Tide Totem and Riptide in Restoration. Values shown at max rank.

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Starter builds

Leveling

Enhancement leveling

Flurry, the faster Stormstrike and Maelstrom Weapon; Elemental for melee crit and cheaper shocks.

Split 20 / 31 / 0 · level-by-level order →

Leveling

Enhancement tank

Earth's Grasp, Toughness, Anticipation and Guardian Totems for survivability, Stormstrike and Maelstrom Weapon for threat; Elemental Convection and Concussion for cheaper, harder-hitting shocks.

Split 10 / 41 / 0 · level-by-level order →

Endgame

Restoration healer

Tidal Mastery, Mana Tide, Nature's Swiftness and Riptide; Enhancement for Intellect, crit and stronger totems.

Split 0 / 18 / 33 · level-by-level order →

Endgame

Elemental caster

The whole Elemental tree for Lightning Overload, Call of Thunder and Lightning Mastery; five points in Restoration for cheaper heals.

Split 46 / 0 / 5 · level-by-level order →

Best race for each Shaman spec

Top-scoring race from our racial scores: Horde first, Alliance below. Open the race picker for the full ranking and why.

Spec	Leveling	Dungeons & raids	PvP
Elemental	Troll Dwarf	Orc Dwarf	Orc Dwarf
Enhancement	Troll Dwarf	Orc Dwarf	Orc Dwarf
Restoration healer	Troll Dwarf	Windshaper Skyborne Dwarf	Tauren Dwarf
Shaman tank	Troll Dwarf	Tauren Dwarf	Tauren Dwarf

Shaman talents changed for launch

Talent	Tree	Now
Convection	Elemental	Shocks, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning cost up to 10% less mana. (Lava Burst is removed.)
Elemental Alacrity	Elemental	Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning cast up to 0.5 sec faster. (Lava Burst is removed.)
Call of Flame	Elemental	Fire totems, Flame Shock and Fire Nova deal up to 15% more damage, and Flame Shock lasts up to 9 sec longer. (Lava Burst is removed.)
Eye of the Storm	Elemental	Up to a 70% chance that taking damage doesn't delay Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning. (Lava Burst is removed.)
Elemental Reach	Elemental	Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Fire Nova get up to +6 yd range. No longer shortens the totem-moving spell (now called Totemic Call, 30 sec cooldown).
Call of Thunder	Elemental	Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning get +5% critical strike chance. Replaces Lava Burst, which is removed.
Lightning Overload	Elemental	Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning have up to a 30% chance (10 / 20 / 30%) to fire a second copy at the same target for half damage, free and with no threat.
Lightning Mastery	Elemental	For 15 sec: Lightning Bolt casts 0.5 sec faster and Chain Lightning has no cooldown. 3 min cooldown. Renamed from Elemental Mastery now that Lava Burst is gone; we assume it follows Call of Thunder, which took Lava Burst's slot.
Mental Dexterity	Enhancement	Gain Attack Power equal to up to 150% of your Intellect (50 / 100 / 150%).
Flurry	Enhancement	After a melee crit your next 3 swings are up to 30% faster (6% per rank).
Stormstrike	Enhancement	Instant strike for 150% normalized weapon damage; your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Earth Shock within 12 sec deals 20% more damage. 8% of base mana, 6 sec cooldown.
Improved Ghost Wolf	Enhancement	Ghost Wolf casts up to 3 sec faster and works indoors. Moved down to row 4.
Maelstrom Weapon	Enhancement	Melee hits can grant a stack (up to 5, 30 sec) that cuts your next Lightning Bolt's cast time and mana cost, up to 20%. Now triggers twice as often (exact chance not published).
Riptide	Restoration	Heal over time only – the instant part is gone; Chain Heal on that target is 25% stronger. About 40% less mana, 12 sec cooldown. The new healing amount isn't published (beta: 445 over 15 sec plus 485–533 instantly).