Every Shaman change in WoW Forever set against Classic, by specialization.
Official article summary: World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Mage and Shaman
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Elemental Fury sits on row 5 with 1 rank. Elemental Alacrity does not exist; its spell is Lightning Mastery (row 6).
Positions swapped: Elemental Alacrity moves to row 3 and Elemental Fury to row 6, now with 5 ranks.
Call of the AncestorsNew ability learned at level 40 that lets you pre-program a third set of 4 totems.
Call of the ElementsNew ability learned at level 20 that unlocks the totem bar UI. It summons a pre-programmed set of 4 totems…
Call of the SpiritsNew ability learned at level 30 that lets you pre-program a second set of 4 totems.
Chain LightningCast time increased to 2.5 seconds (was 2). Primary target base damage increased to approximately 145% of the…
Disease Cleansing TotemFixed: it now has a 5-minute duration.Earth Shock, Flame Shock and Frost ShockAll shock base damage reverted to match Classic Era values (higher than previous Forever Beta values).
Fire NovaFire Nova Totem is removed and replaced with a new Fire Nova spell that causes an eruption of Fire damage at…
Flametongue TotemNo longer has a duration and is instantly replaced. Does not stack via recasting, with Flametongue Weapon, or…
Grounding TotemFixed: it is now correctly destroyed after redirecting a spell.Heed My CallThe Eye of the Tempest for the quest is now multi-drop.
Lightning BoltBase damage of all ranks increased, with larger percentage increases on the higher ranks; the maximum rank…Storm, Earth, and FireThe creatures for the quest respawn more quickly and drop their twisted totems more often. Maraudine Scouts…
Totemic CallFormerly Totemic Projection. It now teleports your totems to your own location. Its cooldown is reduced to 30…
Totemic RecallFixed: it now restores Mana. Its trainer cost is also corrected to 22 silver instead of 70.Totems (global cooldown and duration)All totems have a 1.0 second global cooldown (down from 1.5 seconds). Totems that provide persistent buffs…
Tranquil Air, Windfury and Grace of Air TotemsNo longer stack across different shamans. Additionally, Grace of Air Totem is no longer exclusive with…
Windfury TotemNow causes the player to animate an additional weapon swing attack.Windfury Totem and Flametongue TotemBuffs display with the totem name instead of the 'Passive' or 'Effect' variant.
Call of FlameNow also increases the damage done by Flame Shock and Fire Nova, and extends the duration of Flame Shock by…
Call of ThunderReplaces Lava Burst. Increases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 5%.
ConcussionNo longer applies to Frost Shock or Flame Shock.
ConvectionNo longer reduces the Mana cost of Lava Burst, which has been removed.
EarthboundNew 21-point gold medal talent. Earthbind Totem instantly immobilizes nearby targets for 5 seconds when cast.
Elemental DevastationMoved from row 4 up to row 2.
Elemental FocusReduced chance to trigger when casting low rank spells. It is no longer activated and immediately consumed…Elemental Fury and Elemental AlacrityPositions swapped: Elemental Alacrity moves to row 3 and Elemental Fury to row 6, now with 5 ranks.
Elemental ReachNow also increases the range of Fire Nova by up to 6 yards and the range of Flame Shock by up to 15 yards. No…
Elemental WardingMoved from row 2 to row 3.
Eye of the StormRedesigned: now grants resistance against spell pushback from damage while casting Lightning Bolt and Chain…Improved Fire NovaFormerly Improved Fire Totems. Redesigned: now increases Fire Nova's damage and reduces its cooldown.
Lava BurstRemoved, replaced by Call of Thunder. All references to Lava Burst have been removed.
Lightning MasteryElemental Mastery renamed Lightning Mastery. Icon changed.
Lightning OverloadNow grants a 10/20/30% chance to trigger a duplicate spell (was 3/7/10%).
ReverberationMoved from row 3 up to row 2.
Ancestral KnowledgeNow increases Intellect instead of maximum Mana.
AnticipationNow grants twice as much Dodge chance.
Elemental WeaponsMoved from row 5 up to row 3.
FlurryNow increases attack speed by 6/12/18/24/30% (was 5/10/15/20/25%).
Improved Ghost WolfMoved from row 2 to row 4. Rank 1 makes Ghost Wolf usable indoors and reduces its cast time by 1 second; Rank…
Maelstrom WeaponChance to trigger doubled. Every melee attack has a chance to stack charges of Maelstrom, reducing the cast…
Mental DexterityNow increases the Shaman's Attack Power by 50/100/150% of Intellect (was 33/67/100%).
Mental QuicknessNew row 5 talent. Increases your spell damage and healing by a percentage of your Intellect.Rage of the FarseerRow 7. No longer increases the Shaman's spell casting speed.
Shamanistic FocusNew 11-point gold medal talent. Reduces the Mana cost of Shocks and Lightning Shield by a large percentage.
Shield SpecializationNo longer a talent; it is now a baseline ability.
Spirit WeaponsFormerly Parry. This 21-point talent now also reduces threat while you are not using Rockbiter Weapon, and…
StormstrikeNow deals 150% normalized weapon damage (was 100%). Cooldown reduced to 6 seconds (was 8). Costs 8% of base…
Thundering StrikesMoved from row 2 up to row 1. Now increases the critical strike chance of all spells and attacks instead of…
ToughnessNo longer increases Armor. Now increases Stamina by a percentage.
Windfury WeaponNow causes the Shaman to animate an additional weapon swing attack.
Ancestral HealingMoved from row 2 down to row 3.
Healing FocusNow only requires 3 talent points for full effect instead of 5.
Healing WayRedesigned: increases the amount healed by Healing Wave by a percentage.
Improved ReincarnationNow also increases maximum health by a percentage.
Mana Tide TotemNow the 16-point gold medal talent instead of the 31-point gold medal talent.MindfulnessNew row 2 talent. Allows the Shaman to regenerate Spirit while spellcasting.
Natural GraceFormerly Healing Grace. Moved from row 3 up to row 2. Now reduces all threat from spells.
Restorative TotemsBonus to Healing Stream Totem doubled.
RiptideCan now land critical hits.RiptideMana cost reduced by about 40%. Cooldown increased to 12 seconds (was 6). It no longer deals any initial…
Tidal FocusNow also grants increased chance to hit with all spells and attacks. Moved to row 1, swapping places with…
Tidal MasteryNo longer affects Lightning spells.
Totemic FocusMoved from row 2 up to row 1. Now also discounts Totemic Call and the totem Call spells.
Water ShieldNew 11-point gold medal talent that grants a new Shield ability; only one shield can be active at a time. Its…Nothing matches these filters.
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