World of Warcraft: Forever Shaman
From the beta client, build 1.60.1.70338, read 11 Oct 2026, and Blizzard's notes of 8 Oct 2026.
Shaman in Blizzard's newest notes
In the notes6 lines under the Shaman heading of WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, Updated October 8, Blizzard's words.
- Flametongue Totem will now correctly use the target’s attack speed if they are Shapeshifted, instead of using the speed of their equipped weapon.
- Lightning Bolt: The base points and points per level of ranks 1-5 of this spell have been adjusted to make the growth rate of ranks 1-6 more consistent, and new ranks always an upgrade.
Elemental
- Elemental Focus is no longer activated and immediately consumed when using Fire Nova.
Restoration
- Water Shield now accurately displays the mana restored in the buff tooltip.
- Water Shield no longer says it has a 15 second cooldown (it didn’t have one).
- Mana Tide Totem will once again display its visual when pulsing.
Talents
Plan a build50 talents in three trees: 17 not in Classic Era by name, and 25 worded differently from Classic Era.
Elemental Combat 16
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Convection
- Concussion
- Elemental Warding
- Call of Flame
- Elemental Devastation
- Eye of the Storm
- Call of Thunder
- Elemental Fury
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Elemental Mastery
- Improved Fire Totems
- Lightning Mastery
- Storm Reach
Enhancement 18
Not in Classic Era by name
- Mental Dexterity
- Shamanistic Focus
- Spirit Weapons
- Mental Quickness
- Improved Stormstrike
- Maelstrom Weapon
- Rage of the Farseer
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Thundering Strikes
- Ancestral Knowledge
- Improved Ghost Wolf
- Elemental Weapons
- Anticipation
- Toughness
- Flurry
- Stormstrike
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Enhancing Totems
- Improved Weapon Totems
- Parry
- Shield Specialization
- Two-Handed Axes and Maces
- Weapon Mastery
Restoration 16
Not in Classic Era by name
Worded differently from Classic Era
- Totemic Focus
- Tidal Focus
- Improved Reincarnation
- Ancestral Healing
- Healing Focus
- Tidal Mastery
- Restorative Totems
- Mana Tide Totem
- Healing Way
Classic Era talents not in this tree
- Healing Grace
- Nature's Guidance
- Totemic Mastery
Abilities
Every rank by level52 abilities and 174 ranks the class line trains.
Not in Classic Era by name
- Fire Nova level 12
- Call of the Elements level 20
- Totemic Recall level 20
- Call of the Ancestors level 30
- Call of the Spirits level 40
- Lava Burst level 50
- Riptide level 50
Tagged on the abilities page as possible Season of Discovery leftovers: Fire Nova, Totemic Projection.
Races that can be a Shaman
Every race- Dwarf Alliance, new pair in Forever
- Orc Horde
- Tauren Horde
- Troll Horde
- Windshaper Skyborne Horde, new race
Common questions
What changed for the Shaman in World of Warcraft: Forever?
By name, in the beta client's tables, 17 of the Shaman's 50 talents and 7 of its 52 abilities are not in Classic Era's lists, and 25 of the 33 talents we could compare with Classic Era are worded differently. Blizzard's notes of 8 Oct 2026 carry 6 lines under the Shaman heading, shown on this page.
Which races can be a Shaman in World of Warcraft: Forever?
In the beta client's tables: Dwarf, Orc, Tauren, Troll and Windshaper Skyborne. New pairs in Forever: Dwarf and Windshaper Skyborne.
Talents and abilities are the beta client's own tables, read through the wago.tools mirror; the notes are Blizzard's words from its forum. World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.