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WoW Forever vs Classic: Shaman Talents

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How do Shaman talents differ from Classic?

This Shaman snapshot lists 50 talents: 12 new, 29 changed, 4 moved, and 5 unchanged compared with the available Classic records.

These labels compare the available records. A missing Classic match does not prove a talent was removed from the game; beta values may change.

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“Talent trees and every rank's text from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70009.” — Talents Forever data export
Elemental

Convection

Changed
Classic

Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.

Forever

Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 2%.

Elemental

Concussion

Changed
Classic

Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Shock spells by 1%.

Forever

Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 1%.

Elemental

Elemental Warding

Changed
Classic

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 4%.

Forever

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.

Elemental

Reverberation

Moved
Classic

Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.2 sec.

Forever

Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 0.2 sec.

Elemental

Call of Flame

Changed
Classic

Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems by 5%.

Forever

Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 5%.

Elemental

Elemental Devastation

Changed
Classic

Your offensive spell crits will increase your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3% for 10 sec.

Forever

Your offensive spell critical strikes will increase your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3% for 10 sec.

Elemental

Elemental Focus

Unchanged
Classic

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%.

Forever

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%.

Elemental

Elemental Alacrity

Changed
Classic

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.2 sec.

Forever

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.

Elemental

Improved Fire Nova

Changed
Classic

Reduces the delay before your Fire Nova Totem activates by 1 sec. and decreases the threat generated by your Magma Totem by 25%.

Forever

Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 10% and reduces its cooldown by 2 sec.

Elemental

Eye of the Storm

Changed
Classic

Gives you a 33% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage.

Forever

Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 23%.

Elemental

Call of Thunder

Changed
Classic

Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by an additional 1%.

Forever

Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.

Elemental

Elemental Reach

Changed
Classic

Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3 yards.

Forever

Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 8 yards.

Elemental

Lightning Overload

New
Classic

—

Forever

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.

Elemental

Earthbound

New
Classic

—

Forever

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

Elemental

Elemental Fury

Changed
Classic

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing, Magma, and Fire Nova Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.

Forever

Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 20%.

Elemental

Lava Burst

New
Classic

—

Forever

You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 150 to 192 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage.

Enhancement

Earth's Grasp

Moved
Classic

Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10%.

Forever

Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10%.

Enhancement

Thundering Strikes

Changed
Classic

Improves your chance to get a critical strike with your weapon attacks by 1%.

Forever

Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.