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Shaman: Spells

The Shaman spells every spec uses in the Forever beta client (build 1.60.1.70532): utility and buffs, when each rank is learned, what changed from Classic Era, and our notes on using them. Each spec's own spells are on its tab: Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration.

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  • New not in Classic Era
  • Changed numbers or effects differ from Classic Era
  • As Classic as in Classic Era

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Utility and buffs 30

Utility and buffs: Shaman
IconSpellLevelChangeWhat it does
Stoneskin Totem#4Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Stoneskin Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem protects party members within 30 yards, reducing Physical damage taken by 30. Lasts 5 min.

Ranks at level: 1 4 · 2 14 · 3 24 · 4 34 · 5 44 · 6 54

Earthbind Totem#6As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Summons an Earthbind Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 45 sec that slows the movement speed of enemies within 10 yards.

Stoneclaw Totem#8As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Summons a Stoneclaw Totem with 486 health at the feet of the caster for 15 sec that taunts creatures within 8 yards to attack it.

Ranks at level: 1 8 · 2 18 · 3 28 · 4 38 · 5 48 · 6 58

Strength of Earth Totem#10Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Strength of Earth Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the strength of party or raid members within 30 yards by 53. Lasts 5 min.

What to know: Raid-wide: the client tooltip reads party or raid members within 30 yards.

Ranks at level: 1 10 · 2 24 · 3 38 · 4 52 · 5 60

Ancestral Spirit#12As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Returns the spirit to the body, restoring a dead target to life with 600 health and 800 mana. Cannot be cast when in combat.

Ranks at level: 1 12 · 2 24 · 3 36 · 4 48 · 5 60

Purge#12As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Purges the enemy target, removing 2 beneficial magic effects.

What to know: Rank 1 removes one magic effect; rank 2 (32) removes two.

Ranks at level: 1 12 · 2 32

Tremor Totem#18Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Utility

Summons a Tremor Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster that shakes the ground around it, removing Fear, Charm and Sleep effects from party members within 30 yards. Lasts 5 min.

Call of the Elements#20New (not in Classic Era) Buffs Utility

Simultaneously places up to 4 totems specified in the Totem Bar.

What to know: New in Forever. Drops the totems on your Totem Bar in one 3-second cast. Call of the Ancestors (30) and Call of the Spirits (40) hold different sets.

Ghost Wolf#20As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Turns the Shaman into a Ghost Wolf, increasing speed by 40%. Only useable outdoors.

What to know: Still a 3-second cast, outdoors only in client 70205. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2 makes it instant and usable indoors. The client says 3 seconds, not 1 or 2. The wolf form is easier to see in well-lit areas.

Totemic Recall#20New (not in Classic Era) Utility

Returns your totems to the earth, giving you 25% of the mana required to cast each totem destroyed by Totemic Recall.

What to know: New in Forever. Returns 25% of each totem's mana. The trainer charges 22 silver.

Poison Cleansing Totem#22Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Utility

Summons a Poison Cleansing Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster that attempts to remove 1 poison effect from party members within 30 yards every 5 seconds. Lasts 5 min.

Totemic Projection#22New (not in Classic Era) Utility

Relocates your active totems to the specified location.

What to know: New in Forever (a Season of Discovery name). Moves your active totems up to 30 yards; 1-minute cooldown.

Water Breathing#22As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Allows the target to breathe underwater for 10 min.

What to know: Needs Shiny Fish Scales, as in Classic (from the client's reagent data).

Frost Resistance Totem#24Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Frost Resistance Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 5 min. The totem increases party and raid members' frost resistance by 60, if within 30 yards.

What to know: The tooltip says party and raid members within 30 yards (Classic: party), matching Blizzard's deep dive that resistance totems now reach the whole raid group. Not checked in game.

Ranks at level: 1 24 · 2 38 · 3 54

Far Sight#26As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Changes the caster's viewpoint to the targeted location. Lasts 1 min. Only useable outdoors.

Mana Spring Totem#26Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Mana Spring Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 5 min that restores 10 mana every 2 seconds to group members within 30 yards.

What to know: Lasts 5 minutes now (Classic 1).

Ranks at level: 1 26 · 2 36 · 3 46 · 4 56

Fire Resistance Totem#28Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Fire Resistance Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 5 min that increases the fire resistance of party or raid members within 30 yards by 60.

What to know: The tooltip says party and raid members within 30 yards (Classic: party), matching Blizzard's deep dive that resistance totems now reach the whole raid group. Not checked in game.

Ranks at level: 1 28 · 2 42 · 3 58

Flametongue Totem#28Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Flametongue Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem enhances the melee attacks of all party or raid members within 30 yards. Each main hand hit causes 17 to 55 additional Fire damage, based on the speed of the weapon. Slower weapons cause more fire damage per swing. Lasts 5 min.

What to know: No duration; it is replaced when you drop another Fire totem. Doesn't stack with itself, Flametongue Weapon or Windfury Totem. Raid-wide and players only. It reads the target's attack speed, not the weapon's, when the target is shapeshifted.

Ranks at level: 1 28 · 2 38 · 3 48 · 4 58

Water Walking#28As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Allows the friendly target to walk across water for 10 min. Any damage will cancel the effect.

What to know: Needs Fish Oil, as in Classic (from the client's reagent data).

Astral Recall#30As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Yanks the caster through the twisting nether back to your home. Speak to an Innkeeper in a different place to change your home location.

Call of the Ancestors#30New (not in Classic Era) Buffs Utility

Simultaneously places up to 4 totems specified in the Totem Bar. Can call different totems than Call of the Elements.

What to know: New in Forever. A second Totem Bar set, trained at 30 in the client. Blizzard's deep dive gives the two levels the other way round (Spirits at 30, Ancestors at 40); the client wins.

Grounding Totem#30As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Summons a Grounding Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster that will redirect one harmful spell cast on a nearby party member to itself every 10 seconds. Will not redirect area of effect spells. Lasts 45 sec.

What to know: Redirects one harmful single-target spell every 10 seconds, but not area spells. It is correctly destroyed after redirecting a spell.

Nature Resistance Totem#30Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Nature Resistance Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 5 min that increases the nature resistance of party and raid members within 30 yards by 60.

What to know: The tooltip says party and raid members within 30 yards (Classic: party), matching Blizzard's deep dive that resistance totems now reach the whole raid group. Not checked in game.

Ranks at level: 1 30 · 2 44 · 3 60

Reincarnation#30As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Allows you to resurrect yourself upon death with 20% health and mana.

What to know: Trained at 30, 1-hour cooldown, takes an Ankh. The client holds two records for it, the second with no tooltip.

Ranks at level: 1 30 · 2 30

Windfury Totem#32Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Windfury Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem enhances the melee attacks of all party or raid members within 30 yards. Each main hand hit has a 20% chance of granting the attacker 1 extra attack with 246 extra melee attack power. Lasts 5 min.

What to know: Trained at 32. Raid-wide, and affects players only. Stacks with Grace of Air, but not with Flametongue Totem; the removed Tranquil Air is gone. Its buff is named Windfury Totem, without the word Passive.

Ranks at level: 1 32 · 2 42 · 3 52

Sentry Totem#34As Classic (as in Classic Era) Utility

Summons an immobile Sentry Totem with 100 health at your feet for 5 min that allows vision of nearby area and warns of enemies that attack it. Right-Click on buff to switch back and forth between totem sight and Shaman sight.

Windwall Totem#36Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Windwall Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem protects party members within 30 yards, reducing ranged damage taken by 64. Lasts 5 min.

Ranks at level: 1 36 · 2 46 · 3 56

Disease Cleansing Totem#38Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Utility

Summons a Disease Cleansing Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster that attempts to remove 1 disease effect from party members within 30 yards every 5 seconds. Lasts 5 min.

Call of the Spirits#40New (not in Classic Era) Buffs Utility

Simultaneously places up to 4 totems specified in the Totem Bar. Can call different totems than Call of the Elements or Call of the Ancestors.

What to know: New in Forever. A third Totem Bar set, trained at 40 in the client. Blizzard's deep dive says level 30 for Spirits and level 40 for Ancestors; the client has them the other way round.

Grace of Air Totem#42Changed (numbers or effects differ from Classic Era) Buffs

Summons a Grace of Air Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the agility of party or raid members within 30 yards by 89. Lasts 5 min.

What to know: Trained at 42. It is not exclusive with Windfury Totem or Flametongue Totem, and it reaches the whole raid.

Ranks at level: 1 42 · 2 56 · 3 60

Removed in Forever

  • Tranquil Air Totem (50): Not in the Forever client (build 70205). Blizzard's deep dive lists it as removed. No threat-reduction totem for healers.
  • Call of Thunder: Removed from the talent tree. Was one rank, +3% crit. Builds that took it now spend the point elsewhere in Elemental.
  • Fire Nova Totem: Replaced by the Fire Nova spell, which you can trigger repeatedly at the location of your active Fire totem instead of placing a new totem each time.
  • Shield Specialization: Removed, per Blizzard's deep dive. The client has no talent of this name, and Blizzard names no replacement.
  • Enhancing Totems: No longer a talent: Blizzard's deep dive says it is now part of the base class. The client has no talent of this name.
  • Weapon Mastery: No longer a talent: Blizzard's deep dive says it is now part of the base class. The client has no talent of this name.
  • Improved Weapon Totems: No longer a talent: Blizzard's deep dive says it is now part of the base class. The client has no talent of this name.
  • Nature's Guidance: Removed (Blizzard's addition to the deep dive). The client has no talent of this name, and Blizzard names no replacement.