WoW Forever Shaman Guide: Talents, Leveling Gear and What Changed

Elemental: 6 new of 16 talents

• Elemental Alacrity (row 3, 3 ranks): Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.50 sec.
• Improved Fire Nova (row 4, 2 ranks): Increases the damage done by your Fire Nova spell by 20% and reduces its cooldown by 4 sec.
• Elemental Reach (row 5, 2 ranks): Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 6 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 15 yards.
• Lightning Overload (row 5, 3 ranks): Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 10% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
• Earthbound (row 5, 1 rank): Your Earthbind Totem Immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.
• Lava Burst (row 7, 1 rank): 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.

No longer in the tree: Improved Fire Totems, Storm Reach, Lightning Mastery and Elemental Mastery.

Enhancement: 7 new of 18 talents

• Mental Dexterity (row 2, 3 ranks): Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect.
• Shamanistic Focus (row 3, 1 rank): Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.
• Spirit Weapons (row 5, 1 rank): Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks, reduces all threat generated by your attacks by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is not active, and increases all threat generated by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is active.
• Mental Quickness (row 5, 2 ranks): Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 30% of your Intellect.
• Improved Stormstrike (row 5, 2 ranks): When you Stormstrike, you have a 100% chance to gain 50% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 100% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry.
• Maelstrom Weapon (row 6, 5 ranks): When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
• Rage of the Farseer (row 7, 1 rank): Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.

No longer in the tree: Shield Specialization, Enhancing Totems, Two-Handed Axes and Maces, Improved Weapon Totems, Parry and Weapon Mastery.

Restoration: 4 new of 16 talents

• Mindfulness (row 2, 3 ranks): Allows 50% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
• Natural Grace (row 2, 3 ranks): Reduces the threat generated by your spells by 15%.
• Water Shield (row 3, 1 rank): The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.
• Riptide (row 7, 1 rank): Heals a friendly target for 486 to 534, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

No longer in the tree: Nature's Guidance, Totemic Mastery and Healing Grace.

Elemental

Enhancement

Restoration (Shaman)