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Shaman

Ranged · Melee · Heal

Rain, stone, and something alive.

Checked against build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026

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Specs

Three trees. Each page has PvE and PvP: spells, stats, gear and a build for the planner.

Leveling

Enhancement to the cap. A two-hander, Rockbiter, and a Stormstrike that comes back fast. Elemental is the ranged road and got the bigger rework.

Enhancement guide

The opener

Strength of Earth, then Stormstrike, Earth Shock, and white swings. Flame Shock on anything that outlives the first shock.

  • 01 Take Ghost Wolf as soon as you can and talent it instant for the roads.
  • 02 Totemic Recall returns mana at 20; pick up your totems instead of walking away from them.
  • 03 Your weapon imbue lasts an hour now and stacks with a sharpening stone.

What Blizzard changed

More power in the decisions you make mid-fight, totems that are easier to drop, track, move and dismiss, and three trees that each have a job.

Every talent
  • Totems drop on a shorter global cooldown and the buff totems last five minutes. Totemic Recall, Call of the Elements and Totemic Call are trained spells.
  • Windfury and Flametongue totems are party buffs rather than weapon enchants. Grace of Air, Strength of Earth, Windfury and Flametongue reach the raid.
  • Fire Nova is a cast at your Fire totem's spot, not a totem. Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning cast faster.
  • Elemental: Lightning Mastery is the capstone, Call of Thunder sits above it, Earthbound roots on cast.
  • Enhancement: Stormstrike on a short cooldown, Maelstrom Weapon, Rage of the Farseer as a personal haste cooldown, and Improved Ghost Wolf instant at rank two.
  • Restoration: Water Shield at 11 points, Mana Tide at 16, Riptide as the capstone.
  • Dwarves and the Windshaper Skyborne can be shaman now.

From Blizzard Class deep dive: Mage and Shaman ExternalDevelopment notes External

Changes this month

What the game's updates and hotfixes changed for Shamans in the last 30 days.

The latest update

And 43 more on the update pages.

Professions

Shamans wear mail. Blacksmithing makes it and Mining feeds it.

All professions

Races and racials

5 races can roll a Shaman. What each one brings to the class.

Alliance · 1

Dwarf

Alliance

New pairing
  • Find Treasure Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap and sometimes increase treasure found. Lasts until cancelled.
  • Stoneform Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
  • Artisan's PrecisionNew Increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%.
  • Big Game HunterNew Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

Horde · 4

Orc

Horde

  • Blood Fury Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
  • Hardiness Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
  • Command Damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets increased by 5%.
  • Shatter CurseNew Instantly removes all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 5% for 8 sec.

Tauren

Horde

  • War Stomp Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
  • Endurance Total Health increased by 5%.
  • Cultivation Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
  • PlainsrunningNew Gain 2% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 60% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Troll

Horde

  • Berserking Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 15 sec.
  • Regeneration Health regeneration rate increased by 20%. In addition, 20% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
  • Beast Slaying Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
  • Rapid RegenerationNew Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.
New pairing
  • Walk on AirNew Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
  • SkysightNew Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 15% for 30 sec. If an elemental convergence is nearby, you will become Charged for the next 1 hr and the effect of this ability will be increased by 100%.
  • Elemental InsightNew Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
  • Wind BlessedNew Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.

Plan

Open the planner with this class, or let the quiz pick a tree.

Client build 1.60.1.70840 · Nov 7, 2026