Shaman talent calculator

Enhancement: Stormstrike and Rage 20/31/0

The main duel and world PvP build, descended from Classic 20/31/0. Stormstrike every 8 seconds, Rage of the Farseer for burst, Maelstrom Weapon for instant Lightning Bolt, instant wolf, and Elemental Devastation: spell crits grant +9% melee critical strike chance for 10 seconds. Strengths: the Shaman's largest burst and roughly half-price shocks. Weaknesses: no instant healing or immunities, and proc-dependent damage. Beta testers say it lacks a panic button.

A beta forum player's 17/34/0 variant takes Anticipation and Spirit Weapons at the expense of Elemental: open in the calculator →.

NS Enhancement: Stormstrike and instant healing 0/30/21

New in Forever: Stormstrike and Nature's Swiftness could not fit together in Classic. Here you get Stormstrike and Maelstrom for instant Lightning Bolt, plus Restoration's Nature's Swiftness for instant healing, Mana Tide Totem, Water Shield and +5% hit chance. It directly answers beta Enhancement's main complaint: no panic button. Strengths: burst and emergency healing in one build. Weaknesses: no Rage of the Farseer or Elemental Devastation, and Water Shield replaces Lightning Shield.

An 8/22/21 variant with Elemental Devastation instead of Maelstrom: open in the calculator →.

Elemental: Lava Burst and roots 31/7/13

A caster for battlegrounds and world PvP. Lava Burst into Flame Shock, Elemental Fury doubling the critical damage bonus, Eye of the Storm protecting casts under attacks, Earthbound rooting melee enemies, plus instant wolf, +5% critical strike chance and Water Shield from the other trees. Strengths: ranged damage and roots against melee. Weaknesses: no Nature's Swiftness for emergency healing; testers still consider Lava Burst weak, and real level 60 damage is unknown.

A 31/11/9 variant with Shamanistic Focus and Grounding Totem every 13 seconds instead of Water Shield: open in the calculator →.

Elemental/Restoration: Nature's Swiftness 30/0/21

The direct successor to Classic's main PvP Shaman. Nature's Swiftness for instant Lightning Bolt or healing, Elemental Fury, Earthbound and Eye of the Storm; Forever also fits Mana Tide Totem and Water Shield into the same 21 Restoration points. Strengths: damage, roots and an emergency save every 3 minutes. Lava Burst now fits with Nature's Swiftness; instant wolf requires a separate investment in Enhancement.

A 23/7/21 variant with instant wolf and +5% critical strike chance instead of Elemental Fury: open in the calculator →.

Restoration: battleground healer 0/13/38

A healer for battleground groups. Riptide every 6 seconds, Nature's Swiftness, Mana Tide Totem, Water Shield, Purification and Healing Way for strong Healing Wave; Enhancement adds instant wolf, Grounding Totem every 13 seconds and cheap shocks for interrupts. Strengths: the Shaman's best healing and mana. Weaknesses: almost no damage; Riptide and Nature's Swiftness can be Purged or dispelled.

Niche: healer with Stormstrike 0/20/31

A build beta testers call unkillable: Riptide, Nature's Swiftness, Mana Tide Totem and Purification, with Enhancement's Stormstrike, Flurry and instant wolf. A fighter who heals with instants and finishes targets with Stormstrike and a shock. Strengths: very resilient in world PvP and duels. Weaknesses: less damage than NS Enhancement and an unclear battleground role.

For flag carrying, a defensive 0/20/31 variant takes Toughness, Anticipation 3 and instant wolf instead of Stormstrike. Shaman flag carrying in Forever remains untested: open in the calculator →.