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Shaman

Shaman level 60 guide

Level 60 · Theorycraft

Level-60 Shaman planning uses separate spell, melee and healing packages. Totem placement and group buff choices belong in each plan, with current imbue rules checked before buying weapon consumables. This guide links the Shaman talent trees, sourced builds and beta gear lists. Level-60 advice remains theorycraft; each section keeps its source and recorded level.

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Shaman level 60 specs at a glance

Theorycraft · Level 60Sources checked

The checked level-60 sources describe untested builds. Totem stacking, Maelstrom decisions and healing efficiency require current-build encounter validation.

Elemental Combat

Ranged DPS · Level 60 theorycraft

Full Elemental Combat guide

Compare Lava Burst, Lightning Overload and Elemental Alacrity for a Flame Shock and lightning casting plan.

Spells and talents mentioned

Ability priority

  1. Maintain Flame Shock where it can support Lava Burst.

  2. Use Lava Burst when available, then Lightning Bolt as the sustained filler.

  3. Choose Chain Lightning when targets and mana justify the extra cast.

  4. Maintain assigned totems and reserve an interrupt for dangerous enemy casts.

Stats to compare

  • Hit
  • Spell damage
  • Crit
  • Intellect
  • Mana regen
  • Compare spell hit and spell damage across Nature and Fire instead of assuming one school covers every spell.
  • Evaluate crit, Intellect and mana regeneration for sustained casting.

Endgame preparation

  • Configure separate totem sets for your party and the encounter.
  • Check current talent and item hit contributions without assigning a numeric cap.
Evidence limits and 2 sources
  • The source’s level-60 cast priority and Clearcasting choices are untested. Fire and Nature damage proportions depend on the encounter.

Enhancement

Melee DPS · Level 60 theorycraft

Full Enhancement guide

Plan Stormstrike, Maelstrom Weapon and Rage of the Farseer with the current Intellect conversion talents.

Spells and talents mentioned

Ability priority

  1. Maintain the chosen weapon imbue and assigned melee-group totems.

  2. Use Stormstrike before the spell casts intended to benefit from it.

  3. Spend Maelstrom Weapon opportunities on a suitable Lightning Bolt without assuming an optimal stack threshold.

  4. Fit shocks between melee attacks and align Rage of the Farseer with sustained target uptime.

Stats to compare

  • Weapon damage
  • Hit
  • Strength
  • Agility
  • Intellect
  • Compare weapon damage, hit, Strength and Agility for melee output.
  • Evaluate Intellect through Mental Dexterity and Mental Quickness; spell contribution needs separate measurement.

Endgame preparation

  • Check the actual weapon setup and ability requirements before copying the guide.
  • Agree the party’s totem buffs and track their range after movement.
Evidence limits and 2 sources
  • The source does not settle Maelstrom timing, weapon rankings or hybrid stat weights at 60. Do not assume all air and weapon buffs stack.

Restoration

Healer · Level 60 theorycraft

Full Restoration guide

Compare Riptide, Chain Heal and Mana Tide with single-target healing tools and Water Shield sustain.

Spells and talents mentioned

Ability priority

  1. Keep Water Shield available and maintain the assigned totems.

  2. Use Riptide on a suitable injured target and Chain Heal when nearby allies also need healing.

  3. Use Healing Wave or Lesser Healing Wave for isolated tank damage.

  4. Coordinate Mana Tide with party mana needs and retain Nature’s Swiftness for an urgent heal.

Stats to compare

  • Healing
  • Intellect
  • Mana regen
  • Crit
  • Compare healing bonuses, Intellect and sustained mana regeneration.
  • Consider crit with Water Shield and Ancestral Healing, without asserting measured weights.

Endgame preparation

  • Check party positioning before relying on Chain Heal jumps.
  • Coordinate Mana Tide timing and totem placement with the other healers.
Evidence limits and 2 sources
  • A theoretical Riptide interaction does not prove optimal Chain Heal timing. Level-60 mana costs and encounter coverage still need testing.
Class sources and review date

Checked 2026-10-17. These sources support planning advice with the limits stated above. Level-20 and level-30 beta testing does not verify level-60 performance.

Shaman tools and guides

Shaman talent planner

Elemental Combat, Enhancement and Restoration as reported for beta build 1.60.1.70450. Set your level, spend points or load a compatible build from the list; the full-page calculator saves and shares builds.

Plan against the reported 1.60.1.70450 layout across 3 trees. The supporting calculator shows 51 points at level 60 and uses 5 points per lower row. The level controls use a source-derived calculator model; in-game point availability remains unverified.

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Tree layout, rank limits, prerequisites, spell IDs and Classic comparison flags are from a WoW Forever Talents fansite report for build 1.60.1.70450, checked 2026-10-19. Realm First has not independently compared the snapshot with local client or CASC files. Effect summaries are Realm First's own wording from the BlizzCon preview. Points per level follow level − 9 + Talented, from calculator observations and a Talented rank report (build 70124, checked October 1, 2026); in-game point availability is unverified. Icons © Blizzard Entertainment.

Shaman level-60 talent builds

Level-60 theorycraft allocations come first. Older leveling builds retain their recorded levels and talent snapshots. Open a build for its exact talents and source, use its compatible calculator, or copy it. Level-60 gear candidates remain unverified.

Elemental Combat

PvP · Leveling · 4 builds

Level 60 Elemental Combat guide

  1. Elemental Shaman Level 60 PvP Build

    PvPLevel 60 · 51 points33 / 18 / 0Theorycraft

    1. Convection 5/5
    2. Concussion 5/5
    3. Reverberation 5/5
    4. Elemental Focus 1/1
    5. Elemental Alacrity 3/3
    6. Eye of the Storm 3/3
    7. Call of Thunder 1/1
    8. Lightning Overload 3/3
    9. Earthbound 1/1
    10. Elemental Fury 5/5
    11. Lava Burst 1/1
    12. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    13. Ancestral Knowledge 5/5
    14. Guardian Totems 2/2
    15. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    16. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    17. Anticipation 3/3

    A level-60 Elemental PvP allocation with Lava Burst and Lightning Overload. Untested source theorycraft.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70338. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Level-60 gear candidates are not verified.

    Talent allocation Open in calculator

    WoW Forever Builds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-17

Leveling references · 3 Elemental Combat builds

  1. Elemental to Call of Thunder

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points21 / 0 / 0

    1. Concussion 5/5
    2. Elemental Warding 3/3
    3. Call of Flame 3/3
    4. Elemental Focus 1/1
    5. Elemental Alacrity 3/3
    6. Improved Fire Nova 2/2
    7. Eye of the Storm 3/3
    8. Call of Thunder 1/1

    Concussion, Call of Flame, Elemental Warding and Elemental Focus, then Elemental Alacrity, Call of Thunder, Eye of the Storm and Improved Fire Nova.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Elemental Fire and Nature damage · Level 30

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    Icy Veins, 2026-10-02

  2. Elemental 26-point Legacy tree

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 + 5 Legacy · 26 points26 / 0 / 0

    1. Concussion 5/5
    2. Elemental Warding 3/3
    3. Call of Flame 3/3
    4. Elemental Focus 1/1
    5. Elemental Alacrity 3/3
    6. Improved Fire Nova 2/2
    7. Eye of the Storm 3/3
    8. Call of Thunder 1/1
    9. Lightning Overload 3/3
    10. Earthbound 1/1
    11. Elemental Fury 1/5

    Legacy points add Lightning Overload, Earthbound and one point of Elemental Fury.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Elemental Fire and Nature damage · Level 30

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    Icy Veins, 2026-10-02

Enhancement

Leveling · 14 builds

Level 60 Enhancement guide

  1. Enhancement Shaman Level 60 Leveling Build

    LevelingLevel 60 · 51 points0 / 41 / 10Theorycraft

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 5/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    5. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    6. Anticipation 3/3
    7. Toughness 5/5
    8. Flurry 5/5
    9. Stormstrike 1/1
    10. Mental Quickness 2/2
    11. Improved Stormstrike 2/2
    12. Maelstrom Weapon 5/5
    13. Rage of the Farseer 1/1
    14. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    15. Tidal Focus 5/5

    The level-60 endpoint of the solo Enhancement leveling guide, with Stormstrike and Rage of the Farseer. Untested source theorycraft.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70338. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Level-60 gear candidates are not verified.

    Talent allocation Open in calculator

    WoW Forever Builds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-15

Leveling references · 13 Enhancement builds

  1. Enhancement to Improved Stormstrike

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 21 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 1/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    5. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    6. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    7. Flurry 4/5
    8. Stormstrike 1/1
    9. Improved Stormstrike 1/2

    Thundering Strikes, Mental Dexterity, Improved Ghost Wolf, Shamanistic Focus, Elemental Weapons, Stormstrike, Flurry and one point of Improved Stormstrike.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    Icy Veins, 2026-10-01

  2. Enhancement leveling to Improved Stormstrike

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 21 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 1/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    5. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    6. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    7. Flurry 4/5
    8. Stormstrike 1/1
    9. Improved Stormstrike 1/2

    Thundering Strikes, Mental Dexterity, Improved Ghost Wolf, Shamanistic Focus, Elemental Weapons, Ancestral Knowledge, Stormstrike, Flurry, Improved Stormstrike.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    Mobalytics (NickTew), 2026-10-01

  3. Enhancement with Improved Lightning Shield

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 21 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    3. Improved Lightning Shield 3/3
    4. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    5. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    6. Flurry 4/5
    7. Stormstrike 1/1
    8. Improved Stormstrike 1/2

    Thundering Strikes, Improved Lightning Shield, Mental Dexterity, Elemental Weapons, Shamanistic Focus, Stormstrike, Flurry and Improved Stormstrike.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    Mobalytics (FF), 2026-09-29

  4. Enhancement leveling, level-30 prefix

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 21 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 1/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    5. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    6. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    7. Flurry 5/5
    8. Stormstrike 1/1

    First 21 points of Method's 51-point Shaman leveling order: Thundering Strikes, Mental Dexterity, Improved Ghost Wolf, Shamanistic Focus, Elemental Weapons, Ancestral Knowledge, Stormstrike, Flurry 5/5.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    Method (Erik), 2026-09-30

  5. Enhancement route 10-30

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 21 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 1/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    5. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    6. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    7. Flurry 4/5
    8. Stormstrike 1/1
    9. Improved Stormstrike 1/2

    Thundering Strikes, Mental Dexterity, Improved Ghost Wolf, Shamanistic Focus, Elemental Weapons, Ancestral Knowledge, Stormstrike at 25, Flurry, Improved Stormstrike at 30.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    WoW4Ever News (Max Calder), 2026-10-03

  6. Enhancement 26-point Legacy build

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 + 5 Legacy · 26 points0 / 26 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 1/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    5. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    6. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    7. Flurry 5/5
    8. Stormstrike 1/1
    9. Spirit Weapons 1/1
    10. Mental Quickness 2/2
    11. Improved Stormstrike 2/2

    Legacy points: second Improved Stormstrike, Spirit Weapons, fifth Flurry, Mental Quickness.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    Icy Veins, 2026-10-01

  7. Enhancement leveling + 5 Legacy points

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 + 5 Legacy · 26 points0 / 26 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 1/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    5. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    6. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    7. Flurry 5/5
    8. Stormstrike 1/1
    9. Spirit Weapons 1/1
    10. Mental Quickness 2/2
    11. Improved Stormstrike 2/2

    Legacy points: Improved Stormstrike 2/2, Spirit Weapons, Flurry 5/5, Mental Quickness 2/2, in that order.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    Mobalytics (NickTew), 2026-10-01

  8. Enhancement leveling to Spirit Weapons

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 21 / 0Theorycraft

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 2/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    5. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    6. Anticipation 1/3
    7. Flurry 5/5
    8. Spirit Weapons 1/1

    21 Enhancement, reaching Spirit Weapons.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    WoWForeverBuilds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-16

  9. Enhancement leveling to Flurry

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 21 / 0Theorycraft

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 3/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    5. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    6. Flurry 5/5
    7. Stormstrike 1/1

    21 Enhancement, reaching Flurry.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 30

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    WoWForeverBuilds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-16

  10. Enhancement level 20

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 20 · 11 points0 / 11 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    3. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    4. Shamanistic Focus 1/1

    Thundering Strikes, Improved Ghost Wolf, Mental Dexterity, Shamanistic Focus.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 20

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    Wowhead (Yebb), 2026-09-29

  11. Enhancement level 20 (consensus)

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 20 · 11 points0 / 11 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    3. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    4. Shamanistic Focus 1/1

    Thundering Strikes, Improved Ghost Wolf, Mental Dexterity, Shamanistic Focus at 20.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 20

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    WoW Forever Classic (wowforeverclassic.com), 2026-09-20

  12. Enhancement leveling to Stormstrike

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 20 + 5 Legacy · 16 points0 / 16 / 0

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 1/5
    3. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    4. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    5. Elemental Weapons 3/3
    6. Shamanistic Focus 1/1
    7. Stormstrike 1/1

    16 Enhancement, reaching Stormstrike.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 20

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    Wowhead (Yebb), 2026-09-29

  13. Enhancement leveling to Shamanistic Focus

    Beta referenceLevelingLevel 20 · 11 points0 / 11 / 0Theorycraft

    1. Thundering Strikes 5/5
    2. Mental Dexterity 3/3
    3. Improved Ghost Wolf 2/2
    4. Shamanistic Focus 1/1

    11 Enhancement, reaching Shamanistic Focus.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Gear: Enhancement melee leveling · Two-handed · Level 20

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    WoWForeverBuilds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-21

Restoration

Healer · 10 builds

Level 60 Restoration guide

  1. Restoration Shaman Level 60 PvE Build

    HealerLevel 60 · 51 points0 / 8 / 43Theorycraft

    1. Thundering Strikes 3/5
    2. Ancestral Knowledge 5/5
    3. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    4. Totemic Focus 5/5
    5. Mindfulness 3/3
    6. Tidal Focus 5/5
    7. Ancestral Healing 3/3
    8. Water Shield 1/1
    9. Tidal Mastery 5/5
    10. Restorative Totems 5/5
    11. Mana Tide Totem 1/1
    12. Healing Way 3/3
    13. Nature's Swiftness 1/1
    14. Purification 5/5
    15. Riptide 1/1

    Riptide, Chain Heal and Mana Tide for level 60. Spends 8 Enhancement / 43 Restoration; the source applies Classic 1.12 advice to pre-release Forever talents and has not tested it in the beta.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70338. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Level-60 gear candidates are not verified.

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    WoW Forever Builds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-17

Leveling references · 9 Restoration builds

  1. Restoration healer to Nature's Swiftness

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 0 / 21

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Mindfulness 3/3
    3. Natural Grace 2/3
    4. Ancestral Healing 3/3
    5. Healing Focus 1/3
    6. Water Shield 1/1
    7. Tidal Mastery 4/5
    8. Mana Tide Totem 1/1
    9. Nature's Swiftness 1/1

    Faster Healing Wave, in-combat mana regen, Water Shield, Mana Tide Totem, Tidal Mastery and Nature's Swiftness.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 30

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    Icy Veins, 2026-10-02

  2. Restoration healing to Nature's Swiftness

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 0 / 21

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Totemic Focus 2/5
    3. Mindfulness 3/3
    4. Tidal Focus 5/5
    5. Ancestral Healing 3/3
    6. Water Shield 1/1
    7. Mana Tide Totem 1/1
    8. Nature's Swiftness 1/1

    21 Restoration, reaching Nature's Swiftness.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 30

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    Mobalytics, 2026-09-22

  3. Restoration level 30 (forum post)

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 0 / 21

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Mindfulness 3/3
    3. Tidal Focus 5/5
    4. Healing Focus 3/3
    5. Water Shield 1/1
    6. Restorative Totems 2/5
    7. Mana Tide Totem 1/1
    8. Nature's Swiftness 1/1

    Improved Healing Wave, Tidal Focus, Water Shield, Healing Focus, Mindfulness, Mana Tide Totem, Restorative Totems and Nature's Swiftness; the poster pitches it for both healing and damage.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 30

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    Blizzard forums (Sakurarosa), 2026-09-30

  4. Restoration 26-point Legacy tree

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 30 + 5 Legacy · 26 points0 / 0 / 26

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Mindfulness 3/3
    3. Natural Grace 2/3
    4. Ancestral Healing 3/3
    5. Healing Focus 1/3
    6. Water Shield 1/1
    7. Tidal Mastery 5/5
    8. Mana Tide Totem 1/1
    9. Healing Way 3/3
    10. Nature's Swiftness 1/1
    11. Purification 1/5

    Legacy points add the fifth Tidal Mastery, Healing Way and Purification.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 30

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    Icy Veins, 2026-10-02

  5. Restoration healing to Healing Focus

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 0 / 21Theorycraft

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Totemic Focus 5/5
    3. Tidal Focus 5/5
    4. Improved Reincarnation 2/2
    5. Healing Focus 3/3
    6. Water Shield 1/1

    21 Restoration, reaching Healing Focus.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 30

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    WoWForeverBuilds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-16

  6. Restoration healing to Restorative Totems

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 0 / 21Theorycraft

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Mindfulness 3/3
    3. Natural Grace 3/3
    4. Improved Reincarnation 2/2
    5. Ancestral Healing 3/3
    6. Healing Focus 3/3
    7. Water Shield 1/1
    8. Restorative Totems 1/5

    21 Restoration, reaching Restorative Totems.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 30

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    WoWForeverBuilds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-16

  7. Restoration healing to Healing Way

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 30 · 21 points0 / 0 / 21Theorycraft

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Totemic Focus 2/5
    3. Natural Grace 1/3
    4. Tidal Focus 5/5
    5. Healing Focus 3/3
    6. Water Shield 1/1
    7. Restorative Totems 2/5
    8. Mana Tide Totem 1/1
    9. Healing Way 1/3

    21 Restoration, reaching Healing Way.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Untested theorycraft; allocation validity does not establish performance.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 30

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    WoWForeverBuilds (wowforeverbuilds.com), 2026-09-16

  8. Restoration healing to Water Shield

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 20 · 11 points0 / 0 / 11

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Mindfulness 3/3
    3. Tidal Focus 2/5
    4. Water Shield 1/1

    11 Restoration, reaching Water Shield.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 20

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    Wowhead (Woah), 2026-09-27

  9. Restoration level 20 + 5 Legacy points

    Beta referenceHealerLevel 20 + 5 Legacy · 16 points0 / 0 / 16

    1. Improved Healing Wave 5/5
    2. Mindfulness 3/3
    3. Tidal Focus 5/5
    4. Healing Focus 1/3
    5. Water Shield 1/1
    6. Mana Tide Totem 1/1

    Finish Tidal Focus and take Mana Tide Totem.

    Recorded talent snapshot: build 1.60.1.70009. Current-build recommendations remain unverified.

    Gear: Restoration healer · Level 20

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    Wowhead (Woah), 2026-09-27

Beta reference: Shaman from level 21 to 30

Shaman: your next trainer stops

Plan levels 21–30 with the fansite report for build 1.60.1.70124, checked 2026-10-01. Later official corrections are noted separately. Check current-client availability before planning a quest or dungeon around a spell.

  1. Check Totemic Projection when training the level-22 utility spells.
  2. At 30, inspect Grounding Totem, Windfury Weapon and the new recall/call spells at your trainer.
  3. The fansite reports an Air Totem requirement. Check the Call of Air quest and the item in your bags before relying on air totems.

Open the Shaman unlock timeline and talent milestones →

Class-specific limits
  • Air Totem acquisition and class quests have not been independently checked in Forever.

A point-by-point leveling order is not established by this preparation cut. The talent table compares unlocks and prerequisites.

The separate level-30 combat instructions are still under review. These trainer stops do not establish a tested rotation.

Fansite source report

Gear is ranked for each build's role and weapon setup, using Wowhead item reports and editorial stat weights. Open a build to compare its talents, gear candidates and evidence limits. The older class leveling list remains on the Shaman level 30 BiS page.

New abilities

Fansite report, build 1.60.1.70124 · requires a talent · select a slot for its level on the level 30 guide

Rather follow an in-game arrow? Compare the leveling addons for WoW Forever, free and paid. RestedXP's Forever route is free up to level 20: see its guides and prices.

Changes to Shaman in WoW Forever

Notes on the BlizzCon preview trees · . The planner above shows the current beta trees.

Each branch crosses a resource boundary: Elemental repeats Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning through a proc and gives Lava Burst a Flame Shock condition, Enhancement turns Intellect into Attack Power and melee into faster Lightning Bolts, and Restoration combines Water Shield, Mana Tide Totem and Riptide. Blizzard confirms Shaman for Horde-aligned Skyborne and names Dwarf Shaman as a new race-and-class combination.

The three Shaman trees

Branch Final-row talent Recorded prerequisite
Elemental Lava Burst Lightning Overload
Enhancement Rage of the Farseer Mental Quickness
Restoration Riptide Healing Way

The calculator showed 51 points. Blizzard’s Deep Dive recap confirms one-point milestones at 11, 16, 21 and 31 and the existing row count.

Elemental: extra casts and Flame Shock

Enhancement: melee attacks feed spells

Restoration: shields, totems and Riptide

Sources and limits

The What’s Next recap confirms Shaman as the Horde Skyborne path; the Deep Dive recap names Dwarf Shaman but publishes no Shaman talent list. Tree names, descriptions and prerequisites come from the Shaman calculator and its observed data response. Wowhead reconstructed the calculator from BlizzCon testing and streams before beta data was available and says damage numbers may vary, so Lightning Overload, Maelstrom Weapon, Riptide and totem values still need beta confirmation.

Related: Forever class index · Druid guide · Paladin rework · character creation

Sources

  1. Blizzard EntertainmentWorld of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel Recap
  2. Blizzard EntertainmentWorld of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap
  3. WowheadWoW: Forever observed talent snapshot (aggregate)
  4. WowheadWoW: Forever observed Shaman talent snapshot
  5. WoW Forever TalentsFansite calculator: Shaman beta talents (client build 1.60.1.70450)
  6. WoW Forever TalentsFansite report: beta talent data, client build 1.60.1.70450
  7. Blizzard EntertainmentBeta Update Maintenance — Evening of 1 October
  8. WowheadWowhead Forever item report for individual build gear
  9. ForeverChanges — Fansite reportLevel-30 ability, rank and talent report
  10. WowheadWowhead Forever talent calculator announcement

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