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Patch 7.0.3 (class changes)/Shaman
Last wiki revision 2023-07-17
;Ability changes
- Ancestral Vision added.
- Ascendance is now a level 100 talent.
- Astral Recall's cooldown has been reduced to 10 minutes, down from 15 minutes.
- Astral Shift is now a baseline shaman ability.
- Capacitor Totem has been replaced by Lightning Surge Totem.
- Chain Heal is now available at level 26 (down from 44). Healing increased by 97%, but healing is now reduced by 30% each jump (up from 10%).
- Chain Lightning is no longer available to Enhancement. Damage increased by 106% for Elemental and 185% for Restoration.
- Cleanse Spirit is no longer available to Restoration.
- Crash Lightning added.
- Earth Shield is now a level 28 Honor talent.
- Earth Elemental Totem has been replaced by Earth Elemental (shaman ability).
- Earthquake has been replaced by Earthquake Totem.
- Earth Shock no longer cost mana or has a cooldown, and now deals damage based on Maelstrom spent.
- Elemental Focus re-added and redesigned. Now causes direct damage spell critical strikes to increase the damage and healing of the next 2 spells by 10%.
- Elemental Fury re-added.
- Far Sight can now be used indoors, replacing Glyph of Far Sight's functionality.
- Feral Spirit's duration has been reduced from 30 seconds to 15 seconds. Now generates 5 Maelstrom each time they attack.
- Flame Shock has been changed depending on specialization.
- Restoration: Instant damage increased by 380%, damage over time increased by 180%, and duration reduced to 21 seconds (down from 30 seconds).
- Elemental: Instant damage increased by 120%, damage over time increased by 37-74%, and duration reduced to 15 seconds (increased to 30 seconds with Maelstrom).
- Fire Elemental Totem has been replaced by Fire Elemental (shaman ability).
- Flametongue added.
- Frost Shock is now a level 26 Elemental shaman ability and has been redesigned.
- Frostbrand added.
- Ghost Wolf now prevents movement speed from being reduced below 100% while active. Mana cost reduced.
- Glyph of Spirit Wolf's effect has been made baseline.
- Grounding Totem is now a rank 43 Restoration shaman honor talent.
- Healing Rain is now available only to Restoration. Healing increased by 266%.
- Healing Stream Totem is now available only to Restoration shaman.
- Healing Surge can now consume 20 Maelstrom for Enhancement to become instant cast.
- Healing Tide Totem now heals for 60% more.
- Hex no longer cost mana. Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 30 seconds.
- Lava Lash now deals 26% less damage and no longer interacts with Flame Shock. Cooldown removed but now cost Maelstrom.
- Lava Burst now deals 76.5% more damage. Flame Shock now causes it to be guaranteed of critical hit instead of increasing damage.
- Lava Surge is now also available to Restoration.
- Lightning Bolt's cast time has been reduced from 2.5 sec to 2 sec for Elemental and Restoration, instant for Enhancement. Damage increased by 25% for Elemental and generates Maelstrom, and by 74% for Restoration. Damage for Enhancement depends on Maelstrom used. Mana cost removed.
- Lightning Shield is now a level 60 Enhancement talent.
- Maelstrom Weapon has been redesigned. Now causes auto attacks and Windfury attacks to generate 5 Maelstrom.
- Mastery: Deep Healing is now learned at level 78.
- Mastery: Elemental Overload added.
- Mastery: Enhanced Elements now also increases chance to trigger Stormbringer and Windfury. Now learned at level 78.
- Resurgence: mana return for Chain Heal reduced from 33% to 25%.
- Riptide's direct healing has been increased by 81%, and heal over time increased by 66%.
- Rockbiter added.
- Spirit Link Totem now has a 40 yd range.
- Spirit Walk (shaman ability) now lasts 8 seconds (down from 15 seconds). No longer has a mana cost.
- Stormlash added.
- Stormbringer added.
- Thunderstorm now deals 20% more damage.
- Tidal Waves now reduces the cast time of Healing Wave by 30% (up from 20%) and increases critical strike chance of Healing Surge by 40% (up from 30%).
- Windfury added.
- Talent changes
- Aftershock added.
- Ancestral Guidance is no longer available to Enhancement shamans.
- Ancestral Protection Totem added.
- Ancestral Swiftness is no longer available to Restoration shaman and has been redesigned.
- Ancestral Vigor re-added.
- Astral Shift now a baseline ability for all specializations. Now lasts for 8 seconds, up from 6 seconds.
- Bottomless Depths added.
- Boulderfist (shaman talent) added.
- Cloudburst Totem is now available only to Restoration and only affects the shaman's healing. Effectiveness increased to 30% (up from 20%). Can now be recalled to heal.
- Crashing Storm added.
- Crashing Waves added.
- Deluge added.
- Earthen Rage added.
- Earthen Shield Totem added.
- Earthen Spike added.
- Echo of the Elements is no longer available to Enhancement. No longer affects Earthquake for Elemental. Now affects Healing Stream Totem instead of Unleash Life and Spirit Link Totem for Restoration.
- Elemental Blast is now available only to Elemental shamans. Duration increased from 8 to 10 seconds.
- Elemental Fusion is no longer available to Enhancement shamans.
- Elemental Mastery is now available only to Elemental shamans. Now increases haste by 25% (down from 30%).
- Empowered Stormlash added.
- Feral Lunge added.
- Fury of Air added.
- Graceful Spirit added.
- Gust of Wind added.
- Hailstorm (shaman talent) added.
- High Tide now reduces the falloff by 50% (down from 100%) and only bounces to 1 additional target, but no longer requires Riptide to be on the targets.
- Hot Hand added.
- Icefury (shaman talent) added.
- Landslide (shaman talent) added.
- Lightning Rod (shaman talent) added.
- Lightning Surge Totem added.
- Liquid Magma Totem added.
- Overcharge added.
- Path of Flame (shaman talent) added.
- Primal Elementalist is now a level 75 Elemental shaman talent.
- Rainfall added.
- Storm Elemental added.
- Sundering (shaman talent) added.
- Tempest added.
- Torrent added.
- Totem Mastery added.
- Undulation added.
- Voodoo Totem added.
- Wellspring added.
- Wind Rush Totem added.
- Windsong added.
- Removed abilities
- Earthbind Totem
- Enhanced Weapons
- Fire Nova
- Flurry (shaman talent)
- Fulmination
- Grace of Air
- Magma Totem
- Mastery: Molten Earth
- Primal Strike
- Restorative Waves
- Searing Totem
- Shamanism (Wrath Classic)
- Shamanistic Rage
- Spiritual Insight (Elemental) (Elemental)
- Spiritual Insight (Restoration) (Restoration)
- Totemic Recall (Wrath Classic)
- Tremor Totem
- Unleash Flame
- Water Shield
- Removed talents
- Call of the Elements (Wrath Classic)
- Conductivity
- Frozen Power
- Nature's Guardian
- Rushing Streams
- Stone Bulwark Totem
- Storm Elemental Totem
- Totemic Persistence
- Totemic Projection
- Unleashed Fury
- Windwalk Totem
Source
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