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- For shaman abilities and talents on Classic servers, see Shaman abilities (Classic).
Shaman abilities are abilities used by shaman. Most abilities are shared between all specializations, while some are only specific to one (or two) specializations.
Class abilities
All shaman automatically learn the following spells at the specified level, regardless of specialization.
| Ability | Level |
|---|---|
 [Lightning Bolt] |
1 |
 [Primal Strike] |
2 |
 [Flame Shock] |
3 |
 [Healing Surge] |
4 |
 [Earthbind Totem] |
5 |
| [Lightning Bolt] Rank 2 |
6 |
 [Reincarnation] |
8 |
 [Lightning Shield] |
9 |
 [Ghost Wolf] |
10/  [1-10] A Shaman's Duty
|
 [Ancestral Spirit] |
13 |
 [Far Sight] |
14 |
 [Skyfury] |
16 |
 [Astral Recall] |
32 |
 [Water Walking] |
33 |
 [Heroism]/ [Bloodlust] |
48 |
Specialization abilities
The three shaman specializations are Elemental (caster DPS), Enhancement (melee DPS) and Restoration (healer).
For an exploration of each shaman specialization, see Shaman specializations.
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Elemental
Ability Level 
[Mastery: Elemental Overload]10 
[Lava Surge]12 
[Inundate]14 
[Thunderstorm]30 -
Enhancement
Ability Level 
[Dual Wield]10 
[Mastery: Enhanced Elements]10 
[Stormstrike]10 
[Feral Lunge]14 -
Restoration
Ability Level 
[Ancestral Vision]10 
[Healing Wave]10 
[Mastery: Deep Healing]10 [Lava Surge]12 
[Water Shield]12 
[Purify Spirit]18
Talents
Talents become available at level 10. They can be changed at any time outside of combat, except during a PvP match or Mythic+ dungeon. A talented ability cannot be changed while it is on cooldown.
Row 5 is locked until 8 points are spent, and row 8 is locked until 20 points are spent.
Class talents
| Tier | Talent | Ranks | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  [Chain Heal] |
1 | Automatic for Restoration |
 [Lava Burst] |
1 | Elemental/Restoration only; Automatic for Elemental | |
 [Lava Lash] |
1 | Enhancement only; Automatic | |
 [Chain Lightning] |
1 | ||
| 2 |  [Earth Shield] |
1 | Chain Heal |
| [Ancestral Wolf Affinity] |
1 | Chain Heal OR Lava Burst | |
 [Fire and Ice] |
1 | Lava Burst | |
 [Spirit Wolf]/ [Thunderous Paws] |
1 | Lava Burst OR Chain Lightning | |
 [Frost Shock] |
1 | Chain Lightning | |
| 3 |  [Elemental Orbit] |
1 | Earth Shield |
 [Spirit Walk]/ [Gust of Wind] |
1 | Earth Shield OR Ancestral Wolf Affinity | |
 [Astral Shift] |
1 | Ancestral Wolf Affinity OR Fire and Ice OR Spirit Wolf/Thunderous Paws | |
 [Nature's Guardian] |
1 | Spirit Wolf/Thunderous Paws OR Frost Shock | |
 [Encasing Cold]/ [Arctic Snowstorm] |
1 | Frost Shock | |
| 4 |  [Healing Stream Totem] |
1 | Earth Shield OR Spirit Walk/Gust of Wind |
 [Winds of Al'Akir] |
1 | Spirit Walk/Gust of Wind OR Astral Shift | |
 [Planes Traveler]/ [Astral Bulwark] |
1 | Astral Shift | |
 [Brimming with Life] |
2 | Astral Shift OR Nature's Guardian | |
 [Wind Shear] |
1 | Nature's Guardian OR Encasing Cold/Arctic Snowstorm | |
| 5 |  [Elemental Resistance] |
1 | Healing Stream Totem |
 [Earthgrab Totem] |
1 | Healing Stream Totem OR Winds of Al'Akir | |
 [Capacitor Totem] |
1 | Winds of Al'AKir OR Planes Traveler/Astral Bulwark | |
 [Spiritual Awakening] |
1 | Planes Traveler/Astral Bulwark OR Brimming with Life | |
 [Enhanced Imbues] |
1 | Brimming with Life OR Wind Shear | |
 [Windveil] |
1 | Wind Shear | |
| 6 |  [Refreshing Waters] |
1 | Elemental Resistance OR Earthgrab Totem |
| [Cleanse Spirit] |
1 | Earthgrab Totem OR Capacitor Totem (Elemental/Enhancement only) | |
| [Improved Purify Spirit] |
1 | Earthgrab Totem OR Capacitor Totem (Restoration only) | |
| [Static Charge] |
2 | Capacitor Totem | |
 [Wind Rush Totem] |
1 | Capacitor Totem OR Spiritual Awakening | |
 [Earth Elemental] |
1 | Spiritual Awakening OR Enhanced Imbues | |
| 7 |  [Purge]/ [Greater Purge] |
1 | Refreshing Waters OR Cleanse Spirit/Improved Purify Spirit |
 [Nature's Fury] |
2 | Cleanse Spirit/Improved Purify Spirit OR Static Charge OR Wind Rush Totem | |
| [Ascending Air]/ [Jet Stream] |
1 | Wind Rush Totem | |
 [Primordial Bond] |
1 | Earth Elemental | |
 [Hex] |
1 | Windveil OR Earth Elemental | |
| 8 |  [Spiritwalker's Grace] |
1 | Refreshing Waters OR Purge/Greater Purge |
 [Totemic Projection] |
1 | Purge/Greater Purge OR Nature's Fury | |
 [Elemental Warding] |
1 | Nature's Fury OR Ascending Air/Jet Stream | |
 [Totemic Focus] |
1 | Ascending Air/Jet Stream OR Primordial Bond OR Hex | |
| 9 |  [Graceful Spirit]/ [Spiritwalker's Aegis] |
1 | Spiritwalker's Grace |
 [Mana Spring] |
1 | Totemic Projection OR Elemental Warding | |
 [Tremor Totem]/ [Poison Cleansing Totem] |
1 | Elemental Warding | |
 [Therazane's Resilience]/ [Reactive Warding] |
1 | Elemental Warding OR Totemic Focus | |
| [Voodoo Mastery] |
1 | Hex OR Totemic Focus | |
| 10 |  [Nature's Swiftness] |
1 | Graceful Spirit/Spiritwalker's Aegis OR Mana Spring |
 [Totemic Surge] |
1 | Mana Spring OR Tremor Totem/Poison Cleansing Totem OR Therazane's Resilience/Reactive Warding | |
 [Instinctive Imbuements] |
1 | Totemic Focus OR Therazane's Resilience/Reactive Warding OR Voodoo Mastery |
Specialization talents
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Elemental
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 
[Earth Shock]/
[Elemental Blast]1 2 
[Earthquake]/ [Earthquake]1 Earth Shock/Elemental Blast 
[Elemental Fury]1 Earth Shock/Elemental Blast 
[Echo of the Elements]1 Earth Shock/Elemental Blast 3 
[Flash of Lightning]1 Earthquake 
[Tectonic Collapse]/
[Aftershock]1 Elemental Fury [Molten Wrath]/
[Master of the Elements]1 Echo of the Elements 4 [Lightning Capacitor]1 Flash of Lightning 
[Stormkeeper]1 Tectonic Collapse/Aftershock 
[Flametongue Weapon]1 Molten Wrath/Master of the Elements 5 
[Storm Frenzy]1 Flash of Lightning 
[Swelling Maelstrom]1 Stormkeeper 
[Primordial Fury]1 Stormkeeper 
[Fury of the Storms]/ [Herald of the Storms]1 Stormkeeper 
[Flames of the Cauldron]1 Molten Wrath/Master of the Elements 6 
[Amped Up]1 Lightning Capacitor OR Storm Frenzy [Elemental Resonance]/
[Thunderstrike Ward]1 Storm Frenzy OR Swelling Maelstrom OR Primordial Fury [Path of the Seer]1 Primordial Fury 
[Elemental Unity]1 Primordial Fury OR Fury of the Storms/Herald of the Storms 
[Searing Flames]1 Fury of the Storms/Herald of the Storms OR Flames of the Cauldron 7 
[Power of the Maelstrom]1 Amped Up 
[Earthshatter]1 Storm Frenzy OR Amped Up OR Elemental Resonance/Thunderstrike Ward 
[Storm Infusion]1 Elemental Resonance/Thunderstrike Ward [Echo Chamber]1 Elemental Resonance/Thunderstrike Ward OR Path of the Seer [Everlasting Elements]1 Elemental Unity 
[Earthen Rage]1 Searing Flames 
[Lava Flows]1 Flames of the Cauldron OR Searing Flames 8 
[Fusion of Elements]1 Power of the Maelstrom 
[Eye of the Storm]1 Earthshatter OR Storm Infusion OR Echo Chamber 
[Ascendance]1 Echo Chamber 
[Inferno Arc]1 Echo Chamber OR Everlasting Elements OR Earthen Rage 
[Flames of the Firelord]1 Earthen Rage OR Lava Flows 9 
[Lightning Rod]1 Fusion of Elements OR Eye of the Storm 
[Mountains Will Fall]1 Eye of the Storm OR Ascendance 
[Call of Fire]1 Ascendance 
[Voltaic Blaze]1 Inferno Arc OR Flames of the Firelord 10 
[Charged Conduit]1 Lightning Rod [First Ascendant]/ [Preeminence]1 Call of Fire 
[Primal Elementalist]1 Call of Fire 
[Crackling Fury]2 Voltaic Blaze 
[Purging Flames]1 Voltaic Blaze Apex 
[Feedback Loop]4 -
Enhancement
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Maelstrom Weapon]1 2 
[Windfury Weapon]1 Maelstrom Weapon [Flametongue Weapon]1 Maelstrom Weapon 3 [Forceful Winds]1 Windfury Weapon 
[Crash Lightning]1 Windfury Weapon OR Flametongue Weapon 
[Molten Assault]1 Flametongue Weapon 4 
[Unruly Winds]1 Forceful Winds 
[Raging Maelstrom]1 Crash Lightning 
[Ashen Catalyst]2 Molten Assault 5 [Stormblast]1 Unruly Winds 
[Overcharge]1 Unruly Winds OR Raging Maelstrom [Overflowing Maelstrom]1 Raging Maelstrom 
[Flurry]1 Raging Maelstrom OR Ashen Catalyst 
[Hot Hand]2 Ashen Catalyst 6 [Storm's Wrath]1 Unruly Winds OR Stormblast OR Overcharge 
[Elemental Tempo]1 Overcharge OR Overflowing Maelstrom OR Flurry [Voltaic Blaze]1 Ashen Catalyst OR Flurry OR Hot Hand 7 [Chaining Storms]1 Stormblast OR Storm's Wrath 
[Converging Storms]1 Storm's Wrath [Stormflurry]1 Storm's Wrath OR Elemental Tempo 
[Stormbind]1 Elemental Tempo 
[Elemental Weapons]1 Elemental Tempo OR Voltaic Blaze 
[Fire Nova]1 Voltaic Blaze [Lashing Flames]1 Hot Hand OR Voltaic Blaze 8 
[Ride the Lightning]1 Chaining Storms OR Converging Storms OR Stormflurry 
[Doom Winds]1 Stormflurry OR Stormbind OR Elemental Weapons 
[Sundering]1 Elemental Weapons OR Fire Nova OR Lashing Flames 9 
[Lightning Strikes]1 Ride the Lightning [Elemental Assault]1 Ride the Lightning OR Doom Winds [Static Accumulation]2 Doom Winds 
[Feral Spirit]1 Doom Winds OR Sundering 
[Surging Elements]1 Sundering 10 [Thunder Capacitor]1 Lightning Strikes 
[Deeply Rooted Elements]/ [Ascendance]1 Static Accumulation [Thorim's Invocation]1 Static Accumulation [Primordial Storm]1 Surging Elements Apex 
[Storm Unleashed]4 -
Restoration
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 
[Riptide]1 2 
[Healing Rain]1 Riptide [Healing Stream Totem]1 Riptide 3 [Soothing Rain]1 Healing Rain 
[Acid Rain]1 Healing Rain [Ascendance]/
[Healing Tide Totem]1 Healing Rain OR Healing Stream Totem 
[Water Totem Mastery]1 Healing Stream Totem 4 [Overflowing Shores]1 Soothing Rain [Ancestral Vigor]2 Soothing Rain OR Acid Rain OR Ascendance/Healing Tide Totem [First Ascendant]/ [Preeminence]1 Ascendance/Healing Tide Totem [Resurgence]1 Ascendance/Healing Tide Totem 
[Living Stream]1 Water Totem Mastery 5 [Current Control]1 Soothing Rain OR Ancestral Vigor [White Water]1 Ancestral Vigor OR First Ascendant/Preeminence OR Resurgence 
[Calm Waters]1 Resurgence OR Living Stream [Quickstream]1 Living Stream 6 
[Rip Current]1 Overflowing Shores OR Current Control [Crashing Waves]1 Current Control 
[Unleash Life]1 Current Control OR White Water [Torrent]1 White Water 
[Earthliving Weapon]1 White Water OR Calm Waters [Earthweaver]1 Calm Waters OR Quickstream 7 
[Deluge]1 Rip Current OR Crashing Waves OR Unleash Life 
[Earthen Accord]1 Unleash Life [Echo of the Elements]1 Unleash Life OR Torrent OR Earthliving Weapon [Improved Earthliving Weapon]1 Earthliving Weapon [Ancestral Reach]/
[Flow of the Tides]1 Calm Waters OR Earthliving Weapon OR Earthweaver 8 
[Downpour]1 Rip Current OR Deluge 
[Primal Tide Core]1 Deluge OR Earthen Accord OR Echo of the Elements 
[Spirit Link Totem]1 Echo of the Elements OR Improved Earthliving Weapon OR Ancestral Reach/Flow of the Tides 
[Earthen Harmony]1 Earthweaver OR Ancestral Reach/Flow of the Tides 9 
[Water Expulsion]1 Downpour [Ancestral Awakening]2 Downpour OR Primal Tide Core 
[Tidewaters]1 Primal Tide Core 
[Undercurrent]2 Primal Tide Core OR Spirit Link Totem [Spouting Spirits]1 Spirit Link Totem 
[Wavespeaker's Blessing]2 Spirit Link Totem OR Earthen Harmony 10 
[Double Dip]1 Water Expulsion 
[Whispering Waves]1 Ancestral Awakening OR Tidewaters OR Undercurrent 
[Coalescing Water]1 Undercurrent OR Spouting Spirits OR Wavespeaker's Blessing [Deeply Rooted Elements]1 Earthen Harmony OR Wavespeaker's Blessing Apex 
[Stormstream Totem]4
Hero talents
Hero talents become available at level 71. They can be changed at any time outside of combat, except during a PvP match or Mythic+ dungeon. A talented ability cannot be changed while it is on cooldown.
A new point is gained at each level, so that every talent node can be unlocked at level 80.
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Stormbringer
(Elemental/Enhancement)Row Talent 1 
[Tempest]
2 [Unlimited Power]
[Stormcaller]
[Lightning Conduit]/ [Electroshock]
[Stormwell]
3 [Storm Swell]/ [Supercharge] [Arc Discharge] [Rolling Thunder] [Natural Gift]
4 [Voltaic Surge] [Conductive Energy] [Nature's Protection]/ [Surging Currents]
[Descending Skies]
5 [Awakening Storms]
PvP talents
PvP talents become available at level 20. Up to 3 PvP talents may be active at any given time (with additional slots becoming available at levels 30 and 40).
These talents are active in the open world with War Mode turned on, as well as during instanced PvP. They have no effect in dungeons and raids.
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Elemental
Talent Level 
[Burrow]20 
[Counterstrike Totem]20 
[Static Field Totem]20 
[Grounding Totem]30 [Storm Conduit]30 [Electrocute]39 
[Lightning Lasso]40 
[Shamanism]48 
[Totem of Wrath]50 -
Enhancement
Talent Level [Burrow]20 [Counterstrike Totem]20 [Static Field Totem]20 [Grounding Totem]30 [Electrocute]39 [Lightning Lasso]40 [Shamanism]48 [Totem of Wrath]50 -
Restoration
Talent Level [Burrow]20 [Counterstrike Totem]20 [Master of the Elements]20 [Static Field Totem]20 
[Rain Dance]21 [Grounding Totem]30 [Storm Conduit]30 [Electrocute]39 [Lightning Lasso]40 [Totem of Wrath]50 [Call of Al'Akir]60
Glyphs
Glyphs are items that can change a spell or ability's visual appearance. Most glyphs are crafted by scribes, are color-coded by class, and can be applied as early as level 11. They can be removed at any time outside of combat using 
[Vanishing Powder].
See also
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