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Damage · Healer

Shaman

Shaman commune directly with the elements. Their combination of wisdom and resilience makes them ideal as community advisors and leaders. In battle the shaman use totems and spells to manipulate the elements and provoke other fighters to untold heights of rage and might. Shaman exemplify the primal bond between the mortal races and their environment.

Build your own Shaman talentsRaces & racials

Specializations

ElementalDamageEnhancementDamageRestorationHealer

Is Shaman for me?

For players drawn to a mix of elemental spellcasting, close combat, and restorative magic.

  • You like bringing something the whole group feels
  • You want the option to heal, cast or fight in melee
  • You enjoy preparing the ground before a fight starts

Worth knowingTotems reward planning and reward you for paying attention to what the group needs next.

Roles
Damage · Healer
Talent trees
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Elemental

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15 beta talents

Enhancement

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16 beta talents

Restoration

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15 beta talents

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RACES & RACIALS

Who can be a Shaman?

5 races, and what each one brings before you spend a single talent point.

Orc

4 racials
  • Blood Fury

    Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.

  • Hardiness

    Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.

  • Axe Specialization

    Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.

  • Shatter Curse

    Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.

Dwarf

4 racials
  • Find Treasure

    Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts 0 sec.

  • Stoneform

    Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.

  • Mace Specialization

    Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.

  • Big Game Hunter

    Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

Tauren

4 racials
  • War Stomp

    Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.

  • Endurance

    Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.

  • Cultivation

    Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.

  • Plainsrunning

    Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Troll

4 racials
  • Berserking

    Description not resolved in this build's data.

  • Regeneration

    Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.

  • Beast Slaying

    Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

  • Rapid Regeneration

    Description not resolved in this build's data.

Windshaper Skyborne

5 racials
  • Read Ley Line

    Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, and 900 sec if one is found.

  • Walk on Air

    Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.

  • Elemental Insight

    Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.

  • Wind Blessed

    Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

  • Skysight

    Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%. Lasts 30 sec if no elemental convergence is nearby, and 900 sec if one is found.

Racial abilities and the races that may take each class come from the installed Forever beta client, read from its CharBaseInfo table and the racial skill lines. Descriptions are parser output at level 60, not in-game verified. Unlike the talent trees above, these tables are the ones the client actually uses.

ABILITIES & SPELLBOOK

Shaman abilities

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About the content and artwork

Class icons and talent backgrounds come from the supplied beta client snapshot, build 1.60.1.69913, confirmed by the owner as the installed Forever beta. Talent trees and draft builds are public; ability candidates remain under admin review. Specialization role labels follow the 14 September 2026 Classic research snapshot.

Classic class illustration sources (© Blizzard Entertainment, cutouts by teebling / Barrens Chat). Additional icon sources. Extracted client icons, assembled talent backgrounds and provenance. Owner-supplied decorative border. No illustration is presented as a gameplay screenshot.