WoW ForeverAlliance and Horde5 playable races

Shaman Class in WoW Forever

Shaman can be played by 5 of the 10 playable races in WoW Forever. Orc is the best Shaman race on our race tier list, followed by Dwarf and Troll.

Best Shaman Races

Our Shaman race tier list ranks Orc first, then Dwarf and Troll. The table lists every racial trait each race brings to Shaman; hover or tap a trait for its full effect.

  1. 1
    Best Shaman raceOrcHordeS tier
    Command: Not for Shaman

    Orc and Dwarf are the best Shaman races in WoW Forever on our race tier list, sharing S tier. Orc's Blood Fury, Hardiness and Shatter Curse all work for a Shaman, while Command does nothing for this class.

  2. 2
    AllianceDwarfS tierNew in Forever
    Big Game Hunter: Beasts only
  3. 3
    HordeTrollA tier
    Beast Slaying: Beasts only

Shaman PvE Race Pick

Each race is graded on what its racials do for this class against monsters, from questing to dungeons and raids.

  • Alliance pickDwarf
    PvE A tier
    StoneformArtisan's Precision

    Stoneform removes and blocks Bleeds, Poisons and Diseases, cutting Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec. Artisan's Precision raises your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%.

  • Horde pickOrc
    PvE S tier
    Blood FuryShatter Curse

    Blood Fury raises Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec. Shatter Curse removes all Curses and Banes, cutting Magical damage taken by 5% for 8 sec.

Shaman PvP Race Pick

Each race is graded on what its racials do for this class against other players, first for breaking or shortening crowd control, then stealth, fight cooldowns and escapes.

  • Alliance pickDwarf
    PvP B tier
    StoneformArtisan's Precision

    Stoneform removes and blocks Bleeds, Poisons and Diseases, cutting Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec. Artisan's Precision raises your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%.

  • Horde pickOrc
    PvP A tier
    HardinessBlood FuryShatter Curse

    Hardiness cuts the duration of stun effects on you by 20%. Blood Fury raises Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec. Shatter Curse removes all Curses and Banes, cutting Magical damage taken by 5% for 8 sec.

Shaman Racial Traits by Race

AppliesOne enemy type onlyNot for Shaman
RaceStat bonusesSurvivalBonus damageUtility
S tierOrcHorde
None
Survival
Hardiness
Shatter Curse
Bonus damage
CommandNot for Shaman
Blood Fury
None
S tierDwarfAlliance
Stat bonuses
Artisan's Precision
Survival
Stoneform
Bonus damage
Big Game HunterBeasts only
Utility
Find Treasure
A tierTrollHorde
None
Survival
Regeneration
Rapid Regeneration
Bonus damage
Beast SlayingBeasts only
Berserking
None
B tierWindshaper SkyborneHorde
Stat bonuses
Wind Blessed
None
Bonus damage
Elemental InsightElementals only
Utility
Skysight
Walk on Air
B tierTaurenHorde
Stat bonuses
Endurance
None
None
Utility
Plainsrunning
Cultivation
War Stomp
How to read the table

Races are ordered by the Shaman race tier list, which grades each race on what its racials do for Shaman. Only Windshaper Skyborne can be a Shaman; the other Skyborne variant cannot.

Shaman Abilities

Every Shaman spell in WoW Forever, one row per spell at its highest rank. Amounts are the base values at the level each rank is learned, before spell power or attack power. Per mana and Per sec divide the amount by the Mana cost and by the cast time. Search, filter and sort the list ten spells at a time, and open a row for its range, duration and every rank. Pick a level to see what you learn or upgrade there, or switch Show to All for every spell at the rank you have by then.

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Levels
Level 1
Level 4
Level 6
Level 8
Level 10

Shaman Changes in WoW Forever

4 Shaman abilities are new in WoW Forever, and 2 abilities the original game already has by name gain new spell versions.

Spell versions, original game to WoW Forever
Unchanged69Changed139Not in this build27New in this build7
Original game235
WoW Forever215

27 spell versions from the original game are not in this build, 139 changed and 69 are unchanged. Each figure counts spell versions.

New abilities

No Shaman ability in the original game has this name.

Skill lineElemental Combat4 new
Call of the AncestorsActive
Call of the ElementsActive
Call of the SpiritsActive
Totemic RecallActive
New versions of original game abilities

An ability of this name is already in the original game for Shaman. The spell versions counted here are new in this build.

Mana Tide TotemSkill line Restoration · Active
Riptide2Spell versionsSkill line Restoration · Active

Shaman Basics

Resource
Armor
Weapons10 skill lines
One-hand
Two-hand
Other

Shaman Builds

Shaman has 5 stored talent allocations. All of them are below; what each one spends is on the builds page.

All 5 Shaman buildsShaman macrosElemental Shaman macrosEnhancement Shaman macrosRestoration Shaman macros

Shaman Talent Trees

Shaman talents by tree and row. Plan your own build on the trees below, or roll a random build.

Make a buildClick any talent to start spending 51 points, or roll a random build.
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Elemental

16 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Elemental unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Elemental unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Elemental unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Elemental unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Elemental unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Elemental unlock row 7

Enhancement

18 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Enhancement unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Enhancement unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Enhancement unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Enhancement unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Enhancement unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Enhancement unlock row 7

Restoration

16 talents
0pts
  1. Row 1 is open from the start
  2. 5 points in Restoration unlock row 2
  3. 10 points in Restoration unlock row 3
  4. 15 points in Restoration unlock row 4
  5. 20 points in Restoration unlock row 5
  6. 25 points in Restoration unlock row 6
  7. 30 points in Restoration unlock row 7
Max rankOpen to spendNot reachable yetPrerequisite met