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Elemental vs Restoration Shaman

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Two level 60 Shaman builds side by side: 28 talents differ and 3 are the same.

The two builds

Build A: Elemental Shaman

Our pick — opinionElemental leveling build

38/13/0

Level: 60
Points: 51 of 51

16-point milestones

Call of Thunder

Build B: Restoration Shaman

Our pick — opinionRestoration leveling build

0/15/36

Level: 60
Points: 51 of 51

16-point milestones

Mana Tide Totem

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Both builds are our leveling picks: opinion, not confirmed by Blizzard. Why we picked them: Shaman leveling guide

Differences: 28 talents

Elemental13 differences · 38 points in A, 0 in B

Talent	Rank	Rank	What the extra ranks give
Convection. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.
Concussion. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 5%.
Reverberation. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by 1 sec.
Call of Flame. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 3/3	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 3: Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 15%.
Elemental Focus. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: Gives you a 10% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
Elemental Fury. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 5/5	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 5: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Searing and Magma Totems and your Fire, Frost, and Nature spells by 100%.
Eye of the Storm. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 3/3	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 3: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 69%.
Call of Thunder16-point milestone. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.
Elemental Reach. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 2/2	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 2: Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 6 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 16 yards.
Lightning Overload. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 3/3	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 3: Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 9% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
Earthbound. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: Your Earthbind Totem immobilizes nearby targets for 5 sec when cast.
Elemental Alacrity. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 3/3	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 3: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.51 sec.
Lava Burst. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 1/1	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 1: You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 158 to 187 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage.

Enhancement3 differences · 13 points in A, 15 in B

Talent	Rank	Rank	What the extra ranks give
Improved Ghost Wolf. Only build A takes it.	Build A: 2/2	Build B: not taken	Build A, rank 2: Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 2 sec, and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.
Elemental Weapons. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 20%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 40% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 15%.
Anticipation. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/3	Build B, rank 1: Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%.

Restoration12 differences · 0 points in A, 36 in B

Talent	Rank	Rank	What the extra ranks give
Improved Healing Wave. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Reduces the casting time of your Healing Wave spell by 0.5 sec.
Tidal Mastery. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 5%.
Mindfulness. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Allows 51% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
Tidal Focus. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5% and increases your chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 5%.
Healing Focus. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/3	Build B, rank 1: Gives you a 23% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
Water Shield. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.
Totemic Focus. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Reduces the Mana cost of your totems and any spells that summon or move them by 25%.
Mana Tide Totem16-point milestone. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 88 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 30 yards.
Healing Way. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 3/3	Build B, rank 3: Increases the amount healed by your Healing Wave spell by 24%.
Nature's Swiftness. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: When activated, your next Nature spell with a casting time less than 10 sec. becomes an instant cast spell.
Purification. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 5/5	Build B, rank 5: Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 10%.
Riptide. Only build B takes it.	Build A: not taken	Build B: 1/1	Build B, rank 1: Heals a friendly target for 479 to 528, an additional 499 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.