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Shaman leveling guide

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A leveling build for Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration, point by point from level 10 to 60, and what changed for the class.

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Recommended leveling builds

At a glanceOur pickOpinion, not confirmed by BlizzardOne build per tree, read from the beta talent text.

Our pick is Enhancement: its early points help every weapon swing, Improved Ghost Wolf comes at 15 and Stormstrike at 25.

Suggested build
Enhancement, 16/35/0 at 60
16-point milestone
Stormstrike, level 25
Last Enhancement talent
Rage of the Farseer, level 40
Races
5, new: Dwarf

Enhancement leveling buildSuggested tree

16/35/0 at level 60Stormstrike at level 25

A weapon build. Thundering Strikes and Mental Dexterity raise critical strike chance and Attack Power, and Improved Ghost Wolf at 15 and 16 makes Ghost Wolf faster to cast. Flurry and Maelstrom Weapon add attack speed and cheaper Lightning Bolts, and Rage of the Farseer arrives at 40.

Open in the calculatorHow Enhancement playsGear for Enhancement Share

Key decisions

  • Mental Dexterity at 17 to 19: Flurry needs all 3 points in it.
  • Shamanistic Focus at 23 cuts the Mana cost of your Shocks and Lightning Shield.
  • Mental Quickness at 33 and 34: Rage of the Farseer requires both points.
  • The Elemental points go to Concussion and Reverberation, then Elemental Fury for spell critical strike damage.

Every point, level by level

  1. 10–14Thundering Strikes5/5
  2. 15–16Improved Ghost Wolf2/2
  3. 17–19Mental Dexterity3/3
  4. 20–22Elemental Weapons3/3
  5. 23Shamanistic Focus1/1
  6. 24Anticipation1/3
  7. 25StormstrikeMilestone1/1
  8. 26–30Flurry5/5
Show all 51 points · levels 31–60
  1. 31–32Improved Stormstrike2/2
  2. 33–34Mental Quickness2/2
  3. 35–39Maelstrom Weapon5/5
  4. 40Rage of the Farseer1/1
  5. 41Spirit Weapons1/1
  6. 42–44Improved Lightning Shield3/3
  7. 45–49ConcussionElemental5/5
  8. 50–54ReverberationElemental5/5
  9. 55Elemental FocusElemental1/1
  10. 56–60Elemental FuryElemental5/5

Elemental leveling build

38/13/0 at level 60Call of Thunder at level 25

A Lightning Bolt build. Concussion and Convection make it hit harder and cost less, and Elemental Fury fills levels 20 to 24. Lightning Overload and Elemental Alacrity follow, and Lava Burst arrives at 40. It casts for every kill, so Mana is the limit.

Open in the calculatorHow Elemental plays Share

Key decisions

  • Elemental Fury at 20 to 24: Call of Thunder needs all 5 points in it.
  • Elemental Focus at 26 gives a chance at a free damage spell after any Fire, Frost or Nature damage spell.
  • Lightning Overload at 30 to 32: Lava Burst needs all 3 points.
  • Call of Thunder also opens Elemental Alacrity, which shortens Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Lava Burst.

Every point, level by level

  1. 10–14Concussion5/5
  2. 15–19Convection5/5
  3. 20–24Elemental Fury5/5
  4. 25Call of ThunderMilestone1/1
  5. 26Elemental Focus1/1
  6. 27–29Call of Flame3/3
  7. 30–32Lightning Overload3/3
  8. 33–34Elemental Reach2/2
Show all 51 points · levels 35–60
  1. 35–37Elemental Alacrity3/3
  2. 38–39Eye of the Storm2/3
  3. 40Lava Burst1/1
  4. 41Eye of the Storm3/3
  5. 42–46Reverberation5/5
  6. 47Earthbound1/1
  7. 48–52Thundering StrikesEnhancement5/5
  8. 53–55Ancestral KnowledgeEnhancement3/5
  9. 56–57Improved Ghost WolfEnhancement2/2
  10. 58Shamanistic FocusEnhancement1/1
  11. 59–60Ancestral KnowledgeEnhancement5/5

Restoration leveling build

0/15/36 at level 60Mana Tide Totem at level 25

A healing build with the Restoration talents that also help you fight: Tidal Focus adds hit chance to all spells and attacks, Water Shield at 20 returns Mana when you are hit and Mindfulness keeps Mana regenerating while you cast. Riptide arrives at 40. In our view questing alone is slow.

Open in the calculatorHow Restoration plays Share

Key decisions

  • Tidal Focus at 15 to 19 is the early talent that helps damage: hit chance for all spells and attacks.
  • Totemic Focus fills levels 26 to 30: cheaper totems help in every fight.
  • Healing Way at 31 to 33: Riptide needs all 3 points.
  • The last 15 points go into Enhancement for Thundering Strikes and Ancestral Knowledge.

Every point, level by level

  1. 10–14Tidal Mastery5/5
  2. 15–19Tidal Focus5/5
  3. 20Water Shield1/1
  4. 21–23Mindfulness3/3
  5. 24Healing Focus1/3
  6. 25Mana Tide TotemMilestone1/1
  7. 26–30Totemic Focus5/5
  8. 31–33Healing Way3/3
Show all 51 points · levels 34–60
  1. 34Nature's Swiftness1/1
  2. 35–39Purification5/5
  3. 40Riptide1/1
  4. 41–45Improved Healing Wave5/5
  5. 46–50Thundering StrikesEnhancement5/5
  6. 51–55Ancestral KnowledgeEnhancement5/5
  7. 56Shamanistic FocusEnhancement1/1
  8. 57–59Elemental WeaponsEnhancement3/3
  9. 60AnticipationEnhancement1/3

Compare the picks

Two builds side by side at level 60, with every talent where they differ.

The 3 Shaman trees

Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration: the one-rank talents and their levels.

The one-rank talents in each tree, and the earliest level you can take them.

What changed for Shamans · 5

Changes from Classic, and what the beta showed.

  • Shamans are on both factions now: Dwarves can be Shamans.

  • A Shaman tank is not a launch role. Josh Greenfield called it "not quite yet, but never say never".

  • Bonus healing also adds bonus damage, at one third.

  • Caster weapons now carry spell damage and healing.

  • A new spell rank may not replace the old one on your action bar. Check your bars after each trainer visit: the spellbook hides lower ranks until you choose show all ranks.

Dungeons and the 1-60 route · 9

Levels 13 to 60, the same for every class.

The same for every class. Run each dungeon once with every quest in your log.

Open the 1-60 route

Changes that apply to every class· 2

  • All 27 talent trees are meant to be viable for all content. They are not equal, and none should be strong enough to stack a raid with.

  • Hit and crit are one stat each for melee, ranged and spells. Hover a stat on the character sheet and it explains itself.

Races that can be a Shaman · 5

Dwarf Shaman is new in Forever and needs no pack.

Dwarf Shaman is new in Forever and needs no pack.

Alliance

Horde

The race and class table

In the patch digest · 1

Warlock and Shaman tanks are "not quite yet"

Keep reading

Sources and what isn't confirmed

Not announced

  • A leveling talent order from Blizzard
  • Dual specialization
  • Respec prices
  • Shaman tanking: when, or whether, it arrives
  • Spell ranks on the action bar: which spells are worth keeping at a lower rank
  • Most new quest names
  • Experience amounts for dungeon quests
  • Level ranges for Shen'dralas and Mount Hyjal

Sources

  • Michael Nuthals, Sportskeeda, 15 Sep 2026: Alliance Shamans
  • GameSpot, 22 Sep 2026: Shaman tanking
  • Deep Dive: Bonus healing as damage; Caster weapons
  • Wowhead, 22 Sep 2026: Spell ranks on the action bar
  • Tim Jones, Windows Central, 22 Sep 2026: Talent tree balance
  • Wowhead, 21 Sep 2026: Hit and crit

Updated . Talent data: beta 1.60.1. Details can change in any later build or patch.