Shaman abilities (Classic)
- For shaman abilities and talents on retail servers, see Shaman abilities.
Shaman talents and abilities in the various Classic expansion versions.
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Abilities[]
Prior to Cataclysm, there was no explicit choice of specialization. Abilities were divided up for organizational reasons, but could be freely learned by all characters.
Classic[]
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Elemental Combat
Ability Level Source [Lightning Bolt]1 Default 
[Earth Shock]4 Trainer 
[Earthbind Totem]6 Trainer 
[Stoneclaw Totem]8 Trainer 
[Flame Shock]10 Trainer 
[Searing Totem]10 
[13] Call of Fire
[Fire Nova Totem]12 Trainer 
[Purge]12 Trainer 
[Frost Shock]20 Trainer 
[Magma Totem]26 Trainer 
[Chain Lightning]32 Trainer -
Enhancement
Ability Level Source 
[Rockbiter Weapon]1 Trainer 
[Sentry Totem]4 Trainer 
[Stoneskin Totem]4 Call of Earth 
[Lightning Shield]8 Trainer 
[Flametongue Weapon]10 Trainer 
[Strength of Earth Totem]10 Trainer 
[Frostbrand Weapon]20 Trainer 
[Ghost Wolf]20 Trainer 
[Water Breathing]22 Trainer 
[Frost Resistance Totem]24 Trainer 
[Far Sight]26 Trainer 
[Fire Resistance Totem]28 Trainer 
[Water Walking]28 Trainer 
[Astral Recall]30 Trainer 
[Grounding Totem]30 Trainer 
[Nature Resistance Totem]30 Trainer 
[Windfury Weapon]30 Trainer 
[Windfury Totem]32 Trainer 
[Windwall Totem]36 Trainer 
[Grace of Air Totem]42 Trainer 
[Flametongue Totem]58 Trainer -
Restoration
Ability Level Source [Healing Wave]1 Default 
[Ancestral Spirit]12 Trainer 
[Cure Poison]16 Trainer 
[Tremor Totem]18 Trainer 
[Healing Stream Totem]20 [23] Call of Water
[Lesser Healing Wave]20 Trainer 
[Cure Disease]22 Trainer 
[Poison Cleansing Totem]22 Trainer 
[Mana Spring Totem]26 Trainer 
[Reincarnation]30 Trainer 
[Disease Cleansing Totem]38 Trainer 
[Chain Heal]40 Trainer 
[Tranquil Air Totem]50 Trainer
Burning Crusade Classic[]
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Elemental Combat
Ability Level Source [Lightning Bolt]1 Default [Earth Shock]4 Trainer [Earthbind Totem]6 Trainer [Stoneclaw Totem]8 Trainer [Flame Shock]10 Trainer [Searing Totem]10 
[10] Call of Fire
[Fire Nova Totem]12 Trainer [Purge]12 Trainer [Frost Shock]20 Trainer [Magma Totem]26 Trainer [Chain Lightning]32 Trainer 
[Fire Elemental Totem]68 Trainer -
Enhancement
Ability Level Source [Rockbiter Weapon]1 Trainer [Sentry Totem]4 Trainer [Stoneskin Totem]4 Call of Earth [Lightning Shield]8 Trainer [Flametongue Weapon]10 Trainer [Strength of Earth Totem]10 Trainer [Frostbrand Weapon]20 Trainer [Ghost Wolf]20 Trainer [Water Breathing]22 Trainer [Frost Resistance Totem]24 Trainer [Far Sight]26 Trainer [Fire Resistance Totem]28 Trainer [Water Walking]28 Trainer [Astral Recall]30 Trainer [Grounding Totem]30 Trainer [Nature Resistance Totem]30 Trainer [Windfury Weapon]30 Trainer [Windfury Totem]32 Trainer [Windwall Totem]36 Trainer [Grace of Air Totem]42 Trainer [Flametongue Totem]58 Trainer 
[Wrath of Air Totem]64 Trainer 
[Earth Elemental Totem]66 Trainer 
[Bloodlust]70 Trainer
[Heroism]70 
Trainer
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Restoration
Ability Level Source [Healing Wave]1 Default [Ancestral Spirit]12 Trainer [Cure Poison]16 Trainer [Tremor Totem]18 Trainer [Healing Stream Totem]20 Call of Water [Lesser Healing Wave]20 Trainer [Cure Disease]22 Trainer [Poison Cleansing Totem]22 Trainer [Mana Spring Totem]26 Trainer [Reincarnation]30 Trainer 
[Totemic Call]30 Trainer [Disease Cleansing Totem]38 Trainer [Chain Heal]40 Trainer [Tranquil Air Totem]50 Trainer 
[Water Shield]62 Trainer
Wrath of the Lich King Classic[]
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Elemental Combat
Ability Level Source [Lightning Bolt]1 Default [Earth Shock]4 Trainer [Earthbind Totem]6 Trainer [Stoneclaw Totem]8 Trainer [Flame Shock]10 Trainer [Searing Totem]10 [10] Call of Fire
[Fire Nova]12 Trainer [Purge]12 Trainer 
[Wind Shear]16 Trainer [Frost Shock]20 Trainer [Magma Totem]26 Trainer 
[Call of the Elements]30 Trainer [Chain Lightning]32 Trainer 
[Call of the Ancestors]40 Trainer 
[Call of the Spirits]50 Trainer [Fire Elemental Totem]68 Trainer 
[Lava Burst]75 Trainer 
[Hex]80 Trainer -
Enhancement
Ability Level Source [Rockbiter Weapon]1 Trainer [Stoneskin Totem]4 Call of Earth [Lightning Shield]8 Trainer [Flametongue Weapon]10 Trainer [Strength of Earth Totem]10 Trainer [Ghost Wolf]16 Trainer [Frostbrand Weapon]20 Trainer [Water Breathing]22 Trainer [Frost Resistance Totem]24 Trainer [Far Sight]26 Trainer [Fire Resistance Totem]28 Trainer [Flametongue Totem]28 Trainer [Water Walking]28 Trainer [Astral Recall]30 Trainer [Grounding Totem]30 Trainer [Nature Resistance Totem]30 Trainer [Windfury Weapon]30 Trainer [Windfury Totem]32 Trainer [Sentry Totem]34 Trainer [Wrath of Air Totem]64 Trainer [Earth Elemental Totem]66 Trainer [Bloodlust]70 Trainer
[Heroism]70 Trainer
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Restoration
Ability Level Source [Healing Wave]1 Default [Ancestral Spirit]12 Trainer [Cure Toxins]16 Trainer [Tremor Totem]18 Trainer [Healing Stream Totem]20 Call of Water [Lesser Healing Wave]20 Trainer [Mana Spring Totem]26 Trainer 
[Earthliving Weapon]30 Trainer [Reincarnation]30 Trainer 
[Totemic Recall]30 Trainer [Cleansing Totem]38 Trainer [Chain Heal]40 Trainer [Water Shield]62 Trainer
Talents[]
Talents become available at level 10. Prior to Mists of Pandaria, players could freely mix talents from multiple trees, as long as they had available talent points.
Classic[]
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Elemental Combat
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 
[Convection]5 
[Concussion]5 2 
[Earth's Grasp]2 
[Elemental Warding]3 
[Call of Flame]3 3 
[Elemental Focus]1 
[Reverberation]5 
[Call of Thunder]5 4 [Improved Fire Totems]2 
[Eye of the Storm]3 
[Elemental Devastation]3 5 
[Storm Reach]2 
[Elemental Fury]1 6 
[Lightning Mastery]5 Call of Thunder 7 
[Elemental Mastery]1 Elemental Fury -
Enhancement
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 
[Ancestral Knowledge]5 
[Shield Specialization]5 2 [Guardian Totems]2 
[Thundering Strikes]5 [Improved Ghost Wolf]2 [Improved Lightning Shield]3 3 [Enhancing Totems]2 
[Two-Handed Axes and Maces]1 
[Anticipation]5 4 
[Flurry]5 Thundering Strikes 
[Toughness]5 5 
[Improved Weapon Totems]2 [Elemental Weapons]3 
[Parry]1 6 
[Weapon Mastery]5 7 
[Stormstrike]1 Elemental Weapons -
Restoration
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Improved Healing Wave]5 
[Tidal Focus]5 2 
[Improved Reincarnation]2 
[Ancestral Healing]3 
[Totemic Focus]5 3 
[Nature's Guidance]3 [Healing Focus]5 
[Totemic Mastery]1 
[Healing Grace]3 4 [Restorative Totems]5 
[Tidal Mastery]5 5 
[Healing Way]3 
[Nature's Swiftness]1 6 
[Purification]5 7 
[Mana Tide Totem]1 Restorative Totems
Burning Crusade Classic[]
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Elemental Combat
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Convection]5 [Concussion]5 2 [Earth's Grasp]2 [Elemental Warding]3 [Call of Flame]3 3 [Elemental Focus]1 [Reverberation]5 [Call of Thunder]5 4 [Improved Fire Totems]2 [Eye of the Storm]3 [Elemental Devastation]3 5 [Storm Reach]2 [Elemental Fury]1 
[Unrelenting Storm]5 6 
[Elemental Precision]3 [Lightning Mastery]5 Call of Thunder 7 [Elemental Mastery]1 Elemental Fury 
[Elemental Shields]3 8 
[Lightning Overload]5 9 
[Totem of Wrath]1 Lightning Overload -
Enhancement
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Ancestral Knowledge]5 [Shield Specialization]5 2 [Guardian Totems]2 [Thundering Strikes]5 [Improved Ghost Wolf]2 [Improved Lightning Shield]3 3 [Enhancing Totems]2 
[Shamanistic Focus]1 [Anticipation]5 4 [Flurry]5 Thundering Strikes [Toughness]5 5 [Improved Weapon Totems]2 [Spirit Weapons]1 [Elemental Weapons]3 6 
[Mental Quickness]3 [Weapon Mastery]5 7 
[Dual Wield Specialization]3 Dual Wield 
[Dual Wield]1 Spirit Weapons [Stormstrike]1 Elemental Weapons 8 
[Unleashed Rage]5 9 
[Shamanistic Rage]1 -
Restoration
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Improved Healing Wave]5 [Tidal Focus]5 2 [Improved Reincarnation]2 [Ancestral Healing]3 [Totemic Focus]5 3 [Nature's Guidance]3 [Healing Focus]5 [Totemic Mastery]1 [Healing Grace]3 4 [Restorative Totems]5 [Tidal Mastery]5 5 [Healing Way]3 [Nature's Swiftness]1 
[Focused Mind]3 6 [Purification]5 7 [Mana Tide Totem]1 Restorative Totems 
[Nature's Guardian]5 8 
[Nature's Blessing]3 [Improved Chain Heal]2 9 
[Earth Shield]1 Nature's Blessing
Wrath of the Lich King Classic[]
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Elemental Combat
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Convection]5 [Concussion]5 2 [Call of Flame]3 [Elemental Warding]3 [Elemental Devastation]3 3 [Reverberation]5 [Elemental Focus]1 [Elemental Fury]5 4 [Improved Fire Nova]2 [Eye of the Storm]3 5 [Elemental Reach]2 [Call of Thunder]1 Elemental Focus [Unrelenting Storm]5 6 [Elemental Precision]3 [Lightning Mastery]5 7 [Elemental Mastery]1 Call of Thunder 
[Storm, Earth and Fire]3 8 
[Booming Echoes]2 
[Elemental Oath]2 Elemental Mastery [Lightning Overload]3 9 
[Astral Shift]3 [Totem of Wrath]1 
[Lava Flows]3 10 
[Shamanism]5 11 
[Thunderstorm]1 -
Enhancement
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Enhancing Totems]3 [Earth's Grasp]2 [Ancestral Knowledge]5 2 [Guardian Totems]2 [Thundering Strikes]5 [Improved Ghost Wolf]2 [Improved Shields]3 3 [Elemental Weapons]3 [Shamanistic Focus]1 [Anticipation]3 4 [Flurry]5 Thundering Strikes [Toughness]5 5 [Improved Windfury Totem]2 [Spirit Weapons]1 [Mental Dexterity]3 6 [Unleashed Rage]3 [Weapon Mastery]3 
[Frozen Power]2 7 [Dual Wield Specialization]3 Dual Wield [Dual Wield]1 Spirit Weapons [Stormstrike]1 8 
[Static Shock]3 
[Lava Lash]1 Dual Wield [Improved Stormstrike]2 Stormstrike 9 [Mental Quickness]3 [Shamanistic Rage]1 [Earthen Power]2 10 
[Maelstrom Weapon]5 11 
[Feral Spirit]1 -
Restoration
Tier Talent Ranks Requirement 1 [Improved Healing Wave]5 [Totemic Focus]5 2 [Improved Reincarnation]2 [Healing Grace]3 [Tidal Focus]5 3 [Improved Water Shield]3 [Healing Focus]3 
[Tidal Force]1 [Ancestral Healing]3 4 [Restorative Totems]3 [Tidal Mastery]5 5 [Healing Way]3 [Nature's Swiftness]1 [Focused Mind]3 6 [Purification]5 7 [Nature's Guardian]5 [Mana Tide Totem]1 Restorative Totems 
[Cleanse Spirit]1 Purification 8 
[Blessing of the Eternals]2 [Improved Chain Heal]2 [Nature's Blessing]3 9 
[Ancestral Awakening]3 [Earth Shield]1 [Improved Earth Shield]2 Earth Shield 10 
[Tidal Waves]5 11 
[Riptide]1
