WoW Forever

    Shaman leveling guide 1–60

    Level as Enhancement with Stormstrike at 25, saved totem sets from 20 and hour-long weapon imbues.

    Based on betaChecked Patch Beta (Nov 2 build)

    At a glance

    RoleMelee DPS while leveling
    Key gear
    • A two-handed weapon, or a one-hander and shield if you want to tank small groups
    Tips
    • Set up Call of the Elements at 20 so one cast drops all four totems.
    • Weapon imbues last an hour now, so apply them once and forget them.
    • Stormstrike's cooldown is 8 seconds; press it every time it's ready.

    Talent plan by level

    LevelsTalentTreePointsWhy
    10–19Enhancement talents up to the next milestoneEnhancement10Fill the tree toward the milestone talent below.
    20Shamanistic FocusEnhancement1/1Cheaper Shocks and Lightning Shield.
    25StormstrikeEnhancement1/1A strong melee attack every 8 seconds that empowers your next spell.
    40Rage of the FarseerEnhancement1/130% attack speed for 25 seconds on a 3-minute cooldown.

    About this path

    Any spec can level. This guide follows Enhancement, using the talents and changes Blizzard has confirmed for WoW Forever.

    Enhancement mixes melee hits with quick spells. Stormstrike now has an 8-second cooldown, Maelstrom Weapon makes Lightning Bolt faster, and with Spirit Weapons and Rockbiter Weapon you can even tank small groups for dungeons.

    Leveling tips

    • Save totem sets. From level 20, Call of the Elements drops four totems with one cast; you unlock more sets at 30 and 40.
    • Imbue once per hour. Weapon imbues now last 60 minutes and stack with stones and oils.
    • Use Totemic Call (level 22) to bring your totems to you instead of recasting them.
    • Fire Nova is a spell now. It erupts at your Fire totem, so drop the totem where enemies gather.
    • Wear Strength and Attack Power gear. Blizzard’s November 10 changes move Enhancement back to melee and Windfury, away from Spell Power and Intellect gear.
    • Use Windfury Weapon with Windfury Totem. Since November 10 a weapon imbue and a weapon totem both work at the same time.

    Talent plan

    Your first talent point comes at level 10, one per level after that, so milestone talents arrive at 20, 25, 30 and 40. The table lists the Enhancement milestones Blizzard has confirmed. A full point-by-point order will be added after we check the tree in the live game.

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