What changed for the Shaman in WoW TBC — WoW TBC
The Shaman's spells and talents in WoW TBC, compared with WoW Classic: what's new, what changed and what's gone.
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Spells
New (10)
Changed (39)
Rockbiter Weapon
Stoneskin Totem
Lightning Shield
Flametongue Weapon
Strength of Earth Totem
Frostbrand Weapon
Ghost Wolf
Frost Resistance Totem
Fire Resistance Totem
Flametongue Totem
Grounding Totem
Nature Resistance Totem
Windfury Weapon
Windfury Totem
Windwall Totem
Stormstrike
Healing Wave
Ancestral Spirit
Cure Poison
Healing Stream Totem
Lesser Healing Wave
Cure Disease
Poison Cleansing Totem
Mana Spring Totem
Disease Cleansing Totem
Chain Heal
Mana Tide Totem
Tranquil Air Totem
Lightning Bolt
Earth Shock
Earthbind Totem
Stoneclaw Totem
Flame Shock
Searing Totem
Fire Nova Totem
Purge
Frost Shock
Magma Totem
Chain Lightning
Talents
New (17)

Unrelenting Storm · Elemental
Regenerate mana equal to 10% of your Intellect every 5 sec, even while casting.

Elemental Precision · Elemental
Increases your chance to hit with Fire, Frost and Nature spells by 6% and reduces the threat caused by Fire, Frost and Nature spells by 10%.

Elemental Shields · Elemental
Reduces the chance you will be critically hit by melee and ranged attacks by 6%.

Lightning Overload · Elemental
Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 20% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.

Totem of Wrath · Elemental
Summons a Totem of Wrath with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the chance to hit and critically strike with spells by 3% for all party members within 20 yards. Lasts 2 min.

Shamanistic Focus · Enhancement
After landing a melee critical strike, you enter a Focused state. The Focused state reduces the mana cost of your next Shock spell by 60%.

Spirit Weapons · Enhancement
Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks and reduces the threat generated by your melee attacks by 30%.

Mental Quickness · Enhancement
Reduces the mana cost of your instant cast Shaman spells by 6% and increases your spell damage and healing by an amount equal to 30% of your attack power.

Dual Wield Specialization · Enhancement
Increases your chance to hit while dual wielding by an additional 6%.

Dual Wield · Enhancement
Allows one-hand and off-hand weapons to be equipped in the off-hand.

Unleashed Rage · Enhancement
Causes your critical hits with melee attacks to increase all party members' melee attack power by 10% if within 20 yards of the Shaman. Lasts 10 sec.

Shamanistic Rage · Enhancement
Reduces all damage taken by 30% and gives your successful melee attacks a chance to regenerate mana equal to 30% of your attack power. Lasts 15 sec.

Focused Mind · Restoration
Reduces the duration of any Silence or Interrupt effects used against the Shaman by 30%. This effect does not stack with other similar effects.

Nature's Guardian · Restoration
Whenever a damaging attack is taken that reduces you below 30% health, you have a 50% chance to heal 10% of your total health and reduce your threat level on that target. 5 second cooldown.

Nature's Blessing · Restoration
Increases your spell damage and healing by an amount equal to 30% of your Intellect.

Improved Chain Heal · Restoration
Increases the amount healed by your Chain Heal spell by 20%.

Earth Shield · Restoration
Protects the target with an earthen shield, giving a 30% chance of ignoring spell interruption when damaged and causing attacks to heal the shielded target for 150. This effect can only occur once every few seconds. 6 charges. Lasts 10 min. Earth Shield can only be placed on one target at a time and only one Elemental Shield can be active on a target at a time.
Changed (14)

Elemental Focus · Elemental
- In WoW Classic
- 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%.
- Now
- After landing a critical strike with a Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell, you enter a Clearcasting state. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next 2 damage spells by 40%.

Call of Thunder · Elemental
- In WoW Classic
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by an additional 6%.
- Now
- Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by an additional 5%.

Eye of the Storm · Elemental
- In WoW Classic
- Gives you a 100% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time when taking damage.
- Now
- Gives you a 100% chance to gain the Focused Casting effect that lasts for 6 sec after being the victim of a melee or ranged critical strike. The Focused Casting effect prevents you from losing casting time on Shaman spells when taking damage.

Lightning Mastery · Elemental
- In WoW Classic
- Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 1 sec.
- Now
- Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.5 sec.

Ancestral Knowledge · Enhancement
- In WoW Classic
- Increases your maximum Mana by 5%.
- Now
- Increases your maximum mana by 5%.

Toughness · Enhancement
- In WoW Classic
- Increases your armor value from items by 10%.
- Now
- Increases your armor value from items by 10%, and reduces the duration of movement slowing effects on you by 50%.

Elemental Weapons · Enhancement
- In WoW Classic
- 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%.
- Now
- Increases the damage caused by 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%.

Stormstrike · Enhancement
- In WoW Classic
- Gives you an extra attack. In addition, the next 2 sources of Nature damage dealt to the target are increased by 20%. Lasts 12 sec.
- Now
- Instantly attack with both weapons. In addition, the next 2 sources of Nature damage dealt to the target are increased by 20%. Lasts 12 sec.

Tidal Focus · Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- Reduces the Mana cost of your healing spells by 5%.
- Now
- Reduces the mana cost of your healing spells by 5%.

Totemic Focus · Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- Reduces the Mana cost of your totems by 25%.
- Now
- Reduces the mana cost of your totems by 25%.

Healing Focus · Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any healing spell.
- Now
- Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while casting any Shaman healing spell.

Totemic Mastery · Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- The radius of your totems that affect friendly targets is increased to 30 yd.
- Now
- The radius of your totems that affect friendly targets is increased to 30 yards.

Healing Grace · Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- Reduces the threat generated by your healing spells by 15%.
- Now
- Reduces the threat generated by your healing spells by 15% and reduces the chance your spells will be dispelled by 30%.

Mana Tide Totem · Restoration
- In WoW Classic
- Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 170 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 20 yards.
- Now
- Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 6% of total mana every 3 seconds to group members within 20 yards.
Removed (2)

Two-Handed Axes and Maces · Enhancement
Allows you to use Two-Handed Axes and Two-Handed Maces.

Parry · Enhancement
Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.
