Shaman changes in WoW Forever

9 Shaman changes logged in the WoW Forever beta (2 buffs, 3 nerfs), newest first, each with its source.

24 September 2026

• Fix
  Flametongue Totem: Buff display name corrected and now has no duration, replaced instantly by new totem

  Source excerpt: “Flametongue Totem no longer has a duration and is instantly replaced when placing another totem.”

  Patch notes · WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated September 24
• Fix
  Windfury Totem: Buff display name corrected

  Source excerpt: “Buff from this spell now displays as "Windfury Totem" instead of "Windfury Totem Passive".”

  Patch notes · WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated September 24
• Fix
  Riptide (Restoration): Can now land critical hits

  Source excerpt: “Corrected an issue and now Riptide can land critical hits.”

  Patch notes · WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated September 24
• Buff
  Lightning Bolt: Ranks 3 and 4 hit harder, so every new rank is an upgrade.

  Patch notes · Blizzard · Beta Development Notes, Sep 24 · Wowhead · Class tuning datamine
• Nerf
  Flametongue Totem: No longer stacks with itself, Flametongue Weapon or Windfury Totem.

  Patch notes · Blizzard · Beta Development Notes, Sep 24
• Nerf
  Rage of the Far Seer (Enhancement): No longer increases spell casting speed.

  Patch notes · Blizzard · Beta Development Notes, Sep 24
• Buff
  Lava Burst (Elemental): Ranks 1–2 now do about 10% more base damage than the Lightning Bolt rank you learn at the same level.

  Patch notes · Blizzard · Beta Development Notes, Sep 24 · Wowhead · Class tuning datamine
• Rework
  Elemental Alacrity ↔ Elemental Fury (Elemental): Talents swapped rows: Elemental Alacrity moves up to row 3, Elemental Fury down to row 6.

  Developers' notes: “We're moving one of the better talents for Elemental Shaman functionality earlier in the tree, to allow them to feel like they're hitting important progression moments.”

  Patch notes · Blizzard · Beta Development Notes, Sep 24
• Nerf
  Air totems: Tranquil Air, Windfury and Grace of Air Totems no longer stack, even from different Shamans.

  Patch notes · Blizzard · Beta Development Notes, Sep 24

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