How many talent points does a Wrath Shaman have?

A level 80 Shaman in Wrath of the Lich King has 71 talent points: the first at level 10 and one more each level after that.

What are the Shaman talent trees in Wrath of the Lich King?

The Shaman has three trees: Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration. The deepest talent of each is Thunderstorm (Elemental), Feral Spirit (Enhancement) and Riptide (Restoration), and each needs 50 points spent in its tree first.

Can a Shaman take two 51-point talents?

No. Reaching a 51-point talent uses 51 of your 71 points, which leaves 20 for the other two trees. That is why most WotLK builds are one deep tree plus a few useful talents from a second tree.

How do I share my WotLK Shaman build?

Click "Copy build link" above the trees. The link stores every point you spent, so it opens the same build for anyone. Your last Shaman build is also kept in your browser.

Wrath Shaman Talent Calculator – Elemental, Enhancement & Restoration

WotLK Shaman talent trees

In Wrath of the Lich King a Shaman has 71 talent points at level 80, spread over three trees: Elemental (25 talents), Enhancement (29 talents), Restoration (26 talents). The deepest talent in each tree needs 50 points in that tree, so a build can reach only one of Thunderstorm, Feral Spirit, Riptide.

The tables list every Shaman talent with its tier, number of ranks and what each rank does. Values separated by a slash are rank 1 / rank 2 / and so on.

Elemental · 25 talents, 73 points to learn them all

Tier	Talent	Ranks	Effect
1 (0 pts)	Convection	5	Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Lava Burst and Wind Shear by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%.
1 (0 pts)	Concussion	5	Increases the damage of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Thunderstorm, Lava Burst and Shock spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
2 (5 pts)	Call of Flame	3	Increases the damage of your Fire totems and Fire Nova by 10 / 20 / 30% and of Lava Burst by 2 / 4 / 6%.
2 (5 pts)	Elemental Warding	3	Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 2 / 4 / 6%.
2 (5 pts)	Elemental Devastation	3	Your offensive spell crits increase your melee critical strike chance by 3 / 6 / 9% for 10 sec.
3 (10 pts)	Reverberation	5	Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells and Wind Shear by 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.8 / 1 sec.
3 (10 pts)	Elemental Focus	1	After a damage spell crit, the mana cost of your next 2 damage spells is reduced by 40%.
3 (10 pts)	Elemental Fury	5	Increases the critical damage bonus of your Searing, Magma and Fire Nova Totems and your Fire, Frost and Nature spells by 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100%.
4 (15 pts)	Improved Fire Nova	2	Increases the damage of Fire Nova by 10 / 20% and reduces its cooldown by 2 / 4 sec.
4 (15 pts)	Eye of the Storm	3	Gives a 23 / 46 / 70% chance to resist interruption from damage after you are critically hit.
5 (20 pts)	Elemental Reach	2	Increases the range of Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova and Lava Burst by 3 / 6 yards.
5 (20 pts)	Call of Thunder	1	Increases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Thunderstorm by 5%.
5 (20 pts)	Unrelenting Storm	3	Regenerates mana equal to 4 / 8 / 12% of your Intellect every 5 sec, even while casting.
6 (25 pts)	Elemental Precision	3	Increases your Fire, Frost and Nature damage by 1 / 2 / 3% and reduces their threat.
6 (25 pts)	Lightning Mastery	5	Reduces the casting time of Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Lava Burst by 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 sec. Requires Call of Thunder.
7 (30 pts)	Elemental Mastery	1	Your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Lava Burst is instant, and you gain 15% spell haste for 15 sec. Requires Elemental Fury.
7 (30 pts)	Storm, Earth and Fire	3	Reduces the cooldown of Chain Lightning, increases the radius of Earthbind Totem and the damage of Flame Shock's periodic effect.
8 (35 pts)	Booming Echoes	2	Reduces the cooldown of Flame Shock and Frost Shock by 1 / 2 sec and increases their direct damage by 10 / 20%.
8 (35 pts)	Elemental Oath	2	Your Clearcasting state also increases the spell damage of your party and raid by 3 / 5%. Requires Elemental Mastery.
8 (35 pts)	Lightning Overload	3	Gives Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning a 11 / 22 / 33% chance to cast a second, half-damage copy at no cost. Requires Lightning Mastery.
9 (40 pts)	Astral Shift	3	When stunned, feared or silenced, you shift into the astral plane and take 10 / 20 / 30% less damage.
9 (40 pts)	Totem of Wrath	1	Summons a totem that increases the spell power of party and raid members and the critical chance of spells against nearby enemies. Requires Elemental Oath.
9 (40 pts)	Lava Flows	3	Increases the critical damage bonus of Lava Burst, and you gain spell haste when Flame Shock is dispelled.
10 (45 pts)	Shamanism	5	Your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning gain an extra 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20% and Lava Burst an extra 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25% of your spell power.
11 (50 pts)	Thunderstorm	1	Calls down a bolt of lightning that damages and knocks back nearby enemies and restores 8% of your mana.

Enhancement · 29 talents, 76 points to learn them all

Tier	Talent	Ranks	Effect
1 (0 pts)	Enhancing Totems	3	Increases the effect of Strength of Earth and Flametongue Totems by 5 / 10 / 15%.
1 (0 pts)	Earth's Grasp	2	Increases the health of Stoneclaw Totem and the radius of Earthbind Totem.
1 (0 pts)	Ancestral Knowledge	5	Increases your Intellect by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%.
2 (5 pts)	Guardian Totems	2	Increases the effect of Stoneskin Totem and reduces the cooldown of Grounding Totem.
2 (5 pts)	Thundering Strikes	5	Increases your critical strike chance with all attacks and spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Ghost Wolf	2	Reduces the cast time of Ghost Wolf by 1 / 2 sec.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Shields	3	Increases the damage of Lightning Shield and the mana gained from Water Shield by 5 / 10 / 15%.
3 (10 pts)	Elemental Weapons	3	Increases the damage of Windfury attacks by 13 / 27 / 40% and the bonus of Flametongue Weapon by 10 / 20 / 30%.
3 (10 pts)	Shamanistic Focus	1	Reduces the mana cost of your Shock spells by 45%.
3 (10 pts)	Anticipation	3	Increases your dodge chance by 1 / 2 / 3% and reduces disarm duration on you.
4 (15 pts)	Flurry	5	Increases your attack speed by 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30% for your next 3 swings after a critical strike. Requires Thundering Strikes.
4 (15 pts)	Toughness	5	Increases your Stamina by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% and reduces the duration of movement slowing effects on you.
5 (20 pts)	Improved Windfury Totem	2	Increases the melee haste bonus of Windfury Totem by 2 / 4%.
5 (20 pts)	Spirit Weapons	1	Gives a chance to parry attacks and reduces the threat of your melee attacks by 30%.
5 (20 pts)	Mental Dexterity	3	Increases your attack power by 33 / 66 / 100% of your Intellect.
6 (25 pts)	Unleashed Rage	3	Increases the melee attack power of party and raid members by 4 / 7 / 10% and your expertise.
6 (25 pts)	Weapon Mastery	3	Increases the damage you deal with all weapons by 4 / 7 / 10%.
6 (25 pts)	Frozen Power	2	Increases damage against snared targets by 5 / 10%, and Frost Shock can root nearby enemies.
7 (30 pts)	Dual Wield Specialization	3	Increases your chance to hit while dual wielding by 2 / 4 / 6%. Requires Dual Wield.
7 (30 pts)	Dual Wield	1	Allows you to equip one-handed and off-hand weapons in your off hand. Requires Spirit Weapons.
7 (30 pts)	Stormstrike	1	Instantly attack with both weapons, and the next 4 Nature damage spells against the target deal 20% more damage.
8 (35 pts)	Static Shock	3	Your melee attacks have a 2 / 4 / 6% chance to hit the target with a Lightning Shield orb, and adds extra charges.
8 (35 pts)	Lava Lash	1	Strike with your off-hand weapon for extra damage if it is enchanted with Flametongue. Requires Dual Wield.
8 (35 pts)	Improved Stormstrike	2	Stormstrike restores 10 / 20% of your base mana. Requires Stormstrike.
9 (40 pts)	Mental Quickness	3	Reduces the mana cost of instant spells by 2 / 4 / 6% and increases spell power by 10 / 20 / 30% of your attack power.
9 (40 pts)	Shamanistic Rage	1	Reduces damage taken by 30% and makes your melee attacks restore mana for 15 sec.
9 (40 pts)	Earthen Power	2	Your Earthbind Totem can remove snares from party members and Frost Shock slows more.
10 (45 pts)	Maelstrom Weapon	5	Your melee attacks have a chance to reduce the cast time and mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Lesser Healing Wave, Healing Wave, Chain Heal or Hex by 20%, stacking 5 times.
11 (50 pts)	Feral Spirit	1	Summons two Spirit Wolves to fight for you for 45 sec.

Restoration · 26 talents, 76 points to learn them all

Tier	Talent	Ranks	Effect
1 (0 pts)	Improved Healing Wave	5	Reduces the casting time of Healing Wave by 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 sec.
1 (0 pts)	Totemic Focus	5	Reduces the mana cost of your totems by 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25%.
2 (5 pts)	Improved Reincarnation	2	Reduces the cooldown of Reincarnation and increases health and mana on resurrection.
2 (5 pts)	Healing Grace	3	Reduces the threat of your healing spells by 5 / 10 / 15% and the chance your spells are dispelled.
2 (5 pts)	Tidal Focus	5	Reduces the mana cost of your healing spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
3 (10 pts)	Improved Water Shield	3	Your critical heals have a chance to consume a Water Shield orb and restore mana.
3 (10 pts)	Healing Focus	3	Reduces the pushback suffered while casting healing spells by 23 / 46 / 70%.
3 (10 pts)	Tidal Force	1	Increases the critical effect chance of your healing spells by 60%, decreasing with each heal.
3 (10 pts)	Ancestral Healing	3	Your critical heals reduce the target's physical damage taken by 3 / 7 / 10% for 15 sec.
4 (15 pts)	Restorative Totems	3	Increases the effect of Mana Spring Totem by 7 / 12 / 20% and Healing Stream Totem by 15 / 30 / 45%.
4 (15 pts)	Tidal Mastery	5	Increases the critical effect chance of your healing and lightning spells by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5%.
5 (20 pts)	Healing Way	3	Increases the healing of Healing Wave by 8 / 16 / 25%.
5 (20 pts)	Nature's Swiftness	1	Your next Nature spell with a casting time below 10 sec becomes instant.
5 (20 pts)	Focused Mind	3	Reduces the duration of Silence, Interrupt and Fear effects on you by 10 / 20 / 30%.
6 (25 pts)	Purification	5	Increases the effectiveness of your healing spells by 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10%.
7 (30 pts)	Nature's Guardian	5	When you fall below 30% health, you have a 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50% chance to be healed and reduce threat.
7 (30 pts)	Mana Tide Totem	1	Summons a totem that restores 6% of total mana every 3 sec to party members for 12 sec. Requires Restorative Totems.
7 (30 pts)	Cleanse Spirit	1	Removes one Curse, Disease and Poison effect from a friendly target.
8 (35 pts)	Blessing of the Eternals	2	Increases your critical strike chance by 2 / 4% and gives Earthliving Weapon a higher chance on low-health targets.
8 (35 pts)	Improved Chain Heal	2	Increases the healing of Chain Heal by 10 / 20%.
8 (35 pts)	Nature's Blessing	3	Increases your healing by an amount equal to 5 / 10 / 15% of your Intellect.
9 (40 pts)	Ancestral Awakening	3	Your critical heals summon a spirit that heals the lowest-health party member for 10 / 20 / 30% of the amount.
9 (40 pts)	Earth Shield	1	Protects the target with an earthen shield that heals it when it is damaged and reduces casting pushback.
9 (40 pts)	Improved Earth Shield	2	Increases the charges of Earth Shield and its healing by 5 / 10%. Requires Earth Shield.
10 (45 pts)	Tidal Waves	5	Chain Heal and Riptide reduce the cast time of your next Healing Wave or raise the crit chance of Lesser Healing Wave.
11 (50 pts)	Riptide	1	Heals the target instantly and over 15 sec.

Planning a WotLK Shaman build

Many builds put 51 points or more into one tree to reach its deepest talent, then spend the remaining 20 points on the strongest talents near the top of a second tree. Points in the first few tiers are cheap and often give flat bonuses, so "dipping" into another tree is usually better than spreading points evenly.

If you are levelling, check the required level in the summary bar: it tells you the level at which the build is complete (your number of points plus 9). Use Copy build link to save the build, and plan a second one for another role or your dual spec.

Other WotLK classes

Shaman in other versions: Classic Shaman talents · TBC Shaman talents