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<div class="fw-notice">'''Preview guide · reviewed 16 September 2026.''' This page explains the recorded demo, not a tested launch build. Talent articles distinguish source-confirmed ranks from estimates and missing text.</div>

'''Shaman''' — The Shaman preview uses Mana for spells and brings together elemental casts, melee interactions, healing, and totems. Elemental Combat, Enhancement, and Restoration supply three different ways to read those tools.<ref name="preview">Chris Baldwin, [https://talentsforever.com/shaman Talents Forever], [https://talentsforever.com/data.json CC BY 4.0 data export], snapshot 16 September 2026. Community transcription of BlizzCon demo footage and slides; checked 16 September 2026. Adapted and summarized for this guide. See [[Project:Talent data]] for evidence labels and attribution.</ref>

Browse [[Shaman talents|all 50 Shaman talents]] with icons, ranks, prerequisites, and individual source notes.

== Choose a reading path ==
The following is an editorial route through the preview, not a recommended point allocation.<ref name="preview" />
<div class="fw-query-table">
{| class="wikitable sortable fw-data-table"
! Talent tree !! What to compare !! Start with
|-
| Elemental Combat || Elemental spell costs, cast times, and Fire or Lightning interactions. Compare the affected spell list instead of treating every modifier as universal. || [[Elemental Focus]], [[Lightning Overload]], [[Elemental Alacrity]], [[Lava Burst]]
|-
| Enhancement || Melee attacks feeding spell use and movement tools. Maelstrom Weapon connects melee events to a later Lightning Bolt. || [[Improved Ghost Wolf]], [[Mental Quickness]], [[Maelstrom Weapon]], [[Rage of the Farseer]]
|-
| Restoration || Healing efficiency, shields, and totem support. Read direct healing separately from periodic or follow-up effects. || [[Water Shield]], [[Mana Tide Totem]], [[Nature's Swiftness (Shaman)]], [[Riptide]]
|}
</div>

== Abilities and changes worth checking ==
These are summarized from the pinned community demo transcription. Baseline spells and talents are identified separately where the source supports that distinction.<ref name="preview" />
* '''Totemic Projection and Totemic Recall.''' The preview records tools to relocate and recall totems. Projection is described as placement at a chosen location rather than simply bringing them to the Shaman.
* '''Call of the Elements.''' Recorded as a way to place a set of up to four totems from the Totem Bar. Test the setup process before treating each totem as a separate opening action.
* '''Fire Nova.''' The preview describes a spell centered on an active Fire totem, not a standalone Fire Nova totem. Its origin point matters when planning a pull.

== Plan a first beta session ==
These are suggested checks for learning the class and collecting useful evidence; they are not claims about the strongest build.
* For Enhancement, distinguish the proc-generating melee attack from the Lightning Bolt that consumes the benefit.
* For totems, record where the Fire totem is located before measuring Fire Nova coverage or moving the set.
* For healing, test Riptide and Chain Heal on the specified target arrangement rather than assuming every heal gains the same benefit.

== Race choice ==
Use [[Race and class combinations#Shaman|the Shaman race list]] to separate officially announced additions from the broader preview roster. Follow the linked [[Races|race guides]] for recorded racials; a racial tooltip does not establish a universal best choice.

== What remains unresolved ==
The source’s Ghost Wolf ability notes and [[Improved Ghost Wolf]] talent values do not present a perfectly consistent cast-time account. Recheck the baseline cast and both ranks in the same beta build before publishing a numerical explanation. Final totem ranges and spell training levels also need direct verification.

For corrections, record the game build, character level, spell or talent rank, and the observed interaction. Follow [[Project:Data policy]] and compare against [[Shaman talents]] before replacing preview information.

== Sources ==
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