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Shaman: change history

211 changes across 8 patches (Feb 25, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for World of Warcraft (Retail), back to Feb 25, 2026.
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  1. WoW Retail Hotfixes: October 6, 2026Buff 15Nerf 2Adjust 20Fix 7Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Enhancement
    All ability and auto-attack damage increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.
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    All ability and auto-attack damage increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Lava Lash damage increased by 35%. Does not affect PvP combat.
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    Lava Lash damage increased by 35%. Does not affect PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP
    Electrocute damage increased by 100% and is now a rolling periodic.
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    Electrocute damage increased by 100% and is now a rolling periodic.
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Call of Al'Akir now increases the cooldown of Nature's Swiftness by 20 seconds (was 30 seconds).
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    Call of Al'Akir now increases the cooldown of Nature's Swiftness by 20 seconds (was 30 seconds).
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    Earth Shield healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Earth Shield healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Earthen Harmony now causes Earth Shield to reduce damage taken by 8% in PvP combat (was 5%).
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    Earthen Harmony now causes Earth Shield to reduce damage taken by 8% in PvP combat (was 5%).
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Earthen Harmony now increases Earth Shield healing received by 200% based on its target's missing health (was 150%).
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    Earthen Harmony now increases Earth Shield healing received by 200% based on its target's missing health (was 150%).
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.
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    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 25% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Lava Burst damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Lava Burst damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Nerf
    PvP · Elemental
    Voltaic Blaze instant damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
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    Voltaic Blaze instant damage reduced by 25% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Elemental
    Purging Flames now causes Lava Bursts to fire at 25% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 40%).
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    Purging Flames now causes Lava Bursts to fire at 25% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 40%).
    Buff
    PvP · Enhancement
    All damage increased by 3% in PvP combat.
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    All damage increased by 3% in PvP combat.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Fixed an issue where Soothing Rain did not properly reduce the cast time of Healing Rain by 0.5 seconds.
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    Fixed an issue where Soothing Rain did not properly reduce the cast time of Healing Rain by 0.5 seconds.
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Fixed an issue where damage from Doom Winds could interrupt channeled effects, such as the Font of Venomous Rage trinket.
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    Fixed an issue where damage from Doom Winds could interrupt channeled effects, such as the Font of Venomous Rage trinket.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Stormbringer: Fixed an issue where Crash Lightning could cause unintended targets to be hit by Windfury Weapon.
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    Stormbringer: Fixed an issue where Crash Lightning could cause unintended targets to be hit by Windfury Weapon.
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Corrected an issue where the Venomous Abyss 4-set bonus was not properly increasing the upfront damage of Crash Lightning.
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    Corrected an issue where the Venomous Abyss 4-set bonus was not properly increasing the upfront damage of Crash Lightning.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Totemic: Corrected an issue where Oversurge did not properly increase the healing done by Surging Totem or Overflowing Shores.
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    Totemic: Corrected an issue where Oversurge did not properly increase the healing done by Surging Totem or Overflowing Shores.
    Fix
    Hero Talents · Farseer
    Fixed an issue that caused Natural Harmony to increase the healing of Nature's Guardian by 20% instead of its listed and intended 10%.
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    Fixed an issue that caused Natural Harmony to increase the healing of Nature's Guardian by 20% instead of its listed and intended 10%.
    Adjust
    PvP · Elemental
    Farseer: Natural Harmony now reduces the cooldown of Nature's Guardian by 10 seconds in PvP combat (was 15 seconds).
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    Farseer: Natural Harmony now reduces the cooldown of Nature's Guardian by 10 seconds in PvP combat (was 15 seconds).
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
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    Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Elemental
    Stormbringer: Natural Gift now increases Nature damage by 4% in PvP combat (was 2%).
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    Stormbringer: Natural Gift now increases Nature damage by 4% in PvP combat (was 2%).
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    PvP · Elemental
    Stormbringer: Stormcaller now increases Nature spell critical strike damage by 10% in PvP combat (was 5%).
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    Stormbringer: Stormcaller now increases Nature spell critical strike damage by 10% in PvP combat (was 5%).
    Nerf
    PvP · Enhancement
    Healing Surge healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
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    Healing Surge healing reduced by 20% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Enhancement
    Stormstrike damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Stormstrike damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Enhancement
    Lava Lash damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Lava Lash damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Farseer: Corrected an issue where Maelstrom Supremacy did not increase the healing of Healing Surge.
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    Farseer: Corrected an issue where Maelstrom Supremacy did not increase the healing of Healing Surge.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
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    Stormbringer: Tempest damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Lava Burst damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
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    Lava Burst damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Earth Shock damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
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    Earth Shock damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Earthquake damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
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    Earthquake damage increased by 10% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Mana regeneration is now reduced by 65% in PvP combat (was 60%).
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    Mana regeneration is now reduced by 65% in PvP combat (was 60%).
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Totemic: Splitstream now causes Healing Stream Totem to heal an additional ally at 15% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 30%).
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    Totemic: Splitstream now causes Healing Stream Totem to heal an additional ally at 15% effectiveness in PvP combat (was 30%).
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Totemic: Earthsurge now causes allies affected by your Earthliving to receive 5% additional healing from you in PvP combat (was 15%).
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    Totemic: Earthsurge now causes allies affected by your Earthliving to receive 5% additional healing from you in PvP combat (was 15%).
    Fix
    Elemental
    Resolved an issue causing Master of the Elements to not increase the damage of Earthquake.
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    Resolved an issue causing Master of the Elements to not increase the damage of Earthquake.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Totemic: Corrected an issue where the Whirling Water effect was not properly working.
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    Totemic: Corrected an issue where the Whirling Water effect was not properly working.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Corrected an issue where the Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus Overcharge! buff was sometimes not consumed when casting a Maelstrom spending ability.
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    Corrected an issue where the Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus Overcharge! buff was sometimes not consumed when casting a Maelstrom spending ability.
    Adjust
    Elemental
    All damage dealt increased by 5%.
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    All damage dealt increased by 5%.
    • Developers' notes: We discovered and fixed a tricky bug that was active on the PTR, that was increasing the amount of free Maelstrom spending abilities Elemental Shaman could get from the Venomous Abyss 4-piece set bonus. This was inflating their damage dealt, so alongside the bug fix, we're increasing their damage to compensate.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    All damage increased by 5%.
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    All damage increased by 5%.
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    All healing increased by 4% in PvP combat.
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    All healing increased by 4% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Storm Conduit now reduces the cooldown of affected spells by 2 seconds (was 4 seconds).
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    Storm Conduit now reduces the cooldown of affected spells by 2 seconds (was 4 seconds).
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Storm Conduit now reduces the duration of interrupts on Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 40% (was 65%).
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    Storm Conduit now reduces the duration of interrupts on Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 40% (was 65%).
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Farseer: Healing Wave, Healing Surge, and Chain Heal healing from Ancestors increased by 35% in PvP combat.
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    Farseer: Healing Wave, Healing Surge, and Chain Heal healing from Ancestors increased by 35% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Farseer: Hydrobubble absorption increased by 35% in PvP combat.
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    Farseer: Hydrobubble absorption increased by 35% in PvP combat.
    Fix
    Corrected an issue where swapping between specs may incorrectly cause Lava Burst to show up as Primal Strike in your spellbook.
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    Corrected an issue where swapping between specs may incorrectly cause Lava Burst to show up as Primal Strike in your spellbook.
  2. WoW Retail: 12.1.5 Content Update NotesAdjust 1Fix 2Official notes ↗
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Fixed an issue where Static Accumulation could cause Maelstrom Weapon stacks to stop automatically generating if activated during certain points of Ascendance or Doom Winds being active.
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    Fixed an issue where Static Accumulation could cause Maelstrom Weapon stacks to stop automatically generating if activated during certain points of Ascendance or Doom Winds being active.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Extending Riptide through Swelling Tides now causes Riptide's timer to extend rather than reset.
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    Extending Riptide through Swelling Tides now causes Riptide's timer to extend rather than reset.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Fixed an issue where Nature's Swiftness and Ancestral Swiftness did not properly make Healing Rain instant cast.
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    Fixed an issue where Nature's Swiftness and Ancestral Swiftness did not properly make Healing Rain instant cast.
  3. WoW Retail: Curse of Ula'tek Content Update Notes (Aug 6, 2026)Buff 16Nerf 7Adjust 28New 1Removed 1Fix 6Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Reactive Warding healing increased by 25%.
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    Reactive Warding healing increased by 25%.
    Adjust
    Ascendance has a new icon for all three specializations.
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    Ascendance has a new icon for all three specializations.
    Adjust
    Hero Talents · Farseer
    Chain Lightning now hits up to 5 targets (was 3).
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    Chain Lightning now hits up to 5 targets (was 3).
    Adjust
    Hero Talents · Farseer
    Lava Burst now also increases damage by a percent equal to your critical strike chance.
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    Lava Burst now also increases damage by a percent equal to your critical strike chance.
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Power of the Maelstrom has been redesigned – Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning have a 15% chance to cause your next Lava Burst to deal 20% increased damage, stacking up to 2 times. Lava Burst consumes one stack at a time.
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    Power of the Maelstrom has been redesigned – Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning have a 15% chance to cause your next Lava Burst to deal 20% increased damage, stacking up to 2 times. Lava Burst consumes one stack at a time.
    • Developers' notes: Supercharge and Power of the Maelstrom both were extra, random Elemental Overloads. We feel that the other changes will make your damage more consistent, while still allowing other parts of your talent tree to still increase the quantity or power of Elemental Overload spells.
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Stormkeeper has been updated – No longer causes Lightning Bolt to generate an additional Elemental Overload.
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    Stormkeeper has been updated – No longer causes Lightning Bolt to generate an additional Elemental Overload.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Lava Burst damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Lava Burst damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
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    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 30%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Chain Lightning damage increased by 60%.
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    Chain Lightning damage increased by 60%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Flame Shock damage increased by 60%.
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    Flame Shock damage increased by 60%.
    Nerf
    Elemental
    Tempest direct damage reduced by 20%.
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    Tempest direct damage reduced by 20%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Healing Surge healing increased by 25%.
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    Healing Surge healing increased by 25%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Earth Shield healing increased by 25%.
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    Earth Shield healing increased by 25%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Healing Stream Totem healing increased by 25%.
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    Healing Stream Totem healing increased by 25%.
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Ascendance now increases the damage of Elemental Overload by 30% (was 75%).
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    Ascendance now increases the damage of Elemental Overload by 30% (was 75%).
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Bonus Lava Bursts when activating Ascendance are now 50% of their normal value (was 100%).
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    Bonus Lava Bursts when activating Ascendance are now 50% of their normal value (was 100%).
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Molten Wrath now increases the damage of Lava Burst by 10% (was 15%).
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    Molten Wrath now increases the damage of Lava Burst by 10% (was 15%).
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 1) now increases Elemental Overload damage by 10% (was 35%) and also increases Elemental damage done by 10%.
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    Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 1) now increases Elemental Overload damage by 10% (was 35%) and also increases Elemental damage done by 10%.
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 2) now grants 15%/30% critical damage bonus (was 25%/50%).
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    Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 2) now grants 15%/30% critical damage bonus (was 25%/50%).
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Elemental Blast casts from Fusion of the Elements now only grant 40% of the normal duration of the Elemental Blast stat buffs (was 100%).
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    Elemental Blast casts from Fusion of the Elements now only grant 40% of the normal duration of the Elemental Blast stat buffs (was 100%).
    Fix
    Elemental
    Fixed an issue that caused Voltaic Blaze to not be properly affected by Elemental Fury's critical damage bonus.
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    Fixed an issue that caused Voltaic Blaze to not be properly affected by Elemental Fury's critical damage bonus.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Fixed an issue that caused Elemental Resonance to not affect periodic Elemental damage.
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    Fixed an issue that caused Elemental Resonance to not affect periodic Elemental damage.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Fixed an issue where Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 2) did not properly increase the critical damage of several Elemental Shaman spells.
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    Fixed an issue where Apex Talent: Feedback Loop (Rank 2) did not properly increase the critical damage of several Elemental Shaman spells.
    Nerf
    Elemental · Hero Talents · Farseer
    Ancestors' Lava Burst damage reduced by 20%.
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    Ancestors' Lava Burst damage reduced by 20%.
    Nerf
    Elemental · Hero Talents · Farseer
    Ancestors' Chain Lightning damage reduced by 20%.
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    Ancestors' Chain Lightning damage reduced by 20%.
    Adjust
    Elemental · Hero Talents · Stormbringer
    Supercharge has been redesigned – Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Tempest overloads deal 10% additional damage.
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    Supercharge has been redesigned – Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Tempest overloads deal 10% additional damage.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Melee damage increased by 15%.
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    Melee damage increased by 15%.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 20%.
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    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 20%.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Chain Lightning damage increased by 20%.
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    Chain Lightning damage increased by 20%.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Lava Lash damage increased by 15%.
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    Lava Lash damage increased by 15%.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Stormstrike damage increased by 15%.
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    Stormstrike damage increased by 15%.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Doom Winds now increases the chance of Windfury Weapon activating by 50% (was 100%).
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    Doom Winds now increases the chance of Windfury Weapon activating by 50% (was 100%).
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Fixed an issue causing the Elemental Tempo to incorrectly increase the damage of Stormstrike and Windstrike.
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    Fixed an issue causing the Elemental Tempo to incorrectly increase the damage of Stormstrike and Windstrike.
    Nerf
    Enhancement · Hero Talents · Stormbringer
    Tempest main target damage reduced by 10%.
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    Tempest main target damage reduced by 10%.
    Nerf
    Enhancement · Hero Talents · Stormbringer
    Tempest secondary target damage reduced by 30%.
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    Tempest secondary target damage reduced by 30%.
    Fix
    Enhancement · Hero Talents · Stormbringer
    Fixed an issue where a single Arc Discharge effect could increase the damage of multiple Chain Lightning spell casts, such as from Thorim's Invocation and Ride the Lightning.
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    Fixed an issue where a single Arc Discharge effect could increase the damage of multiple Chain Lightning spell casts, such as from Thorim's Invocation and Ride the Lightning.
    Nerf
    Enhancement · Hero Talents · Totemic
    Surging Totem Tremor damage reduced by 15%.
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    Surging Totem Tremor damage reduced by 15%.
    Nerf
    Enhancement · Hero Talents · Totemic
    Surging Totem Surging Bolt damage reduced by 10%.
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    Surging Totem Surging Bolt damage reduced by 10%.
    Fix
    Enhancement · Hero Talents · Totemic
    Fixed an issue where Surging Bolts from Surging Totem that were created from casting Chain Lightning were all sent to the last target hit by Chain Lightning, rather than the primary target of Chain Lightning.
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    Fixed an issue where Surging Bolts from Surging Totem that were created from casting Chain Lightning were all sent to the last target hit by Chain Lightning, rather than the primary target of Chain Lightning.
    New
    Restoration
    New Talent: Swelling Tides – Healing Stream Totem and Stormstream Totem extend the duration of your active Riptides by 3 seconds when cast.
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    New Talent: Swelling Tides – Healing Stream Totem and Stormstream Totem extend the duration of your active Riptides by 3 seconds when cast.
    Buff
    Restoration
    Healing Wave healing increased by 10%.
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    Healing Wave healing increased by 10%.
    Buff
    Restoration
    Unleash Life healing increased by 100%.
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    Unleash Life healing increased by 100%.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Healing Rain healing increased by 20% and now heals up to 6 targets in its area (was 5).
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    Healing Rain healing increased by 20% and now heals up to 6 targets in its area (was 5).
    • Developers' notes: We're lowering some of the larger bonuses that Healing Rain receives from the Totemic Hero Talents and increasing Healing Rain's baseline healing amount.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Healing Rain now has a 12 second cooldown and an 18 second duration. Recasting Healing Rain while one is already active will despawn the previous one. This cooldown change does not affect the Surging Totem's Healing Rain from the Totemic Hero Talents.
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    Healing Rain now has a 12 second cooldown and an 18 second duration. Recasting Healing Rain while one is already active will despawn the previous one. This cooldown change does not affect the Surging Totem's Healing Rain from the Totemic Hero Talents.
    • Developers' notes: This change should allow more flexibility for the player to move Healing Rain around when that is desirable.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Riptide direct healing increased by 25% and its periodic healing increased by 100%.
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    Riptide direct healing increased by 25% and its periodic healing increased by 100%.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Acid Rain damage increased by 50%, but now causes damage every 2 seconds (was 1 second).
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    Acid Rain damage increased by 50%, but now causes damage every 2 seconds (was 1 second).
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Midnight Season 1 2-set bonus has been updated – Unleash Life's direct healing is increased by 50% (was 100%).
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    Midnight Season 1 2-set bonus has been updated – Unleash Life's direct healing is increased by 50% (was 100%).
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Earthen Accord now grants an additive +20% to the healing buff from Unleash Life, rather than a multiplicative increase.
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    Earthen Accord now grants an additive +20% to the healing buff from Unleash Life, rather than a multiplicative increase.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Current Control now also reduces the mana cost of Chain Heal by 15%.
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    Current Control now also reduces the mana cost of Chain Heal by 15%.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Wavespeaker's Blessing has been moved up in the talent tree.
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    Wavespeaker's Blessing has been moved up in the talent tree.
    Removed
    Restoration
    Calm Waters has been removed.
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    Calm Waters has been removed.
    Adjust
    Restoration · Hero Talents · Farseer
    Chain Heal from Ancestors now bounces to up to 5 targets (was 3), loses 10% healing per target jump (was 30%), and had its jump distance increased to 20 yards (was 15 yards).
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    Chain Heal from Ancestors now bounces to up to 5 targets (was 3), loses 10% healing per target jump (was 30%), and had its jump distance increased to 20 yards (was 15 yards).
    Buff
    Restoration · Hero Talents · Farseer
    Chain Heal from Ancestors healing increased by 50%.
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    Chain Heal from Ancestors healing increased by 50%.
    Adjust
    Restoration · Hero Talents · Totemic
    Pulse Capacitor now increases the healing done by Surging Totem by 10% (was 25%).
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    Pulse Capacitor now increases the healing done by Surging Totem by 10% (was 25%).
    Adjust
    Restoration · Hero Talents · Totemic
    Surging Totem now increases the effectiveness of Healing Rain by 10% (was 20%).
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    Surging Totem now increases the effectiveness of Healing Rain by 10% (was 20%).
    Adjust
    PvP
    Arctic Snowstorm movement slow reduced to 20% in PvP combat (was 30%).
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    Arctic Snowstorm movement slow reduced to 20% in PvP combat (was 30%).
    Adjust
    PvP
    Enfeeblement movement slow reduced to 50% in PvP combat (was 70%).
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    Enfeeblement movement slow reduced to 50% in PvP combat (was 70%).
    Adjust
    PvP
    Earthbind Totem movement slow reduced to 30% in PvP combat (was 50%).
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    Earthbind Totem movement slow reduced to 30% in PvP combat (was 50%).
    Adjust
    PvP
    Thunderstorm movement slow reduced to 30% in PvP combat (was 40%).
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    Thunderstorm movement slow reduced to 30% in PvP combat (was 40%).
  4. WoW Retail Hotfixes: July 28, 2026Buff 2Adjust 3Fix 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    Riptide healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Riptide healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Corrected an issue where Purging Flames could cause Lava Burst to generate less Maelstrom than intended.
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    Corrected an issue where Purging Flames could cause Lava Burst to generate less Maelstrom than intended.
    Buff
    Restoration
    All healing increased by 4%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
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    All healing increased by 4%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Farseer: Maelstrom Supremacy increases healing of affected spells in PvP by 20% (was 15%).
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    Farseer: Maelstrom Supremacy increases healing of affected spells in PvP by 20% (was 15%).
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Farseer: Hydrobubble's effectiveness is no longer reduced in PvP (was a 20% reduction).
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    Farseer: Hydrobubble's effectiveness is no longer reduced in PvP (was a 20% reduction).
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Farseer: Heals cast by Call of the Ancestors increased in PvP by 30% (was 20%).
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    Farseer: Heals cast by Call of the Ancestors increased in PvP by 30% (was 20%).
  5. WoW Retail Hotfixes: June 12, 2026Buff 6Adjust 10Fix 5Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Farseer: Ancestral Spirits from the Farseer Hero Talent tree now benefit from the critical damage increase of the Elemental Fury talent.
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    Farseer: Ancestral Spirits from the Farseer Hero Talent tree now benefit from the critical damage increase of the Elemental Fury talent.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    The mana cost of Chain Heal, Healing Wave, and Riptide has been reduced by 5%.
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    The mana cost of Chain Heal, Healing Wave, and Riptide has been reduced by 5%.
    Adjust
    PvP · Elemental
    Bloodlust and Heroism from Shamanism now increases haste by 15% (was 20%).
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    Bloodlust and Heroism from Shamanism now increases haste by 15% (was 20%)
    Adjust
    PvP · Elemental
    Ascendance now increases Elemental Overload damage by 10% in PvP Combat (was 25%).
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    Ascendance now increases Elemental Overload damage by 10% in PvP Combat (was 25%).
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Lava Burst damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Lava Burst damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Enhancement
    Bloodlust and Heroism from Shamanism now increases haste by 15% (was 20%) in PvP.
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    Bloodlust and Heroism from Shamanism now increases haste by 15% (was 20%) in PvP.
    Fix
    PvP · Enhancement
    Resolved an issue causing Maelstrom Weapon spenders from Thorim's Invocation during Doom Winds to deal more damage than intended.
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    Resolved an issue causing Maelstrom Weapon spenders from Thorim's Invocation during Doom Winds to deal more damage than intended.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Corrected an issue where Downpour would consume Nature's Swiftness and Ancestral Swiftness.
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    Corrected an issue where Downpour would consume Nature's Swiftness and Ancestral Swiftness.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    All ability damage increased by 5%.
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    All ability damage increased by 5%.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Auto attack damage increased by 10%.
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    Auto attack damage increased by 10%.
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Resolved an issue causing Thorim's Invocation to cast Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Tempest with more effectiveness than intended when cast below 10 Maelstrom Weapon.
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    Resolved an issue causing Thorim's Invocation to cast Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning and Tempest with more effectiveness than intended when cast below 10 Maelstrom Weapon.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Stormbringer: Natural Gift now increases Nature damage of abilities by 6% (was 2%).
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    Stormbringer: Natural Gift now increases Nature damage of abilities by 6% (was 2%).
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Stormbringer: Voltaic Surge now increases the damage of Crash Lightning and Chain Lightning by 20% (was 10%).
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    Stormbringer: Voltaic Surge now increases the damage of Crash Lightning and Chain Lightning by 20% (was 10%).
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    Healing Wave healing increased by 10% in PvP combat.
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    Healing Wave healing increased by 10% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    Riptide healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Riptide healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Fix
    Corrected an issue where the Jet Stream talent would not remove snare effects from allies who enter your Wind Rush Totem's area.
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    Corrected an issue where the Jet Stream talent would not remove snare effects from allies who enter your Wind Rush Totem's area.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Corrected an issue where the initial healing from dropping a Stormstream Totem was not affected by Mastery: Deep Healing.
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    Corrected an issue where the initial healing from dropping a Stormstream Totem was not affected by Mastery: Deep Healing.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Farseer: Corrected an issue where summoned Ancestors would not cast Chain Heal when dropping Stormstream Totem.
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    Farseer: Corrected an issue where summoned Ancestors would not cast Chain Heal when dropping Stormstream Totem.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    Totemic: Corrected an issue where the effects of the Tidecaller's Guard shield imbuement would be lost upon dying and resurrecting.
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    Totemic: Corrected an issue where the effects of the Tidecaller's Guard shield imbuement would be lost upon dying and resurrecting.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    All damage dealt increased by approximately 12%.
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    All damage dealt increased by approximately 12%.
  6. WoW Retail: 12.0.5 Content Update NotesBuff 1Adjust 3Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Overflowing Maelstrom secondary effect has been updated – Each Maelstrom Weapon stack consumed grants Overflowing Maelstrom, reducing the cast time and increasing the healing of your next Healing Surge or Chain Heal by 10%. Overflowing Maelstrom can accumulate up to 20 stacks, benefiting each cast by up to 10 stacks.
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    Overflowing Maelstrom secondary effect has been updated – Each Maelstrom Weapon stack consumed grants Overflowing Maelstrom, reducing the cast time and increasing the healing of your next Healing Surge or Chain Heal by 10%. Overflowing Maelstrom can accumulate up to 20 stacks, benefiting each cast by up to 10 stacks.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    The names of Raging Maelstrom and Overflowing Maelstrom talents have been swapped to better reflect their effects.
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    The names of Raging Maelstrom and Overflowing Maelstrom talents have been swapped to better reflect their effects.
    Buff
    Restoration
    All healing done increased by 8%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
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    All healing done increased by 8%. This does not apply to PvP combat.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    All damage dealt increased by 30%.
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    All damage dealt increased by 30%.
  7. WoW Retail Hotfixes: April 17, 2026Buff 26Nerf 4Adjust 10Fix 7Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 8%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 8%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Chain Lightning damage increased by 25%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Chain Lightning damage increased by 25%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Crash Lightning initial impact damage increased by 20%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Crash Lightning initial impact damage increased by 20%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Crash Lightning weapon enhancement effect damage increased by 10%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Crash Lightning weapon enhancement effect damage increased by 10%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Stormstrike and Windstrike damage increased by 15%. Not applied to PvP combat.
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    Stormstrike and Windstrike damage increased by 15%. Not applied to PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    Healing Wave healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
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    Healing Wave healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Enhancement
    Doom Winds and Ascendance now show on enemy nameplate buffs.
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    Doom Winds and Ascendance now show on enemy nameplate buffs.
    Buff
    PvP
    Lightning Lasso damage increased by 450%.
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    Lightning Lasso damage increased by 450%.
    Buff
    PvP
    Electrocute damage increased by 35%.
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    Electrocute damage increased by 35%.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Farseer: All Ancestor healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
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    Farseer: All Ancestor healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    Nerf
    PvP · Enhancement
    Stormbringer: Tempest damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Stormbringer: Tempest damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Restoration
    Farseer: Elemental Reverb now increases Riptide healing by 25% in PvP combat (was 10%).
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    Farseer: Elemental Reverb now increases Riptide healing by 25% in PvP combat (was 10%).
    Buff
    Elemental
    Lava Burst damage increased by 20%.
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    Lava Burst damage increased by 20%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Elemental Blast damage increased by 15%.
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    Elemental Blast damage increased by 15%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Earth Shock damage increased by 15%.
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    Earth Shock damage increased by 15%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 10%.
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    Lightning Bolt damage increased by 10%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Flame Shock damage increased by 10%.
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    Flame Shock damage increased by 10%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Voltaic Blaze damage increased by 10%.
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    Voltaic Blaze damage increased by 10%.
    Buff
    Restoration
    All healing increased by 3%.
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    All healing increased by 3%.
    Nerf
    PvP · Elemental
    All damage reduced by 4% in PvP combat.
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    All damage reduced by 4% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Enhancement
    Crash Lightning damage increased by 80% in PvP combat. This also affects Crash Lightning (Unleashed).
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    Crash Lightning damage increased by 80% in PvP combat. This also affects Crash Lightning (Unleashed).
    Nerf
    PvP · Enhancement
    Primordial Storm damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Primordial Storm damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Enhancement
    Surging Elements now increases haste by 10% in PvP combat (was 15%).
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    Surging Elements now increases haste by 10% in PvP combat (was 15%).
    Nerf
    PvP · Enhancement
    Totemic: Surging Bolt damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Totemic: Surging Bolt damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Enhancement
    Totemic: Fixed an issue causing the tooltip of Primal Catalyst to not display that the Lava Lash casts at 50% effectiveness in PvP combat instead of 150%.
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    Totemic: Fixed an issue causing the tooltip of Primal Catalyst to not display that the Lava Lash casts at 50% effectiveness in PvP combat instead of 150%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Chain Lightning damage increased by 10%.
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    Chain Lightning damage increased by 10%.
    Buff
    Elemental
    Earthquake damage increased by 10%.
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    Earthquake damage increased by 10%.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    All damage increased by 8%.
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    All damage increased by 8%.
    Buff
    Enhancement
    Primordial Storm damage increased by 10%.
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    Primordial Storm damage increased by 10%.
    Buff
    Restoration
    Healing Rain healing increased by 45%.
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    Healing Rain healing increased by 45%.
    Buff
    Restoration
    Chain Heal healing increased by 20%.
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    Chain Heal healing increased by 20%.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Tempest damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
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    Tempest damage increased by 20% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Elemental
    Earth Shock damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Earth Shock damage increased by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Elemental
    Damage from dispelling Flame Shock increased by 600%. This effect can no longer critically strike.
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    Damage from dispelling Flame Shock increased by 600%. This effect can no longer critically strike.
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    All healing done increased by 8% in PvP combat.
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    All healing done increased by 8% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Restoration
    Healing Tide Totem healing increased by 75% in PvP combat.
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    Healing Tide Totem healing increased by 75% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Totemic: Resolved an issue causing Slipstream Sundering to benefit from Whirling Earth.
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    Totemic: Resolved an issue causing Slipstream Sundering to benefit from Whirling Earth.
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Resolved an issue causing Slipstream Sundering to summon a Totem of Wrath.
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    Resolved an issue causing Slipstream Sundering to summon a Totem of Wrath.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Corrected several issues where the bonus 50% value Healing Wave during Ascendance did not properly retain bonus healing modifiers from the Unleash Life talent.
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    Corrected several issues where the bonus 50% value Healing Wave during Ascendance did not properly retain bonus healing modifiers from the Unleash Life talent.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Corrected an issue where Master of the Elements was not affecting the damage of all Flame Shocks if you activated or gained Ascendance with Master of the Elements active as intended.
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    Corrected an issue where Master of the Elements was not affecting the damage of all Flame Shocks if you activated or gained Ascendance with Master of the Elements active as intended.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Totemic: Resolved an issue causing Voltaic Blaze to consume Whirling Earth.
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    Totemic: Resolved an issue causing Voltaic Blaze to consume Whirling Earth.
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Resolved an issue allowing Windfury Weapon to be cast on both Main Hand and Off-hand weapons at the same time.
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    Resolved an issue allowing Windfury Weapon to be cast on both Main Hand and Off-hand weapons at the same time.
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Resolved an issue causing Arc Discharge to display a 20% increase to Chain Lightning damage increase, rather than the intended 40%.
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    Resolved an issue causing Arc Discharge to display a 20% increase to Chain Lightning damage increase, rather than the intended 40%.
    Fix
    Enhancement
    Resolved an issue causing Arc Discharge to be consumed by Lightning Bolt.
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    Resolved an issue causing Arc Discharge to be consumed by Lightning Bolt.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Ride the Lightning now reduces Chain Lightning's effectiveness by 20% per jump, as intended.
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    Ride the Lightning now reduces Chain Lightning's effectiveness by 20% per jump, as intended.
    Adjust
    Enhancement
    Primordial Storm has been added to the Single-Button Assistant.
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    Primordial Storm has been added to the Single-Button Assistant.
    Fix
    PvP
    Resolved an issue causing the Shamanism PvP talent to not function under the effects of Sated.
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    Resolved an issue causing the Shamanism PvP talent to not function under the effects of Sated.
  8. WoW Retail Hotfixes: February 25, 2026Buff 2Nerf 8Adjust 9Fix 8Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Mana Spring now accumulates its mana restoration and grants it every few seconds instead of occurring immediately on each cast of Riptide, Lava Burst, or Stormstrike.
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    Mana Spring now accumulates its mana restoration and grants it every few seconds instead of occurring immediately on each cast of Riptide, Lava Burst, or Stormstrike.
    Fix
    Fixed a bug causing Mana Spring to not scale up to level 90.
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    Fixed a bug causing Mana Spring to not scale up to level 90.
    Adjust
    Brimming with Life now increases Stamina by 8%/15% (was 5%/10%).
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    Brimming with Life now increases Stamina by 8%/15% (was 5%/10%).
    Adjust
    Elemental Warding now reduces magic damage taken by 8% (was 6%).
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    Elemental Warding now reduces magic damage taken by 8% (was 6%).
    Adjust
    Nature's Guardian now instant heals for Shaman for 40% of their maximum life when brought to low health (was 20%).
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    Nature's Guardian now instant heals for Shaman for 40% of their maximum life when brought to low health (was 20%).
    Buff
    Elemental
    Earthquake damage increased by 15%.
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    Earthquake damage increased by 15%.
    Nerf
    Elemental
    Chain Lightning damage reduced by 15%.
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    Chain Lightning damage reduced by 15%.
    Adjust
    Elemental
    Stormbringer: Tempest now deals 40% additional damage to its primary target and 20% less damage to nearby targets.
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    Stormbringer: Tempest now deals 40% additional damage to its primary target and 20% less damage to nearby targets.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Fixed a bug causing Tempest Overload to deal less damage than intended.
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    Fixed a bug causing Tempest Overload to deal less damage than intended.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Fixed an issue causing the base Voltaic Blaze spell to be in the Nature school instead of the Volcanic school.
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    Fixed an issue causing the base Voltaic Blaze spell to be in the Nature school instead of the Volcanic school.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Fixed an issue causing Voltaic Blaze to not apply Flame Shock if the Shaman is crowd controlled soon after casting it.
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    Fixed an issue causing Voltaic Blaze to not apply Flame Shock if the Shaman is crowd controlled soon after casting it.
    Fix
    Elemental
    Fixed an issue causing Master of the Elements to not increase the damage of Voltaic Blaze and the Flame Shocks it applies.
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    Fixed an issue causing Master of the Elements to not increase the damage of Voltaic Blaze and the Flame Shocks it applies.
    Adjust
    Restoration
    All damage is now increased by 1% per level, resulting in a 58% overall damage increase at level 90.
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    All damage is now increased by 1% per level, resulting in a 58% overall damage increase at level 90.
    Nerf
    Restoration
    Lightning Bolt damage reduced by 5%.
    Source line
    Lightning Bolt damage reduced by 5%.
    Nerf
    Restoration
    Chain Lightning damage reduced by 5%.
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    Chain Lightning damage reduced by 5%.
    Nerf
    Restoration
    Flame Shock damage reduced by 5%.
    Source line
    Flame Shock damage reduced by 5%.
    Nerf
    Restoration
    Lava Burst damage reduced by 5%.
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    Lava Burst damage reduced by 5%.
    Nerf
    Restoration
    Farseer: Ancestor Lava Burst and Chain Lightning damage reduced by 62%.
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    Farseer: Ancestor Lava Burst and Chain Lightning damage reduced by 62%.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Fixed an issue causing Master of the Elements to not be consumed when casting Healing Wave.
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    Fixed an issue causing Master of the Elements to not be consumed when casting Healing Wave.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Fixed an issue with Healing Rain's duration not being trackable on the Cooldown Manager while Downpour is available.
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    Fixed an issue with Healing Rain's duration not being trackable on the Cooldown Manager while Downpour is available.
    Fix
    Restoration
    Fixed an issue causing Stormstream Totem to consume multiple charges of its effect when cast, instead of consuming one at a time.
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    Fixed an issue causing Stormstream Totem to consume multiple charges of its effect when cast, instead of consuming one at a time.
    Adjust
    PvP · Elemental
    Flames of the Cauldron now reduces the cooldown of Flame Shock and Voltaic Blaze by 3 seconds in PvP combat (was 1.5 seconds).
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    Flames of the Cauldron now reduces the cooldown of Flame Shock and Voltaic Blaze by 3 seconds in PvP combat (was 1.5 seconds).
    Nerf
    PvP · Elemental
    Tempest damage reduced by 35% in PvP combat.
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    Tempest damage reduced by 35% in PvP combat.
    Buff
    PvP · Enhancement
    All damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
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    All damage increased by 5% in PvP combat.
    Nerf
    PvP · Enhancement
    Windstrike damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
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    Windstrike damage reduced by 15% in PvP combat.
    Adjust
    PvP · Enhancement
    Thorim's Invocation now discharges Lightning spells at 35% effectiveness while Doom Winds or Ascendance is active in PvP combat (was 50%).
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    Thorim's Invocation now discharges Lightning spells at 35% effectiveness while Doom Winds or Ascendance is active in PvP combat (was 50%).
    Adjust
    PvP · Enhancement
    Totemic: Oversurge now increases Surging Totem damage by 25% while Ascendance is active in PvP combat (was 50%).
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    Totemic: Oversurge now increases Surging Totem damage by 25% while Ascendance is active in PvP combat (was 50%).

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