wow Shaman Changes in Shadowlands Patch 9.0.5 Build 35703

[Stan 5,240]

We've recapped all Shaman class changes that went live in the first build of Patch 9.0.5.

Baseline

• Lightning Shield Melee attackers have a 100% chance: 
  • Elemental: To suffer [ 3.6% [ 15% of Spell Power ] Nature damage and have a 100% chance to generate 5 Maelstrom.
  • Enhancement: To suffer [ 3.6% [ 15% of Spell Power ] Nature damage and have a 100% chance to generate a stack of Maelstrom Weapon.
  • Restoration: To suffer [ 3.6% [ 15% of Spell Power ] Nature damage.

Anima Powers

• Blood of Heroes - Your first Bloodlust/Heroism on a floor does not cause the Sated effect, will not incur its cooldown, and will apply even if Sated.
• Heart of the Deathseer - Standing within 10 yds of a totem heals you for [ 3% of Total Health ] every 2 sec.
  • Elemental, Restoration: Chain Lightning now jumps to 3 additional targets, and deals 20% additional damage per jump.
  • Enhancement: Lava Lash damage is increased by 500%, and Lava Lash now spreads your Flame Shock to up to 3 nearby targets.
• Ghost Bone renamed to Bottle of Swirling Maelstrom:  Ghost Wolf increases your speed by an additional 20%.
  • Elemental: Increase the damage of Earthquake by 150% and the damage of Earth Shock by 100%.
  • Enhancement: The effects of Maelstrom Weapon are increased by 25%.
  • Restoration: Deal [ 125% of Spell Power ] Nature damage every 1 sec to all enemies inside of your Healing Rain.
• Tsunami Relic - While below 50% health, your healing spells cast are 50% faster. more effective.
• Pure Elemental Core (new)
  • Elemental: Fire Elemental duration is increased by 50%.
  • Enhancement: Feral Spirit duration increased by 50%.
  • Restoration: When you drop Spirit Link Totem, immediately heal all allies in the area for 15% of their maximum health, and damage all enemies in the area for 15% of their maximum health.
• Depleted Tesla Coil (new) - Gain the effects of Stormkeeper every 15 sec.

Covenant Abilities

• Fae Transfusion
  • Elemental, Restoration: Transfer the life force of up to 4 enemies in the targeted area, dealing [ 564% [ 705% of Spell Power ] Nature damage evenly split to each enemy target over 3 sec. Pressing Fae Transfusion again within 20 sec will release 40% 60% of all damage from Fae Transfusion, healing up to 4 allies near yourself within 20 yds.
  • Enhancement: Transfer the life force of up to 4 enemies in the targeted area, dealing [ 564% [ 705% of Spell Power ] Nature damage evenly split to each enemy target over 3 sec. Fully channeling Fae Transfusion generates 3 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon. Pressing Fae Transfusion again within 20 sec will release 40% 60% of all damage from Fae Transfusion, healing up to 4 allies near yourself within 20 yds.
• Primordial Wave
  • Enhancement: Your next Lightning Bolt will also hit all targets affected by your Flame Shock for 100% 150% of normal damage.
  • Restoration: Your next Healing Wave will also hit all targets affected by your Riptide for 100% 150% of normal damage.
• Vesper Totem - Summon a totem at the target location for 30 sec. Your next 3 damage spells or abilities will cause the totem to radiate [ 64% 80% of Spell Power ] Arcane damage to up to 6 enemies near the totem, and your next 3 healing spells will heal up to 6 allies near the totem for [ 73% 91% of Spell Power ] health.

[Laragon 269]

Love the torgast changes, some of those were much needed. Especially Blood of Heroes was worthless because each layer was only about 5 minutes, so to get two you had to really use one early.

Confused of the Maldraxxus buff for resto, it was already the best performing for that exact reason... so they made it even stronger?

[Rhondis 148]

2 hours ago, Laragon said:

Love the torgast changes, some of those were much needed. Especially Blood of Heroes was worthless because each layer was only about 5 minutes, so to get two you had to really use one early.

Confused of the Maldraxxus buff for resto, it was already the best performing for that exact reason... so they made it even stronger?

They are doing to make it more appealing to Enh and Ele. 

 

Love the changes, Heart of the deathseer is gonna be nuts with hot hands!

[Steveson 193]

Shamans - "Hey Blizzard how about buffing Chain Harvest so it can be closer to other covenant abilities?"
Blizzard - 

[Mora 0]

Apparently Enhancement and Restoration Shaman also got a 15% Aura buff to Chain Harvest, so it also go a nice buff.

[Whyeth 0]

I like most of the changes, but playing as a necrolord enhance shaman I wish they would have modified how lightning bolt works instead as this still really doesn't make me want to cast lightning bolt over chain lightning even with the covenant ability. Chain lightning is just better because it reduces the cooldown on crash lightning for each enemy hit, which has amazing synergy with stormstrike. Even in a single target fight it is often better to cast chain lightning for the reduced crash lightning cooldown, because the increased damage from a single lightning bolt is going to pale in comparison to being able to get more stormstrikes off. They should add a similar ability to lighting bolt where it reduces the cooldown on crash lightning as well, even if it is just .5 second to balance the increased damage. This would incentive the long set up with primordial wave, as getting flame shock on multiple enemies is often more of a chore than it is worth. But this is just my opinion.