Races for a Shaman

The only Alliance Shaman race. Stoneform cuts physical damage and gives immunities, Mace Specialization adds 1% crit for Enhancement with one-handed maces, and Big Game Hunter and Find Treasure come on top. A good fit, but not a choice.

Active

Stoneform — immune to bleeds, poisons and diseases, and less physical damage taken, for 8 sec · Find Treasure — tracks nearby treasure chests

Passive

Mace Specialization — +1% spell and ability crit with maces · Big Game Hunter — +5% damage to Beasts

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Blood Fury adds 10% attack power and spell power for 15 sec, so it serves Restoration and Enhancement. Axe Specialization adds 1% crit for Enhancement axes, and Hardiness makes stuns on you 20% shorter.

Active

Blood Fury — +10% attack power and spell power for 15 sec · Shatter Curse — immune to curses and banes, and less magic damage taken, for 8 sec

Passive

Axe Specialization — +1% spell and ability crit with axes · Hardiness — stuns on you last 20% shorter

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Berserking adds 10% casting and attack speed for 10 sec.

Active

Berserking — +10% casting and attack speed for 10 sec · Rapid Regeneration — regain 50% of max health over time

Passive

Beast Slaying — +5% damage to Beasts · Regeneration — 10% of your health regeneration keeps going in combat

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

War Stomp stuns the enemies around you for 2 sec, and Endurance adds 5% health and 1% hit.

Active

War Stomp — stuns nearby enemies for 2 sec · Cultivation — grow extra herbs that you gather without Herbalism

Passive

Plainsrunning — run faster the longer you keep moving · Endurance — +5% total health and +1% hit chance

Changes

• Cultivation: each herb needs a player level, the herb's Herbalism skill divided by 5. Herbs above 300 skill need level 60. Sourced: Dev notes · 24 Sep

Sourced: Blizzard news · 22 Sep

Wind Blessed adds 1% haste and Skysight 10% run speed. Nothing defensive.

Access

Comes with the Skyborne Heroic Pack, the Skyborne Epic Pack or the Warcraft Forever Collection.

Active

Walk on Air — glide down for 10 sec · Skysight — an elemental blessing: +10% run speed

Passive

Wind Blessed — +1% melee, ranged and spell haste · Elemental Insight — +5% damage to Elementals

Sourced: Blizzard news · 12 Sep, Blizzard news · 22 Sep