What changed in Forever
How Forever's classes differ from Classic, with their sources.
How sureConfirmedBetaDataminedRumourClassic baseline
Shaman
Totem-wielding caller of the elements. Horde Skyborne can be Shamans. Elemental Mastery is gone, Stormstrike comes sooner, and totems are much easier to manage.Talents from level 10, with a new 16-point milestoneConfirmed
Talents still start at level 10. The single-point 'gold medal' talents at 11, 21 and 31 points are joined by a new one at 16 points.
Dual Specialization at level 40Confirmed
Dual Spec unlocks at level 40. Talents (including Legacy talents) are reset at a class trainer in a major city.
Elemental Mastery removedElementalConfirmed
Blizzard couldn't raise Elemental's PvE damage while keeping it without making them too strong in PvP, so Elemental gets new spells instead.
Stormstrike at 16 pointsEnhancementConfirmed
Stormstrike moves from the 31-point slot to the new 16-point slot, and its cooldown drops from 20 to 8 seconds.
Water ShieldRestorationConfirmed
A new 11-point Restoration talent that grants mana from attacks and critical heals.
Totems are easier to live withConfirmed
A shorter global cooldown on placing totems, longer durations, UI tracking, and ways to place and recall a whole set at once.