Lava Burst, a WoW Forever Shaman ability

In the Elemental tab of the Shaman spellbook. Every rank: 30 yd range, 2.5 sec cast, 10 sec cooldown. Fire school. Scales with 71.4% of spell power (direct).

What Lava Burst does, rank by rank 3 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
40	Rank 1 (with the talent) new You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 150 to 192 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage. 165 Mana.
50	Rank 2 new You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 179 to 229 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage. 230 Mana.
60	Rank 3 new You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 192 to 248 Fire damage. If your Flame Shock is on the target, Lava Burst deals 20% increased damage. 265 Mana.

What changed from Classic

New in WoW Forever: Classic had no Lava Burst.

Lava Burst on the beta, build by build 1

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  Build 70009, 24 Sep 2026Rank 2 text changed. Now: You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 179 to 229 Fire damage. Was: You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 164 to 210 Fire damage.

Talents that change Lava Burst 5

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  ConvectionElemental row 1 (level 10), 5 ranks. At 5/5: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.
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  Call of FlameElemental row 2 (level 15), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases the damage done by your Fire Totems and by your Flame Shock, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 15%.
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  Elemental AlacrityElemental row 3 (level 20), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.50 sec.
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  Eye of the StormElemental row 4 (level 25), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst by 70%.
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  Elemental ReachElemental row 5 (level 30), 2 ranks. At 2/2: Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 6 yards, and increases the range of your Flame Shock spell by 15 yards.

Questions

What level do you get Lava Burst in WoW Forever?

With the Lava Burst talent: Elemental row 7 opens at 30 points, level 40 at the earliest; later ranks are trained at 50 and 60 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Lava Burst a talent in WoW Forever?

Yes: the Lava Burst talent (Elemental row 7, 1 rank) teaches rank 1, and a trainer the later ranks.

Did Lava Burst change from Classic?

Yes. New in WoW Forever: Classic had no Lava Burst. The beta changed it in build 70009.

What is the cast time and cooldown of Lava Burst?

2.5 sec cast at every rank; cooldown 10 sec. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Beta rows from the build tracker.

Before it in the Elemental tab: Frost Shock. After it: Lightning Bolt. Every Shaman spell by level, every Shaman talent and the Shaman calculator.