Elemental Focus, a WoW Forever Shaman talent, in words
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Elemental FocusAn Elemental Shaman talent in WoW Forever: row 3 of the Elemental tree (level 20), 1 rank, passive. Same as Classic. Read from the WoW Forever beta client, with the server's 3 and 10 Nov hotfixes on the Shaman trees as other readers logged them from the game's hotfix data, checked against Blizzard's notes where they speak.
Elemental Focus opens at level 20, after 10 points in Elemental.
Same as ClassicRow 3 of 7 in the Elemental tree, column 1.
Lv 20the earliest level
1rank, passive
50%of Shaman builds take it
What it does Elemental row 3
- Elemental Focus1 rank · passiveRequires 10 points in Elemental Talents (level 20).Gives you a 10% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.Same as Classic.
Blizzard's notes build by build
- Elemental FocusElemental Focus is no longer activated and immediately consumed when using Fire Nova. Blizzard's development notes for build 70291, 8 Oct 2026.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 50% of Shaman buildsTaken in 50% of the 6,788 Shaman builds with 41 or more points planned here, since the Nov 3 hotfixes to build 70755.
- 97% of Elemental buildsTaken in 97% of the 1,919 builds that lead in Elemental, its own tree.
- 38% of Enhancement buildsTaken in 38% of the 3,796 builds that lead in Enhancement.
- 5% of Restoration buildsTaken in 5% of the 1,073 builds that lead in Restoration.
- How it is countedEach build counts once, the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Recounted a few times a day, last on 2026-11-05.
Beta build history
1 change, newest first
- Build 1.60.1.70425, 2026-10-15Moved along row 3 in Elemental. Blizzard: "Your Clearcasting from the Elemental Focus talent will no longer have a way to be spent on the same Fire Nova that activates it." (notes for build 70425)
Around it in the Elemental tree
- Same row (10 points in Elemental, level 20)
Elemental Warding. - Row above (level 15)
Elemental Devastation, 
Reverberation, 
Elemental Alacrity, 
Call of Flame. - Row below (level 25)
Trial by Fire, 
Eye of the Storm, 
Earthbound.
Every Elemental talent 16
Convection
ConcussionElemental DevastationReverberationElemental AlacrityCall of FlameElemental FocusElemental WardingTrial by FireEye of the StormEarthbound
Elemental Reach
Call of Thunder
Lightning Overload
Elemental Fury
Lightning Masterynewchangedmoved since Classic, the dots of the calculator's Compare to Classic. Down the side: the earliest level for each row.
The Elemental talents as a list row by row
- Convectionrow 1
- Concussionrow 1
- Elemental Devastationrow 2
- Reverberationrow 2
- Elemental Alacrityrow 2
- Call of Flamerow 2
- Elemental Focusrow 3
- Elemental Wardingrow 3
- Trial by Firerow 4
- Eye of the Stormrow 4
- Earthboundrow 4
- Elemental Reachrow 5
- Call of Thunderrow 5
- Lightning Overloadrow 5
- Elemental Furyrow 6
- Lightning Masteryrow 7
The other two trees
Enhancement talents
Restoration talentsFrom the WoW Forever beta client, with the 3 and 10 Nov server hotfixes on the Shaman trees as other readers logged them; checked in game with reader reports. Put points in Elemental Focus in the Shaman calculator.