Elemental Warding, a WoW Forever Shaman talent, in words
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Elemental WardingAn Elemental Shaman talent in WoW Forever: row 3 of the Elemental tree (level 20), 3 ranks, passive. Changed from Classic (was Elemental row 2). 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 Warding opens at level 20, after 10 points in Elemental.
Changed from ClassicRow 3 of 7 in the Elemental tree, column 2.
Lv 20the earliest level
3ranks, passive
14%of Shaman builds take it
What it does Elemental row 3
- Elemental Warding3 ranks · passiveRequires 10 points in Elemental Talents (level 20).Rank 1: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.Rank 2: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 7%.Rank 3: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 10%.Changed from Classic (was Elemental row 2). Classic rank 1: Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 4%.
What changed from Classic
- Classic rank 1Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 4%.
- WoW Forever rank 1Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.
- Alsowas Elemental row 2.
Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds
- 14% of Shaman buildsTaken in 14% of the 6,788 Shaman builds with 41 or more points planned here, since the Nov 3 hotfixes to build 70755.
- 25% of Elemental buildsTaken in 25% of the 1,919 builds that lead in Elemental, its own tree.
- 12% of Enhancement buildsTaken in 12% of the 3,796 builds that lead in Enhancement.
- 3% of Restoration buildsTaken in 3% 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 from Elemental row 2 to Elemental row 3. Blizzard: "Elemental Warding: Moved from 2nd row to 3rd row." (notes for build 70425)
Around it in the Elemental tree
- Same row (10 points in Elemental, level 20)
Elemental Focus. - 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 Warding in the Shaman calculator.