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Adventurers approach a settlement in the Zephras region of Azeroth.

Leveling route

Shaman leveling 10-60

Ranged spell damage / solo

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WoW Forever Shaman leveling guide, 10 to 60

Elemental Shaman leveled as a caster with Lightning Bolt and Lava Burst as the core damage pair. The September 24 beta build buffed Lightning Bolt ranks 3-4 and Lava Burst ranks 1-2, and swapped Elemental Alacrity earlier in the tree so the spec comes online sooner while leveling.

Observed Confidence: Observed. Seen in client data or datamining; may change before launch. trees: 60.1.700 · checked 2026-09-26 Beta strength: A (Mixed to strong)

How this route works

  • You earn one talent point per level from 10, so you have 51 points at 60.
  • Blizzard has not published this class's talent tree in our dataset yet, so the milestones below give the tree focus and point budget without a fabricated build link.
  • The point order follows this spec's priority; where the tree runs out of useful nodes we finish the tree rather than split awkwardly.
  • Blizzard publishes no leveling route and the beta is level-capped, so treat this as a plan for the recorded trees, not a promise of endgame balance.

Practical tips

  • · Keep your weapon current — early ranks depend on your spell power as much as casts.
  • · Lava Burst ranks 1 and 2 are now about 10% above the same-level Lightning Bolt rank.
  • · Totems are optional while leveling; do not over-invest in totem talents early.

Level by level

  1. 10

    Level 10 — Elemental

    1 talent point available

    Tree focus: Elemental
    Elemental 1
    Enhancement 0
    Restoration 0

    Start here: your first points go into Elemental's early talents before anything else.

  2. 20

    Level 20 — Elemental

    11 talent points available

    Tree focus: Elemental
    Elemental 11
    Enhancement 0
    Restoration 0
  3. 30

    Level 30 — Elemental

    21 talent points available

    Tree focus: Elemental
    Elemental 21
    Enhancement 0
    Restoration 0
  4. 40

    Level 40 — Elemental

    31 talent points available

    Tree focus: Elemental
    Elemental 31
    Enhancement 0
    Restoration 0
  5. 60

    Level 60 — Elemental

    51 talent points available

    Tree focus: Elemental
    Elemental 51
    Enhancement 0
    Restoration 0

Next steps

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