Call of Thunder

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Call of Thunder is no longer a Shaman talent, and it was changed in WoW Forever: tooltip value 6% in Classic Era, 3% in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.", rank text Rank 5 to none. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Call of Thunder tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Call of Thunder

Rank 5 · Physical school

Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by an additional 6%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Call of Thunder

Physical school

Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by an additional $s1%.	Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by $s1%.
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 7, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 7, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 5	none

Call of Thunder changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Call of Thunder

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Questions about Call of Thunder

Is Call of Thunder still a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Call of Thunder is a Shaman talent in Classic Era and is not on the WoW Forever Shaman talent tree. The WoW Forever client still has the spell, shown on this page.

Was Call of Thunder nerfed in WoW Forever?

Call of Thunder is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: tooltip value 6% in Classic Era, 3% in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.", rank text Rank 5 to none.

What changed for Call of Thunder in WoW Forever?

Tooltip value 6% in Classic Era, 3% in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases the critical strike chance of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3%.", rank text Rank 5 to none. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Call of Thunder in WoW Forever?

Call of Thunder is a Shaman ability in WoW Forever, in the Elemental Combat spellbook tab.

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