Guardian Totems

Guardian Totems, a Shaman Enhancement ability, was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 differs from Classic Era. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Shaman talent Guardian Totems, unchanged from Classic Era. See it in the Shaman talent calculator.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Guardian Totems tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Guardian Totems

Rank 1 · Physical school

Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 1 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Guardian Totems

Changed: Physical school

Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 1 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the tooltip text template (same words on both sides). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by $s1% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by $/1000;s2 sec.	Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by $m1% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by ${$m2/-1000} sec.
subtext	Rank 1	none

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Spell · Physical · Rank 2 unchanged

Guardian Totems (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 2 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 2: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Guardian Totems

Rank 2 · Physical school

Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 20% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 2 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Guardian Totems

Physical school

Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 20% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 2 sec.

Shown at rank 2 of 2.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

What changed for Guardian Totems in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed rank text Rank 1 to none
• Rank 2 unchanged rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era

Guardian Totems changes between Forever builds

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