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Talents / Shaman / Ancestral Knowledge
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Ancestral Knowledge

Ancestral Knowledge was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Increases your Intellect by 2%." Shaman Enhancement talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks, one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Ancestral Knowledge rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your maximum Mana by 1%.

WoW Forever
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Intellect by 2%.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Ancestral Knowledge rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your maximum Mana by 2%.

WoW Forever
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Intellect by 4%.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Ancestral Knowledge rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your maximum Mana by 3%.

WoW Forever
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Intellect by 6%.

of 5
4 points spent changed

Ancestral Knowledge rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your maximum Mana by 4%.

WoW Forever
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Intellect by 8%.

of 5
5 points spent changed

Ancestral Knowledge rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your maximum Mana by 5%.

WoW Forever
Ancestral Knowledge
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Intellect by 10%.

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Ancestral Knowledge changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
column 1 2
rankTexts [ "Increases your maximum Mana by 1%.", "Increases your maximum Mana by 2%.", "Increases your maximum Mana by 3%.", "Increases your maximum Mana by 4%.", "Increases your maximum Mana by 5%." ] [ "Increases your Intellect by 2%.", "Increases your Intellect by 4%.", "Increases your Intellect by 6%.", "Increases your Intellect by 8%.", "Increases your Intellect by 10%." ]
rankValues [ [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ] ] [ [ 2 ], [ 4 ], [ 6 ], [ 8 ], [ 10 ] ]

Questions about Ancestral Knowledge

Was Ancestral Knowledge nerfed in WoW Forever?

Ancestral Knowledge is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Increases your Intellect by 2%."

What changed for Ancestral Knowledge in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Increases your Intellect by 2%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value