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Talents / Shaman / Elemental Alacrity
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Elemental Alacrity

Elemental Alacrity (Lightning Mastery in Classic Era) was changed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 6 to row 2, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.", and 1 more change. Now Shaman Elemental talent, 3 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 3 ranks in WoW Forever (Classic Era had 5), 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

Elemental Alacrity rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.2 sec.

WoW Forever
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.

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2 points spent changed

Elemental Alacrity rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.4 sec.

WoW Forever
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.33 sec.

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3 points spent changed

Elemental Alacrity rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.6 sec.

WoW Forever
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.50 sec.

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4 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Elemental Alacrity rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.8 sec.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 4: this talent now has 3 ranks.

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5 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Elemental Alacrity rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 1 sec.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 5: this talent now has 3 ranks.

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Elemental Alacrity changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
name Lightning Mastery Elemental Alacrity
prereqTalent [ 562 ] []
rankSpellIds [ 16578, 16579, 16580, 16581, 16582 ] [ 16578, 16579, 16580 ]
rankTexts [ "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.2 sec.", "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.4 sec.", "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.6 sec.", "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.8 sec.", "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 1 sec." ] [ "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.", "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.33 sec.", "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.50 sec." ]
rankValues [ [ 0.2 ], [ 0.4 ], [ 0.6 ], [ 0.8 ], [ 1 ] ] [ [ 0.17 ], [ 0.33 ], [ 0.5 ] ]
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Questions about Elemental Alacrity

Was Elemental Alacrity nerfed in WoW Forever?

Elemental Alacrity is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 6 to row 2, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.", renamed from Lightning Mastery, and 1 more change.

What changed for Elemental Alacrity in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 6 to row 2, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by 0.17 sec.", renamed from Lightning Mastery, and 1 more change. 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