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Elemental Reach

Elemental Reach (Storm Reach in Classic Era) was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 10 sec." Shaman Elemental talent, 2 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 2 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

Elemental Reach rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Reach
Rank 1 of 2 · Passive

Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3 yards.

WoW Forever
Elemental Reach
Rank 1 of 2 · Passive

Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 10 sec.

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2 points spent changed

Elemental Reach rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Reach
Rank 2 of 2 · Passive

Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 6 yards.

WoW Forever
Elemental Reach
Rank 2 of 2 · Passive

Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 6 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 20 sec.

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Elemental Reach changes between Forever builds

  • In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed rank 1 reworked: "Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 10 sec."

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
name Storm Reach Elemental Reach
rankTexts [ "Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 3 yards.", "Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 6 yards." ] [ "Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 10 sec.", "Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 6 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 20 sec." ]
rankValues [ [ 3 ], [ 6 ] ] [ [ 3, 10 ], [ 6, 20 ] ]

Questions about Elemental Reach

Was Elemental Reach nerfed in WoW Forever?

Elemental Reach 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 the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 10 sec.", renamed from Storm Reach.

What changed for Elemental Reach in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Increases the range of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Fire Nova, and Lava Burst spells by 3 yards and reduces the cooldown of Totemic Projection by 10 sec.", renamed from Storm Reach. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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