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Talents / Shaman / Elemental Warding
Talent · Shaman · Elemental changed

Elemental Warding

Elemental Warding was changed in WoW Forever: moved from row 2 to row 3, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%." Shaman Elemental talent, 3 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 3 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 Warding rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Warding
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 4%.

WoW Forever
Elemental Warding
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.

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2 points spent unchanged

Elemental Warding rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Warding
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 7%.

WoW Forever
Elemental Warding
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 7%.

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3 points spent unchanged

Elemental Warding rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Elemental Warding
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 10%.

WoW Forever
Elemental Warding
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 10%.

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Elemental Warding changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankTexts [ "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 4%.", "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 7%.", "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost and Nature effects by 10%." ] [ "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%.", "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 7%.", "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 10%." ]
rankValues [ [ 4 ], [ 7 ], [ 10 ] ] [ [ 3 ], [ 7 ], [ 10 ] ]
tier 1 2

Questions about Elemental Warding

Was Elemental Warding nerfed in WoW Forever?

Elemental Warding is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: moved from row 2 to row 3, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%."

What changed for Elemental Warding in WoW Forever?

Moved from row 2 to row 3, rank 1 reworked: "Reduces damage taken from Fire, Frost, and Nature effects by 3%." 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