Mana Tide Totem

Mana Tide Totem was changed in WoW Forever: moved from row 7 to row 4, rank 1 mana 170 to 88, no longer requires Restorative Totems. Shaman Restoration talent, 1 rank. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Mana Tide Totem details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Mana Tide Totem

Rank 1 · Frost school

20 Mana · Instant · 300 sec cooldown

Requires level 40

Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 170 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 20 yards.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mana Tide Totem

Rank 1 · Frost school

10 Mana · Instant · 300 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 88 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 30 yards.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: spellLevel (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	40	1
powerCost	20	10
spellLevel	40	1

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)

Field	Classic Era	Forever
column	1	2
prereqTalent	[ 588 ]	[]
rankTexts	[ "Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 170 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 20 yards." ]	[ "Summons a Mana Tide Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster for 12 sec that restores 88 mana every 3 seconds to group members within 30 yards." ]
rankValues	[ [ 5, 12, 170, 3, 20 ] ]	[ [ 5, 12, 88, 3, 30 ] ]
tier	6	3

Mana Tide Totem changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Mana Tide Totem

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Questions about Mana Tide Totem

Was Mana Tide Totem nerfed in WoW Forever?

Not as a whole. Mana Tide Totem changed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: moved from row 7 to row 4, rank 1 mana 170 to 88, no longer requires Restorative Totems. The changes do not all point one way, so it is listed as changed rather than nerfed or buffed.

What changed for Mana Tide Totem in WoW Forever?

Moved from row 7 to row 4, rank 1 mana 170 to 88, no longer requires Restorative Totems. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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