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Water Shield Water Shield

Shaman · Restoration · Row 3 of 7 · Single rank
NEW in Forever Active ability

Water Shield sits in row 3 of the Shaman Restoration tree. A talent tree is simply the grid of talents for one class role. It costs just one point. So the only question is whether opening its row fits your build.

New in Forever. This talent never existed in Classic, so don't go looking for an old version to compare. There is none.

Instant | 15 sec cooldown

What Water Shield does at each rank

A rank is one level of a talent. Every rank makes the effect a bit stronger. The list below uses the exact wording from the beta client, word for word.

  1. Rank 1: The caster is surrounded by 3 globes of water. When a spell, melee, or ranged attack hits the caster or when one of the caster's healing spells gets a critical result, 2% of maximum mana is restored to the caster, expending one water globe. Only one globe will activate every few seconds. Lasts 10 min. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman at any one time.

How to reach Water Shield

Row 3 opens after you spend 10 points in the earlier Restoration rows. Level 20 is the earliest you can pick up Water Shield.

Is Water Shield worth the points?

One point gives you the full effect. The real cost is opening row 3. That is 10 points in the rows above, so take it when the talent suits your build.

Starter builds that take it

These starter builds already put points into Water Shield. Open one and see how it fits in a real build:

Try Water Shield in the Shaman calculator

Elsewhere in Restoration

Planning the rest of the tree? These talents sit right next to Water Shield:

Improved Healing Wave · Totemic Focus · Mindfulness · Natural Grace · Tidal Focus · Improved Reincarnation · Ancestral Healing · Healing Focus · Tidal Mastery · Restorative Totems · Mana Tide Totem · Healing Way