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From Blizzard’s hotfix posts

Shaman changes.

Every Shaman change Blizzard posts, and how each spec has done in battlegrounds since.

27 October

HotfixHotfixes: October 30, 2026 ↗
Restoration Shaman
  • PvP onlyHealing Stream Totem and Stormstream Totem healing increased by 20% in PvP combat.
Not enough games since yet50 of 100

26 October

HotfixHotfixes: October 30, 2026 ↗
Enhancement Shaman
  • Affects PvPFixResolved an issue causing Voltaic Blaze to not hit secondary targets when Ula'tek is the main target.

23 October

HotfixHotfixes: October 30, 2026 ↗
Enhancement Shaman
  • Affects PvPFixResolved an issue causing Surging Elements to not appear on the Cooldown Manager.

6 October

HotfixHotfixes: October 6, 2026 ↗
Enhancement Shaman
  • PvE onlyAll ability and auto-attack damage increased by 4%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • PvE onlyLava Lash damage increased by 35%. Does not affect PvP combat.
  • Developers’ notes: We’re aiming to increase Enhancement Shaman’s throughput all around as they have been underperforming this season, while additionally increasing Lava Lash’s contribution to its overall breakdown.
Not enough games since yet63 of 100
Restoration Shaman
  • PvP onlyEarthen Harmony now causes Earth Shield to reduce damage taken by 8% in PvP combat (was 5%).
  • PvP onlyEarth Shield healing increased by 15% in PvP combat.
  • Developers’ notes: We’re increasing the effectiveness of Earth Shield as its importance has felt lackluster and we would like its placement and management to influence gameplay to a higher degree for both Restoration Shamans and their opposition.
  • PvP onlyCall of Al’Akir now increases the cooldown of Nature’s Swiftness by 20 seconds (was 30 seconds).
  • PvP onlyEarthen Harmony now increases Earth Shield healing received by 200% based on its target’s missing health (was 150%).
Since: 44.6%130 games
ShamanAll specs
  • PvP onlyElectrocute damage increased by 100% and is now a rolling periodic.
Restoration 44.6%

Change lines are Blizzard’s, linked to the post they come from. Lines marked “PvE only” say they do not affect PvP combat. “Since” is the win rate in recorded Battleground Blitz games from the day after a change to now, compared with the 14 days before it; it needs 100 games. It shows what happened after a change, not that the change caused it, and several changes can overlap.