Classes & Ascendancies

Shaman

Shaman is an Ascendancy class for the Druid.

3 min read·Updated 2026-07-11·Editor score 86/100
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Our editors rank Shaman for league-start viability, passive synergy, and how forgiving it feels when you mis-spec early.

Best for: Anyone picking a main or planning a league start

⚡ Pro Tips

  • Respec points are limited early; plan your first 20 passives before committing.
  • Melee ascendancies level safer; casters scale harder but need positioning discipline.

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Quick Summary

Shaman is an Ascendancy class for the Druid.

Shaman is an Ascendancy class for the Druid.

Overview

The Shaman unleashes the force of nature upon his foes. Druidic Champion causes his rage to benefit spellcasting power, and Furious Wellspring lets him passively regenerate rage at the cost of adding a rage cost to his skills. The Shaman gains access to passives that grant Adaptation to help defend him against elemental damage that was previously dealt to him. With Turning of the Season, the Shaman gains improved elemental damage and exposure effect, and Bringer of the Apocalypse lets the Shaman unleash an elemental Apocalypse onto the battlefield after dealing enough elemental damage. Sacred Flow grants additional spirit for each empty charm slot, and Wisdom of the Maji unlocks hidden powers within in Runes and Idols.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

NameStats
Defences10% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Elemental Damage12% increased Elemental Damage
Elemental Resistances+3% to all Elemental Resistances
Flask Recovery12% increased Life and Mana Recovery from Flasks
Maximum Rage+3 to Maximum Rage

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

SkillModifiersPrerequisitePreceding Passive
Druidic ChampionEvery 2 Rage also grants 1% more Spell damageMaximum Rage
Furious WellspringRegenerate 6% of your maximum Rage per secondIncreases and Reductions to Mana Regeneration Rate also apply to Rage Regeneration RateSkills have +5 to Rage cost+7 to Maximum RageNo Inherent loss of RageDruidic ChampionMaximum Rage
Reactive GrowthAdapt to the highest Elemental Damage Type of each Hit you take10% less Damage taken of each Elemental Damage Type per matching Adaptation10% less Elemental Damage takenElemental Resistances
Avatar of EvolutionAdaptations have a duration of 5 seconds5% of Physical Damage taken as Lightning Damage5% of Physical Damage taken as Cold Damage5% of Physical Damage taken as Fire DamageDouble Adaptation EffectReactive GrowthElemental Resistances
Turning of the SeasonsEnemies in your Presence have ExposureGain 10% of Damage as Extra Damage of a random ElementElemental Damage
Bringer of the ApocalypseGrants Skill: ApocalypseTurning of the SeasonsElemental Damage
Sacred Flow+40 to Spirit for each of your empty Charm slotsFlask Recovery
Wisdom of the MajiGain the benefits of Bonded modifiers on Runes and IdolsDefenses
VersionChanges
0.4.0Introduced to the game.

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