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Elemental Alacrity
Changed (was Lightning Mastery)3 ranksHotfix 2026-11-02
Elemental Alacrity
Rank 3/3Elemental
Requires 5 points in Elemental Talents
Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.50 sec.
Every rank of Elemental Alacrity
| Rank | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.17 sec. | client |
| 2 | Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.33 sec. | client |
| 3 | Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.50 sec. | client |
Requirements and position
- Tree: Elemental, row 2, column 3. Needs 5 points in Elemental first. The earliest you can finish all 3 ranks is level 17 if you put every point into this tree.
- Unlocks: Lightning Overload (requires Elemental Alacrity at full rank).
- Competes with: Elemental Devastation, Reverberation, Call of Flame in the same row.
Classic comparison
| Classic 1.12 | WoW Forever | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Lightning Mastery | Elemental Alacrity |
| Position | Elemental row 6, col 3 | Elemental row 2, col 3 |
| Ranks | 5 | 3 |
| Rank 1 text | Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.2 sec. | Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.17 sec. |
no longer requires Call of Thunder
Spells this talent affects
- Chain Lightning · 4 ranks, learned at 32
- Lightning Bolt · 10 ranks, learned at 1
Builds that take Elemental Alacrity
Questions players ask
Where is Elemental Alacrity in the Shaman talent tree?
Elemental tree, row 2, column 3. You need 5 points spent in Elemental before you can learn it.
Is Elemental Alacrity new in WoW Forever?
Elemental Alacrity existed in Classic (Elemental row 6, 5 ranks) as Lightning Mastery. In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells by 0.2 sec.".
Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.