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Shaman · Enhancement · row 6

Maelstrom Weapon

New in Forever5 ranks

Maelstrom Weapon

Rank 5/5Enhancement

Requires 25 points in Enhancement Talents

When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.

Every rank of Maelstrom Weapon

Rank	Effect	Source
1	When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 4%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.	client
2	When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 8%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.	client
3	When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 12%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.	client
4	When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 16%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.	client
5	When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.	client

Requirements and position

Tree: Enhancement, row 6, column 3. Needs 25 points in Enhancement first. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 39 if you put every point into this tree.

Classic comparison

Maelstrom Weapon is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Shamans.

Spells this talent affects

Lightning Bolt · 10 ranks, learned at 1

Builds that take Maelstrom Weapon

Questions players ask

Where is Maelstrom Weapon in the Shaman talent tree?

Enhancement tree, row 6, column 3. You need 25 points spent in Enhancement before you can learn it.

Is Maelstrom Weapon new in WoW Forever?

Yes. Maelstrom Weapon has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.