World of Warcraft‘s next expansion, The War Within, is almost here, and it’s bringing a raft of changes to the game’s existing classes. Unfortunately, Shaman has remained relatively untouched, but Blizzard’s announced more changes are coming.

The War Withinhas been going through an active Beta period and players are getting the opportunity to try out many of the changes that will be implemented for their class. While most are happy,Shaman playershave been growing increasingly concerned with the updates on offer for each spec.

Fortunately, Blizzard is aware of this, and a raft of new alterations are on the way. In ablue poston the official forums, the developer confirmed a host of updates to the existing talent trees for the class, as well as features forthe new Hero Talents system.

The full list of upcoming changes includes the removal of often useless abilities and the introduction of some exciting new ones. Read on for the full list of class alterations.

WoW: The War Within Shaman changes and fixes

WoW: The War Within Shaman changes and fixes

Class Tree

Hero Talents

Elemental

Enhancement

Restoration

As with any of these things, the proof will be in the pudding. Players will be able to get their hands on the new iteration over the next day or two and it should quickly become clear whether Blizzard has gone far enough.

James Lynch is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Destiny, World of Warcraft, Baldur’s Gate, Elden Ring, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Assassin’s Creed, strategy and RPG games. He also has bylines at CBR and GG Recon. You can contact him at: james.lynch@dexerto.com