Riptide, a Shaman ability in WoW Forever

Riptide is a Shaman ability in the Restoration tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 3 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 40 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Nature. It comes from the talent Riptide in the Restoration tree.

Against Classic: New

Ranks and levels of Riptide

Ranks of Riptide
LevelRankTooltipText
40Rank 1
  • 245 Mana40 yd range
  • Instant6 sec cooldown

Heals a friendly target for 485 to 533, an additional 445 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

Comes with the talent

50Rank 2
  • 300 Mana40 yd range
  • Instant6 sec cooldown

Heals a friendly target for 614 to 676, an additional 575 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

60Rank 3
  • 385 Mana40 yd range
  • Instant6 sec cooldown

Heals a friendly target for 799 to 883, an additional 805 over 15 sec, and increases the effectiveness of your Chain Heal casts directly on that target by 25%.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Riptide compared with Classic

All 3 ranks are new in Forever: the data finds no Classic version of this ability.

More for the Shaman

Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.