Searing Totem, a Shaman ability in WoW Forever

Searing Totem is a Shaman ability in the Elemental tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 10 and its last at level 60. Its spell school is Fire.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Searing Totem

Ranks of Searing Totem
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
10	Rank 1	25 Mana Instant Tools: Fire Totem	Summons a Searing Totem with 5 health at your feet for 30 sec that repeatedly attacks an enemy within 20 yards for 9 to 11 Fire damage.
20	Rank 2	45 Mana Instant Tools: Fire Totem	Summons a Searing Totem with 5 health at your feet for 35 sec that repeatedly attacks an enemy within 20 yards for 13 to 17 Fire damage.
30	Rank 3	75 Mana Instant Tools: Fire Totem	Summons a Searing Totem with 5 health at your feet for 40 sec that repeatedly attacks an enemy within 20 yards for 19 to 25 Fire damage.
40	Rank 4	110 Mana Instant Tools: Fire Totem	Summons a Searing Totem with 5 health at your feet for 45 sec that repeatedly attacks an enemy within 20 yards for 26 to 34 Fire damage.
50	Rank 5	145 Mana Instant Tools: Fire Totem	Summons a Searing Totem with 5 health at your feet for 50 sec that repeatedly attacks an enemy within 20 yards for 33 to 45 Fire damage.
60	Rank 6	170 Mana Instant Tools: Fire Totem	Summons a Searing Totem with 5 health at your feet for 55 sec that repeatedly attacks an enemy within 20 yards for 40 to 54 Fire damage.

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

Searing Totem compared with Classic

All 6 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Searing Totem compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	scales with 5.2% of spell power (direct)	—
Rank 2	Changed	scales with 8.3% of spell power (direct)	—
Rank 3	Changed	scales with 8.3% of spell power (direct)	—
Rank 4	Changed	scales with 8.3% of spell power (direct)	—
Rank 5	Changed	scales with 8.3% of spell power (direct)	—
Rank 6	Changed	scales with 8.3% of spell power (direct)	—

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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.