Ancestral Knowledge, an Enhancement Shaman talent in WoW Forever
Ancestral Knowledge is a passive talent in row 1 of the Enhancement tree. It needs no points in Enhancement, so you can take it from level 10 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It has changed since Classic Era.
Ancestral Knowledge
5 ranks
Increases your Intellect by 2%.
Every rank of Ancestral Knowledge
| Rank | Text |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Increases your Intellect by 2%. |
| Rank 2 | Increases your Intellect by 4%. |
| Rank 3 | Increases your Intellect by 6%. |
| Rank 4 | Increases your Intellect by 8%. |
| Rank 5 | Increases your Intellect by 10%. |
Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.
Where it sits in the Enhancement tree
- Needs
- No prerequisite talent
- Unlocks
- No talent needs it
- Same row
- Row above
- None: this is the first row
- Row below (row 2)
Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Ancestral Knowledge.
Compared with Classic Era
What differs from Classic Era: its rank 1 text and its position.
Position
Enhancement, row 1, column 2
Enhancement, row 1, column 3
Rank 1 text
Increases your maximum Mana by 1%.
Increases your Intellect by 2%.
Open the Shaman talent calculator
All Enhancement talents
- Earth's Grasp
- Thundering Strikes
- Ancestral Knowledge
- Guardian Totems
- Mental Dexterity
- Improved Ghost Wolf
- Improved Lightning Shield
- Elemental Weapons
- Shamanistic Focus
- Anticipation
- Toughness
- Flurry
- Stormstrike
- Spirit Weapons
- Mental Quickness
- Improved Stormstrike
- Maelstrom Weapon
- Rage of the Farseer
The other Shaman trees: Elemental and Restoration. Everything that changed for the Shaman since Classic is on the changes page.
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.