Maelstrom Weapon, an Enhancement Shaman talent in WoW Forever

Maelstrom Weapon is a passive talent in row 6 of the Enhancement tree. It needs 25 points in Enhancement, so the earliest you can take it is level 35 (up to 5 levels sooner with the Legacy perk Talented). It has 5 ranks. It is new in Forever and has no Classic counterpart.

Maelstrom Weapon

5 ranks

• Requires 25 points in Enhancement

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.

Every rank of Maelstrom Weapon

Rank	Text
Rank 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.
Rank 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.
Rank 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.
Rank 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.
Rank 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.

Numbers in gold changed from the rank above.

Where it sits in the Enhancement tree

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Needs

No prerequisite talent

Unlocks

No talent needs it

Same row

None

Row above (row 5)

• Spirit Weapons
• Mental Quickness
• Improved Stormstrike

Row below (row 7)

• Rage of the Farseer

Row numbers are on the left and the number in a corner is a talent's rank count. Gold marks Maelstrom Weapon.

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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.