CLASS FIELD GUIDE · Totems

Shaman

Build a small elemental formation, then choose between sustained spell damage, weapon imbues and recovery.

66 starting HP99 starting gold43 class cards

The class mechanic

Summon totems across four elemental slots to provide passive attacks, shields, and buffs each turn. Enchant your weapons with Imbues to add bonus damage and status effects to every melee strike.

Persistent totems, elemental slots and setup turns.

Plant up to four elemental totems (Earth, Fire, Water, Air). Each totem acts at the start of your turn until destroyed.

BUILD AROUND A PLAN

Three paths through the spire

Build ideas follow the current card effects and class archetypes. They are editorial starting points, not measured win-rate rankings.

01 / Elemental Combat

Elemental · room-wide storm

Combine Fire-totem pressure with multi-target Nature damage.

Choose Magma for ongoing group damage or Flametongue for a spell bonus; they share the Fire slot. Use Elemental Mastery before the spell you want to double.

02 / Enhancement

Enhancement · imbued strikes

Use weapon bonuses and a powerful attack to turn setup into repeated damage.

Establish your weapon effect before attacking. Strength of Earth grows your offense while it survives; Stormstrike provides a heavy two-hit payoff.

03 / Restoration

Restoration · sustain formation

Choose the right Water totem and keep both hero and formation healthy.

Healing Stream and Mana Tide use the same Water slot. Choose recovery or a short energy burst based on the fight, and use Chain Heal when totems also need healing.

Before your next run

You have Earth, Fire, Water and Air slots. A new totem of the same element replaces the existing one, so read the replacement cost as well as the card cost.
Totems act over future turns. A setup card is less valuable when a direct attack could end the fight now.
Purge removes enemy Strength, Enrage and Shield. Keep it in mind when a boss is building a threatening buff.

Talent planning

Elemental supports spells, Enhancement supports weapon attacks, and Restoration supports healing. Totem selection is a tactical choice within any of these directions.

Plan Shaman talents →

Cards to look for

Magma Totem — Fire totem: deals 4 fire damage to ALL enemies each turn. Replaces your fire totem.
Flametongue Totem — Fire totem: your fire and nature spells deal +2 damage. Replaces your fire totem.
Chain Lightning — Deal 12 nature damage to ALL enemies.
Elemental Mastery — Gain 2 Energy. Your next spell crits (double damage). Exhaust.
Mana Spring Totem — Water totem: gain 1 extra Energy every other turn. Replaces your water totem.
Rockbiter Weapon — Power. Gain 6 Block. Attacks deal +2 damage and you gain 2 Block per attack.

THE FULL SPELLBOOK

Shaman cards

Card	Cost	Effect
Lightning Boltbasic · attack	1	Deal 5 nature damage.
Earth Shockbasic · attack	1	Deal 6 nature damage. Gain 4 Block. Interrupt the enemy cast.
Healing Wavebasic · skill	1	Heal 6 HP.
Stoneskin Totembasic · totem	1	Gain 5 Block. Earth totem: gains 3 Block each turn for you.
Searing Totembasic · totem	1	Deal 4 fire damage. Fire totem: deals 3 fire damage to a random enemy each turn.
Flame Shockcommon · attack	1	Deal 5 fire damage. Apply Burn 6.
Frost Shockcommon · attack	1	Deal 5 frost damage. Gain 4 Block. Apply Weak 2.
Purgecommon · skill	1	Remove Strength, Enrage and Shield from the enemy. Deal 3 nature damage.
Fire Nova Totemcommon · totem	2	Fire totem: after one turn it explodes for 12 fire damage to ALL enemies. Replaces your fire totem.
Earthbind Totemcommon · totem	1	Earth totem: applies Weak 1 to ALL enemies each turn. Replaces your earth totem.
Rockbiter Weaponcommon · power	1	Power. Gain 6 Block. Attacks deal +2 damage and you gain 2 Block per attack.
Flametongue Weaponcommon · power	1	Weapon imbue: each attack also deals 2 fire damage.
Frostbrand Weaponcommon · power	1	Weapon imbue: each attack also applies Weak 1.
Lightning Shieldcommon · power	1	Power. Gain 6 Block. Gain Thorns 3.
Stoneclaw Totemcommon · totem	1	Gain 6 Block. Earth totem: taunts all enemies and gains 8 Block each turn.
Strength of Earth Totemcommon · totem	1	Earth totem: you gain Strength 1 at the start of each turn this totem stands.
Ghost Wolfcommon · skill	0	Gain 6 Block and draw 1 card. Exhaust.
Lesser Healing Wavecommon · skill	0	Heal 3 HP.
Healing Stream Totemcommon · totem	1	Water totem: heals you 3 HP at the start of each turn. Replaces your water totem.
Mana Spring Totemcommon · totem	1	Water totem: gain 1 extra Energy every other turn. Replaces your water totem.
Tremor Totemcommon · totem	1	Earth totem: removes Fear, Sleep and Stun from you each turn. Replaces your earth totem.
Chain Lightninguncommon · attack	2	Deal 12 nature damage to ALL enemies.
Magma Totemuncommon · totem	2	Fire totem: deals 4 fire damage to ALL enemies each turn. Replaces your fire totem.
Flametongue Totemuncommon · totem	1	Fire totem: your fire and nature spells deal +2 damage. Replaces your fire totem.
Windfury Weaponuncommon · power	1	Weapon imbue: your first attack each turn hits twice.
Grace of Air Totemuncommon · totem	1	Air totem: you gain Dexterity 1 at the start of each turn it stands. Replaces your air totem.
Poison Cleansing Totemuncommon · totem	1	Water totem: removes Poison from you each turn, and heals 2 HP. Replaces your water totem.
Disease Cleansing Totemuncommon · totem	1	Water totem: removes Disease from you each turn, and heals 2 HP. Replaces your water totem.
Cure Poisonuncommon · skill	0	Remove Poison from you. Heal 3 HP. Draw 1 card.
Cure Diseaseuncommon · skill	0	Remove Disease from you. Heal 3 HP. Draw 1 card.
Fire Resistance Totemuncommon · totem	1	Air totem: you take 3 less fire damage from each hit. Replaces your air totem.
Frost Resistance Totemuncommon · totem	1	Air totem: you take 3 less frost damage from each hit. Replaces your air totem.
Nature Resistance Totemuncommon · totem	1	Air totem: you take 3 less nature damage from each hit. Replaces your air totem.
Sentry Totemuncommon · totem	1	Air totem: a lookout that gains 6 Block each turn and spots Stealth. Replaces your air totem.
Windfury Totemrare · totem	2	Air totem: you gain Strength 2 for the turn at the start of each turn. Replaces your air totem.
Grounding Totemrare · totem	1	Air totem: absorbs the next enemy cast, then crumbles. Replaces your air totem.
Nature's Swiftnessrare · skill	0	Your next spell costs 0. Draw 1 card. Exhaust.
Mana Tide Totemrare · totem	2	Water totem: you gain 2 Energy at the start of each of the next 2 turns. Replaces your water totem.
Chain Healrare · skill	1	Heal 7 HP, then heal totems 5 HP.
Reincarnationrare · power	2	Power. When you would die this combat, return at 40% HP once. Exhaust.
Ancestral Spiritrare · skill	2	Return the last card you exhausted to your hand, then heal 6 HP. Exhaust.
Stormstrikeepic · attack	2	Deal 14 damage twice. Apply Vulnerable 2 (nature).
Elemental Masteryepic · power	1	Gain 2 Energy. Your next spell crits (double damage). Exhaust.

Game data: Spires of Azeroth · 68932e1. MIT licensed. Sources & methodology