WoW Forever raid buffs: who brings what after build 70425
Battle Shout, Trueshot Aura, four shaman totems and both druid auras now reach the whole raid in WoW Forever. Which class brings which raid buff, and what changed.
You no longer need a warrior or a shaman in every group. Since beta build 1.60.1.70425, Battle Shout, Trueshot Aura, Windfury, Flametongue, Grace of Air and Strength of Earth Totem, Leader of the Pack and Moonkin Aura all reach party and raid members, not just the caster's group of five[1]. One of each now covers everyone in range.
The raid comp planner already counts them as raid buffs. It follows the game's spellbook, so it stays current when this post doesn't.
- buffs that reach the whole raid, up from 16
- 24
- buffs that still reach only one group, down from 17
- 11
- raid lines added by build 70425
- 8
Source: Codex raid comp planner, 16 October 2026
The buffs that now reach the whole raid
Each of these tooltips now says "party or raid members" where it used to say "party members". The range stays the same: 20 yards for Battle Shout, 30 for the totems and 45 for Trueshot Aura. So a raid that spreads out can still leave someone without them.
Battle ShoutRank 710 RageInstantNewThe warrior shouts, increasing the melee attack power of all party or raid members within 20 yards by 139. Lasts 3 min.OldThe warrior shouts, increasing the melee attack power of all party members within 20 yards by 232. Lasts 2 min.Learned at level 60 · PhysicalWarrior: any spec
Trueshot AuraRank 5525 ManaInstantNewIncreases the Ranged Attack Power of party or raid members within 45 yards by 50. Lasts 30 min.OldIncreases the attack power of party members within 45 yards by 100. Lasts 30 min.Learned at level 60 · Arcane25Hunter: a Marksmanship talent, then trained up to rank 5
Windfury TotemRank 3250 ManaInstantNewSummons a Windfury Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem enhances the melee attacks of all party or raid members within 30 yards. Each main hand hit has a 20% chance of granting the attacker 1 extra attack with 246 extra melee attack power. Lasts 5 min.OldSummons a Windfury Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem enchants all party members main-hand weapons with wind, if they are within 20 yards. Each hit has a 20% chance of granting the attacker 1 extra attack with 315 extra melee attack power. Lasts 2 min.Learned at level 52 · Nature270Shaman: any spec
Flametongue TotemRank 4275 ManaInstantNewSummons a Flametongue Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem enhances the melee attacks of all party or raid members within 30 yards. Each main hand hit causes 16 to 54 additional Fire damage, based on the speed of the weapon. Slower weapons cause more fire damage per swing. Lasts 5 min.OldSummons a Flametongue Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem enchants all party members' main-hand weapons with fire if they are within 20 yards. Each hit causes 15.8 to 48.7 additional Fire damage, based on the speed of the weapon. Slower weapons cause more fire damage per swing. Lasts 2 min.Learned at level 58 · Fire320Shaman: any spec
Grace of Air TotemRank 3310 ManaInstantNewSummons a Grace of Air Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the agility of party or raid members within 30 yards by 89. Lasts 5 min.OldSummons a Grace of Air Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the agility of party members within 20 yards by 77. Lasts 2 min.Learned at level 60 · NatureShaman: any spec
Strength of Earth TotemRank 5275 ManaInstantNewSummons a Strength of Earth Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the strength of party or raid members within 30 yards by 53. Lasts 5 min.OldSummons a Strength of Earth Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the strength of party members within 20 yards by 77. Lasts 2 min.Learned at level 60 · NatureShaman: any spec
The totem rules changed too. Grace of Air Totem used to rule out Windfury and Flametongue Totem. It doesn't anymore. Windfury and Flametongue still rule each other out, so a player only benefits from one of the two[1]. For a melee-heavy raid that means Windfury, Grace of Air and Strength of Earth all at once.
Leader of the Pack and Moonkin Aura stack now
Before this build, both auras gave the same 3% critical strike chance to the druid's party, and the tooltips said they were exclusive. Now each covers a different kind of critical strike, for the whole raid:
- Leader of the Pack (Feral, in cat or bear form): 3% melee and ranged critical strike chance.
- Moonkin Aura (Balance, in Moonkin Form): 3% spell critical strike chance.
They no longer overlap, so a raid with a Feral and a Balance druid gets both. The planner now lists them as two lines.
Moonkin FormShapeshift35% of base manaInstantNewShapeshift into Moonkin Form, increasing Omen of Clarity's chance to trigger by 100%, Armor contribution from items by 360%, and all party or raid members within 45 yards have their spell Critical Strike chance increased by 3%. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects and prevents the use of healing spells.
The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.OldTransforms the Druid into Moonkin Form. While in this form the armor contribution from items is increased by 360% and all party members within 30 yards have their spell critical chance increased by 3%. The Moonkin can only cast Balance spells while shapeshifted. The act of shapeshifting frees the caster of Polymorph and Movement Impairing effects.Learned at level 40 · PhysicalBrings Moonkin Aura to the raid
Who brings which raid buff
- Warriors: Battle Shout.
- Hunters: Trueshot Aura (Marksmanship), and Nature Resistance through Aspect of the Wild.
- Shamans: Windfury or Flametongue Totem, Grace of Air Totem, Strength of Earth Totem, and the Fire, Frost and Nature Resistance Totems.
- Druids: Mark of the Wild, Innervate, Leader of the Pack (Feral) and Moonkin Aura (Balance).
- Paladins: Blessings of Kings, Might, Wisdom and Light, Salvation, and the Fire, Frost and Shadow Resistance Auras.
- Priests: Power Word: Fortitude, Divine Spirit and Shadow Protection.
- Mages: Arcane Intellect.
- Warlocks: Healthstones.
Rogues bring no buffs. Their part is Expose Armor on the boss.
Salvation also changed in this build. Blessing of Salvation is now Salvation, and Greater Blessing of Salvation is Mass Salvation. They are no longer Blessings, so they don't take the place of Might or Kings[1]. A new spell, Revoke, takes Salvation off a tank who shouldn't have it.
Salvation8% of base mana30 yd rangeInstantNewReduces all threat generated by target party member by 30% for 1 hour.OldPlaces a Blessing on the party member, reducing the amount of all threat generated by 30% for 5 min. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.Learned at level 26 · Holy60Paladin: learned at 26
Mass Salvation16% of base mana40 yd rangeInstantReagents: Symbol of KingsNewGives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target a reduction to all threat generated by 30% for 1 hour.OldGives all members of the raid or group that share the same class with the target the Greater Blessing of Salvation, reducing the amount of all threat generated by 30% for 15 min. Players may only have one Blessing on them per Paladin at any one time.Learned at level 60 · Holy460Paladin: the whole class at once, learned at 60
What still reaches only your group
Group placement still matters for these 11:
- Paladin auras: Devotion, Retribution and Concentration Aura.
- Shaman totems: Mana Spring, Mana Tide (Restoration), Stoneskin and Windwall.
- Warlocks: Blood Pact from the imp.
- Shadow priests: Vampiric Embrace, and Dark Inspiration, a new talent in this build that raises the party's Spirit by 15% for 10 seconds after Mind Blast or a full Mind Flay.
- Hunters: Furious Howl from a wolf.
So the old reasons to build groups around a shaman are mostly about mana now. Put your healers with the Mana Spring and Mana Tide shaman, and your tank with a Devotion Aura paladin.
What we don't know yet
- Range in a real raid. The tooltips keep their ranges, and we haven't seen a full raid test it on the beta yet. Battle Shout's 20 yards is the one most likely to miss people.
- Trueshot Aura's ranks. The client gives rank 5 the same 50 ranged attack power as rank 3, less than rank 4's 75. That looks like a slip in the beta data. The planner shows the client's number until Blizzard fixes it.
- Windfury and Flametongue from two shamans. Blizzard's notes say the two "retain their exclusivity" but not whether two shamans can drop one each for different players. The planner lists them as two lines until the beta shows how it works.
The planner and the class spellbooks change with each beta build. This post describes build 1.60.1.70425.
Sources
- Blizzard, "WoW Forever Beta Development Notes", update of 15 October 2026: Moonkin Aura, Leader of the Pack, Trueshot Aura, Battle Shout and the four totems raid-wide; Grace of Air no longer exclusive with Windfury and Flametongue Totem, which keep their exclusivity; Salvation and Mass Salvation replace the Blessings; Revoke. ↩
