Thundering Strikes Shaman talent · Enhancement · Tier 2
Thundering Strikes is a tier 2 Shaman talent in the Enhancement tree of WoW Forever, with 5 ranks. It needs 5 points spent in Enhancement first, so the earliest you can take it is level 15. Rank 1: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%. Ranks 2–5 are revealed at launch.
- Talent tree
- Enhancement
- Tier
- 25 points in tree
- Ranks
- 51 described so far
- Earliest level
- 15Level 19 for all ranks
- Leads to
- Flurry
Thundering Strikes ranks
Game dataOpen in the talent calculatorThe client describes 1 of 5 ranks; the rest are revealed when players first learn them after launch.
Thundering Strikes
Passive
Requires Level 1
Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.
- Rank 1Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.
- Ranks 2–5Values revealed at launch
Where Thundering Strikes sits in the Enhancement tree
Game dataGold marks Thundering Strikes, green marks the talents it depends on or unlocks. Click any icon to open that talent.
- Talent tree
- Enhancement
- Tier
- Tier 2 (5 points in Enhancement)
- Column
- 2
- Earliest level
- Level 15 (rank 1), level 19 (all 5 ranks)
- Requires
- None
- Leads to
- Flurry
Thundering Strikes changes from Classic
vs ClassicRank by rank, how Thundering Strikes differs from the Classic Era client.
| Rank | What changed |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 |
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Other Enhancement talents
The Enhancement tree has 16 talents. Tier and maximum rank for each:
- Ancestral KnowledgeTier 1 · 5 ranks
- Shield SpecializationTier 1 · 5 ranks
- Guardian TotemsTier 2 · 2 ranks
- Improved Ghost WolfTier 2 · 2 ranks
- Improved Lightning ShieldTier 2 · 3 ranks
- Enhancing TotemsTier 3 · 2 ranks
- Two-Handed Axes and MacesTier 3 · 1 rank
- AnticipationTier 3 · 5 ranks
- FlurryTier 4 · 5 ranks
- ToughnessTier 4 · 5 ranks
- Improved Weapon TotemsTier 5 · 2 ranks
- Elemental WeaponsTier 5 · 3 ranks
- Spirit WeaponsTier 5 · 1 rank
- Weapon MasteryTier 6 · 5 ranks
- StormstrikeTier 7 · 1 rank
Data: WoW Forever client 1.60.1.70685. How we source this
Thundering Strikes is an early Enhancement talent: any Shaman can pick it up by level 15, which makes it a common filler point for builds that pass through Enhancement. It also opens the way to Flurry. Blizzard changed it for WoW Forever; the table above lists every difference from Classic.
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Thundering Strikes talent FAQ (WoW Forever)
What does Thundering Strikes do in WoW Forever?
Thundering Strikes is a Shaman talent in the Enhancement tree. Rank 1: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.
How many points do you need for Thundering Strikes in WoW Forever?
Thundering Strikes is in tier 2, so you need 5 points in Enhancement before you can put a point into it. That means level 15 at the earliest, and level 19 to max all 5 ranks.
How many ranks does Thundering Strikes have in WoW Forever?
Thundering Strikes has 5 ranks. The client describes 1 of them before launch; the others are revealed when players first learn them.
What does Thundering Strikes unlock in WoW Forever?
Taking Thundering Strikes to its required rank unlocks Flurry.
Did Thundering Strikes change from Classic in WoW Forever?
Yes. Compared with the Classic Era client: Tooltip text reworded.