Shaman Runes & Locations – Season of Discovery (SoD)

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Rune Engraving is a new system for Season of Discovery. It allows each class to tailor their gameplay experience by unlocking new unique abilities! In this guide you’ll find all of the runes that are currently available for Shamans in Phase 5 of SoD as well as some new skill books and class items.

Shaman Epic Class Discoveries

Phase 5 added a new class quest for Shamans that rewards an epic class item, the two-in-one shield Terrestris/Terrestris. To find out how to get your hands on this powerful new Shaman item, check out our Terrestris Guide.

Shaman Skill Books

In addition to runes, there are also skill books in the game that will teach you new spells. Here are the skill books that are available for Shamans in Season of Discovery.

Shaman Runes

One important thing to note when collecting Shaman runes is that most of them are learned through icons, which are equipped in your character’s relic slot. You will need to open your character window and activate them from there in order to learn the rune. Each icon has its own requirements that must be met before it can be activated.

New Runes in Phase 5

There were two new runes added for the Finger slot in Phase 5 of Season of Discovery: Healing Specialization and Meditation Specialization.

All Shaman Runes

Starting Locations & Level Requirements

The table below can help you plan your route or simply see if you’ve acquired all of the runes in your current zone. Levels with a single asterisk (*) are runes that have a specific level requirement while those with a double asterisk (**) are our recommendations based on the level of enemies in the area or other factors such as abilities that will make the process easier.

Rune	Starting Locations	Level
Overload	Durotar, Mulgore	2*
Molten Blast	Durotar, Mulgore	4*
Lava Lash	Thunder Bluff	4*
Shield Mastery	Durotar, Mulgore	4**
Ancestral Guidance	Durotar, Mulgore	8**
Healing Rain	Orgrimmar, Thunder Bluff, Undercity	10**
Dual Wield Specialization	The Barrens	10**
Way of Earth	The Barrens, Silverpine Forest	12*
Water Shield	The Barrens, Silverpine Forest	20*
Burn	Ashenvale, Duskwood, Feralas, The Hinterlands	25**
Lava Burst	Hillsbrad Foothills	25**
Greater Ghost Wolf	Stonetalon Mountains	25**
Decoy Totem	Thousand Needles	25**
Spirit of the Alpha	Thousand Needles	25**
Earth Shield	Blackfathom Deeps	25*
Ancestral Awakening	Desolace	30*
Maelstrom Weapon	Razorfen Kraul	30*
Power Surge	Arathi Highlands	35**
Two-Handed Mastery	Deadwind Pass	40**
Fire Nova	Desolace	40**
Tidal Waves	Feralas	40**
Static Shock	Feralas	40**
Mental Dexterity	Tanaris	40**
Riptide	Felwood	40*
Rolling Thunder	Tanaris	45**
Overcharged	Azshara, Searing Gorge, Tanaris, The Hinterlands	45*
Storm, Earth, and Fire	Felwood	50**
Coherence	Burning Steppes	55**
Feral Spirit	Winterspring	58**

Phase 2 Shaman Runes

Ancestral Awakening Rune

Ancestral Awakening is a Shaman Rune for the Boots slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Pick up the quest Highway Robbery from an Extinguished Campfire near the Kodo Graveyard in Desolace (47, 54).
• Speak with Bibbly F’utzbuckle at the northern crossroads in Desolace (63, 39) to progress the quest to On the Lam.
• Speak with Tokal inside the inn at Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale (27, 77) to pick up the quest Cherry for Your Thoughts?.
• Buy a Cherry Grog from the nearby vendor, Nixxrax Fillamug, and bring it to Tokal to get the quest No Honor Among Thieves.
• Use the boat on the southern shore of Arathi Highlands near the bridge (53, 91) to travel to the east coast.
• Speak to Illari Duskfeather and either agree with her (Alliance only) or fight her to get Illari’s Key.
• Use the key to open the nearby Jewel-Encrusted Box to loot the rune.

Decoy Totem Rune

Decoy Totem is a Shaman Rune for the Boots slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Kill cloud serpents and harpies in Thousand Needles for 3 Cloud Serpent Fang and 10 Strong Harpy Feather.
• Combine the 3 Cloud Serpent Fang and 10 Strong Harpy Feather with a Silken Thread from any Trade Goods vendor to make the Offering to the Wind Spirit.
• Use the Offering to the Wind Spirit at the Altar of the Wind Spirit on top of one of the buttes near the center of the zone (39, 41).
• Jump off the nearby cliff to get the rune.

Fire Nova Rune

Fire Nova is a Shaman Rune for the Belt slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Kill Flameseer Dubelen, a level 35 elite outside Thunderaxe Fortress (57, 21), to loot a Corrupted Fire Totem.
• Go to the caves that lead to the Maraudon dungeon and loot two Tear of Theradras, small blue crystals that are sticking out of larger crystal formations on each side:
  • Purple side crystal at 27, 57
  • Orange side crystal at 39, 57
• Speak with Zor Lonetree at the Valley of Wisdom in Orgrimmar (38.9, 38.4).
• Speak with Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem on the Elder Rise in Thunder Bluff (78.6, 28.6).
• Speak with the Flight Master in Thunder Bluff to get a flight to Moonglade.
• Speak with Keeper Remulos at the Shrine of Remulos in Moonglade (36.2, 41.8).
• Interact with a Crystal Waters of Lake Elune’ara in the southeast of Moonglade (55, 65) to loot a Vial of Crystal Water.
• Combine Vial of Crystal Water with the crystals to get Elemental Salve which you can use to cleanse your Corrupted Fire Totem and get the rune.

Maelstrom Weapon Rune

Maelstrom Weapon is a Shaman Rune for the Belt slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Kill Charlga Razorflank, the last boss of Razorfen Kraul, to loot a Tattered Note.
• Reach level 30 and use the note to start the quest Tattered Note.
• Bring the note to Rau Cliffrunner at Freewind Post in Thousand Needles (46.0, 51.6).
• Head to Tarren Mill in Hillsbrad Foothills and follow the river north to Bath’rah the Windwatcher in Alterac Mountains (80.4, 66.8).
• Type /pray at the altar next to Bath’rah the Windwatcher and accept his quest.
• Collect 5 Whirling Essence from Whirlwind Elementals in Desolace.
• Collect  5 Rushing Essence from Withervine Ragers, Withervine Creepers, Withervine Bark Rippers and Withervine Mire Beasts in Dustwallow Marsh.
• Collect 10 Rumbling Essence from Rock Elementals just northeast of Kargath in Badlands.
• Buy a Crystal Vial from an Alchemy Supplies vendor.
• Return to Bath’rah the Windwatcher in Alterac Mountains to pick up the next quest.
• Return to Rau Cliffrunner in Thousand Needles to pick up the next quest.
• Drink the vial Rau gave you and talk to the nearby Flight Master, choosing the second dialogue option.
• Kill the Ravaging Tempest to loot an Eye of the Tempest.
• Return to Rau Cliffrunner and then Bath’rah the Windwatcher once again to get your rune.

Power Surge Rune

Power Surge is a Shaman Rune for the Belt slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Kill ogres in the cave in western Arathi Highlands (35, 44) to loot a Ogre Lightning Rod.
• Use the Ogre Lightning Rod in the Soft Soil on the hill above the cave.
• Cast Lightning Bolt on the Lightning Rod 10 times.
• Surviva an assault by Tam’kar, the level 37 elite that spawns, to get the rune.

Spirit of the Alpha Rune

Spirit of the Alpha is a Shaman Rune for the Boots slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Jump down from Freewind Post in Thousand Needles onto a small rock shelf (46, 53).
• Open the Weathered Cache you find there to loot the rune.

Two-Handed Mastery Rune

Two-Handed Mastery is a Shaman Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Speak with the Dalaran Agent at Ariden’s Camp in the northeast of Deadwind Pass (52, 36) to get Ariden’s Sigil.
• Equip Ariden’s Sigil and look for locations where you get the Dark Presence buff:
  • Arathi Highlands (60, 40)
  • Badlands (58, 54)
  • Deadwind Pass (43, 29)
  • Desolace (65, 25)
  • Duskwood (23, 47)
  • Swamp of Sorrows (69, 28)
  • The Barrens (52, 36)
• In each of the above locations, use Ariden’s Sigil to summon a Dark Rider, a level 41 elite, and kill it to loot a relic.
• When you have all seven relics, return to the Dalaran Agent to trade them in for your rune.

Phase 1 Shaman Runes

Ancestral Guidance Rune

Ancestral Guidance is a Shaman Rune for the Pants slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Grab a partner of one of the following classes: Druid, Paladin, Priest, or Shaman.
• Travel to one of these locations and look for a corpse called Adventurer’s Remains:
  • Dun Morogh: The Grizzled Den cave west of Kharanos (43, 49.6)
  • Durotar: Kolgar Crag in the south of the zone (48.0, 79.5)
  • Elwynn Forest: a hill east of Jerod’s Landing (52.2, 84.7)
  • Mulgore: through the Venture Co. Mine (60, 36) on a hill at the other end (60, 33)
  • Teldrassil: Oracle Glade in the northwest of the zone (32, 35)
• Interact with the corpse and select “Begin the ritual” to start a summoning ritual.
• Have your partner click on the summoning portal to summon an Adventurer’s Spirit. Loot the spirit to get the rune.

Dual Wield Specialization Rune

Dual Wield Specialization is a Shaman Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Visit Grizzby inside the inn at Ratchet in The Barrnes.
• Purchase a Rune of Dual Wield Specialization from him for 3 gold and use it to get the rune.

Earth Shield Rune

Earth Shield is a Shaman Rune for the Pants slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Kill Baron Aquanis, the first boss in the Blackfathom Deeps raid, to loot a Strange Water Globe and start the quest Baron Aquanis.
• Speak with Je’neu Sancrea at Zoram’gar Outpost in Ashenvale (11.6, 34.2) to pick up the next quest, Elemental Distress.
• Collect the following items:
  • Mote of Seismic Rage from Enraged Stone Spirits and Furious Stone Spirits at The Charred Vale in Stonetalon Mountains.
  • Mote of Infernal Rage from Burning Destroyers, Burning Ravagers, and Rogue Flame Spirits at The Charred Vale in Stonetalon Mountains.
  • Mote of Torrential Rage from Befouled Water Elementals at Mystral Lake in Ashenvale.
  • Elixir of Wisdom and Elixir of Water Breathing from Alchemy or the Auction House.
• Return to Je’neu Sancrea turn in the items and pick up the quest Elixir of Insight.
• Drink the Elixir of Insight beside the nearby fire to pick up the quest Hirzek.
• Kill Hirzek, a level 25 elite quillboar with a level 25 elite elemental in the south of The Barrens (43, 79).
• Return to Je’neu Sancrea to turn in the quest and get your rune.

Greater Ghost Wolf Rune

Greater Ghost Wolf is a Shaman Rune for the Pants slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Kill a Primordial Anomaly, a level 25 elite elemental in the Charred Vale in southwest Stonetalon Mountains. You will need to deal with each form appropriately:
  • Fire Form: This form is vulnerable to frost damage, so hit the elemental with Frost Shock. It will also cast Fireball.
  • Nature Form: This form is vulnerable to fire damage, so hit it with Flame Shock or another fire-based ability. It will also inflict Deadly Poison which you can remove with Cure Poison.
  • Water Form: This form is vulnerable to nature damage, so hit the creature with Earth Shock or Lightning Bolt. It will also cast Frost Shock on you.
• Loot the Primordial Anomaly to get the rune.

Healing Rain Rune

Healing Rain is a Shaman Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Hand in Waylaid Supplies crates until you reach Friendly reputation with Durotar Supply and Logistics.
• Purchase the rune from a Supply Officer. Supply Officers can be found near the Auction House in each major city.

Lava Burst Rune

Lava Burst is a Shaman Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Kill Mudsnout Shamans around Nethander Stead in southeast Hillsbrad Foothills (64, 60) to loot a Kajaric Icon.
• Equip the Kajaric Icon and take damage from lava, such as the lava inside Ragefire Chasm in Orgrimmar.
• Do this 5 times and you will gain the Inspired buff which will allow you to use the Kajaric Icon to get the rune.

Lava Lash Rune

Lava Lash is a Shaman Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Speak with Boarton Shadetotem, a “Rogue Trainer?” on the Lower Rise of Thunder Bluff (39.6, 65.8) to pick up the quest Stalk With The Earthmother.
• Pick up 5 Seaforium Mining Charges from the Venture Company Mine in eastern Mulgore (62, 45).
• Return to Boarton Shadetotem to pick up the next Stalk With The Earthmother quest.
• Collect 8 Windfury Cones in the area north of Thunder Bluff and use the Mortar and Pestle to turn them into a salve.
• Return to Boarton Shadetotem to pick up the final Stalk With The Earthmother quest.
• Buy or catch a Raw Brilliant Smallfish and return to Boarton Shadetotem to turn it in and get the rune.

Molten Blast Rune

Molten Blast is a Shaman Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

Durotar:

• Locate a Frozen Makura easy of Razor Hill in Durotar (69, 58).
• Attack it with fire spells to destroy it and loot a Sulfurous Icon. You may need the help of another Shaman, Mage, or Warlock for this.
• Equip the Sulfurous Icon and kill enemies with Earth Shock. 
• When you’ve done this 10 times, you will become Inspired and can use the Sulfurous Icon to get the rune.

Mulgore:

• Kill Bael’dun Appraiser and Bael’dun Digger at Bael’dun Digsite in western Mulgore to loot an Artifact Storage Key.
• Open the Artifact Storage Chest nearby (31.6, 49.5) to loot a Sulfurous Icon.
• Equip the Sulfurous Icon and kill enemies with Earth Shock. 
• When you’ve done this 10 times, you will become Inspired and can use the Sulfurous Icon to get the rune.

Overload Rune

Overload is a Shaman Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

Orc & Troll:

• Reach level 2 and pick up the quest Icons of Power from Shikrik, the Shaman Trainer in the Valley of Trials in Durotar (42.4, 69.0).
• Kill nearby Scorpid Workers to loot a Dyadic Icon.
• Equip the Dyadic Icon and continue fighting Scorpid Workers so they hit you with poison.
• When you’ve been hit by poison 10 times, you will become Inspired and can use the Dyadic Icon to get the rune.

Tauren:

• Reach level 2 and pick up the quest Icons of Power from Meela Dawnstrider, the Shaman Trainer at Red Cloud Mesa in Mulgore (45, 76).
• Kill Bristleback Shaman in Brambleblade Ravine to the east to loot a Dyadic Icon.
• Equip the Dyadic Icon and continue fighting Bristleback Shaman so they hit you with lightning.
• When you’ve been hit by lightning 10 times, you will become Inspired and can use the Dyadic Icon to get the rune.

Shield Mastery Rune

Shield Mastery is a Shaman Rune for the Chest slot. Here’s how to get it:

• Look for a glowing totem on the ground in southern Durotar or southern Mulgore to loot a Galvanic Icon.
• Equip the Galvanic Icon and kill enemies with Lightning Bolt.
• When you’ve done this 10 times, you will become Inspired and can use the Galvanic Icon to get the rune.

Water Shield Rune

Water Shield is a Shaman Rune for the Gloves slot. Here’s how to get it:

The Barrens:

• Kill Kolkar Wrangler and Kolkar Stormer around the pools near the Crossroads to loot a Kolkar Booty Key.
• Use the key to open a Kolkar Booty chest at an of the pools – (44, 38), (43, 24), or (53, 42) – and loot a Tempest Icon.
• Equip the Tempest Icon and hit non-player enemies with 3 different elements, such as by using Frostbrand Weapon on your weapon, throwing a Lightning Bolt, and following up with a Flame Shock. 
• When you’ve done this 10 times, you will become Inspired and can use the Tempest Icon to get the rune.

Silverpine Forest:

• Kill Grimson the Pale, a level 15 worgen at the back of the Deep Elem Mine (57.4, 44.8) to loot a Tempest Icon.
• Equip the Tempest Icon and hit non-player enemies with 3 different elements, such as by using Frostbrand Weapon on your weapon, throwing a Lightning Bolt, and following up with a Flame Shock. 
• When you’ve done this 10 times, you will become Inspired and can use the Tempest Icon to get the rune.

Way of Earth Rune

Way of Earth is a Shaman Rune for the Pants slot. Here’s how to get it:

The Barrens:

• Cast Purge on a Desert Mirage, a green ghost along the road between the Crossroads and Ratchet.
• Loot the remains to get the rune.

Silverpine Forest:

• Kill Rot Hide Mystics, level 12-13 undead gnolls at the Dead Field in the northwest corner of the zone to loot a Rot Totem.
• Use the Rot Totem to summon a Decayed Elemental, a level 15 elite.
• Kill the Decayed Elemental to loot the rune.