As of right now, these are the patch notes on the PTR relevant to Shaman
General
- Dispel effects will no longer attempt to remove effects that have 100% dispel resistance.
- Parry Rating, Defense Rating, and Block Rating: Low-level players will now convert these ratings into their corresponding defensive stats at the same rate as level 34 players.
- Equipping an item will now cancel any spell cast currently in progress.
- Placing an item in your bank will now cancel any spell cast currently in progress if the spell was cast by that item.
- When a stun wears off, the creature that was stunned will prefer the last target with the highest threat, versus the current target.
Shaman
- Earth Elemental: This pet will now leash back to its totem when pulled beyond 50 yards away.
- Lightning Overload: This talent will no longer do excessive damage when used with Lightning Bolt Ranks 2-10.
Professions
- Alchemy
- Philosopher’s Stone now requires 200 Alchemy.
- Cooking
- Juicy Bear Burgers now correctly increase healing as well as spell damage.
- Jewelcrafting
- Activated beneficial effects from jewelcrafting trinkets can no longer be dispelled.
Items
- Brutal Gladiator’s Pummeler has had its Stamina value increased to the appropriate value.
- Vengeful Gladiator’s Baton of Light: This item now appears in the correct position on the vendor list.
User Interface
- Target buff/debuff timers that appear when you cast a spell are now more visible.
- Added the following macro commands: /targetenemyplayer, /targetfriendplayer.
- Added key bindings for tab targeting players.
- Ctrl-Tab and other target nearest friend functions will no longer target you.
- Targeting using /target will prefer live targets over dead ones.
- You can no longer click the minimap to cast ground targeted spells.
Bug Fixes
- The mage spell, Counterspell now shows in the combat log.
- Talented abilities that cost a percentage of base mana will no longer display an incorrect mana cost when inspected by a player of a different class or level.
- Greater Elementals summoned by a shaman will now properly have a combat log entry.
