WoW SoD Phase 2: All Shaman Runes & Locations So Far

The next chapter of Season of Discovery is upon us, and with many players brimming with excitement to see what the Blizzard devs have in store for us, everyone is waiting to discover the many new secrets hidden throughout Azeroth.

With Phase 2 of SoD launching come a lot more runes to find and enhance your  character whilst defeating new enemies or completing difficult quests. In this guide, we will take a look at all of the runes that are available for Shamans to use. 

WoW SoD Phase 2 Shaman Runes and Locations

Two-Handed Mastery Rune (Chest)

Each time you strike an enemy with a two-handed weapon, you gain 30% attack speed with two-handed weapons for 10 sec.

Two-Handed Mastery Rune Location

• You will need to travel to Deadwind Pass and speak with the Dalaran Agent at Ariden's Camp /way 52 35 to get Ariden's Sigil. 
• You will need to equip Ariden's Sigil and defeat seven Dark Rider Elites by using the trinket to reveal them. If you see the Dark Presence buff then that means you are near a Dark Rider. (Another player can also equip and use Ariden's Sigil so you can do this with a group).
• Deadwind Pass: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 43 29 and drops Curious Dalaran Relic.
• Duskwood: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 23 47 and drops Glittering Dalaran Relic.
• Swamp of Sorrows: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 69 28.
• Arathi Highlands: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 34 35.
• Badlands: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 58 54.
• The Barrens: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 52 36.
• Desolace: the Dark Rider can be found at /way 65 25.
• It is unknown which Dark Rider drops each of the remaining Relics, but the Relics are as follows:  Odd Dalaran Relic, Whirring Dalaran Relic, Heavy Dalaran Relic, Slippery Dalaran Relic, Creepy Dalaran Relic.
• Once you have obtained all of the runes, you will have to return to the Dalaran Agent and return all of the Dalaran Relics to obtain the rune as a reward.

Maelstrom Weapon Rune

 (Belt)

When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Lesser Healing Wave, Healing Wave, Chain Heal, or Lava Burst spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.

Maelstrom Weapon Rune Location

• Charlga Razorflank in Razorfen Kraul will drop a Scroll. This Scroll can only be used at level 30.
• Take the Scroll to Rau Cliffrunner in Freewind Post, Thousand Needles.
• Go to Tarren Mill, following the River north. Find Bath'rah the Windwatcher at /way 80.4, 66.8. Before talking to him, do /pray.
• Go to Desolace and collect 10 Wind Orbs from Wind Elementals.
• Go to Dustwallow Marsh and collect 10 Water Orbs from Water Elementals.
• Go to Bad Lands and collect 10 Earth Orbs from the Earth Elementals East of Kargath.
• Return to Bath'rah the Windwatcher north of Tarren Mill, bring Crystal Vial x1. Bath'rah will fill the Vial for you.
• Return to Freewind Post and give the Filled Vial to Rau Cliffrunner
• Drink the Vial and talk to the Flight Master in Freewind Post.
• Kill the Closest Caster, then kill the Elite Water Elemental. Loot the eye.
• If you die, talk to the spirit guide and ask to be taken back to where you were, do not Spirit Resurrect!
• Return to Bath'rah the Windwatcher north of Tarren Mill, receive the Rune.

Spirit of the Alpha Rune (Boots)

Infuses the target with the spirit of an alpha wolf, increasing all threat generated by the target by 45% for 30 min. Limit 1 target.

Spirit of the Alpha Rune Location

• You will have to loot a Weathered Cache on top of the mushroom-shaped rock near Freewind Post in Thousand Needles at /way 46, 53. 

• The cache contains the Echo of the Alpha rune and that is all you need to do.

Decoy Totem Rune (Boots)

Summons a Decoy Totem for 10 sec with 5 health at the feet of the target that will redirect the next melee or ranged attack made against the target to the totem instead. The totem also grants the target immunity to movement impairing effects for 10 sec.

Decoy Totem Rune Location

• You will have to go to Thousand Needles and collect certain items.
• Gather 3x Cloud Serpent Fangs from Cloud Serpents.
• Gather 10x Strong Harpy Feathers from Harpies.
• Get 1x Silken Thread (available from vendors)
• Once you have all of the items, head to the Altar of the Wind Spirit at /way 39.4 42.0, behind a hut on top of the bluff.
• Use either Cloud Serpent Fang or Strong Harpy Feathers to create a Offering to the Wind Spirit.
  
• Once you have received the buff, you will need to jump from the ledge to get the rune.

Fire Nova Rune (Belt)

Your Fire Nova Totem spell is replaced with Fire Nova, which causes your current Fire totem to emit damage at its location.

Fire Nova Rune Location

• You will need to head to Desolace and kill Flameseer Dubelen at /way 57, 21.
• Travel to Orgrimmar and speak to Zor Lonetree /way 39.0, 38.0.
• Return to Desolace and go to the Maraudon entrance where you have to loot two separate Tear of Theradras.
• Purple Wing: Loot the Tear of Theradras for a Tear of Theradras at /way 27, 57.
• Orange Wing: Loot the Tear of Theradras for a Tear of Theradras at /way 39, 57.
• Return to Zor Lonetree and then speak with Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem at /way 78.6, 28.6 in Thunder Bluff. 
• Speak with Tal at the Thunder Bluff flight path and travel to Moonglade.
• Speak with Keeper Remulos in Moonglade at /way 36, 41 and receive the Elemental Salve.
• Travel to /way 55, 65 in Moonglade to find a Corrupted Fire Totem. Use the Elemental Salve to cleanse this totem, and you will receive the Brimstone Icon.
• Once you have received the Brimstone Icon, equip it. You will then need to hit enemies 25 times with Rockbiter Weapon; doing so and then right clicking the equipped Brimstone Icon will earn you this Rune.

Power Surge Rune (Belt)

Each time Flame Shock deals damage, it has a 5% chance to reset the cooldown on Lava Burst and Chain Lightning and make the next Lava Burst, Chain Heal, or Chain Lightning within 10 sec instant. Additionally, you regenerate mana equal to 15% of your Intellect every 5 sec.

Power Surge Rune Location

• Find Boulderfist Ogre (level 32-33) in Arathi Highlands; they can be found surrounding a short mountain and inside a cave around /way 34, 44.

• Kill ogres until you loot the Ogre Lightning Rod.
• Place the rod on top of the mountain into Soft Soil.
• Target the Lightning Rod and strike it ten times with Lightning Bolt. This will summon a level 37 Elite named Tam'kar. Kill the Elite to loot the rune.

Ancestral Awakening Rune (Boots)

When you critically heal with your Healing Wave or Lesser Healing Wave you summon an Ancestral spirit to aid you, instantly healing the lowest percentage health party member within 40 yards for 30% of the amount healed.

Ancestral Awakening Rune Location

• You will need to head to Desolace to get the Highway Robbery quest, northwest of the Kodo Graveyard, /way 47 54. 
• Then go to /way 63 39, near Kormek's Hut to turn in the quest to Bibbly F'utzbuckle so you can pick up the On the Lam quest.
• Then travel to the Booty Bay inn and speak with Tokal and pick up Cherry for Your Thoughts?. Buy her Cherry Grog so you can get the No Honor Among Thieves quest.
• Head to Arathi Highlands and interact with a Rowboat under the bridge around /way 53 91 to be teleported to the eastern shore.
• Speak with Illari Duskfeather and defeat her to loot the dropped bag and obtain Illari's Key 
• Open the nearby chest and loot the rune.

And these are all of the available Shaman Runes you can get in WoW SoD Phase 2. Shamans have received a lot of powerful runes to make them better tanks as well as some nice additions to their DPS and Healer specs as well.