Ancestral Awakening
When you heal with your Healing Wave or Riptide you have a 30% chance to summon an Ancestral spirit to aid you, instantly healing an injured friendly party or raid target within 40 yards for 15% of the amount healed. Critical strikes increase this chance to 60%.
Tree position
In the Restoration Shaman talent tree, Ancestral Awakening sits in the Restoration specialization talents, row 9 of 11. It takes 2 points to fill. Its row opens once 20 points are spent in Restoration Talents.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Ancestral Awakening from Echo of the Elements and Downpour.
Echo of the ElementsRiptide and Lava Burst have an additional charge.
DownpourCasting Surging Totem grants a use of Downpour for 16 sec. A burst of water at your Surging Totem's location heals up to 5 injured allies for (323.4% of Spell Power).
Connected below
Ancestral Awakening leads on to Primal Tide Core.
Primal Tide CoreEvery 4 casts of Riptide also applies Riptide to another friendly target near your Riptide target.
Same row
Also on this row: Water Expulsion, Tidewaters, Undercurrent, Spouting Spirits and Swelling Tides.
Water ExpulsionIncreases Downpour healing by 20%.
TidewatersWhen you cast Surging Totem, each ally with your Riptide on them is healed for (264.6% of Spell Power).
Undercurrent2 ranks
Spouting SpiritsSpirit Link Totem reduces damage taken by an additional 5%, and it restores (1146.6% of Spell Power) health to all nearby allies 1 seconds after it is dropped. Healing reduced beyond 5 targets.

Talent trees
Ancestral Awakening is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Shaman: Elemental (DPS), Enhancement (DPS), Restoration (Healer).
Ancestral Awakening Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)