Chain Lightning
Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing (116.4% of Spell Power) Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Consumes Maelstrom Weapon for increased cast speed and damage.]?a187880[ Consumes Maelstrom Weapon for increased cast speed.][] Generates 2 Maelstrom per target hit.
Tree position
In the Elemental Shaman talent tree, Chain Lightning sits in the Shaman class talents, row 1 of 10. It is a single-point node.
Connected below
Chain Lightning leads on to Spirit Wolf or Thunderous Paws and Frost Shock.

Thunderous PawsGhost Wolf removes snares and increases your movement speed by an additional 25% for the first 3 sec. May only occur once.
Frost ShockGenerates 10 Maelstrom.]?a343725[ Generates 3 Maelstrom.][]
Same row
Also on this row: Chain Heal and Lava Burst.
Chain HealHeals the friendly target for (231% of Spell Power), then jumps up to 40 yards to heal the most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.
Lava BurstHurls molten lava at the target, dealing (181% of Spell Power) Fire damage. Lava Burst will always critically strike if the target is affected by Flame Shock and its damage is increased by your critical strike chance. Generates 8 Maelstrom.
Talent trees
Chain Lightning is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Shaman: Elemental (DPS), Enhancement (DPS), Restoration (Healer).
Chain Lightning Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)