Ancestral Knowledge
Shaman · Enhancement · available from the first tier · 5 ranks
Ancestral Knowledge works differently in World of Warcraft: Forever than it does in Classic Era.
Ancestral Knowledge ranks in Forever
- Rank 1 Increases your Intellect by 2%.
- Rank 2 Increases your Intellect by 4%.
- Rank 3 Increases your Intellect by 6%.
- Rank 4 Increases your Intellect by 8%.
- Rank 5 Increases your Intellect by 10%.
Higher-rank values taken from a secondary source.
Where Ancestral Knowledge sits in the Enhancement tree
Ancestral Knowledge is a Enhancement talent for Shaman. It sits on the first row, so it can be taken straight away.
- Same row: Earth's Grasp, Thundering Strikes
How often people take Ancestral Knowledge
158 of the 232 public Shaman builds saved here — 68% — put at least one point in Ancestral Knowledge. Counted across the 1500 most viewed and voted public builds on this site. These are builds players made for themselves before the game is playable, so read them as what people are trying, not as advice.
Where this came from
Changed in Forever.
- BlizzCon 2026 show-floor footage