Rune of the Storm

Rune of the Storm is an Uncommon consumable in the WoW Forever client.

Speculation Season of Discovery item that is still in the client files but has not been touched by Forever.

• Item level 40
• Binds when picked up
• Unique
• Classes: Shaman
• Use: Engrave your belt with the Maelstrom Weapon rune: When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a ?% chance (based on weapon speed) to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
• "Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

Changed in the live client (build 70938) since beta build 70450: Effects: “Use: Engrave your belt with the Maelstrom Weapon rune: 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 spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.” → “Use: Engrave your belt with the Maelstrom Weapon rune: When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a ?% chance (based on weapon speed) to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.”.

Where to get it

Not known yet.

Data from the WoW Forever client, build 1.60.1.70938, extracted 2026-11-13.