[Flame Shock]: Surge of Power can spread Flame Shock to a target that already had an active Flame Shock on it rather than a nearby target with no Flame Shock, effectively wasting the proc.
[Frost Shock]: The freeze effect is not broken by damage. However, casting another [Earth Shock] on the frozen target will immediately break the effect. The freeze is a magic effect and can be dispelled.
[Lightning Bolt]: The elemental overloads caused are in addition to any mastery procs.
Tips and tactics[]
Surge of Power is designed as primarily a single target talent, though the [Flame Shock] effect can be beneficial for cleave encounters. The [Lightning Bolt] effect provides the most damage out of the talent and should be prioritized over the other effects.
[Aftershock] allows for additional uptime on Surge of Power, but the buff does not stack. Casting two back-to-back Earth Shocks will waste a Surge of Power buff.
In heavy AoE encounters, Surge of Power is a weak talent. It does not trigger from [Earthquake], and should be avoided on encounters that make frequent use of the spell. Additionally, Surge of Power does not affect [Chain Lightning].
Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Fixed an issue causing Surge of Power to be incorrectly consumed when casting [Earth Shock] immediately after a Lightning Bolt.
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 6 Elemental talent (was a level 45 Elemental talent).
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now available at level 45 (was 90).
Hotfix (2019-01-10):Surge of Power can now cause up to an additional 2 Lightning Bolt overloads against enemy players (was 3 additional overloads).