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Enhancement Shaman Basics
The Enhancement Shaman is a fierce competitor on the battlefield, harnessing the power of the elements. InWoW: Wrath Classicthey provide a wide range of utility with their skills and totems, and they can dish out some serious damage when needed. They fair pretty well in terms of Damage potential andin some cases are top-tier.
This guide is primarily focused on level 80 end-game content and will be updated with more information for the duration of theWrath of the Lich Kingexpansion.
Enh Shamans are physical and spell damage dealers inmelee range, but can also do well in encounters that require some ranged spell damage too. They have fairly decent Area of Effect damage now withFire NovaandChain LightningwithMaelstrom Weaponprocs.
While they do have the ability to heal, it’s not going to be a priority as they are not well-equipped for that in the long run.
As far as which race you should choose, we discuss it in more detail in ourShaman Class Guide. ManyHordeplayers choose Orc for the Expertise rating fromAxe Specialization, but the Troll Haste buff racial,Berserking,is also a good choice. For theAlliance, Draenei is the only option.
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Talents For Enhancement Shaman WotLK
These are the talents that most players choose for Enhancement Shamans in terms of maximum damage output, the glyphs have a higher focus onArea of Effect damage. We’ve highlighted a commonly seen variation that depends on your raid composition.
Best Enhancement Shaman Glyphs
Major Glyphs
Glyph of Stormstrikeis a flat damage boost.Glyph of Flametongue Weaponprovides more spell damage, which is crucial for AoE as it is imbued to both weapons.Glyph of Fire Novareduces the cooldown ofFire Nova.
Changes to the Glyphs in the AoE build above to make it a strictlySingle-Targetfocus it would be worthwhile to make these changes:
Minor Glyphs
Minor Glyphs don’t have any significant impact on Enhancement Shaman’s performance.
Stat Priority For Enhancement Shaman in Wrath
Enhancement Shamans have a hybrid of damage consisting of physical melee and spells; largely nature. They benefit greatly from Hit Rating due to selecting the talentDual Wield. It’s not important to reach the24% capfor Off-Hand hits, but at the very least they should have8%and aim for13-14%. TheSpell Hit Ratingcap is17%.
Enh should always maintain anExpertise rating of 26.
Both Melee and Spell damage scale with Attack Power. Haste is also important to generate more stacks ofMaelstrom Weapon, aim for anything above16% Haste Rating. Armor Penetration is less important as it will only benefit the physical damage.
Finally, Agility improves Crit Rating and Attack Power but is less important than the others listed here
Skill Rotation For Enhancement Shaman in Wrath Classic
Before the fight begins verify that you haveWindfury Weaponimbued on the Main Hand andFlametongue Weaponimbued on the Off-Hand. (For Multi-Target imbuebothweapons withFlametongue Weapon)Lightning Shieldhas 3 stacks, and that the correctTotemsfor your group are placed. Make sure to refresh these throughout the fight if they have ended or the group has moved away from your totems.
Totems
There isn’t a static rotation that Enhancement Shamans use, instead, it is apriorityof skills to use whenever they are off cooldown. The caveat to this is usingLightning Boltupon acquiring5 stacks ofMaelstrom WeaponorChain Lightningif in aMuli-Targetscenarios. If you have 4 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon and Stormstrike is available it would be wise to consume the stacks as you don’t want to miss out on extra stacks potentially generated from using Stormstrike.
Single-Target
Multi-Target
InMulti-TargetscenariosFire Novatakes precedent overStormstrikein the skill prioritization.Note that AoE damage comes entirely from Spell Power, if you swap your Main Hand Weapon to one with Spell Power it will provide a significant damage boost.
Best Gems For Enhancement Shaman
As far as gems are concerned, follow the stat priority explained previously.Attack Powershould always go in a Red Slot.Hit RatingorHasteforYellowSlots. And to activate theMeta Gemuse aPrismatic GemorBalancedprefix Gem for the Blue Slot
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+20 Attack Power and +15 Stamina
+16 Attack Power and +12 Stamina
Chance to increase Attack Power by 400
+1 Socket to Belt
Enchant Ring - Assault(Requires Enchanting 400)
+40 Attack Power
The Enchants that require a specific profession should always take precedent over the above, they are as follows:
Chance to increase Attack Power by 400*
Throw a Cobalt Frag Bomb every 6 minute
+23 Agility and slow fall
On Use: +340 haste rating for 12 sec
Nitro Boosts
+24 Critical Rate, On Use: Increased Run Speed
*The buff from the Tailoring cloak enchant stacks with the buff from the Berserking weapon enchant.
20%
33%
Keristrasza, The Nexus (H)
25%
*These are BiS options to swap toAoE encountersas the majority of your damage comes from spell damage.
50Emblem of Heroism, (Dalaran)
15Emblem of Heroism, (Dalaran)
Totem of the Tundra
Mask of the Watcher
Helmet of the Shrine
25Emblem of Heroism(Dalaran)
Necklace of the Chrono-Lord
Spaulders of the Abomination
80Emblem of Heroism(Dalaran)
2%
Tribunal of the Ages, Halls of Stone (H)
40Emblem of Heroism(Dalaran)
