Shaman specialization

Enhancement Shaman in WoW Forever

Weapons empowered by elemental magic.

  • Your role: Melee damage
  • Advice for every level to 60
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Tanking builds use the Enhancement talent tree. They are not a separate specialization.

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Level 55 · Damage in a group

How to play dungeons at level 55

Your combat loop

Press the first one that is ready.

Enhancement’s own loop, from level 18. Before that every Shaman plays the same loop.

Own loop from: Elemental level 14Enhancement level 18

Use Windfury Weapon. It does 8% more than Rockbiter Weapon and 10% more than Flametongue Weapon.

Blizzard’s November 10 hotfixes cut Stormstrike to 100% weapon damage on an 8 sec cooldown, Mental Dexterity to 33/66/100% of Intellect and Maelstrom Weapon to 6 to 10 procs a minute. The game files do not hold these yet, so this page still ranks with the old values. It updates when they do. Blizzard’s notes

  1. Rage of the Farseer Cooldown · every 3 min

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 180 sec. It raises the rest.

  2. Stormstrike Every 6 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 6 sec.

    14% of your damage
  3. Earth Shock Rank 6 Every 5 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 5 sec.

    26% of your damage
  4. Lightning Bolt Rank 9 When it lights up

    Use it when Maelstrom Weapon makes it ready (free).

    5% of your damage
  5. Windfury Weapon Rank 3 Main hand

    Keep it on your main-hand weapon.

    22% of your damage
  6. Windfury Totem Rank 3 Totem

    Keep the totem down near you; it adds to your main-hand hits, on top of your weapon’s imbue.

    10% of your damage
  7. Searing Totem Rank 5 Totem

    Keep the totem down near the fight; it attacks by itself.

    4% of your damage
  8. Auto attack All the time

    Your weapon swings on its own. Stay in melee range.

    19% of your damage

The first 30 seconds

When to press each one from the pull. The blue line under a press is the global cooldown (1.5 sec) or cast it holds: nothing else on the global cooldown can go until it ends, so of two that are ready together the higher one goes first. Rage of the Farseer is off the global cooldown, so it has no line and goes alongside.

In the gaps
Lightning Bolt

How MaxDPS works this out

Talents at level 55

46 points at level 55: the first at level 10, then one every level.

The MaxDPS build at this level, in the game’s talent frame. Click a talent to learn it and right click to unlearn it, as in the game.

Talents
Unspent Talents
Point order: when each point goes in
  1. Thundering Strikes 5/5 · levels 10–14 +4.4% damage
  2. Mental Dexterity 3/3 · levels 15–17 +14.3% damage
  3. Ancestral Knowledge 5/5 · levels 18–19, 24 and 33–34 +1.5% damage
  4. Shamanistic Focus 1/1 · level 20 +0.8% damage
  5. Elemental Weapons 3/3 · levels 21–23 +1.3% damage
  6. Stormstrike 1/1 · level 25 +46.7% damage
  7. Flurry 5/5 · levels 26–29 and 32 +4% damage
  8. Mental Quickness 2/2 · levels 30–31 +2.4% damage
  9. Maelstrom Weapon 3/5 · levels 35 and 38–39 +5.5% damage
  10. Improved Stormstrike 2/2 · levels 36–37 not counted here
  11. Rage of the Farseer 1/1 · level 40 +1.8% damage
  12. Concussion 5/5 · levels 41–45 +1.5% damage
  13. Reverberation 5/5 · levels 46–50 +4.5% damage
  14. Convection 5/5 · levels 51–55 not counted here

Every Shaman talent

Preliminary item rankings · Dungeons

Enhancement Shaman gear rankings

Weapon damage, imbues and shocks · Level 55 · Calculated defaults

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Off hand 276 items · Updating…

Where it comes from
Auction prices from

Key stats show the stats behind the three largest score contributions, as the game tooltip states them; open an item’s details for every value and source.

Off hand items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
Rank Item Score (pts) Where to get it Actions
1 in this filtered list
Crest of Supremacy Shield · iLvl 56 · Req. 51 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 1930 Armor7 Intellect6 Strength
14.70
Shade of EranikusNPC drop · 46% · Sunken Temple

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 1930 × 0.0026 = 5.02 pts
  • Intellect: 7 × 0.5737 = 4.02 pts
  • Strength: 6 × 0.5382 = 3.23 pts
  • Agility: 6 × 0.2189 = 1.31 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.1599 = 1.12 pts

Rare

Source

Shade of EranikusNPC drop · 46% · Sunken Temple
2 in this filtered list
Wall of the Dead Shield · iLvl 50 · Req. 45 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Strength1937 Armor15 Stamina
13.35
LoroNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 11 × 0.5382 = 5.92 pts
  • Armor: 1937 × 0.0026 = 5.04 pts
  • Stamina: 15 × 0.1599 = 2.40 pts

Epic

30 sources

LoroNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Nightmare WyrmkinNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Nightmare WhelpNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Rabid LongtoothNPC drop · <0.1%
Atal'ai WarriorNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Atal'ai Witch DoctorNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
FelbeastNPC drop · <0.1% · Blasted Lands
Jaedenar CultistNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood
Spitelash MyrmidonNPC drop · <0.1% · Azshara
Anvilrage WardenNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackrock Depths
All 30 sources
3 in this filtered list
Crest of Retribution Shield · iLvl 60 · Req. 55 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 14 Strength2057 Armor
12.88
Ramstein the GorgerNPC drop · 33% · Stratholme

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 14 × 0.5382 = 7.53 pts
  • Armor: 2057 × 0.0026 = 5.35 pts

Rare

Source

Ramstein the GorgerNPC drop · 33% · Stratholme
4 in this filtered list
Fatebound Buckler Shield · iLvl 55 · Req. 50* · Quest Key stats: 1898 Armor8 Strength9 Stamina
11.77

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 1898 × 0.0026 = 4.93 pts
  • Strength: 8 × 0.5382 = 4.31 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.1599 = 1.44 pts
  • Agility: 5 × 0.2189 = 1.09 pts

Rare

2 sources

5 in this filtered list
Gizlock's Hypertech Buckler Shield · iLvl 53 · Req. 48 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 10 Intellect1835 Armor5 Spell damage
11.76
Tinkerer GizlockNPC drop · 43% · Maraudon

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 10 × 0.5737 = 5.74 pts
  • Armor: 1835 × 0.0026 = 4.77 pts
  • Spell power: 5 × 0.2508 = 1.25 pts

Rare

Source

Tinkerer GizlockNPC drop · 43% · Maraudon
6 in this filtered list
Shizzle's Drizzle Blocker Shield · iLvl 55 · Req. 50* · Quest Key stats: 13 Strength1691 Armor1 Stamina
11.55

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 13 × 0.5382 = 7.00 pts
  • Armor: 1691 × 0.0026 = 4.40 pts
  • Stamina: 1 × 0.1599 = 0.16 pts

Uncommon

Source

7 in this filtered list
Blackskull Shield Shield · iLvl 46 · Req. 41 · Other drop Key stats: 1.0% Expertise1795 Armor5 Stamina
10.90
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Expertise: 10 rating (1.0%) × 0.5169 = 5.17 pts
  • Armor: 1795 × 0.0026 = 4.67 pts
  • Stamina: 5 × 0.1599 = 0.80 pts
  • Bonus armor: 100 × 0.0026 = 0.26 pts

Epic

28 sources

IronpatchNPC drop · <0.1% · Stranglethorn Vale
Cursed Atal'aiNPC drop · <0.1%
Nethergarde MinerNPC drop · <0.1% · Blasted Lands
Ferocious Rage ScarNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Sandfury Soul EaterNPC drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Creeping SludgeNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Sul'lithuz SandcrawlerNPC drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Primordial BehemothNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Constrictor VineNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
All 28 sources
8 in this filtered list
Protector Buckler Shield · iLvl 54 · Req. 49 · Other drop Key stats: 10 Intellect1663 Armor3 Agility
10.72
Vile OozeNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood · also from 55 other creatures
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 10 × 0.5737 = 5.74 pts
  • Armor: 1663 × 0.0026 = 4.32 pts
  • Agility: 3 × 0.2189 = 0.66 pts

Uncommon

56 sources

Vile OozeNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood · also from 55 other creatures
Gordok EnforcerNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Makrinni ScrabblerNPC drop · <0.1% · Azshara
Cliff BreakerNPC drop · <0.1%
Gordok MaulerNPC drop · <0.1%
Warpwood TreantNPC drop · <0.1% · Dire Maul
Phase LasherNPC drop · <0.1% · Dire Maul
Gordok Ogre-MageNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Jaedenar HunterNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood
Wildspawn SatyrNPC drop · <0.1% · Dire Maul
All 56 sources
9 in this filtered list
Khan's Buckler Shield · iLvl 49 · Req. 44 · Other drop Key stats: 9 Intellect1521 Armor5 Stamina
10.57
Ironfur PatriarchNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas · also from 44 other creatures
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 9 × 0.5737 = 5.16 pts
  • Armor: 1521 × 0.0026 = 3.95 pts
  • Stamina: 5 × 0.1599 = 0.80 pts
  • Agility: 3 × 0.2189 = 0.66 pts

Uncommon

45 sources

Ironfur PatriarchNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas · also from 44 other creatures
Primordial BehemothNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Elder Rage ScarNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Groddoc ThundererNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Jadefire ShadowstalkerNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood
Deadwood PathfinderNPC drop · <0.1% · Felwood
Glasshide PetrifierNPC drop · <0.1% · Tanaris
Land WalkerNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Cliff GiantNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Thistleshrub RootshaperNPC drop · <0.1% · Tanaris
All 45 sources
10 in this filtered list
Aegis of Stormwind Shield · iLvl 54 · Req. 49 · Other drop Key stats: 1867 Armor6 Strength15 Stamina
10.48
TaerarNPC drop · 3.9%
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 1867 × 0.0026 = 4.85 pts
  • Strength: 6 × 0.5382 = 3.23 pts
  • Stamina: 15 × 0.1599 = 2.40 pts

Rare

87 sources

TaerarNPC drop · 3.9%
LethonNPC drop · 1.8%
RagnarosBoss drop · 1.7% · Molten Core
AzuregosNPC drop · 1.6%
Emerald Encrusted ChestContainer loot · 1.6%
Lord KazzakNPC drop · 1.4% · Blasted Lands
EmerissNPC drop · 1.4%
NefarianNPC drop · 1% · Blackwing Lair
OnyxiaNPC drop · 1%
All 87 sources
11 in this filtered list
Savage Boar's Guard Shield · iLvl 42 · Req. 37 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 11 Strength1287 Armor6 Stamina
10.23
RagglesnoutNPC drop · 40% · Razorfen Downs

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 11 × 0.5382 = 5.92 pts
  • Armor: 1287 × 0.0026 = 3.35 pts
  • Stamina: 6 × 0.1599 = 0.96 pts

Rare

Source

RagglesnoutNPC drop · 40% · Razorfen Downs
12 in this filtered list
Stoneshell Guard Shield · iLvl 52 · Req. 47 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 1803 Armor7 Strength9 Stamina
10.15
Lord RoccorBoss drop · 52% · Blackrock Depths

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 1803 × 0.0026 = 4.69 pts
  • Strength: 7 × 0.5382 = 3.77 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.1599 = 1.44 pts
  • Bonus armor: 100 × 0.0026 = 0.26 pts

Rare

Source

Lord RoccorBoss drop · 52% · Blackrock Depths
13 in this filtered list
Plague Defiled Buckler Shield · iLvl 60 · Req. 55 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 2057 Armor13 Spell power8 Stamina
9.89

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 2057 × 0.0026 = 5.35 pts
  • Spell power: 13 × 0.2508 = 3.26 pts
  • Stamina: 8 × 0.1599 = 1.28 pts

Rare

Source

14 in this filtered list
Tyrant's Shield Shield · iLvl 48 · Req. 43 · Other drop Key stats: 9 Strength1493 Armor5 Stamina
9.53
Noxxious ScionNPC drop · 0.1% · Maraudon
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.5382 = 4.84 pts
  • Armor: 1493 × 0.0026 = 3.88 pts
  • Stamina: 5 × 0.1599 = 0.80 pts

Uncommon

62 sources

Noxxious ScionNPC drop · 0.1% · Maraudon
Wandering Forest WalkerNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
RuuzluBoss drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Sul'lithuz SandcrawlerNPC drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Primordial BehemothNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Deeprot TanglerNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Ferocious Rage ScarNPC drop · <0.1% · Feralas
Constrictor VineNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Subterranean DiemetradonNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
All 62 sources
15 in this filtered list
Farholde Bastion Shield · iLvl 46 · Req. 41* · Quest · Alliance only Key stats: 9 Strength1436 Armor5 Stamina
9.38

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.5382 = 4.84 pts
  • Armor: 1436 × 0.0026 = 3.73 pts
  • Stamina: 5 × 0.1599 = 0.80 pts

Uncommon

Source

16 in this filtered list
Twilight Barrier Shield · iLvl 46 · Req. 41* · Quest · Horde only Key stats: 9 Strength1436 Armor5 Stamina
9.38

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.5382 = 4.84 pts
  • Armor: 1436 × 0.0026 = 3.73 pts
  • Stamina: 5 × 0.1599 = 0.80 pts

Uncommon

Source

17 in this filtered list
Ravager's Shield Shield · iLvl 44 · Req. 39 · Other drop Key stats: 7 Intellect1380 Armor3 Strength
9.22
Deeprot TanglerNPC drop · 0.2% · Maraudon
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 7 × 0.5737 = 4.02 pts
  • Armor: 1380 × 0.0026 = 3.59 pts
  • Strength: 3 × 0.5382 = 1.61 pts

Uncommon

77 sources

Deeprot TanglerNPC drop · 0.2% · Maraudon
Wastewander ScofflawNPC drop · 0.1% · Tanaris
Oro EyegougeNPC drop · 0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Gordunni BruteNPC drop · 0.1% · Feralas
Firemane Ash TailNPC drop · <0.1% · Dustwallow Marsh
Sergeant BlyNPC drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Sandfury Blood DrinkerNPC drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Barbed LasherNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
Sandfury ShadowcasterNPC drop · <0.1% · Zul'Farrak
Putridus SatyrNPC drop · <0.1% · Maraudon
All 77 sources
18 in this filtered list
Aegis of the Scarlet Commander Shield · iLvl 44 · Req. 39 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 1548 Armor7 Strength8 Stamina
9.07

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 1548 × 0.0026 = 4.02 pts
  • Strength: 7 × 0.5382 = 3.77 pts
  • Stamina: 8 × 0.1599 = 1.28 pts

Rare

19 in this filtered list
Bramblebark Barrier Shield · iLvl 59 · Req. 54* · Quest Key stats: 1805 Armor6 Strength7 Stamina
9.04

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 1805 × 0.0026 = 4.69 pts
  • Strength: 6 × 0.5382 = 3.23 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.1599 = 1.12 pts

Uncommon

Source

20 in this filtered list
Valorous Shield Shield · iLvl 51 · Req. 46 · Other drop Key stats: 1578 Armor6 Strength9 Stamina
8.77
Dark CofferObject loot · 0.4% · Blackrock Depths
Alliance: Horde: None on the auction house

Score breakdown

  • Armor: 1578 × 0.0026 = 4.10 pts
  • Strength: 6 × 0.5382 = 3.23 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.1599 = 1.44 pts

Uncommon

65 sources

Dark CofferObject loot · 0.4% · Blackrock Depths
Lard's Special Picnic BasketContainer loot · 0.3%
Reinforced Steel LockboxContainer loot · 0.2%
Cuergo's Hidden TreasureContainer loot · 0.2%
Nightmare WhelpNPC drop · 0.1% · Sunken Temple
Nightmare WandererNPC drop · 0.1% · Sunken Temple
Twilight IdolaterNPC drop · 0.1% · Searing Gorge
Nightmare WyrmkinNPC drop · <0.1% · Sunken Temple
Mithril LockboxContainer loot · <0.1%
All 65 sources

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