Shaman specialization

Enhancement Shaman in WoW Forever

Weapons empowered by elemental magic.

  • Your role: Melee damage
  • Advice for every level to 60
  • Class notes checked

Tanking builds use the Enhancement talent tree. They are not a separate specialization.

Your character

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Level 30 · Soloing

How to solo at level 30

Your combat loop

Press the first one that is ready.

Enhancement’s own loop, from level 23. Before that every Shaman plays the same loop.

Own loop from: Elemental level 18Enhancement level 23Restoration level 45

Use Windfury Weapon. It does 26% more than Rockbiter Weapon and 23% more than Flametongue Weapon.

No totems to keep up solo: you walk away from them, and Strength of Earth or Grace of Air costs more mana than it gives back over one or two mobs. Searing Totem is not scored, since the game files do not hold how often it attacks.

Pull with Lightning Bolt Rank 5. Cast it 2 times as the enemy runs in, then go to the loop below.

  1. Stormstrike Every 6 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 6 sec.

    21% of your damage
  2. Earth Shock Rank 4 Every 6 sec

    Use it whenever it is ready, every 6 sec.

    15% of your damage
  3. Windfury Weapon Rank 1 Main hand

    Keep it on your main-hand weapon.

    30% of your damage
  4. Auto attack All the time

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

    34% 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.

All the time
Windfury WeaponAuto attack

How MaxDPS works this out

Talents at level 30

21 points at level 30: 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 +5.5% damage
  2. Mental Dexterity 3/3 · levels 15–17 +23.9% damage
  3. Ancestral Knowledge 3/5 · levels 18–19 and 24 +1.2% damage
  4. Shamanistic Focus 1/1 · level 20 +4.4% damage
  5. Elemental Weapons 3/3 · levels 21–23 +0.5% damage
  6. Stormstrike 1/1 · level 25 +48.4% damage
  7. Flurry 4/5 · levels 26–29 +2.8% damage
  8. Mental Quickness 1/2 · level 30 +0.9% damage

Every Shaman talent

Preliminary item rankings · Soloing

Enhancement Shaman gear rankings

Weapon damage, imbues and shocks · Level 30 · Calculated defaults

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Head 71 items · Updating…

Where it comes 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.

Head items with imported stats, weighted scores and acquisition sources.
Rank Item Score (pts) Where to get it Actions
1 in this filtered list
Defender's Leather Helm Leather · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 12 Strength13 Stamina84 Armor
17.27

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 12 × 0.9297 = 11.16 pts
  • Stamina: 13 × 0.4176 = 5.43 pts
  • Armor: 84 × 0.0081 = 0.68 pts

Rare

15 sources

Lorgus JettNPC drop · 0.3% · Blackfathom Deeps
Charlga RazorflankNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Aggem ThorncurseNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Bazil ThreddNPC drop · <0.1% · Stormwind Stockade
Aku'maiNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Old Serra'kisNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
All 15 sources
2 in this filtered list
Enduring Cap Leather · iLvl 33 · Req. 28 · Other drop Key stats: 16 Intellect7 Spirit88 Armor
14.60
Splinter Fist EnslaverNPC drop · 0.2% · Duskwood

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 16 × 0.8179 = 13.09 pts
  • Spirit: 7 × 0.114 = 0.80 pts
  • Armor: 88 × 0.0081 = 0.71 pts

Rare

47 sources

Splinter Fist EnslaverNPC drop · 0.2% · Duskwood
Alliance ChestObject loot · 0.1%
Gelkis ScoutNPC drop · <0.1% · Desolace
Large Solid ChestObject loot · <0.1%
Razorfen BattleguardNPC drop · <0.1%
Iron LockboxContainer loot · <0.1%
Forsaken InfiltratorNPC drop · <0.1% · Ashenvale
Dabyrie LaborerNPC drop · <0.1% · Arathi Highlands
Stonevault AmbusherNPC drop · <0.1% · Uldaman
All 47 sources
3 in this filtered list
Trapper's Leather Helm Leather · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 10 Intellect13 Stamina84 Armor
14.29

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 10 × 0.8179 = 8.18 pts
  • Stamina: 13 × 0.4176 = 5.43 pts
  • Armor: 84 × 0.0081 = 0.68 pts

Rare

13 sources

Lorgus JettNPC drop · 0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
HamhockNPC drop · <0.1% · Stormwind Stockade
Fallen ChampionNPC drop · <0.1% · Scarlet Monastery
Overlord RamtuskNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Charlga RazorflankNPC drop · <0.1%
Death Speaker JargbaNPC drop · <0.1%
GelihastNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
All 13 sources
4 in this filtered list
Dokebi Hat Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Intellect4 Strength83 Armor
13.96

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 11 × 0.8179 = 9.00 pts
  • Strength: 4 × 0.9297 = 3.72 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0081 = 0.67 pts
  • Spirit: 5 × 0.114 = 0.57 pts

Uncommon

54 sources

Withered WarriorNPC drop · 0.2% · Razorfen Downs
Withered ReaverNPC drop · 0.2% · Razorfen Downs
Tomb FiendNPC drop · 0.1% · Razorfen Downs
Razorfen BattleguardNPC drop · <0.1%
Whirlwind StormwalkerNPC drop · <0.1% · Desolace
Death's Head CultistNPC drop · <0.1%
All 54 sources
5 in this filtered list
Cloudy Gustwoven Hood Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Strength9 Stamina83 Armor
12.80

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.9297 = 8.37 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.4176 = 3.76 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0081 = 0.67 pts

Uncommon

Source

6 in this filtered list
Azure Gustwoven Hood Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Strength9 Stamina83 Armor
12.80

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 9 × 0.9297 = 8.37 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.4176 = 3.76 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0081 = 0.67 pts

Uncommon

Source

7 in this filtered list
Insignia Cap Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Intellect7 Stamina83 Armor
12.59
Large Iron Bound ChestObject loot · 0.6%

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 11 × 0.8179 = 9.00 pts
  • Stamina: 7 × 0.4176 = 2.92 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0081 = 0.67 pts

Uncommon

112 sources

Large Iron Bound ChestObject loot · 0.6%
Large Solid ChestObject loot · 0.6%
Iron LockboxContainer loot · 0.5%
Scarlet MonkNPC drop · 0.2% · Scarlet Monastery
Forsaken BodyguardNPC drop · 0.1%
All 112 sources
8 in this filtered list
Defender's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Strength10 Stamina76 Armor
12.23

Score breakdown

  • Strength: 8 × 0.9297 = 7.44 pts
  • Stamina: 10 × 0.4176 = 4.18 pts
  • Armor: 76 × 0.0081 = 0.62 pts

Rare

Source

9 in this filtered list
Cloudy Windraveled Cover Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Intellect9 Stamina83 Armor
11.79

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 9 × 0.8179 = 7.36 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.4176 = 3.76 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0081 = 0.67 pts

Uncommon

Source

10 in this filtered list
Azure Windraveled Cover Leather · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Intellect9 Stamina83 Armor
11.79

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 9 × 0.8179 = 7.36 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.4176 = 3.76 pts
  • Armor: 83 × 0.0081 = 0.67 pts

Uncommon

Source

11 in this filtered list
Cloudy Stormsewn Cowl Cloth · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Intellect9 Stamina38 Armor
11.43
TailoringCrafted

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 9 × 0.8179 = 7.36 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.4176 = 3.76 pts
  • Armor: 38 × 0.0081 = 0.31 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
12 in this filtered list
Azure Stormsewn Cowl Cloth · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Crafted Key stats: 9 Intellect9 Stamina38 Armor
11.43
TailoringCrafted

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 9 × 0.8179 = 7.36 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.4176 = 3.76 pts
  • Armor: 38 × 0.0081 = 0.31 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
13 in this filtered list
Trapper's Leather Hood Leather · iLvl 25 · Req. 20 · Crafted Key stats: 8 Intellect10 Stamina76 Armor
11.33

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 8 × 0.8179 = 6.54 pts
  • Stamina: 10 × 0.4176 = 4.18 pts
  • Armor: 76 × 0.0081 = 0.62 pts

Rare

Source

14 in this filtered list
Ruffled Chaplet Leather · iLvl 34 · Req. 29 · Other drop Key stats: 8 Intellect9 Stamina81 Armor
10.96

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 8 × 0.8179 = 6.54 pts
  • Stamina: 9 × 0.4176 = 3.76 pts
  • Armor: 81 × 0.0081 = 0.66 pts

Uncommon

Source

15 in this filtered list
Nightsky Cowl Cloth · iLvl 35 · Req. 30 · Other drop Key stats: 12 Intellect5 Spirit38 Armor
10.69
Large Iron Bound ChestObject loot · 1.7%

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 12 × 0.8179 = 9.81 pts
  • Spirit: 5 × 0.114 = 0.57 pts
  • Armor: 38 × 0.0081 = 0.31 pts

Uncommon

110 sources

Large Iron Bound ChestObject loot · 1.7%
Large Solid ChestObject loot · 0.8%
Iron LockboxContainer loot · 0.6%
Scarlet MonkNPC drop · 0.2% · Scarlet Monastery
All 110 sources
16 in this filtered list
Resilient Cap Cloth · iLvl 33 · Req. 28 · Other drop Key stats: 11 Intellect2 Agility4 Spirit
10.54

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 11 × 0.8179 = 9.00 pts
  • Agility: 2 × 0.3926 = 0.79 pts
  • Spirit: 4 × 0.114 = 0.46 pts
  • Armor: 37 × 0.0081 = 0.30 pts

Uncommon

61 sources

Death's Head CultistNPC drop · 0.3%
Razorfen ThornweaverNPC drop · 0.2%
Razorfen BattleguardNPC drop · 0.2%
Gelkis EarthcallerNPC drop · <0.1% · Desolace
Quilguard ChampionNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Kolkar Battle LordNPC drop · <0.1% · Desolace
Gelkis WindchaserNPC drop · <0.1% · Desolace
All 61 sources
17 in this filtered list
Tribal Worg Helm Leather · iLvl 34 · Req. 29 · Other drop Key stats: 7 Intellect8 Agility7 Spirit
10.32
FenrosNPC drop · 32% · Duskwood

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 7 × 0.8179 = 5.73 pts
  • Agility: 8 × 0.3926 = 3.14 pts
  • Spirit: 7 × 0.114 = 0.80 pts
  • Armor: 81 × 0.0081 = 0.66 pts

Uncommon

Source

FenrosNPC drop · 32% · Duskwood
18 in this filtered list
Brawler's Leather Helm Leather · iLvl 30 · Req. 25 · Dungeon drop Key stats: 13 Stamina10 Agility84 Armor
10.04

Score breakdown

  • Stamina: 13 × 0.4176 = 5.43 pts
  • Agility: 10 × 0.3926 = 3.93 pts
  • Armor: 84 × 0.0081 = 0.68 pts

Rare

17 sources

GelihastNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
RoogugNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Lorgus JettNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Charlga RazorflankNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
IronspineNPC drop · <0.1% · Scarlet Monastery
Aggem ThorncurseNPC drop · <0.1% · Razorfen Kraul
Aku'maiNPC drop · <0.1% · Blackfathom Deeps
Dextren WardNPC drop · <0.1% · Stormwind Stockade
All 17 sources
19 in this filtered list
Enchanter's Cowl Cloth · iLvl 33 · Req. 28 · Crafted Key stats: 10 Intellect6 Spell power37 Armor
9.79
TailoringCrafted

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 10 × 0.8179 = 8.18 pts
  • Spell power: 6 × 0.2182 = 1.31 pts
  • Armor: 37 × 0.0081 = 0.30 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted
20 in this filtered list
Shadow Hood Cloth · iLvl 34 · Req. 29 · Crafted Key stats: 11 Intellect37 Armor
9.30
TailoringCrafted

Score breakdown

  • Intellect: 11 × 0.8179 = 9.00 pts
  • Armor: 37 × 0.0081 = 0.30 pts

Uncommon

Source

TailoringCrafted

Item stats from the WoW Forever game files; sources from data collected from the live game.

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