Enhancement Shaman Rotation & Talent Build - Wrath Classic (WOTLK) (2024)

Introduction

Enhancement Shamans bring an attack power buff with

Unleashed Rage

and a melee haste buff with

Improved Windfury Totem

to raids. All Shamans have access to

Wrath of Air Totem

for spell haste, and of course

Bloodlust

or

Heroism

.

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Rotation

Enhancement Shamans have a rotation with a lot of spells, and little downtime. There will always be something to for you to do every GCD, and using your

Maelstrom Weapon

procs as soon as possible will be imperative to perform optimal DPS. Enhancement Shamans are also a unique specialization for gearing purposes since they benefit from both melee stats, and caster stats. We'll dive into what exactly this means in more detail in one of the sections below.

Opener

1. Cast

   Call of the Elements

   pre-pull.
2. Cast

   Lightning Shield

   pre-pull.
3. Pre-pot

   Potion of Wild Magic

   if

   Fire Elemental Totem

   is available, otherwise pre-pot

   Potion of Speed

   .
4. Cast

   Flame Shock

   while running at the boss.
5. Cast

   Feral Spirit

   while running at the boss.
6. Use

   Stormstrike

   .
7. If you don't already have one equipped, equip a spell power weapon with

   Flametongue Weapon

   .
8. Cast

   Fire Elemental Totem

   or

   Magma Totem

   . The goal is to snapshot the

   Fire Elemental Totem

   See Also

   Enhancement Shaman Leveling Guide From 1 to 80 for WotLK ClassicWotLK Classic Shaman Leveling Guide - WotLK Classic - Warcraft TavernShaman Enhancement 1-80 Leveling Talent Build & Guide (3.3.5PvE Restoration Shaman Healer Guide - WotLK Classic - Warcraft Tavern
   with as many procs as possible.
9. Switch back to your normal weapons.
10. Cast

    Fire Nova

    .
11. Cast

    Earth Shock

    .
12. Cast

    Lava Lash

    only if you haven't used

    Lightning Bolt

    yet.
13. If you ever get to 5 stacks of

    Maelstrom Weapon

    during your opener,

    Lightning Bolt

    takes priority over everything.
14. Proceed with normal priorities.

Single Target

1. Use

   Flametongue Weapon R9

   on main hand and

   Flametongue Weapon R10

   on off-hand during T7. Switch to

   Windfury Weapon

   on main-hand and

   Flametongue Weapon R10

   on off-hand afterwards.
2. Maintain

   Strength of Earth Totem

   ,

   Mana Spring Totem

   , and

   Wrath of Air Totem

   or

   Windfury Totem

   . This is just a baseline, totems might change depending on raid composition.
3. Cast

   Fire Elemental Totem

   .
4. Cast

   Feral Spirit

   .
5. Cast

   Lightning Bolt

   when at 5 stack of

   Maelstrom Weapon

   .
6. Maintain

   Flame Shock

   . Always let it expire before you re-apply it.
7. Cast

   Earth Shock

   if

   Flame Shock

   debuff is active.
8. Use

   Stormstrike

   .
9. Cast

   Lightning Shield

   if buff is not active.
10. Cast

    Magma Totem

    if not active.
11. Cast

    Shamanistic Rage

    . if you won't cap on mana.
12. Cast

    Fire Nova

    .
13. Cast

    Lava Lash

    if it doesn't delay any your other high priority spells.
14. Cast

    Magma Totem

    regardless if it's active and if it doesn't delay any your other high priority spells.
15. Cast

    Lightning Shield

    regardless if it's active and if it doesn't delay any your other high priority spells.

AoE

1. Cast

   Fire Elemental Totem

   .
2. Cast

   Fire Nova

   .
3. Cast

   Magma Totem

   if no

   Fire Elemental Totem

   See Also

   WotLK Shaman Guide - Ele (Level 80)

   .
4. Cast

   Chain Lightning

   when at 5 stack of

   Maelstrom Weapon

   .
5. Follow single target priorities.

Spellhance

1. Spellhance is a term you will hear when talking about Enhancement Shamans but all it really means is difference in gearing, gemming, and glyphing during T7 compared to the later phases. Talents are the same. The other notable differences are:
2. You can gear for spell power in your neck, back, finger, trinket, and main-hand slots during T7.
3. Use

   Glyph of Flametongue Weapon

   instead of

   Glyph of Feral Spirit

   during T7.
4. Use

   Flametongue Weapon R9

   on main hand and

   Flametongue Weapon R10

   on off-hand during T7. Switch to

   Windfury Weapon

   on main-hand and

   Flametongue Weapon R10

   on off-hand afterwards.

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Talents

Standard Build

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Glyphs

Major:

Stormstrike

,

Flametongue Weapon

,

Fire Nova

Optional: In T10, replace

Flametongue Weapon

and

Fire Nova

with

Windfury Weapon

and

Feral Spirit

(See Spellhance section).

Minor:

Renewed Life

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Stats

Hit Cap

• 13% (342 Rating) with

  Heroic Presence

  , and

  Misery

  or

  Improved Faerie Fire

• 14% (368 Rating) with

  Misery

  or

  Improved Faerie Fire

• 16% (420 Rating) with

  Heroic Presence

• 17% (446 Rating)

Expertise Cap

• 99 Rating with

  Axe Specialization

  from Orc, and

  Unleashed Rage

• 140 Rating with

  Unleashed Rage

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Fire Elemental Snapshot:

  Flask of the Frost Wyrm

  ,
• Rest of the Fight:

  Flask of Endless Rage

Food

Best:

• Fish Feast

Alternatives:

• Great Feast

  ,

• Dalaran Clam Chowder

Potions

Best:

• Potion of Speed

Miscellaneous

Best:

• Dark Rune

  or

  Demonic Rune

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Best Races

Horde

1. Orc:

   Axe Specialization

   and

   Blood Fury

2. Troll:

   Berserking

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Best Professions

1. Engineering: Best profession thanks to

   Nitro Boosts

   ,

   Hyperspeed Accelerators

   ,

   Flexweave Underlay

   enchants,

   Global Thermal Sapper Charge

   , and

   Truesight Ice Blinders

   for early gearing.
2. Tailoring: Second best profession thanks to

   Swordguard Embroidery

   .
3. Jewelcrafting: Third best profession thanks to the 3 unique gems such as

   Bright Dragon's Eye

   ,

   Rigid Dragon's Eye

   , and

   Quick Dragon's Eye

   .
4. Blacksmithing: Fourth best profession during phases 3+ thanks to

   Socket Bracer

   and

   Socket Gloves

   .
5. Leatherworking, Enchanting, Inscription, and Alchemy: All provide comparable stat bonuses with

   Fur Lining - Attack Power

   ,

   Ring - Assault

   ,

   Master's Inscription of the Axe

   , and

   Mixology

   respectively.
6. Skinning:

   Master of Anatomy

   .