1.0 - The Enhancement Shaman
Enhancement shamans are the melee emphasized counterpart of a powerful hybrid class, the combination of ranged damage spells as well as snares, DoT's, etc. pushing them over the boundaries often faced by other melee oriented fighters.
Capable of both healing themselves as well as others with great efficiency not to mention buffing the entire party with an almost endless variety of damage increasing and health restoring buffs that equally apply to the shaman.
Enhancement shamans shine in not only bringing massive DPS to the table but allowing all those around them to put out insane numbers as well, via windfury, strength of earth, etc.
2.0 - Talent Builds
2.1 - Spell Rotation
Windfury - Stormstrike - Earth Shock - Flame Shock
2.2 - Leveling Shaman Build
0/44/17
10 - 14 Ancestral Knowledge
15 - 19 Thundering Strikes
20 - Shamanistic Focus
21 - 23 Improved Lightning Shield
24 - Improved Ghost Wolf (1/2)
25 - 29 Flurry
30 - Spirit Weapons
31 - 33 Elemental Weapons
34 - Improved Ghost Wolf (2/2)
35 - 39 Weapon Mastery
40 - Dual-Wield
41 - Stormstrike
42 - 44 Dual-wield Specialization
45 - 49 Unleashed Rage
50 - Shamanistic Rage
51 - 53 Mental Quickness
54+ - Pick up key restoration tree or elemental tree talents
3.0 - Enhancement PvP Build
- 15/46/0 Elemental/enhancement Arena Build
4.0 - Number Crunching
Intellect - 1 = 15 Mana
Spell Hit - 12.6 = 1%
Spell Critical - 22.1 = 1%
Spell Haste - 15.7 = 1%/0.025 seconds off of Global Cooldown & Spell Cast Time
Hit Rating – 15.8 rating = 1% Increase
Critical Rating – 22.1 rating = 1% Increase
Weapon Expertise – 1 point = .25% lower chance for enemy to dodge/parry
Haste –15.7 = 1%
Spellpower Coefficients:
125.0% Chain Heal
85.71% Healing Wave
42.86% Lesser Healing Wave
4.5% Healing Stream Totem (Per Tick)
EXAMPLE: Lesser Healing Wave W/ 100 Spell Healing = +43 Points of Actual healing per cast
125.0% Chain Lightning
79.4% Lightning Bolt
100% Lightning Shield
42.86% Earth Shock
42.86% Frost Shock
15% Flame Shock Direct Damage/52% Flame Shock DoT
4.1 - Spell Hit, Crit, etc.
Defacto Priority:
+Healing = MP5 - Spirit - Spell Haste
What to shoot for when entering Karazhan & Heroics:
+Hit: 6%
Attack Power: 900 - 1000
Melee Critical: 18 - 20%
What to shoot for when heading into 25-Raids:
+Hit: 9%
Attack Power: 1200+
Melee Critical: 25%+
4.2 - Gems
[Bold Living Ruby]
[Bright Living Ruby]
[Smooth Dawnstone]
[Jagged Talasite]
[Inscribed Noble Topaz]
[Sovereign Nightseye]
4.3 Enchantments
Head: Glyph of Ferocity
Shoulders: Aldor/Scryer Inscription
Back: Greater Agility
Chest: Exceptional Stats
Wrist: Assault
Hands: Assault
Alternative Hands: Superior Agility
Legs: Cobrahide Leg Armor
Alternative Legs: Nethercobra Leg Armor
Feet: Dexterity
Alternative Feet: Cat's Swiftness
Weapon: Greater Agility
Alternative Weapon: Mongoose
5.0 - PvE Gear Guide
Note: As this is a PvE gear guide I'll only list the PvP rewards capable of being obtained via Honor, arena rewards are however viable alternatives to many pieces of gear.
Head:
[Surestrike Goggles v2.0] - Crafted
[Gladiator's Linked Helm] - PvP Reward
[Beast Lord Helm] - Mechanar
[Helm of Desolation] - Black Morass
[Earthwarden's Coif] - Quest Reward
Neck:
[Vindicator's Pendant of Triumph] - PvP Reward
[Choker of Vile Intent] - (25) Badges of Justice
[Necklace of Trophies] - BoE World Drop
[Natasha's Choker] - Quest Reward
[Blood Guard's Necklace of Ferocity] - Heroic Shattered Halls
Shoulders:
[Gladiator's Linked Spaulders] - PvP Reward
[Beast Lord Mantle] - Steamvault
[Scorpid-Sting Mantle] - Normal Slave Pens
[Wyrmfury Pauldrons] - Heroic Old Hillsbrad
Back:
[Dory's Embrace] - (60) Badges of Justice
[Vengeance Wrap] - Crafted BoE
[Cloak of the Coming Night] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[Cloak of the Craft] - World Drop BoE
Chest:
[Hauberk of the War Bringer] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[Tunic of the Ranger Lord] - Heroic Magister's Terrace
[Gladiator's Linked Armor] - PvP Reward
[Felstalker Breastplate] - Crafted BoE
[Laughing Skull Battle-Harness] - Black Morass
Wrist:
[Vindicator's Linked Bracers] - PvP Reward
[Bracers of the Forest Stalker] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[Felstalker Bracers] - Crafted BoE
[Emerald Eye Bracer] - Heroic Bloodfurnace
Hands:
[Gauntlets of Rapidity] - (75) Badges of justice
[Windstrike Gloves] - Crafted BoE
[Felfury Gauntlets] - Crafted BoE
[Beast Lord Handguards] - Shattered Halls
Belt:
[Belt of the Black Eagle] - Crafted BoE
[War-Feathered Loop] - (60) Badges of Justice
[Vindicator's Linked Girdle] - PvP Reward
[Rune-Engraved Belt] - Quest Reward
Legs:
[Leggings of the Pursuit] - (100) Badges of Justice
[Wyrmscale Greaves] - Heroic Old Hillsbrad
[Emerald-Scale Greaves] - Heroic Old Hillsbrad
[Scaled Greaves of Patience] - Old Hillsbrad
[Sunfury Legguards] - Quest Reward
Boots:
[Treads of Booming Thunder] - (60) Badges of Justice
[Boots of the Crimson Hawk] - Crafted
[Vindicator's Linked Sabatons] - PvP Reward
[Outland Striders] - Arcatraz
[Fleet Refugee's Boots] - Quest Reward
Rings:
[Angelista's Revenge] - (60) Badges of Justice
[Shapeshifter's Signet] - Reputation Reward
[Vindicator's Band of Triumph]- PvP Reward
[Ravenclaw Band] - Sethekk Halls
[Kaylaan's Signet] - Reputation Reward
[Slayer's Mark of the Redemption] - Quest Reward
Trinkets:
[Darkmoon Card: Crusade] - Darkmoon Card Deck
[Shard of Contempt] - Heroic Magister's Terrace
[Bloodlust Brooch] - Vendor(41 Badges of Justice)
[Abacus of Violent Odds] - Drop(Mechanar)
[Hourglass of the Unraveller] - Drop(Black Morass)
[Core of Ar'kelos] - Quest Reward
Main-Hand:
[Vanir's Right Fist of Brutality] - (105) Badges of Justice
[Gladiator's Right Ripper] - PvP Reward
[The Bladefist] - Heroic Shattered Halls
[Reflex Blades] - Arcatraz
[Demonblood Eviscerator] - Shattered Halls
Off-Hand:
[Vanir's Left Fist of Brutality] - (45) Badges of Justice
[Gladiator's Left Ripper] - PvP Reward
[Boggspine Knuckles] - Heroic Underbog
[Sun-forged Cleaver] - Normal Magister's Terrace
[Whispering Blade of Slaying] - Shadow Labyrinth
Totem:
[Stonebreaker's Totem] - (20) Badges of Justice
[Totem of Astral Winds] - Heroic Mana Tombs |
