Arcaik

Enhancement Shaman
Goblin
450 ilvl
Season 2
3202 Mythic+

Arcaik from Tichondrius (US) is recognized as one of the top PvE Enhancement Shaman in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 3202 rating in Mythic+ during season 2.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of her character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of her stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide to enhance and inspire your own Enhancement Shaman build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Arcaik's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+782
14% Critical Strike
+4856
30% Haste
+6176
84% Mastery
+1263
6% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+0
2% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Shaman specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Shaman class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Shaman's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Arcaik's selected Class Talents below:

Chain Heal
Lava Burst
1
Astral Shift
1
Chain Lightning
1
Wind Shear
1
Planes Traveler
1
Thunderous Paws
1
Frost Shock
1
Maelstrom Weapon
1
Earth Shield
Fire and Ice
1
Earth Elemental
1
Capacitor Totem
1
Ancestral Wolf Affinity
Brimming with Life
1
Elemental Orbit
Healing Stream Totem
Ancestral Defense
1
Tremor Totem
Static Charge
1
Purge
Flurry
1
Swirling Currents
Cleanse Spirit
Wind Rush Totem
1
Hex
Nature's Fury
2
Surging Shields
Elemental Warding
Nature's Guardian
2
Voodoo Mastery
Winds of Al'Akir
2
Spiritwalker's Grace
Thunderstorm
1
Totemic Focus
Spirit Walk
1
Graceful Spirit
Ancestral Guidance
1
Totemic Projection
1
Totemic Surge
Go with the Flow
2
Mana Spring
Thundershock
1
Poison Cleansing Totem
1
Totemic Recall
1
Nature's Swiftness
Stoneskin Totem
Call of the Elements

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Enhancement Shamans with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Arcaik's selected Specialization Talents below:

Stormstrike
1
Windfury Weapon
1
Refreshing Waters
Lava Lash
1
Forceful Winds
Improved Maelstrom Weapon
2
Molten Assault
2
Unruly Winds
Windfury Totem
1
Raging Maelstrom
1
Ice Strike
1
Hailstorm
1
Doom Winds
Tempest Strikes
Overflowing Maelstrom
1
Sundering
1
Swirling Maelstrom
1
Hot Hand
2
Storm's Wrath
Crash Lightning
1
Feral Lunge
Stormflurry
Ashen Catalyst
1
Stormblast
Elemental Weapons
2
Converging Storms
Crashing Storms
1
Lashing Flames
1
Primordial Wave
1
Feral Spirit
1
Deeply Rooted Elements
Primal Maelstrom
2
Elemental Assault
Witch Doctor's Ancestry
2
Legacy of the Frost Witch
Static Accumulation
Splintered Elements
1
Elemental Spirits
1
Thorim's Invocation

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Enhancement Shaman's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Arcaik's selected PvP Talents below:

Ride the Lightning
Shamanism
1
Skyfury Totem
1
Counterstrike Totem
Unleash Shield
Grounding Totem
1
Seasoned Winds
Static Field Totem
Traveling Storms
Burrow
Stormweaver

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of equipment significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Arcaik.

Head

  1. set
    Spangenhelm of the Cinderwolf

Neck

  1. Magmorax's Fourth Collar

Shoulders

  1. set
    Thunderpads of the Cinderwolf

Back

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl

Chest

  1. set
    Adornments of the Cinderwolf

Wrist

  1. Adaptive Dracothyst Armguards

Hands

  1. Grasps of Welded Anguish

Waist

  1. Faulds of the Cinderwolf

Legs

  1. set
    Braies of the Cinderwolf

Feet

  1. Crechebound Soldier's Boots

Ring 1

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight

Ring 2

  1. Entropic Convergence Loop

Trinket 1

  1. Neltharion's Call to Dominance

Trinket 2

  1. Ominous Chromatic Essence

Main Hand

  1. Obsidian Seared Slicer

Off Hand

  1. Dreambound Cudgel

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Arcaik for the Enhancement Shaman specialization.

  1. Adaptive Stonescales
  2. Fang Adornments

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Arcaik for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion

Off Hand

  1. Sophic Devotion

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Arcaik.

  1. Keen Neltharite
    7
  2. Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1