Mythic+ Enhancement Shaman
This guide tells you everything about how to build a PvE Enhancement Shaman that will thrive in Mythic+.
Updated , it is based on the 50 top-rated Enhancement Shamans in Mythic+ leaderboards across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions. Ratings are ranging from 3087 to 3359, with the current top Mythic+ Enhancement Shaman being Jaxshamthree from Twisting Nether (EU).
Each character's equipment type, active specialization history, as well as connection frequency, are taken into consideration to keep the guide as accurate as possible.
Stat Priority
Stats are attributes that enhance character abilities and define how it feels to play. Found on most pieces of equipment, object ameliorations, and consumables, the stats to prioritize for Enhancement Shamans in Mythic+ are Mastery and Haste :
- Mastery
- Haste
- Versatility
- Critical Strike
Sometimes, items can also contain minor stats that can add a certain value. Even though they are really hard to get since they are rare and random, the one to reach is Avoidance :
- Avoidance
- Speed
- Leech
+1056
16% Critical Strike
+3912
23% Haste
+4475
66% Mastery
+1149
6% Versatility
- Mastery
- Haste
- Versatility
- Critical Strike
+439
6% Avoidance
+96
3% Leech
+129
3% Speed
- Avoidance
- Speed
- Leech
Races
Each race in World of Warcraft brings traits that can potentially give an edge in achieving victory. That said, the best race for Enhancement Shaman in Mythic+ is currently Dwarf .
Since cross-faction play is now possible, there are few barriers that remain for picking what offers the best racials.
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Dwarf10 -
Goblin10 -
Orc9 -
Tauren6 -
Dark Iron Dwarf5
Class Talents
Chain Heal
3
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Cast Time | 2.5 sec cast |
| Effect | Heals the friendly target for 11,846, then jumps to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump. |
| Power Cost | 75,000 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Lava Burst
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | 2 sec cast |
| Effect | Hurls molten lava at the target, dealing 5,343 Fire damage. Lava Burst will always critically strike if the target is affected by Flame Shock. |
| Power Cost | 6,250 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Astral Shift
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 2 min cooldown |
| Effect | Shift partially into the elemental planes, taking 40% less damage for 8 sec. |
Chain Lightning
50
| Cast Time | 2 sec cast |
| Effect | Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 3,493 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 3 total targets. |
| Power Cost | 2,500 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Earth Elemental
49
| Rank 1 |
49
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 5 min cooldown |
| Effect | Calls forth a Greater Earth Elemental to protect you and your allies for 1 min. While this elemental is active, your maximum health is increased by 15%. |
Wind Shear
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 12 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Disrupts the target's concentration with a burst of wind, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec. |
| Range | 30 yd range |
Planes Traveler
49
| Rank 1 |
49
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Reduces the cooldown of Astral Shift by 30 sec and increases its duration by 4 sec. |
Astral Bulwark
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Astral Shift reduces damage taken by an additional 15%. |
Spirit Wolf
34
| Rank 1 |
34
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | While transformed into a Ghost Wolf, you gain 5% increased movement speed and 5% damage reduction every 1 sec, stacking up to 4 times. |
Thunderous Paws
5
| Rank 1 |
5
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Ghost Wolf removes snares and increases your movement speed by an additional 25% for the first 3 sec. May only occur once every 60 sec. |
Frost Shock
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Chills the target with frost, causing 3,444 Frost damage and reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 6 sec. |
| Power Cost | 2,500 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Maelstrom Weapon
50
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | When you deal damage with a melee weapon, you have a chance to gain Maelstrom Weapon, stacking up to 5 times. Each stack of Maelstrom Weapon reduces the cast time of your next damage or healing spell by 20%. A maximum of 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon can be consumed at a time. |
Earth Shield
4
| Rank 1 |
4
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Protects the target with an earthen shield, increasing your healing on them by 20% and healing them for 2,359 when they take damage. This heal can only occur once every few seconds. Maximum 9 charges. Earth Shield can only be placed on one target at a time. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman. |
| Power Cost | 25,000 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Fire and Ice
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases all Fire and Frost damage you deal by 3%. |
Capacitor Totem
39
| Rank 1 |
39
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min cooldown |
| Effect | Summons a totem at the target location that gathers electrical energy from the surrounding air and explodes after 2 sec, stunning all enemies within 8 yards for 3 sec. |
| Power Cost | 25,000 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Cleanse Spirit
5
| Rank 1 |
5
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 8 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Removes all Curse effects from a friendly target. |
| Power Cost | 16,250 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Focused Insight
1
| Rank 2 |
1
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Casting Flame Shock reduces the mana cost of your next heal by 20% and increases its healing effectiveness by 30%. |
Elemental Orbit
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases the number of Elemental Shields you can have active on yourself by 1. You can have Earth Shield on yourself and one ally at the same time. |
Spiritwalker's Grace
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 2 min cooldown |
| Effect | Calls upon the guidance of the spirits for 15 sec, permitting movement while casting Shaman spells. Castable while casting. |
| Power Cost | 35,250 Mana |
Ancestral Defense
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases Leech by 2% and reduces damage taken from area-of-effect attacks by 2%. |
Tremor Totem
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min cooldown |
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet that shakes the ground around it for 10 sec, removing Fear, Charm and Sleep effects from party and raid members within 30 yards. |
| Power Cost | 5,750 Mana |
Guardian's Cudgel
5
| Rank 1 |
5
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | When Capacitor Totem fades or is destroyed, another Capacitor Totem is automatically dropped in the same place. |
Static Charge
3
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Cooldown | 1 min cooldown |
| Effect | Reduces the cooldown of Capacitor Totem by 5 sec for each enemy it stuns, up to a maximum reduction of 20 sec. |
Purge
33
| Rank 1 |
33
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Purges the enemy target, removing 1 beneficial Magic effect. |
| Power Cost | 25,000 Mana |
| Range | 30 yd range |
Greater Purge
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 12 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Purges the enemy target, removing 2 beneficial Magic effects. |
| Power Cost | 50,000 Mana |
| Range | 30 yd range |
Flurry
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases your attack speed by 15% for your next 3 melee swings after dealing a critical strike with a spell or ability. |
Graceful Spirit
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Reduces the cooldown of Spiritwalker's Grace by 30 sec and increases your movement speed by 20% while it is active. |
Spiritwalker's Aegis
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | When you cast Spiritwalker's Grace, you become immune to Silence and Interrupt effects for 5 sec. |
Wind Rush Totem
45
| Rank 1 |
45
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 2 min cooldown |
| Effect | Summons a totem at the target location for 15 sec, continually granting all allies who pass within 10 yards 40% increased movement speed for 5 sec. |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Earthgrab Totem
5
| Rank 1 |
5
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min cooldown |
| Effect | Summons a totem at the target location for 20 sec. The totem pulses every 2 sec, rooting all enemies within 8 yards for 8 sec. Enemies previously rooted by the totem instead suffer 50% movement speed reduction. |
| Power Cost | 6,250 Mana |
| Range | 35 yd range |
Hex
| Cast Time | 1.7 sec cast |
| Cooldown | 30 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Transforms the enemy into a frog for 1 min. While hexed, the victim is incapacitated, and cannot attack or cast spells. Damage may cancel the effect. Limit 1. Only works on Humanoids and Beasts. |
| Range | 30 yd range |
Nature's Fury
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases the critical strike chance of your Nature spells by 4%. |
Totemic Surge
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Reduces the cooldown of your totems by 6 sec. |
Elemental Warding
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Reduces all magic damage taken by 4%. |
Nature's Guardian
50
| Rank 1 |
6
|
| Rank 2 |
44
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | When your health is brought below 35%, you instantly heal for 20% of your maximum health. Cannot occur more than once every 45 sec. |
Voodoo Mastery
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Reduces the cooldown of your Hex spell by 15 sec. |
Enfeeblement
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | When Hex ends, the target is slowed by 70% for 4 sec. |
Winds of Al'Akir
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases the movement speed bonus of Ghost Wolf by 10%. When you have 3 or more totems active, your movement speed is increased by 15%. |
Brimming with Life
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | While Reincarnation is off cooldown, your maximum health is increased by 8%. While you are at full health, Reincarnation cools down 75% faster. |
Healing Stream Totem
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec that heals an injured party or raid member within 40 yards for 2,648 every 1.8 sec. If you already know Healing Stream Totem, instead gain 1 additional charge of Healing Stream Totem. |
| Power Cost | 22,500 Mana |
Improved Lightning Bolt
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases the damage of your Lightning Bolt by 20%. |
Totemic Projection
13
| Rank 1 |
13
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 10 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Relocates your active totems to the specified location. |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Spirit Walk
47
| Rank 1 |
47
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min cooldown |
| Effect | Removes all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 60% for 8 sec. |
Gust of Wind
3
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 30 sec cooldown |
| Effect | A gust of wind hurls you forward. |
Swirling Currents
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Using Healing Stream Totem increases the healing of your next 3 Healing Surges by 25%. |
Nature's Swiftness
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min cooldown |
| Effect | Your next healing or damaging Nature spell is instant cast and costs no mana. |
Thunderstorm
46
| Rank 1 |
46
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 30 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Calls down a bolt of lightning, dealing 575 Nature damage to all enemies within 10 yards, reducing their movement speed by 40% for 5 sec, and knocking them away from the Shaman. Usable while stunned. |
Totemic Focus
6
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Rank 2 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases the radius of your totem effects by 15%. Increases the duration of your Earthbind and Earthgrab Totems by 10 sec. Increases the duration of your Healing Stream, Tremor, Poison Cleansing, and Wind Rush Totems by 3.0 sec. |
Surging Shields
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases the damage dealt by Lightning Shield by 100%. Increases the healing done by Earth Shield by 25%. |
Go with the Flow
4
| Rank 1 |
1
|
| Rank 2 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Reduces the cooldown of Spirit Walk by 15.0 sec. Reduces the cooldown of Gust of Wind by 10.0 sec. |
Mana Spring Totem
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet for 2 min that restores 200 mana to you and 4 allies nearest to the totem within 30 yards when you cast Lava Burst. Allies can only benefit from one Mana Spring Totem at a time, prioritizing healers. |
| Power Cost | 3,750 Mana |
Thundershock
43
| Rank 1 |
43
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Thunderstorm knocks enemies up instead of away and its cooldown is reduced by 5 sec. |
Lightning Lasso
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 45 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Grips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing 38,577 Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling. |
| Range | 20 yd range |
Poison Cleansing Totem
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 45 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet that removes 1 poison effect from a nearby party or raid member within 30 yards every 1.5 sec for 6 sec. |
| Power Cost | 6,250 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Totemic Recall
1
| Rank 1 |
1
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 3 min cooldown |
| Effect | Resets the cooldown of your most recently used totem with a base cooldown shorter than 3 minutes. |
Ancestral Guidance
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 2 min cooldown |
| Effect | For the next 10 sec, 25% of your damage and healing is converted to healing on up to 3 nearby injured party or raid members. |
Stoneskin Totem
3
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 30 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec that grants 10% physical damage reduction to you and the 4 allies nearest to the totem within 30 yards. |
| Power Cost | 3,750 Mana |
Tranquil Air Totem
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1 min cooldown |
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet for 20 sec that prevents cast pushback and reduces the duration of all incoming interrupt effects by 50% for you and the 4 allies nearest to the totem within 30 yards. |
| Power Cost | 3,750 Mana |
Call of the Elements
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Reduces the cooldown of Totemic Recall by 60 sec. |
Creation Core
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Totemic Recall affects an additional totem. |
Specialization Talents
Stormstrike
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 7.5 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Energizes both your weapons with lightning and delivers a massive blow to your target, dealing a total of 519 Physical damage. |
| Power Cost | 5,000 Mana |
| Range | Melee Range |
Windfury Weapon
46
| Rank 1 |
46
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Imbue your main-hand weapon with the element of Wind for 1 hour. Each main-hand attack has a 25% chance to trigger two extra attacks, dealing 95 Physical damage each. |
Lava Lash
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 18 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Charges your off-hand weapon with lava and burns your target, dealing 2 Fire damage. Damage is increased by 100% if your offhand weapon is imbued with Flametongue Weapon. |
| Power Cost | 2,000 Mana |
| Range | Melee Range |
Forceful Winds
4
| Rank 1 |
4
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Windfury causes each successive Windfury attack within 15 sec to increase the damage of Windfury by 40%, stacking up to 5 times. |
Improved Maelstrom Weapon
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Maelstrom Weapon now increases the damage or healing of spells it affects by 20% per stack. |
Molten Assault
49
| Rank 1 |
1
|
| Rank 2 |
48
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Lava Lash cooldown reduced by 6.0 sec, and if Lava Lash is used against a target affected by your Flame Shock, Flame Shock will be spread to up to 4 enemies near the target. |
Unruly Winds
4
| Rank 1 |
4
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Windfury Weapon has a 100% chance to trigger a third attack. |
Feral Lunge
4
| Rank 1 |
4
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 30 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Lunge at your enemy as a ghostly wolf, biting them to deal 47 Physical damage. |
| Range | 8-25 yd range |
Raging Maelstrom
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Maelstrom Weapon can now stack 5 additional times, and Maelstrom Weapon now increases the damage or healing of spells it affects by an additional 5% per stack. |
Ice Strike
49
| Rank 1 |
49
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 15 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Strike your target with an icy blade, dealing 542 Frost damage and snaring them by 50% for 6 sec. Ice Strike increases the damage of your next Frost Shock by 100%. |
| Power Cost | 8,250 Mana |
| Range | Melee Range |
Hailstorm
47
| Rank 1 |
47
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Each stack of Maelstrom Weapon consumed increases the damage of your next Frost Shock by 15%, and causes your next Frost Shock to hit 1 additional target per Maelstrom Weapon stack consumed, up to 5. |
Fire Nova
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 15 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Erupt a burst of fiery damage from all targets affected by your Flame Shock, dealing 208 Fire damage to up to 6 targets within 8 yds of your Flame Shock targets. |
| Power Cost | 2,500 Mana |
| Range | Melee Range |
Doom Winds
4
| Rank 1 |
4
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1.5 min cooldown |
| Effect | Strike your target for 343 Physical damage, increase your chance to activate Windfury Weapon by 200%, and increases damage dealt by Windfury Weapon by 10% for 8 sec. |
| Range | Melee Range |
Sundering
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 40 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Shatters a line of earth in front of you with your main hand weapon, causing 966 Flamestrike damage and Incapacitating any enemy hit for 2 sec. |
| Power Cost | 15,000 Mana |
Overflowing Maelstrom
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Your damage or healing spells will now consume up to 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks. |
Windfury Totem
45
| Rank 1 |
45
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet for 2 min. Party members within 30 yds have a 20% chance when they auto-attack to swing an extra time. |
| Power Cost | 3,750 Mana |
Swirling Maelstrom
46
| Rank 1 |
46
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Consuming at least 2 stacks of Hailstorm, using Ice Strike, and each explosion from Fire Nova now also grants you 1 stack of Maelstrom Weapon. |
Hot Hand
46
| Rank 2 |
46
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Melee auto-attacks with Flametongue Weapon active have a 5% chance to reduce the cooldown of Lava Lash by 75% and increase the damage of Lava Lash by 40% for 8 sec. |
Storm's Wrath
12
| Rank 1 |
12
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increase the chance for Mastery: Enhanced Elements to trigger Windfury and Stormbringer by 150%. |
Refreshing Waters
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Your Healing Surge is 25% more effective on yourself. |
Ancestral Wolf Affinity
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Cleanse Spirit, Wind Shear, Purge, and totem casts no longer cancel Ghost Wolf. |
Crash Lightning
43
| Rank 1 |
43
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 12 sec cooldown |
| Effect | Electrocutes all enemies in front of you, dealing 123 Nature damage. Hitting 2 or more targets enhances your weapons for 12 sec, causing Stormstrike, Ice Strike, and Lava Lash to also deal 123 Nature damage to all targets in front of you. Damage reduced beyond 6 targets. |
| Power Cost | 2,500 Mana |
| Range | Melee Range |
Stormflurry
3
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Stormstrike has a 25% chance to strike the target an additional time for 40% of normal damage. This effect can chain off of itself. |
Ashen Catalyst
46
| Rank 1 |
46
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Each time Flame Shock deals periodic damage, increase the damage of your next Lava Lash by 12% and reduce the cooldown of Lava Lash by 0.5 sec. |
Elemental Blast
10
| Rank 1 |
10
|
| Cast Time | 2 sec cast |
| Effect | Harnesses the raw power of the elements, dealing 9,767 Elemental damage and increasing your Critical Strike or Haste by 3% or Mastery by 6% for 10 sec. |
| Power Cost | 6,875 Mana 90 Maelstrom |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Stormblast
2
| Rank 1 |
2
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Stormbringer now also causes your next Stormstrike to deal 25% additional damage as Nature damage. |
Elemental Weapons
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increase all Fire, Frost, and Nature damage dealt by 10%. |
Converging Storms
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Each target hit by Crash Lightning increases the damage of your next Stormstrike by 25%, up to a maximum of 6 stacks. |
Crashing Storms
40
| Rank 1 |
40
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Crash Lightning damage increased by 40%. Chain Lightning now jumps to 2 extra targets. |
Lashing Flames
46
| Rank 1 |
46
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Lava Lash increases the damage of Flame Shock on its target by 100% for 20 sec. |
Primordial Wave
47
| Rank 1 |
47
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Effect | Blast your target with a Primordial Wave, dealing 3,590 Shadow damage and apply Flame Shock to an enemy, or heal an ally for 3,561. Your next Healing Wave will also hit all targets affected by your Riptide for 150% of normal damage. |
| Power Cost | 7,500 Mana |
| Range | 40 yd range |
Feral Spirit
50
| Rank 1 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 1.5 min cooldown |
| Effect | Summons two Spirit Wolves that aid you in battle for 15 sec. They are immune to movement-impairing effects, and each Feral Spirit summoned grants you 15% increased Physical damage dealt by your abilities. Feral Spirit generates one stack of Maelstrom Weapon immediately, and one stack every 3 sec for 15 sec. |
Deeply Rooted Elements
3
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Casting Stormstrike has a 7% chance to activate Ascendance for 6.0 sec. Ascendance Transform into an Air Ascendant for 15 sec, immediately dealing 992 Nature damage to any enemy within 8 yds, reducing the cooldown and cost of Stormstrike by 60%, and transforming your auto attack and Stormstrike into Wind attacks which bypass armor and have a 30 yd range. |
Ascendance
| Cast Time | Instant |
| Cooldown | 3 min cooldown |
| Effect | Transform into an Air Ascendant for 15 sec, immediately dealing 988 Nature damage to any enemy within 8 yds, reducing the cooldown and cost of Stormstrike by 60%, and transforming your auto attack and Stormstrike into Wind attacks which bypass armor and have a 30 yd range. |
Primal Maelstrom
47
| Rank 2 |
47
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Primordial Wave generates 10 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon. |
Elemental Assault
4
| Rank 1 |
2
|
| Rank 2 |
2
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Stormstrike damage is increased by 20%, and Stormstrike has a 100% chance to generate 1 stack of Maelstrom Weapon. |
Witch Doctor's Ancestry
50
| Rank 2 |
50
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Increases the chance to gain a stack of Maelstrom Weapon by 4%, and whenever you gain a stack of Maelstrom Weapon, the cooldown of Feral Spirits is reduced by 2.0 sec. |
Legacy of the Frost Witch
4
| Rank 1 |
2
|
| Rank 2 |
2
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Consuming 10 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon will reset the cooldown of Stormstrike and increases the damage of your physical abilities by 25% for 5 sec. |
Static Accumulation
3
| Rank 2 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | While Ascendance is active, generate 2 Maelstrom Weapon stacks every 1 sec. |
Splintered Elements
47
| Rank 1 |
47
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Each additional Lightning Bolt generated by Primordial Wave increases your Haste by 10% for 12 sec. |
Elemental Spirits
46
| Rank 1 |
46
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | Your Feral Spirits are now imbued with Fire, Frost, or Lightning, increasing your damage dealt with that element by 20%. |
Alpha Wolf
2
| Rank 1 |
2
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | While Feral Spirits are active, Chain Lightning and Crash Lightning causes your wolves to attack all nearby enemies for 127 Physical damage every 2 sec for the next 8 sec. |
Thorim's Invocation
3
| Rank 1 |
3
|
| Cast Time | Passive |
| Effect | While Ascendance is active, Windstrike automatically consumes up to 5 Maelstrom Weapon stacks to discharge a Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning at your enemy, whichever you most recently used. |
PvP Talents
Ride the Lightning
30
| Rank 1 |
30
|
| Effect | If there are more than 2 enemies within 8 yards when you cast Stormstrike, you also cast a Chain Lightning on the target, dealing 3,497 Nature damage. Otherwise, you conjure bolts of lightning to up to 2 furthest enemies within 40 yards dealing 2,758 Nature damage. |
Shamanism
16
| Rank 1 |
16
|
| Effect | Your Heroism spell now has a 60 sec. cooldown, but increases Haste by 20%, and only affects you and your friendly target when cast for 10 sec. In addition, Heroism is no longer affected by Exhaustion. |
Thundercharge
2
| Rank 1 |
2
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| Effect | You call down bolts of lightning, charging you and your target's weapons. The cooldown recovery rate of all abilities is increased by 30% for 10 sec. |
Ethereal Form
| Effect | You turn ethereal, making you immune to all physical damage, but unable to attack or cast spells and your movement speed is reduced by 50%. Lasts for 10 sec. Use Ethereal Form again to shift out. |
Skyfury Totem
5
| Rank 1 |
5
|
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec that increases the critical effect of damage and healing spells of all nearby allies within 40 yards by 20% for 15 sec. |
Counterstrike Totem
6
| Rank 1 |
6
|
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec. Whenever enemies within 20 yards of the totem deal direct damage, the totem will deal 100% of the damage dealt back to attacker. |
Unleash Shield
2
| Rank 1 |
2
|
| Effect | Unleash your Elemental Shield's energy on an enemy target: Lightning Shield: Knocks them away. Earth Shield: Roots them in place for 2 sec. Water Shield: Summons a whirlpool for 6 sec, reducing damage and healing by 50% while they stand within it. |
Spectral Recovery
19
| Rank 1 |
19
|
| Effect | While in Ghost Wolf, you heal 3% health every 2 sec. Increases the movement speed of Ghost Wolf by an additional 10%. |
Grounding Totem
10
| Rank 1 |
10
|
| Effect | Summons a totem at your feet that will redirect all harmful spells cast within 30 yards on a nearby party or raid member to itself. Will not redirect area of effect spells. Lasts 3 sec. |
Swelling Waves
31
| Rank 1 |
31
|
| Effect | When you cast Healing Surge on yourself, you are healed for 50% of the amount 3 sec later. |
Seasoned Winds
7
| Rank 1 |
7
|
| Effect | Interrupting a spell with Wind Shear decreases your damage taken from that spell school by 15% for 12 sec. |
Static Field Totem
7
| Rank 1 |
7
|
| Effect | Summons a totem with 4% of your health at the target location for 6 sec that forms a circuit of electricity that enemies cannot pass through. |
Tidebringer
1
| Rank 1 |
1
|
| Effect | Every 8 sec, the cast time of your next Chain Heal is reduced by 50%, and jump distance increased by 100%. Maximum of 2 charges. |
Traveling Storms
5
| Rank 1 |
5
|
| Effect | Thunderstorm now can be cast on allies within 40 yards, reduces enemies movement speed by 60% and knocks enemies 25% further. Thundershock knocks enemies 100% higher. |
Equipment
The equipment is what makes characters stronger. The best gear is usually found in the Great Vault, Mythic+ dungeons, and Mythic raids. They can also be bought from PvP vendors or crafted with the Crafting Orders system.
Here are the best equipment items for Enhancement Shamans in Mythic+.
Head
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Faceguard of Infused Earth50
Faceguard of Infused Earth
Ilvl 424 Slot Head Stats +512 agility+1383 stamina+225 haste+561 masterySet Set: Stormstrike increases the damage of your next direct Fire, Frost, or Nature spell by 10% and causes it to generate 1 additional stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Set: Consuming Maelstrom Weapon stacks increases your Haste by 1% per stack for 4 sec.Rank Mythic
Neck
Shoulders
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Calderas of Infused Earth46
Calderas of Infused Earth
Ilvl 424 Slot Shoulders Stats +384 agility+1037 stamina+183 haste+406 versatilitySet Set: Stormstrike increases the damage of your next direct Fire, Frost, or Nature spell by 10% and causes it to generate 1 additional stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Set: Consuming Maelstrom Weapon stacks increases your Haste by 1% per stack for 4 sec.Rank Mythic
Back
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Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl11
Chest
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Robe of Infused Earth48
Robe of Infused Earth
Ilvl 421 Slot Chest Stats +498 agility+1333 stamina+221 critical-strike+553 hasteSet Set: Stormstrike increases the damage of your next direct Fire, Frost, or Nature spell by 10% and causes it to generate 1 additional stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Set: Consuming Maelstrom Weapon stacks increases your Haste by 1% per stack for 4 sec.Rank Mythic
Wrist
Hands
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Gauntlets of Infused Earth46
Gauntlets of Infused Earth
Ilvl 424 Slot Hands Stats +384 agility+1037 stamina+403 haste+187 masterySet Set: Stormstrike increases the damage of your next direct Fire, Frost, or Nature spell by 10% and causes it to generate 1 additional stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Set: Consuming Maelstrom Weapon stacks increases your Haste by 1% per stack for 4 sec.Rank Mythic
Waist
Legs
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Leggings of Infused Earth17
Leggings of Infused Earth
Ilvl 421 Slot Legs Stats +498 agility+1333 stamina+553 critical-strike+221 versatilitySet Set: Stormstrike increases the damage of your next direct Fire, Frost, or Nature spell by 10% and causes it to generate 1 additional stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Set: Consuming Maelstrom Weapon stacks increases your Haste by 1% per stack for 4 sec.Rank Mythic
Feet
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Venom-Steeped Stompers16
Venom-Steeped Stompers
Ilvl 418 Limit Unique-Equipped: Embellished (2) Slot Feet Stats +363 agility+962 stamina+204 versatility+327 masteryEffects Equip: Toxins course through you, occasionally triggering Potent Venom. While affected by Potent Venom, you lose 314 of your lowest secondary stat and gain 787 of your highest secondary stat for 10 sec. These effects are increased by 100% if you equip an item crafted with a Toxified Armor Patch.
Rings
Trinkets
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Whispering Incarnate Icon27
Whispering Incarnate Icon
Ilvl 421 Slot Trinket 2 Stats +473 agilityEffects Equip: Succumb to the Icon's whispers and become Infused with Frost, increasing your Critical Strike by 567. Fighting alongside allies who are Infused with Earth or Fire has a chance to grant you 277 of their Infusion's stat for 12 sec. Infusion based on your current specialization.Rank Mythic -
Manic Grieftorch8
Manic Grieftorch
Ilvl 424 Slot Trinket 1 Stats +487 agilityEffects Use: Channel for 2 sec, unleashing a furious volley of flame around your target, dealing 235,586 Fire damage to your target with a chance to strike nearby enemies for additional damage. Whenever an allied player dies, this cooldown is reduced by 90 seconds. (2 Min Cooldown)Rank Mythic
Main Hand
Off Hand
Gems
Gems are jewelcrafting items. Created with the Jewelcrafting profession or bought in the auction house, they can be socketed into Head, Neck, Wrists, Waist, and Rings items.
Here are the best gems for Enhancement Shamans in Mythic+.
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Keen Neltharite88
Keen Neltharite
Effect +70 Mastery and +33 Haste Type prismatic -
Keen Ysemerald83
Keen Ysemerald
Effect +70 Haste and +33 Mastery Type prismatic -
Skillful Illimited Diamond45
Skillful Illimited Diamond
Effect +75 Primary Stat and +66 Mastery Type prismatic -
Sensei's Alexstraszite13
Sensei's Alexstraszite
Effect +70 Critical Strike and +33 Mastery Type prismatic -
Sensei's Neltharite7
Sensei's Neltharite
Effect +70 Mastery and +33 Critical Strike Type prismatic
Enchantments
Enchantments are equipment item upgrades. Created with the Enchanting and Leatherworking professions, or bought in the auction house, they can be set on Back, Chest, Wrist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand items.
Here are the best enchantments for Enhancement Shamans in Mythic+.
Back
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Graceful Avoidance46
Graceful Avoidance
Effect Graceful Avoidance -
+125 Avoidance3
+125 Avoidance
Effect +125 Avoidance -
Regenerative Leech1
Regenerative Leech
Effect Regenerative Leech
Chest
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Waking Stats50
Waking Stats
Effect Waking Stats
Wrist
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+200 Avoidance48
+200 Avoidance
Effect +200 Avoidance -
+200 Leech1
+200 Leech
Effect +200 Leech
Legs
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Fierce Armor Kit49
Fierce Armor Kit
Effect Apply a Fierce Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 105 Stamina, as well as 177 Agility or Strength. (1 Sec Cooldown) -
Frosted Armor Kit1
Frosted Armor Kit
Effect Apply a Frosted Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its armor by 141. Additionally, the item also gains 177 Agility or Strength. (1 Sec Cooldown)
Feet
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Watcher's Loam35
Watcher's Loam
Effect Watcher's Loam -
Plainsrunner's Breeze14
Plainsrunner's Breeze
Effect Plainsrunner's Breeze -
Watcher's Loam1
Watcher's Loam
Effect Watcher's Loam
Rings
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+82 Mastery93
+82 Mastery
Effect +82 Mastery -
+82 Haste6
+82 Haste
Effect +82 Haste -
+82 Critical Strike1
+82 Critical Strike
Effect +82 Critical Strike
Main Hand
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Sophic Devotion50
Sophic Devotion
Effect Sophic Devotion
Off Hand
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Sophic Devotion46
Sophic Devotion
Effect Sophic Devotion -
Sophic Devotion3
Sophic Devotion
Effect Sophic Devotion -
Sophic Writ1
Sophic Writ
Effect Sophic Writ
Embellished Items
Embellished items are crafted pieces of equipment that feature specific abilities. They are obtained by using an embellishment optional reagent or are already included in an item recipe.
Only 2 embellished items can be equipped at the same time. Here are the best embellished items for Enhancement Shamans in Mythic+.
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Venom-Steeped Stompers16
Venom-Steeped Stompers
Ilvl 418 Limit Unique-Equipped: Embellished (2) Slot Feet Stats +363 agility+962 stamina+204 versatility+327 masteryEffects Equip: Toxins course through you, occasionally triggering Potent Venom. While affected by Potent Venom, you lose 314 of your lowest secondary stat and gain 787 of your highest secondary stat for 10 sec. These effects are increased by 100% if you equip an item crafted with a Toxified Armor Patch.