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Enhancement Shaman

Damage specialisation · Tier C in PvP, 1.6% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 74 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility56.4%1,187 avg
  • Haste35.9%759 avg
  • Mastery6.8%149 avg
  • Critical Strike0.9%21 avg

74

Synced 3v3 players

1,643

Average rating sampled

2,108

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Shamanism

Shamanism

66%

Your Bloodlust spell now has a 60 sec cooldown, but increases Haste by 15%, and only affects you and your friendly target when cast for 10 sec. In addition, Bloodlust is no longer affected by Sated.

49 players

Burrow

Burrow

64%

Burrow beneath the ground, becoming unattackable, removing movement impairing effects, and increasing your movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. When the effect ends, enemies within 6 yards are knocked in the air and take 17,144 Physical damage.

47 players

Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

58%

Summons a totem at your feet that will redirect all harmful spells cast within 34 yards on a nearby party or raid member to itself. Will not redirect area of effect spells. Lasts 3 sec.

43 players

Counterstrike Totem

Counterstrike Totem

5%

Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec. Whenever enemies within 23 yards of the totem deal direct damage, the totem will deal 100% of the damage dealt back to attacker.

4 players

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

3%

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.

2 players

Lightning Lasso

Lightning Lasso

1%

Grips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing 177,195 Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling.

1 players

Totem of Wrath

Totem of Wrath

1%

Sundering summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec that increases the critical effect of damage and healing spells of all nearby allies within 53 yards by 15% for 15 sec.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Astral Shift
    Astral Shift100%

    Shift partially into the elemental planes, taking 40% less damage for 12 sec.

  • Elemental Orbit
    Elemental Orbit100%

    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.

  • Enhanced Imbues

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

80% equipped · 285 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

12% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

46% equipped · 263 ilvl

Enhancement Shaman enchantments

  • Flametongue91%
  • Windfury88%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina80%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt73%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 74 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Winds of Al'Akir88%

    64 players · Class

  • Stormbind86%

    63 players · Specialization

  • Thorim's Invocation86%

    63 players · Specialization

  • Ascending Air82%

    60 players · Class

  • Flurry81%

    59 players · Specialization

  • Ascendance79%

    58 players · Specialization

  • Arc Discharge78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Awakening Storms78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Conductive Energy78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Descending Skies78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Electroshock78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Natural Gift78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Nature's Protection78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Rolling Thunder78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Storm Swell78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Stormcaller78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Stormwell78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Tempest78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Unlimited Power78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Voltaic Surge78%

    57 players · Hero

  • Converging Storms77%

    56 players · Specialization

  • Chaining Storms74%

    54 players · Specialization

  • Fire and Ice64%

    47 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem55%

    40 players · Class

  • Cleanse Spirit49%

    36 players · Class

  • Voodoo Mastery36%

    26 players · Class

  • Ashen Catalyst21%

    15 players · Specialization

  • Elemental Resistance19%

    14 players · Class

  • Amplification Core18%

    13 players · Hero

  • Earthsurge18%

    13 players · Hero

  • Elemental Attunement18%

    13 players · Hero

  • Hot Hand18%

    13 players · Specialization

  • Imbuement Mastery18%

    13 players · Hero

  • Lively Totems18%

    13 players · Hero

  • Oversized Totems18%

    13 players · Hero

  • Primal Catalyst18%

    13 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (56)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Astral Bulwark100%

    73 players · Class

  • Astral Shift100%

    73 players · Class

  • Brimming with Life100%

    73 players · Class

Rarely taken (90)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Overcharge14%

    10 players · Specialization

  • Ancestral Wolf Affinity12%

    9 players · Class

  • Primordial Storm12%

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Piffpaffpoff

    illidan · US2,108

  • Viscentsm

    illidan · US2,081

  • Хотткот

    soulflayer · EU2,012

  • Piffpoffpaff

    illidan · US1,976

  • Краулии

    soulflayer · EU1,958

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Shaman specs

  • Elemental
  • Restoration
Enhanced Imbues100%

The effects of your weapon imbues are increased by 15%.

  • Instinctive Imbuements
    Instinctive Imbuements100%

    Lightning Shield increases your Agility by 3%. Casting Lightning Shield now applies your weapon imbuements. Earth Shield is also applied if you have the Elemental Orbit talent.

  • Poison Cleansing Totem
    Poison Cleansing Totem100%

    Summons a totem at your feet that removes all Poison effects from a nearby party or raid member within 30 yards every 1.5 sec for 6 sec.

    • Survival

    • Astral Bulwark
      Astral Bulwark100%

      Astral Shift reduces damage taken by an additional 20%.

    • Brimming with Life
      Brimming with Life100%

      Stamina increased by 15%. While you are at full health, Reincarnation cools down 100% faster.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 10,726, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.

    • Earth Shield
      Earth Shield100%

      Protects the target with an earthen shield, increasing your healing on them by 20% and healing them for 10,008 when they take damage. This heal can only occur once every 3 sec. Lasts 1 hour. Earth Shield can only be placed on the Shaman and one other target at a time. The Shaman can have up to two Elemental Shields active on them.

    • Elemental Warding
      Elemental Warding100%

      Reduces all magic damage taken by 8%.

    Control & mobility

    • Capacitor Totem
      Capacitor Totem100%

      Summons a totem at the target location that gathers electrical energy from the surrounding air and explodes after 2 sec, stunning all enemies within 10 yards for 3 sec.

    • Spirit Wolf
      Spirit Wolf100%

      Ghost Wolf removes snares and increases your movement speed by an additional 25% for the first 3 sec. May only occur once every 20 sec.

    • Wind Shear
      Wind Shear100%

      Disrupts the target's concentration with a burst of wind, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 4 sec.

    • Earthgrab Totem
      Earthgrab Totem97%

      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.

    • Windveil
      Windveil96%

      Interrupting a spell with Wind Shear reduces all spell damage taken by 15% for 12 sec.

    Chest

    Fanged Raiment of the Ophidian Oracle

    31% equipped · 289 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Footlinks

    38% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    57% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    27% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Visor

    39% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    78% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    11% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Splitter

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe

    32% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    80% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    8% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Splitter

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    32% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    34% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    4% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    88% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Spaulders

    5% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    26% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Prideful Gladiator's Tabard

    4% equipped · 14 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    30% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    42% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

    68% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Belt

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Links

    43% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    24% equipped · 292 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity68%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness66%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed58%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Rootwarden46%

    • Enhancement Shaman gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control88%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste66%
    • Prismatic Socket15%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility11%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery7%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery5%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition4%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste4%
    Capacitor Totem100%

    73 players · Class

  • Chain Heal100%

    73 players · Class

  • Earth Shield100%

    73 players · Class

  • Elemental Orbit100%

    73 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    73 players · Class

  • Enhanced Imbues100%

    73 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    73 players · Class

  • Nature's Guardian100%

    73 players · Class

  • Poison Cleansing Totem100%

    73 players · Class

  • Spirit Wolf100%

    73 players · Class

  • Spiritual Awakening100%

    73 players · Class

  • Therazane's Resilience100%

    73 players · Class

  • Wind Shear100%

    73 players · Class

    • 9 players · Specialization

  • Earth Elemental11%

    8 players · Class

  • Mana Spring9.6%

    7 players · Class

  • Ancestral Influence4.1%

    3 players · Hero

  • Ancestral Swiftness4.1%

    3 players · Hero

  • Ancient Fellowship4.1%

    3 players · Hero

  • Call of the Ancestors4.1%

    3 players · Hero

  • Elemental Reverb4.1%

    3 players · Hero

  • Final Calling4.1%

    3 players · Hero

  • Frost Shock4.1%

    3 players · Class