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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.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 65 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility46.1%991 avg
  • Haste36.3%802 avg
  • Mastery12.6%294 avg
  • Critical Strike5.0%124 avg

65

Synced Blitz players

1,838

Average rating sampled

2,268

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Shamanism

Shamanism

62%

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.

40 players

Burrow

Burrow

60%

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 17,435 Physical damage.

39 players

Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

49%

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.

32 players

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

22%

Summons a totem with 5% of your health at the target location for 6 sec that forms a circuit of electricity that enemies cannot pass through.

14 players

Counterstrike Totem

Counterstrike Totem

11%

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.

7 players

Lightning Lasso

Lightning Lasso

11%

Grips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing 164,845 Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling.

7 players

Totem of Wrath

Totem of Wrath

3%

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.

2 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

42% equipped · 285 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

28% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Fanged Raiment of the Ophidian Oracle

40% equipped · 289 ilvl

Chest

Enhancement Shaman enchantments

  • Windfury91%
  • Flametongue89%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina77%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness65%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 65 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.

  • Ascendance89%

    56 players · Specialization

  • Wind Rush Totem87%

    55 players · Class

  • Windveil87%

    55 players · Class

  • Refreshing Waters86%

    54 players · Class

  • Totemic Surge84%

    53 players · Class

  • Ascending Air76%

    48 players · Class

  • Hex76%

    48 players · Class

  • Totemic Projection76%

    48 players · Class

  • Stormbind73%

    46 players · Specialization

  • Fire and Ice71%

    45 players · Class

  • Totemic Focus71%

    45 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem54%

    34 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning46%

    29 players · Class

  • Static Charge33%

    21 players · Class

  • Cleanse Spirit29%

    18 players · Class

  • Earth Elemental25%

    16 players · Class

  • Overcharge24%

    15 players · Specialization

  • Voodoo Mastery22%

    14 players · Class

  • Ancestral Wolf Affinity21%

    13 players · Class

  • Frost Shock16%

    10 players · Class

  • Primordial Bond16%

    10 players · Class

Near-universal picks (68)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Astral Bulwark100%

    63 players · Class

  • Astral Shift100%

    63 players · Class

  • Brimming with Life100%

    63 players · Class

Rarely taken (105)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Arctic Snowstorm9.5%

    6 players · Class

  • Ashen Catalyst9.5%

    6 players · Specialization

  • Elemental Resistance9.5%

    6 players · Class

Import a real build

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

  • Bloodrager

    amanthul · US2,268

  • Mýsterýman

    stormrage · US2,166

  • Bigbeef

    arygos · US2,162

  • Baoser

    blackrock · US2,114

  • Naíve

    silvermoon · EU2,103

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%.

  • Gust of Wind
    Gust of Wind100%

    A gust of wind hurls you forward.

  • 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.

    • 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 10,392, 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 10,061 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.

    • 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.

    • Spirit Wolf
      Spirit Wolf98%

      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.

    • Earthgrab Totem
      Earthgrab Totem92%

      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.

    • Winds of Al'Akir
      Winds of Al'Akir92%

      Increases your movement speed by 6% and the movement speed bonus of Ghost Wolf by an additional 10%.

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    40% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Footlinks

    20% equipped · 279 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    45% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    28% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    26% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Serpent Crown of the Ophidian Oracle

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    60% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    12% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Splitter

    48% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe

    18% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Splitter

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe

    20% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    29% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Sleeveless T-Shirt

    11% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    75% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Spaulders

    6% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    17% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Forged Gladiator's Tabard

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    26% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

    35% equipped · 282 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Belt

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Bracer

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Links

    20% equipped · 279 ilvl

  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt62%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed54%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity51%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei49%

    • Enhancement Shaman gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control60%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste54%
    • Prismatic Socket18%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste12%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat9%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery8%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery8%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility8%
    Capacitor Totem100%

    63 players · Class

  • Chain Heal100%

    63 players · Class

  • Earth Shield100%

    63 players · Class

  • Elemental Orbit100%

    63 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    63 players · Class

  • Enhanced Imbues100%

    63 players · Class

  • Gust of Wind100%

    63 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    63 players · Class

  • Nature's Guardian100%

    63 players · Class

  • Spiritual Awakening100%

    63 players · Class

  • Therazane's Resilience100%

    63 players · Class

  • Wind Shear100%

    63 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning98%

    62 players · Class

    • Amplification Core7.9%

    5 players · Hero

  • Earthsurge7.9%

    5 players · Hero

  • Elemental Attunement7.9%

    5 players · Hero

  • Imbuement Mastery7.9%

    5 players · Hero

  • Lively Totems7.9%

    5 players · Hero

  • Mana Spring7.9%

    5 players · Class

  • Oversized Totems7.9%

    5 players · Hero

  • Primal Catalyst7.9%

    5 players · Hero

  • Primordial Storm7.9%

    5 players · Specialization