Season of Discovery Enhancement Shaman DPS Guide
Welcome to our DPS Enhancement Shaman guide for WoW Classic - Season of Discovery, tailored for PvE content. Here, you will learn how to play the Shaman class as a DPS Enhancement Shaman. Click the links below to navigate the guide or read this page for a short introduction.
Overview
Shamans are typically brought to groups for their high utility and totem related
buffs, such as 
Strength of Earth Totem, or 
Tremor Totem.
Enhancement in particular has always been the melee-focused specialization for Shamans, and this is still true in Season of Discovery, but they will also be able to do much more damage than before with the new abilities described below!
Strengths
One of the highest DPS classes currently- High burst damage, especially in PvP with
Stormstrike and 
Windfury Weapon - Strong utility from totem buffs such as
Windfury Totem and 
Strength of Earth Totem - Near infinite Mana once
Shamanistic Rage is unlocked with a significant part also applying to raid
Weaknesses
Mana starved until Shamanistic Rage is unlocked- Mobility issues (especially considering totems are immobile) and susceptible to crowd control
Season of Discovery
Enhancement Shamans can finally dual-wield to DPS in Season of Discovery, and
while this ability is immediately unlocked alongside the important 
Lava Lash
rune, its true power is unlocked once 
Dual Wield Specialization
is obtained!
Two-handed gameplay is also viable again when using the new 
Two-Handed Mastery
rune, although it is not really strong enough to be recommended as an optimal PvE
style.
Also, their old nemesis of Mana sustain can finally be overcome through the usage
of 
Shamanistic Rage for massive Mana returns, making Enhancement play much
smoother than it used to.
Fire Nova, 
Maelstrom Weapon, and 
Power Surge all have
their use cases in the waist slot, and 
Spirit of the Alpha grants a big
damage boost for Enhancement when cast on someone else.
Due to the new abilities and runes, the rotation, gearing options, and talent decisions recommended for Enhancement Shaman have changed and can be found in the guides in the Table of Content at the top of this page. Within these, you will find all the information you will need to master this new game mode!
Profession Changes
The best profession to have as an Enhancement Shaman is Engineering. It provides powerful items that you can use in both PvE and PvP content to either deal damage and generate threat, or help you get out of a tough spot.
Leatherworking is also a great choice for Enhancement Shaman
due to special bind on pickup crafts such as 
Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl
and 
Cacophonous Chain Shoulderguards, with further BoP crafts expected
down the line.
Rune Engravings for Enhancement Shamans
The main feature of Season of Discovery is the new Rune Discovery system, which allows you to discover and attach special abilities to your gear slots after finding them across the world. We list all of Shaman's runes and where they can be located in the guide below.
Changelog
- 07 Apr. 2024: Updated for Phase 3.
- 03 Mar. 2024: Changed Spirit of the Alpha explanation now that it also grants attack power when cast on someone else.
- 18 Feb. 2024: Updated intro, strengths and weaknesses for Phase 2.
- 17 Dec. 2023: Revamped section with new layout and text explanation.
More Classic Shaman Guides
More Season of Discovery Class Guides
Classic Dungeon Guides
Classic Profession Guides
This guide has been written by Seksi, original vanilla player and multi-class player, currently playing on Gehennas Horde. You can find him on the Classic Warrior, Mage and Shaman Discords, as well as the Icy Veins Discord.
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