Enhancement Shaman DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Enhancement Shaman for The War Within! On this page we'll be covering everything you need to know about gearing an Enhancement Shaman, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+. We also have details on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

Pre-Patch Disclaimer

Midnight has brought with it a stat squish, so all items provide less stats than they did previously. Gear is relatively similar strength with these changes, but bear that in mind when looking at pieces.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Enhancement Shaman

Pre-Patch BiS List Manaforge Omega BiS List Mythic+ BiS List

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Enhancement Shaman Pre-Patch BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for the Midnight Pre-patch. Items from all sources including Raids, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault and Crafting are included here.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Fatebreaker, Destroyer of Futures	Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit
Off Hand	Charged Facesmasher	Crafted — Blacksmithing
Alternatives	Unbound Training Claws	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Helm	Aspect of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Forgeweaver Araz
Neck	Salhadaar's Folly	Nexus King Salhadaar
Shoulder	Fangs of Channeled Fury (Tier)	The Soul Hunters
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Mastery	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Harvested Attendant's Uniform	Forgeweaver Araz
Bracers	Glyph-Etched Vambraces	Crafted — Leatherworking
Gloves	Claws of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt	Clasp of Furious Freedom	The Soul Hunters
Legs	Tassets of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Loom’ithar
Boots	Interloper's Chain Boots	The Soul Hunters
Ring #1	Logic Gate: Omega	Forgeweaver Araz
Ring #2	Whispers of K'aresh	Eco-Dome Al'dani
Trinket #1	Araz's Ritual Forge	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket #2	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker	Operation: Floodgate
Trinket Alt.	Astral Antenna So'leah's Secret Technique Signet of the Priory Ara-Kara Sacbrood	Loom’ithar Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit Priory of the Sacred Flame Eco-Dome Al'dani

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Manaforge Omega BiS List for Enhancement Shaman

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Manaforge Omega. Bear in mind this is a recommendation of gear to look out for to fill in holes in your gearset, not a strict recommendation of what you should always wear in raids.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Unbound Training Claws	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Alternative	Ergospheric Cudgel	Dimensius The All Devouring
Helm	Aspect of Channeled Fury	Forgeweaver Araz
Neck	Salhadaar's Folly	Nexus King Salhadaar
Shoulder	Fangs of Channeled Fury	The Soul Hunters
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Mastery	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Harvested Attendant's Uniform	Forgeweaver Araz
Bracers	Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix	Plexus Sentinel
Gloves	Claws of Channeled Fury	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt	Clasp of Furious Freedom	The Soul Hunters
Legs	Tassets of Channeled Fury	Loom’ithar
Boots	Interloper's Chain Boots	The Soul Hunters
Ring #1	Logic Gate: Omega	Forgeweaver Araz
Ring #2	Band of the Shattered Soul	Dimensius The All Devouring
Trinket #1	Araz's Ritual Forge	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket #2	Astral Antenna	Loom’ithar
Trinket Alt	Unyielding Netherprism	Fractillus

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Mythic+ BiS List for Enhancement Shaman

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from the Midnight Pre-patch Mythic+ dungeon pool. These are recommendations for pieces in each slot to look out for when farming gear upgrades, not a strict recommendation on what you should always be wearing in Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Fatebreaker, Destroyer of Futures	Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit
Alternative	Stoneguardian's Morningstar	Halls of Atonement
Helm	Cryptbound Headpiece	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Neck	Sin Stained Pendant	Halls of Atonement
Shoulder	Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards	Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Mastery	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Bront's Singed Blastcoat	Operation: Floodgate
Bracers	Consecrated Baron's Bindings	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Gloves	Holybound Grips	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Belt	Discount Mail-Order Belt	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Legs	Swampface's Oozewalkers	Operation: Floodgate
Boots	Silksteel Striders	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Ring #1	Signet of the False Accuser	Halls of Atonement
Ring #2	Whispers of K'aresh	Eco-Dome Al'dani
Trinket #1	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker	Operation: Floodgate
Trinket #2	Signet of the Priory	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Trinket Alt.	So'leah's Secret Technique Ara-Kara Sacbrood Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Lily of the Eternal Weave	Tazavesh: So'leah's Gambit Ara-Kara, City of Echoes The Dawnbreaker Eco-Dome Al'dani

FAQDo I put my Highest Item Level Weapon in the Main or Off Hand?

Enhancement always puts its highest item-level weapon in the Main-Hand regardless of your Hero Tree choice. While Lava Lash only scales with your off-hand and some builds use it extensively, everything else gains more from your main-hand scaling.

For players returning during the Midnight Pre-Patch, since it doesn't last very long you may not have time to gather up all the gear to get a perfect setup. Instead, prioritize getting hold of the following:

• A crafted weapon ( Charged Facesmasher) — Having a Main Hand weapon will always be the biggest upgrade possible, and getting one crafted is the easiest way to be ready for the expansion.
• Tier Set — you should be able to gather up 4 pieces of gear to acquire the 2-piece and 4-piece bonus, making them stronger than other items at similar levels. You can make use of the Matrix Catalyst to acquire it quickly. The pieces you use to do this don't matter - just get the bonuses!
• Trinkets — focus on picking up trinkets you don't have to micro-manage. You can use Dinars left over from the final season of The War Within for this, though also consider having an on-use option to deal with high health enemies or big pulls. Araz's Ritual Forge is suited perfectly for this.

Reintroduced in Patch 11.2.5, the Puzzling Cartel Chip system is also currently active in Pre-Patch. Like before, a weekly quest can be completed to obtain these, and can be used to purchase high value items from Manaforge Omega and Mythic+ dungeons. You can purchase any trinkets or special cantrip items available, all the way up to Myth track!

Purchasing an item, however, does require you to have defeated the boss. Each item drops from each respective difficulty. As an example, to purchase Araz's Ritual Forge Mythic, you need to have defeated Mythic Forgeweaver Araz. Trinkets from dungeons also require you to have completed every keystone in time at level 12 or above.

To keep it very simple, your purchase order assuming you have access to every boss on Mythic Difficulty should be the following:

Puzzling Cartel Chip Purchase Quick Guide

Araz's Ritual Forge ➜ Interloper's Chain Boots ➜ Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Below, we've compiled a list of details on the high-value items that you should prioritize with your Cartel Chips as an Enhancement Shaman. This list is not exhaustive or in order of priority, and you are best served simming yourself for optimal results, as the best pick will depend on the gear you already have available.

• Araz's Ritual Forge (Myth) - Click for Details

  • Due to both Hero Trees having extremely strong burst tools, having access to this trinket is extremely important to overlap with Ascendance or Doom Winds. No other trinket really competes with this (outside of niche situations), so this should be your first pick. As always though, if you don't have access to a Mythic version yet, consider waiting if you think you can get a kill before committing the chips.
• Interloper's Chain Boots (Myth) - Click for Details

  • The cantrip boots are a flat increase to your Reshii Wraps, and as such are better than any alternative in the slot by quite a large margin. These can be quite easy to obtain due to being a guaranteed drop per kill, but they're also highly contested. If you can't get hold of a pair but can pick up the Myth track version, these are a very high priority. This is especially true if you don't have a pair at all.
• Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker (Alternative) - Click for Details

  • The best trinket available for Enhancement in the pre-patch+, providing a strong, consistent alternative secondary proc that in particular aligns with every Doom Winds cast for Totemic. Either this or Astral Antenna serve best as your second trinket option.
• Astral Antenna (Myth) - Click for Details

  • Another excellent trinket to pair with Araz's Ritual Forge. This is effectively a wash for Stormbringer, so either this or Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker will serve you best during the Pre-patch.
• Unbound Training Claws (Myth only) - Click for Details

  • If you're struggling to get hold of a Mythic weapon to pair with your crafted pickup, this is the best option available on the vendor to grab. Only buy this if you have access to the Myth option, and leave it until your last pick.
• Unyielding Netherprism - (Optional) - Click for Details

  • This has unique uses in certain specific raid encounters (in particular Nexus King Salhadaar and Dimensius The All Devouring Mythic) to improve your burst options. This is a niche alternative on-use though, so is very much an optional buy for Raid. In Mythic+ however, this can be a solid alternative allowing you to pool up extra burst for key pulls.

As purchasing these items requires you to have defeated Mythic bosses to acquire them at the highest level, if you ever intend to kill those then hold off on buying a heroic version. You will only receive 3 total purchases through the remainder of the season, so use them wisely!

Added in the final season of The War Within, the Reshii Wraps is a unique artifact cloak item that can be obtained through the Ghosts of K'aresh quest chain. When completed, this reaches a final item level of 170. This should always be used during the pre-patch, as no other cloaks are available.

As a DPS, the unique effect is a high damage proc that splits between enemies hit, and gets stronger against lower health targets. This effect is amplified by some specific items available within Manaforge Omega:

• Interloper's Chain Boots - boots from The Soul Hunters. These significantly increase the rate your cloak effect triggers, and are a best-in-slot pickup at all times.
• Band of the Shattered Soul - ring from Dimensius The All Devouring. Provides a niche extra defensive component to procs, which has some uses on certain encounters.

The Reshii Wraps also come with one single Fiber Socket that dictates which secondary stat it has, which can be changed at any time out of combat. These can be acquired at Blue quality from Hashim on K'aresh, or crafted by Tailoring at Epic quality. As Enhancement, you will generally always be using Energizing Fiber or Pure Energizing Fiber for Mastery, but remember you can switch these around to fix your stats if they become imbalanced.

For more information on acquiring your Cloak, check our dedicated page that goes into more detail:

The previous season's final Tier Set of The War Within - the Howls of Channeled Fury - still remains usable, though the set bonuses have been changed. Instead of providing unique bonuses based on Hero Talent choice, they instead provide flat damage increases:

• Shaman - Midnight PrePatch - 11.2 Class Set 2pc — Increases all damage dealt by 6%.
• Shaman - Midnight PrePatch - 11.2 Class Set 4pc — Increases all damage dealt by 10%.

These are simply straight increases, and while they have no impact on your rotation, they do significantly improve your throughput and should still be used at all times over the course of the Pre-Patch.

Crafted gear for Enhancement in the Midnight Pre-patch still only has a handful of worthwhile embellishments, with one in particular worthwhile craft — Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension. It's also a Nerubian enchant that can be doubled up with Writhing Armor Banding.

You should ideally sim the optimal stats to craft for your particular character, but Haste and Mastery is most likely your best option with an Algari Missive of the Feverflare.

1. First, craft a weapon - Charged Facesmasher with Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension applied.
2. Second, an off-piece - apply Writhing Armor Banding to double the effect — we recommend Glyph-Etched Vambraces, as bracers will not interfere with other, more important drops.
3. At particularly high gear levels, you may also find Dawnthread Lining to be a worthwhile alternative on your off-piece. This doesn't extend to replacing your weapon though - the loss of Agility is more impactful from other slots than the off-hand Weapon DPS drop.
4. After this, you are done with priority crafts and embellishments and can use sims to determine your best piece to upgrade with item level. Generally, it is a good idea to look for Rings and Necks as good options are very contested amongst other classes.

Note that any Agility one-handed weapon can be crafted, meaning you have a choice between Charged Slicer, Charged Facesmasher or Everforged Mace. The choice is purely cosmetic and does not affect performance. This also comes with the advantage of having a weapon early at the most important time of progression, and then having the option to swap it to your off-hand when you eventually pick up a higher item-level option.

Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots. This is because every character is unique, and each individual gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer general gearing recommendations, these are not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimize your character to that degree is by making use of the tools available!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

As you complete endgame content in The War Within, you will gather upgrade crests such as Gilded Ethereal Crest that can be used to upgrade your items. Once you have upgraded a slot to a particular item level, any other item in that slot can be upgraded without a Crest cost.

As Crests are a limited resource, ideally you want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it. If you are capable of completing higher Mythic+ dungeons, it is generally a good idea to wait until you have the slot maxed out with free upgrades first.

Below is a general slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers

Bear in mind that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have additional procs attached. Currently however, there are no such items available in Pre-Patch.