Cataclysm Classic Enhancement Shaman Gear and Best in Slot

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Last updated on Feb 25, 2025 at 02:00 by Seksixeny

On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Enhancement Shaman in Cataclysm Classic.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Enhancement Shaman Best in Slot

2. Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Enhancement Shaman Best in Slot

The table below lists the best gear combinations for each phase in Cataclysm Classic. Click the button that correlates with the specific phase you are interested in seeing a BiS gear list for. The gear lists will mostly follow the stat priority detailed on our Stats guide, which is resumed below:

Agility
Hit Rating (17% Spell Hit Cap)
Expertise Rating (6.5% – 26 Expertise Cap)
Mastery Rating
Critical Strike Rating
Haste Rating
Hit Rating (27% Hard Melee Hit Cap)

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

1.1.

Reforging in Cataclysm

Although we provide recommended reforging in the lists below, we also recommend installing the Reforgelite Classic addon to easily calculate your optimal reforging with any gear setup.

Cataclysm Classic Gear Sets

Tier 13 Tier 12 Tier 11

2.1.

Tier 13 Dragon Soul Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Spiritwalker's Helmet	Haste → Mastery	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Choker of the Vanquished Lord	Haste → Hit	Ragnaros (H) Firelands
Shoulder	Spiritwalker's Spaulders	Expertise → Mastery	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Dreadfire Drape	–	Lord Rhyolith (H) Firelands
Chest	Spiritwalker's Cuirass	–	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Bracers of Looming Darkness	Crit → Hit	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Gloves	Spiritwalker's Grips	Expertise → Hit	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Belt of the Beloved Companion	Haste → Mastery	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Legs	Spiritwalker's Legguards	Crit → Mastery	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Boots	Treads of Dormant Dreams	Haste → Mastery	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Seal of Primordial Shadow	Expertise → Hit	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Signet of Grasping Mouths	Haste → Mastery	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Wrath of Unchaining	–	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 2	Vial of Shadows	–	Multiple Bosses (H) Dragon Soul
Weapons	x2 No'Kaled, the Elements of Death	–	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	Crit → Expertise	Crystallized Firestone plus the 700 Justice Points 378 version

2.2.

Tier 12 Firelands Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Erupting Volcanic Helmet	Haste → Hit	Ragnaros — Firelands
Neck	Choker of the Vanquished Lord	Haste → Hit	Ragnaros — Firelands
Shoulders	Erupting Volcanic Spaulders	Hit → Mastery	Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands
Back	Dreadfire Drape	–	Lord Rhyolith
Chest	Erupting Volcanic Cuirass	Expertise → Hit	Alysrazor — Firelands
Wrists	Hide-Bound Chains	Haste → Mastery	Crystallized Firestone plus the BoE trash drop 378 version
Hands	Erupting Volcanic Grips	–	Baleroc — Firelands
Waist	Firearrow Belt	Haste → Expertise	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Legs	Moltenfeather Leggings	–	Alysrazor — Firelands
Feet	Decimation Treads	Crit → Mastery	Baleroc — Firelands
Ring	Viridian Signet of the Avengers	Haste → Hit	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Ring	Widow's Kiss	Haste → Expertise	Bethtilac — Firelands
Trinket 1	Matrix Restabilizer	–	Ragnaros — Firelands
Trinket 2	Ancient Petrified Seed	–	Avengers of Hyjal Reputation
Weapons	Shatterskull Bonecrusher (non-Orcs) Gatecrasher (Orcs)	Haste → Hit Expertise → Mastery	Multiple bosses in Firelands Baleroc — Firelands
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	Crit → Hit	Crystallized Firestone plus the 700 Valor Points 378 version

2.3.

Tier 11 BoT/BwD/TotFW Best in Slot

All 372 item level gear listed below is from Heroic mode drops unless stated otherwise in the source.

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Helmet of the Raging Elements	–	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Neck	Mistral Pendant of the Windstorm	Crit → Expertise	Al'Akir — Throne of the Four Winds
Shoulders	Spaulders of the Raging Elements	–	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Back	Cloak of Biting Chill	Crit → Hit	Maloriak and — Blackwing Descent
Chest	Tunic of Failed Experiments	–	Maloriak — Blackwing Descent
Wrists	Chimaeron Armguards	Crit → Mastery	Chimaeron — Blackwing Descent
Hands	Grips of the Raging Elements	Crit → Expertise	Atramedes — Blackwing Descent
Waist	Coil of Ten-Thousand Screams	Haste → Mastery	Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight
Legs	Legguards of the Raging Elements	Haste → Mastery	Maloriak — Blackwing Descent
Feet	Boots of Vertigo	Haste → Expertise	Atramedes — Blackwing Descent
Ring	Lightning Conductor Band	Crit → Mastery	Omnotron Defense System — Blackwing Descent
Ring	Mistral Circle of the Windstorm	–	Conclave of Wind — Throne of the Four Winds
Trinket	Essence of the Cyclone	–	Halfus Wyrmbreaker — The Bastion of Twilight
Trinket	Fluid Death	–	1950 Valor Points
One-Hand	Crul'korak, the Lightning's Arc	Haste → Expertise	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Off-Hand	Crul'korak, the Lightning's Arc	Haste → Mastery	Nefarian — Blackwing Descent
Relic	Relic of Golganneth	Haste → Expertise	700 Valor Points

Changelog

25 Feb. 2025: Tooltip and general page improvements.
15 Feb. 2025: Updated for Dragon Soul / Phase 4.
03 Nov. 2024: Fully updated for Phase 3.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
09 Jun. 2024: Adjusted neck and ring slot recommendations and added ReforgeLite information.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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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