Cataclysm Classic Enhancement Shaman Gear and Best in Slot
On this page, you will find the best PvE gear and best in slot items for your Enhancement Shaman in Cataclysm Classic.
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.
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 12 Firelands Best in Slot
Slot | Item | Reforging | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Helm | Erupting Volcanic Helmet |
Hit |
Ragnaros — Firelands |
Neck | Choker of the Vanquished Lord |
Hit |
Ragnaros — Firelands |
Shoulders | Erupting Volcanic Spaulders |
Mastery |
Majordomo Staghelm — Firelands |
Back | Dreadfire Drape |
|
Lord Rhyolith |
Chest | Erupting Volcanic Cuirass |
Hit |
Alysrazor — Firelands |
Wrists | Hide-Bound Chains |
Mastery |
Crystallized Firestone plus
the BoE trash drop 378 version |
Hands | Erupting Volcanic Grips |
|
Baleroc — Firelands |
Waist | Firearrow Belt |
Expertise |
Avengers of Hyjal Reputation |
Legs | Moltenfeather Leggings |
|
Alysrazor — Firelands |
Feet | Decimation Treads |
Mastery |
Baleroc — Firelands |
Ring | Viridian Signet of the Avengers |
Hit |
Avengers of Hyjal Reputation |
Ring | Widow's Kiss |
Expertise |
Bethtilac — Firelands |
Trinket 1 | Matrix Restabilizer | Ragnaros — Firelands | |
Trinket 2 | Ancient Petrified Seed | Avengers of Hyjal Reputation | |
Weapons |
|
|
|
Relic | Covenant of the Flame |
Hit |
Crystallized Firestone plus
the 700 Valor Points 378 version |
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 |
Expertise |
Al'Akir — Throne of the Four Winds |
Shoulders | Spaulders of the Raging Elements |
|
Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight |
Back | Cloak of Biting Chill |
Hit |
Maloriak and — Blackwing Descent |
Chest | Tunic of Failed Experiments |
|
Maloriak — Blackwing Descent |
Wrists | Chimaeron Armguards |
Mastery |
Chimaeron — Blackwing Descent |
Hands | Grips of the Raging Elements |
Expertise |
Atramedes — Blackwing Descent |
Waist | Coil of Ten-Thousand Screams |
Mastery |
Chogall — The Bastion of Twilight |
Legs | Legguards of the Raging Elements |
Mastery |
Maloriak — Blackwing Descent |
Feet | Boots of Vertigo |
Expertise |
Atramedes — Blackwing Descent |
Ring | Lightning Conductor Band |
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 |
Expertise |
Nefarian — Blackwing Descent |
Off-Hand | Crul'korak, the Lightning's Arc |
Mastery |
Nefarian — Blackwing Descent |
Relic | Relic of Golganneth |
Expertise |
700 Valor Points |
Changelog
- 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.
More Cataclysm Shaman Guides
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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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