Cataclysm Classic Enhancement Shaman Pre-Raid Gear

The table below lists the best gear combinations before access to raid gear 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:

1. Agility
2. Hit Rating (17% Spell Hit Cap)
3. Expertise Rating (6.5% – 26 Expertise Cap)
4. Mastery Rating
5. Critical Strike Rating
6. Haste Rating
7. Hit Rating (27% Hard Melee Hit Cap)

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

2.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

2.1.

Phase 4 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Spiritwalker's Helmet	Haste → Expertise	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Neck	Cameo of Terrible Memories	Haste → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Spiritwalker's Spaulders	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Cloak	Batwing Cloak	Haste → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Spiritwalker's Cuirass	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Bracer	Dragonbelly Bracers	–	1250 Valor Points
Gloves	Arrowflick Gauntlets	Crit → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Cord of Dragon Sinew	Crit → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Legs	Spiritwalker's Legguards	Crit → Mastery	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Boots	Boneshard Boots	Haste → Expertise	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Seal of Primordial Shadow	Expertise → Hit	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Ring 2	Emergency Descent Loop	Haste → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Wrath of Unchaining	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Trinket 2	Vial of Shadows	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Weapons	x2 No'Kaled, the Elements of Death	–	Protocol Twilight Dungeons
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	Crit → Expertise	Crystallized Firestone plus the 700 Justice Points 378 version

2.2.

Phase 3 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

All dungeon 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	–	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Neck	Necklace of Smoke Signals	Crit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Shoulders	Spaulders of the Raging Elements	–	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Back	Mistral Drape of the Stormblast	Crit → Mastery	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Erupting Volcanic Cuirass	–	2200 Valor Points
Wrists	Bracers of Forked Lightning	Crit → Expertise	1250 Valor Points
Hands	Erupting Volcanic Grips	–	1650 Valor Points
Waist	Star Chaser Belt of the Stormblast	Crit → Mastery	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Erupting Volcanic Legguards	Crit → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Feet	Earthen Scale Sabatons	Crit → Expertise	Leatherworking
Ring	Mistral Circle of the Stormblast	Crit → Expertise	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Ring	Splintered Brimstone Seal	Crit → Hit	1250 Valor Points
Trinket 1	Fluid Death	Hit → Mastery	1650 Justice Points
Trinket 2	Essence of the Cyclone	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Weapon	Crul'korak, the Lightning's Arc x2	Haste → Mastery	20 Fissure Stone Fragment
Relic	Covenant of the Flame	Crit → Expertise	700 Valor Points

2.3.

Phase 2 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Don Rodrigo's Fabulous Necklace	Haste → Expertise	World Drop BoE
Shoulders	Pauldrons of Nalorakk	Crit → Expertise	Nalorakk — Zul'Aman
Back	Viewless Wings	Crit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Cuirass of the Raging Elements	Haste → Hit	2200 Valor Points
Wrists	Wristguards of the Predator	Haste → Expertise	Akil'zon — Zul'Aman
Hands	Grips of the Raging Elements	Hit → Mastery	1650 Justice Points
Waist	Corded Viper Belt	Crit → Hit	Leatherworking
Legs	Arrowsinger Legguards	–	World Drop BoE
Feet	Treads of Malorne	–	Guardians of Hyjal Exalted
Ring	Signet of the Elder Council	Haste → Hit	The Earthen Ring Exalted
Ring	Gilnean Ring of Ruination	Haste → Mastery	World Drop BoE
Trinket	Fluid Death	Hit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Trinket	Left Eye of Rajh	Expertise → Mastery	Rajh — Halls of Origination
One-Hand	Claws of Torment	Haste → Mastery	Blackwing Descent BoE Epic
Off-Hand	Mace of the Sacrificed	Haste → Mastery	Daakara — Zul'Aman
Relic	Relic of Golganneth	Haste → Mastery	700 Valor Points

2.4.

Phase 1 Pre-Raid Best in Slot

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

Slot	Item	Reforging	Source
Helm	Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Mouth of the Earth	Hit → Mastery	Earthrager Ptah — Halls of Origination
Shoulders	Bloodpetal Mantle	Crit → Mastery	Ammunae — Halls of Origination
Back	Viewless Wings	Crit → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Dragonkiller Tunic	Haste → Hit	Leatherworking
Wrists	Elementium Scale Bracers	Haste → Mastery	Ozruk — The Stonecore
Hands	Gloves of the Passing Night	Hit → Mastery	1650 Justice Points
Waist	Corded Viper Belt	Crit → Hit	Leatherworking
Legs	Arrowsinger Legguards	–	World Drop BoE
Feet	Treads of Malorne	–	Guardians of Hyjal Exalted
Ring	Signet of the Elder Council	Haste → Hit	The Earthen Ring Exalted
Ring	Terrath's Signet of Balance	–	Therazane Revered
Trinket	Fluid Death	Hit → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Trinket	Left Eye of Rajh	Expertise → Mastery	Rajh — Halls of Origination
One-Hand	Elementium Gutslicer	–	Blacksmithing
Off-Hand	Lightning Whelk Axe	Crit → Mastery	Lady Naz'jar — Throne of the Tides
Relic	Relic of Golganneth	Haste → Mastery	700 Valor Points