TBC Classic Enhancement Shaman Phase 2 / Tier 5 Gear and Best in Slot

While a clear best in slot list is always available in TBC Classic, the items contained might be extremely hard or expensive to get. Thus, we will try to give at least one alternative for most slots in the list, so that you can pick where and how to farm them.

The list will focus on gathering the best stats for Enhancement, as described in our guide below:

If you are starting out as a freshly-leveled Enhancement Shaman, our pre-raid best in slot list is meant to give you an idea of non-raid items you can chase as a solo / pug player in preparation for raids.

Do note that items from Heroic dungeons or that require Primal Nethers (which are obtained from Heroics) can be harder to get than raid items due to their daily lockout. Some Heroic dungeons are also harder than most of Karazhan.

If your character is still progressing through the content of Tier 4 or is ready to take on Tier 6, then you may wish to consult their best in slot lists instead.

Enhancement Shaman Tier 5, the Cataclysm Harness, is obtained from the following bosses:

• Helm — Lady Vashj in Serpentshrine Cavern
• Chest — Kael'thas Sunstrider in Tempest Keep
• Legs — Fathom-Lord Karathress in Serpentshrine Cavern
• Shoulders — Void Reaver in Tempest Keep
• Gloves — Leotheras the Blind in Serpentshrine Cavern

Its set bonuses are:

• 2 pieces — causes your melee attacks to occasionally make your next Lesser Healing Wave instant cast. This is not good in PvE, as you need the Mana for DPS, but could be useful in PvP and soloing situations.
• 4 pieces — causes your Flurry to give 5% extra Haste. This is a massive bonus to your damage, and you will want to get it as soon as possible.

Leatherworking is still a great profession, especially if you are your group's dedicated drummer, and for the exclusive Boots of Utter Darkness, but otherwise Engineering is great for area of effect damage from its explosives, Enchanting gives you extra weapon damage enchants on rings, and Jewelcrafting enables slightly better gems than default ones.

Enhancement Shaman Tier 4 causes your Strength of Earth Totem to grant an additional 12 Strength. This bonus is welcome while gathering the four pieces of Tier 5 but is usually outclassed by it, even when considering the group benefit.

Fist of Reckoning is a special off-hand in that, while its damage is lower than most Level 70 options, has 2.7 weapon speed which allows you to better weapon sync with the recommended 2.7 main hand weapons! Check out rotation guide below for more details on what weapon syncing is and why it matters for DPS.

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Cataclysm Helm ( Helm of the Vanquished Champion)	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Neck	Telonicus's Pendant of Mayhem	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Shoulder	Shoulderpads of the Stranger	Hydross the Unstable — Serpentshrine Cavern
Cloak	Thalassian Wildercloak	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Chest	Cataclysm Chestplate ( Chestguard of the Vanquished Champion)	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Wrists	True-Aim Stalker Bands	Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern
Gloves	Cataclysm Gauntlets ( Gloves of the Vanquished Champion)	Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern
Waist	Belt of One-Hundred Deaths	Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Legs	Cataclysm Legplates ( Leggings of the Vanquished Champion)	Fathom-Lord Karathress — Serpentshrine Cavern
Boots	Boots of Utter Darkness Cobra-Lash Boots	Leatherworking Lady Vashj — Serpentshrine Cavern
Rings	Band of the Ranger-General Ring of Lethality	Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep Hydross the Unstable — Serpentshrine Cavern
Trinkets	Dragonspine Trophy Bloodlust Brooch Empty Mug of Direbrew	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair 41 Badge of Justice Coren Direbrew in Blackrock Depths during Brewfest
Weapons	Talon of the Phoenix Rod of the Sun King	Al'ar — Tempest Keep Kael'thas Sunstrider — Tempest Keep
Relic	Totem of the Astral Winds	Pandemonius — Heroic Mana Tombs

While the list above contains the absolute best gear setup, you are unlikely to quickly gather all of it. We provide more options below, some which are very close to the best and some which are just much easier to get!

Slot	Item	Source
Helm	Surestrike Goggles v2.0 Cyclone Helm ( Helm of the Fallen Champion) Wastewalker Helm Cowl of Defiance Helm of the Claw Gladiator's Linked Helm Storm Helm Mok'Nathal Beast-Mask	Engineering Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan Epoch Hunter — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills Netherspite — Karazhan Warlord Kalithresh — The Steamvault PvP Vendor Blacksmithing Exarch Maladaar — Auchenai Crypts
Neck	Pendant of the Perilous Choker of Vile Intent Worgen Claw Necklace Natasha's Choker Traitor's Noose Adamantine Chain of the Unbroken	Trash mobs — Serpentshrine Cavern 25 Badge of Justice Attumen the Huntsman — Karazhan The Hound-Master — Blade's Edge Mountains Mennu the Betrayer — Heroic The Slave Pens Quagmirran — Heroic The Slave Pens
Shoulders	Cyclone Shoulderplates ( Pauldrons of the Fallen Champion) Bladed Shoulderpads of the Merciless Wastewalker Shoulderpads Mantle of Perenolde Beast Lord Mantle Skybreaker's Mantle Gladiator's Linked Spaulders	High King Maulgar — Gruul's Lair Karazhan Chess Event — Karazhan Avatar of the Martyred — Heroic Auchenai Crypts Epoch Hunter — Old Hillsbrad Foothills Warlord Kalithresh — Heroic The Steamvault A Job Unfinished... — Shadowmoon Valley PvP Vendor
Back	Vengeance Wrap Drape of the Dark Reavers Auchenai Death Shroud Cloak of the Inciter Cloak of Darkness Blood Knight War Cloak	Tailoring Shade of Aran — Karazhan Avatar of the Martyred — Heroic Auchenai Crypts Blackheart the Inciter — Shadow Labyrinth Leatherworking PvP Vendor
Chest	Cyclone Breastplate ( Chestguard of the Fallen Champion) Wastewalker Tunic Terrorweave Tunic Ebon Netherscale Breastplate Gladiator's Linked Armor Felstalker Breastplate Stormforged Hauberk	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic The Blood Furnace Doomwalker — Shadowmoon Valley Dragonscale Leatherworking PvP Vendor Leatherworking Blacksmithing
Wrists	Vambraces of Ending Bracers of Maliciousness Primalstrike Bracers Ebon Netherscale Bracers Spymistress's Wristguards Felstalker Bracers General's Chain Bracers Emerald Eye Bracer	High Astromancer Solarian — Tempest Keep Maiden of Virtue — Karazhan Elemental Leatherworking Dragonscale Leatherworking The Soul Devices — Shadow Labyrinth Leatherworking PvP Vendor Keli'dan the Breaker — Heroic The Blood Furnace
Hands	Liar's Tongue Gloves Cyclone Gauntlets ( Gloves of the Fallen Champion) Grips of Deftness Flesh Handler's Gauntlets Cobrascale Gloves Beast Lord Handguards Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets Windstrike Gloves	Magtheridon — Magtheridon's Lair The Curator — Karazhan Trash Drop — Karazhan The Flesh Lies... — Netherstorm Leatherworking Warchief Kargath Bladefist — The Shattered Halls PvP Vendor Leatherworking
Waist	Gronn-Stitched Girdle Primalstrike Belt Ebon Netherscale Belt Girdle of the Deathdealer Felstalker Belt Girdle of Ferocity	Gruul The Dragonkiller — Gruul's Lair Elemental Leatherworking Dragonscale Leatherworking Aeonus — Heroic The Black Morass Leatherworking Murmur — Heroic Shadow Labyrinth
Legs	Skulker's Greaves Shattrath Leggings Clefthoof Hide Leggings Emerald-Scale Greaves Barbaric Legstraps Scaled Greaves of Patience Wyrmscale Greaves	Netherspite — Karazhan Special Delivery to Shattrath City — Netherstorm Showdown — Blade's Edge Mountains Captain Skarloc — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills The Black Stalker — Heroic The Underbog Captain Skarloc — Old Hillsbrad Foothills Epoch Hunter — Heroic Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Boots	Edgewalker Longboots Fiend Slayer Boots Fel Leather Boots Boots of the Unjust Farahlite Studded Boots Boots of the Endless Hunt Outland Striders Fleet Refugee's Boots General's Chain Sabatons	Moroes — Karazhan Trash Drop — Karazhan Leatherworking Avatar of the Martyred — Heroic Auchenai Crypts A Fate Worse Than Death — Netherstorm Warp Splinter — Heroic The Botanica Zereketh the Unbound — The Arcatraz Helping the Lost Find Their Way — Terokkar Forest PvP Vendor
Rings	Ring of a Thousand Marks Garona's Signet Ring Band of Eternity Shapeshifter's Signet Violet Signet of the Master Assassin Overseer's Signet Kaylaan's Signet Ring of Reciprocity Ring of Arathi Warlords Shaffar's Band of Brutality	Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan The Curator — Karazhan Champion's Pledge — The Vials of Eternity Lower City — Exalted The Violet Eye — Exalted Shutting Down Manaforge Ara — Netherstorm Deathblow to the Legion — Netherstorm Doom-Lord Kazzak — Hellfire Peninsula 25 Badge of Justice Yor — Heroic Mana Tombs
Trinkets	(Demons / Undead) Mark of the Champion Tsunami Talisman Abacus of Violent Odds Hourglass of the Unraveller Core of Ar'kelos Romulo's Poison Vial	Kel'Thuzad — Naxxramas Leotheras the Blind — Serpentshrine Cavern Pathaleon the Calculator — The Mechanar Temporus — The Black Morass Ar'kelos the Guardian — Netherstorm Opera Event — Karazhan
Weapons	Wicked Edge of the Planes Merciless Gladiator's Cleaver Dragonstrike Netherbane Gladiator's Right Ripper Gladiator's Cleaver The Decapitator The Harvester of Souls Fool's Bane Dragonmaw Black Planar Edge Reflex Blades Fist of Reckoning	Blacksmithing PvP Vendor Blacksmithing Al'ar — Tempest Keep PvP Vendor PvP Vendor Prince Malchezaar — Karazhan Exarch Maladaar — Heroic Auchenai Crypts Terestian Illhoof — Karazhan Blacksmithing Blacksmithing Dalliah the Doomsayer — The Arcatraz World Drop BoE

Since weapons are such a broad topic, we have written a full guide about Shaman weapons below.

If you have further questions about gemming and enchanting these items, our Enhancement Shaman Enchants and Gems page below provides more information.