WoW Classic Shaman Weapons Guide

Last updated on Feb 19, 2020 at 15:02 by Seksixeny 1 comment

Weapons are very important for Shamans, especially early on, or when Enhancement specced, as melee swings are a huge part of your damage. For Elemental and Restoration it represents mostly a stat stick, with a bit more stats than your usual piece of gear.

1.

Shaman Weapon Skills

Shamans know how to use one-handed Maces, Unarmed and Staves when created, but they can also learn Daggers and one-handed Axes from Weapon Masters around the world.

Weapon Master location Weapon Skills available
Learned by default 1H Maces, Unarmed, Staves
Orgrimmar (around 81,19) 1H Axes, Daggers
Undercity (57,32) Daggers

You will only learn how to use two-handed Maces and Axes with Two-Handed Axes and Maces Icon Two-Handed Axes and Maces at level 20 or later. Until then, look to use a two-handed Staff for maximum damage, although using a one-hand and a shield has its own merits, as well.

Remember that no matter how good a weapon is at a given level, it will quickly be outclassed by common weapons of higher level, especially for Shamans who can benefit from Intellect weapons as well. So don't waste too much time chasing for the perfect low level weapon unless you are making a twink character or enjoy doing so for the sake of it.

While the list of weapons you will wear during your journey in Azeroth is potentially vast, some notable weapons of each type you might want to be looking out for along the way are listed below.

1.1.

Axes for WoW Classic Shamans

Axes, both one-handed and two-handed, are the preferred Enhancement weapons in WoW Classic, as there are a lot of notable ones. This is especially true for Orc players, who get +5 weapon skill for axes from their racial, Axe Specialization Icon Axe Specialization.

1.2.

Maces for WoW Classic Shamans

Maces also make for great Shaman weapons. They come in caster (spell damage / healing / Intellect) and physical damage (Strength / Agility / damage procs) varieties.

1.3.

Staves for WoW Classic Shamans

Staves are powerful two-handed weapons which you can use from your character's creation. This allows them to be the overall fastest leveling weapon option from the start, and there are quite a few powerful staff quest rewards that you can look for while leveling.

In the late game, staves are mostly oriented towards Elemental and Restoration Shamans, as most have spell damage / spell healing / Intellect stats.

1.4.

Daggers for WoW Classic Shamans

Daggers are often neglected by Shamans, but are often some of the best weapons you can find while leveling, and their quick speed allows you to waste little damage when overkilling an enemy, which is a problem with slower weapons.

While your kill speed will be lower than it would with two-handed weapons, being able to use a shield will allow you to take less damage, and thus require less downtime.

In the end game, most physical damage daggers will be taken by Rogues, and as such you will be left with the caster daggers, which are best suited to Elemental and Restoration Shamans, as most of them sport increased spell damage / spell healing / Intellect, which is also useful for Enhancement, but less so.

1.5.

Fist Weapons for WoW Classic Shamans

While there are a few fist weapons Shamans can use in WoW Classic, they are few and far between. If you get a good one, such as Vilerend Slicer Icon Vilerend Slicer feel free to use it with a shield for a nice leveling boost.

1.6.

Shields for WoW Classic Shamans

While Shields are not, technically, weapons, they still occupy the off-hand weapon slot, and should thus be covered in this guide. Using one will increase your survivability and resilience at the cost of some of your potential damage, and is often worth the trade off, especially for Elemental and Restoration Shamans who gain little damage from not using one.

1.7.

Swords for WoW Classic Shamans

Shamans cannot use Swords.

1.8.

Polearms for WoW Classic Shamans

Shamans cannot use Polearms.

1.9.

Crossbows for WoW Classic Shamans

Shamans cannot use Crossbows.

1.10.

Bows for WoW Classic Shamans

Shamans cannot use Bows.

1.11.

Guns for WoW Classic Shamans

Shamans cannot use Guns.

1.12.

Thrown Weapons for WoW Classic Shamans

Shamans cannot use Thrown Weapons.

2.

Leveling Weapons for Shamans in WoW Classic

While we will be only listing two-hand weapons below, it is perfectly viable to use a one-hander and shield to level as well, in which case you would be looking for Meteor Shard Icon Meteor Shard combined with Commander's Crest Icon Commander's Crest, or Hypnotic Blade Icon Hypnotic Blade combined with Aegis of the Scarlet Commander Icon Aegis of the Scarlet Commander, among other similar options.

3.

End-Game Weapons for Shamans in WoW Classic

Shamans have many end-game weapons at their disposal. Depending on what you are looking for, there are many different sources of weapon upgrades, but you will mostly find them inside dungeons and raids, with the occasional quest reward.

3.1.

Notable Pre-Raid Shaman Weapons

3.2.

Notable Raid Shaman Weapons

4.

PvP Weapons for Shamans in WoW Classic

While Rank 14 weapons (such as High Warlord's Battle Mace Icon High Warlord's Battle Mace) are among the best currently in game for Shamans, as they are for most classes, there are also a few notable reputation rewards you can chase.

5.

Complete Weapon Listings for Shamans in WoW Classic

You can find a complete weapon (and armor) list for Shamans at itemization.info, including filter options that allow you to restrict and / or order your search by phase, class, slot and other parameters.

For more end-game gearing information, please refer to our PvE BiS gear guides for Shamans:

And to our PvP BiS gear guides for Shamans:

6.

Changelog

  • 19 Feb. 2020: Updated the Weapon Guide for Phase 3 and added a PvP + Reputation and Raid weapon section.
  • 22 Dec. 2019: Reworked the complete BiS weapon listing at the end of the guide.
  • 26 Sep. 2019: Added a section for shields.
  • 25 Sep. 2019: Added Zum'rah's Vexing Cane to the leveling weapons section.
  • 15 Sep. 2019: Swapped end game weapons to their own section, in the end of the guide.
  • 14 Sep. 2019: Guide added.
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