World of Warcraft: Forever Enhancement Shaman - Spec, Builds, and Talents

Welcome to our Talents and Builds page for Enhancement Shaman in WoW: Forever! Here we'll be covering recommended loadouts for endgame content at Level 60. While the jury is out on exactly what configuration of points will perform best (mostly due to questions about available gear), Enhancement always builds its core around Stormstrike and its melee attacks.

Release Disclaimer

As the Beta only lasted until Level 30, endgame builds include talents that weren't available to be tested. Theoretically they should perform well based on data we have, but this page may see changes over the course of the first few months following release.

We'll be covering both a build for group content and one for solo gameplay. This mostly comes down to Mana sustain - a Paladin's Judgement of Wisdom does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to Enhancement's high costs. Without it, you may find more success playing with a build that includes more resource sustain options.

This builds the core around Stormstrike and Improved Stormstrike for basic Mana sustain, while filling out the tree for Maelstrom Weapon and Rage of the Farseer as your major cooldown. It then switches to Elemental to grab Elemental Devastation, and fills out points until it can reach Trial by Fire to significantly boost Fire Nova for more AoE. Finally, it spends its remaining points in Restoration for bonus Hit Chance from Tidal Focus.

Improved Ghost Wolf is optional but strongly recommended. While it provides no direct DPS increase compared to extra points in Ancestral Knowledge, there are a lot of advantages to having an on-demand speed boost in encounters.

While Windfury Weapon should be the go-to imbue, there are some unknown details with Totem mechanics. It's possible Rockbiter Weapon turns out to be best, at which point you should drop Spirit Weapons to reduce threat issues. Flametongue Weapon dagger builds may also have potential, and if they turn out to be ideal we'll include them on this page after launch.

In situations where you're struggling with Mana at endgame (in particular if you can't consistently access Judgement of Wisdom), this is an alternative build that has a little more Mana self-sustain. It follows a similar core in the Enhancement tree as the standard build, but once it grabs Elemental Devastation from the Elemental tree, all remaining points go into Restoration. It picks up a full 5 points in Tidal Focus for increased Hit Chance, and then both Mindfulness and Water Shield for additional Mana sustain.

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