Shaman Hero Talents — The War Within (11.2)
This guide will walk you through the best Hero Talents for Enhancement Shaman for Raiding and Mythic+, how they impact your gameplay, and more.
Best Hero Talents for Enhancement Shaman in The War Within
This page only covers the new Hero Talents available in The War Within. If you want to learn more about the best regular talents and complimenting builds for Enhancement Shaman, check out our Talents page:
Raiding Hero Talents for Enhancement Shaman
In Single-Target, due to the Season 3's Tier Set strength,
Stormbringer is the firm recommendation.
Stormbringer provides extremely powerful spenders and more potent
burst due to its talent selections, though it does require some extra resource
management. Even when played loosely though, it deals good damage and is flexible
enough to adapt to most encounters, making it the recommendation.
Totemic can dish out strong burst damage every 30-seconds and
1-minute due to talent selections, and brings ample cleave for
free. Unfortunately, its overall tuning is firmly weaker, especially with its
weaker Tier Set bonus. Pair that with the extra requirement to manage
Surging Totem,
and it's simply too hard to justify in Season 3.
Mythic+ Hero Talents for Enhancement Shaman
In Mythic+, the recommendation is Stormbringer in Season 3
with the new Tier Set.
Stormbringer's toolkit is extremely versatile, allowing for a few
different builds to alter its damage profile. It boasts extremely strong sustained
and burst AoE, and scales upward well with additional targets due to the extra
Maelstrom Weapon generation. While its gameplay is punishing if you don't
play around its specialized systems, the reward for doing so is exceptionally
high, which is why it's currently recommended.
In Mythic+, the power of Hot Hand windows during
Doom Winds is
high, and when paired with
Primordial Storm it can deliver potent burst
AoE. It does make small sacrifices to single-target to get there, but transitions
to AoE well while maintaining priority damage. Unfortunately, with the tier set
considered, relative to
Stormbringer it falls too far behind. While the
tree is much easier to pilot, the performance loss is too much to justify.
Hero Talent Tier Set Impact for Enhancement Shaman
Season 3 Tier Sets are unique in that the bonuses dynamically change based on your current Hero Talent. Both trees want to switch to this bonus as soon as possible, and once you acquire it the recommendations are:
- Raid -
Stormbringer
- Mythic+ -
Stormbringer
The section below covers what each respective Hero Tree gains:
Season 3 Tier Sets
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Best Hero Talent Builds for Enhancement Shaman
Normally, our recommendation would depend on the content you do, but with the
gap in strength created by the Season 3 Tier Set, there's only
one answer. Stormbringer is much stronger in both single-target
and AoE, making it the recommendation for both Raids and Mythic+. You can find
full loadout recommendations for each tree on our Talents page.
Best Hero Talent Builds for Enhancement Shaman
Best
Stormbringer Talents for Enhancement Shaman
Stormbringer heavily shifts your focus toward
Maelstrom Weapon
generation, so the most important talent on our entire spec tree is
Static Accumulation. For more details on how we build a spec tree around
these effects, use our Talents page.
For the three choice nodes on the tree, there is not much choice between them:
Supercharge vs.
Storm Swell - the
Maelstrom Weapon value from
Supercharge is simply too high, so is always taken.
Nature's Protection vs.
Surging Currents - extra damage reduction is premium for a spec that can struggle to survive, so
Nature's Protection is the go to.
Surging Currents is good though if you need extra sustain.
Lightning Conduit vs.
Electroshock - the reliability of
Electroshock throughout combat gives it the edge, even if
Lightning Conduit is more fun.
Best
Totemic Talents for Enhancement Shaman
Totemic puts a heavy focus on
Hot Hand to trigger
Reactivity,
so is required pathing on the tree. Any totem related talents on the class tree
are also taken to help manage
Surging Totem. For more details on how we
build a spec tree around these effects, use our Talents page.
Of the four choice nodes, the selections are generally as follows:
Oversurge vs.
Amplification Core - Always
Amplification Core,
Ascendance is not used with
Totemic.
Oversized Totems makes managing
Surging Totem easier, so is taken.
Pulse Capacitor vs.
Supportive Imbuements - Both are relevant. both are similar in single-target, while
Supportive Imbuements is extremely powerful in AoE, especially during cooldowns. Either can be taken.
Earthsurge vs.
Totemic Coordination - The build hinges on
Earthsurge, so is a required pickup to enable the
Hot Hand and
Reactivity synergy.
Hero Talents Rotation Changes for Enhancement Shaman
Stormbringer
Stormbringer aims to cycle
Maelstrom Weapon as quickly as
possible, generating
Tempest charges to spend on massive up-front
AoE damage. This then also triggers
Rolling Thunder and
Arc Discharge as follow-up effects, building a lot of momentum. While
playing, the rotational priority strictly plays around these effects in order to
maximize them, and builds a tree to support that.
Totemic
Totemic needs to use
Surging Totem every 24 seconds, as soon
as it comes off cooldown. It also needs to manage its position, keeping it under
targets using either
Totemic Projection or its own relocate re-cast.
Hot Hand procs form the core of the rotation, using it to trigger
Reactivity and
Earthsurge on targets. It also aligns a variety
of key cooldowns for burst moments.
Changelog
- 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.7.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.5.
- 16 Mar. 2025: Changed single target recommendation to Totemic.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.7.
- 05 Nov. 2024: Changed recommendations to be much more even between Stormbringer and Totemic.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.5, will require future updates following release.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for Elemental Blast and Tempest hotfixes.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Wordup, a frequent theorycrafter involved in a number of class communities. He is also an experienced player who has been in the world top 100 since the days of Sunwell, currently raiding in Echoes. You can follow him on Twitter.
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