Enhancement Shaman DPS Easy Mode — Shadowlands 9.2
On this page, we explain how to easily play Enhancement Shaman in World of Warcraft — Shadowlands 9.2, using the simplest rotation, talent tree, stat priority, gear setup, etc., without sacrificing performance.
Foreword
This section is intended for players who are new to the game or class, have no intentions of raiding Mythic difficulty, or simply want a more straightforward way to play their specialization without being overwhelmed by the numerous priorities and active abilities that need to be taken into consideration for optimal play.
The Basics for Enhancement Shaman
Enhancement relies on you making use of your different rotational
ability cooldowns to make sure you are filling as many Global Cooldowns
as possible with damage events. This makes your rotation quite hectic,
as you will be juggling different cooldowns all at once, alongside
dealing with Stormbringer and
Maelstrom Weapon procs
that come in.
The core concept is to make sure that you keep Stormstrike,
Lava Lash,
Crash Lightning, and
Frost Shock/
Flame Shock
on cooldown and make use of every Global Cooldown you can. You should also
be weaving in casts of
Lightning Bolt/
Chain Lightning
whenever your
Maelstrom Weapon stacks allow (making sure not to
waste any by going over 10), as they are made instant whenever you
have 5 available.
If you are completely new to Enhancement, or want a run down on the new Shadowlands abilities, you can check out our Spell Summary page.
Covenant Choice for Enhancement Shaman
For Enhancement, all Covenants have a place, with the only one falling behind being Kyrian after double legendaries come into play, so it is hard to make a wrong choice. With that being said, to start off with I would recommend Night Fae as it provides the biggest increase to our single-target, the damage profile we are strongest at.
When it comes to what specific Soulbind to use, the ideal pick is Dreamweaver.
Although Field of Blossoms can be awkward to play around, it
does not require full uptime to make use of to make the tree the
strongest and works in the most situations. A recommended build
is as follows:
Conduit Choice for Enhancement Shaman
Best Potency Conduits for Enhancement Shaman
Best Endurance Conduits for Enhancement Shaman
For more info regarding what Soulbind and Conduits to pick for what situation, check our full Covenants, Soulbinds & Conduits page.
Enhancement Shaman Talent Choices
In Shadowlands, Enhancement has a few choices that are very focused on different damage types. Most of these are quite easy to incorporate in your rotation, but can clash with each other and add a lot of extra things to juggle all at once. We are much more oriented toward having a "complete" build that all focuses on one thing, but an easy to pick up and play sample build is as follows:
- Level 15:
Lashing Flames
- Level 25:
Hot Hand
- Level 30:
Spirit Wolf
- Level 35:
Elemental Assault
- Level 40:
Nature's Guardian
- Level 45:
Sundering
- Level 50:
Elemental Spirits.
Some of these choices do compromise on performance for the sake of ease of use, and are focused on trying to open up the power of the spec in as many situations as possible rather than focusing on one damage profile. If you want a more in-depth breakdown of each talent and where to use them, check our dedicated talents page.
Enhancement Shaman Stat Priorities
The most versatile Enhancement stat priority when using this build is as follows when using this build.
- Agility;
- Haste;
- Mastery;
- Versatility;
- Versatility.
Enhancement stats are mostly defined by Agility in Shadowlands, relying heavily on its high scaling. After that, Haste provides the biggest tangible increase to your ability casts and reduces downtime caused by cooldown clashes. Mastery is build-dependent, but the recommended one favours it, while Critical Strike is only focused when playing the Venthyr Covenant.
In most cases, we aim to keep our Easy Mode pages aligned with our Stats pages, but in cases where there is additional nuance required for different priorities, we cover that on our full stats page.
Legendary Choice for Enhancement Shaman
In Patch 9.2 Enhancement has a variety of different
options for Legendaries depending on fight style, build, and
Covenant so there is no real catch-all first craft. However,
given the other recommendations I would pair all of this with
Witch Doctor's Wolf Bones to round out the single-target
focus.
For more detailed explanations of Legendaries, and some alternatives in different scenarios you can always refer to our dedicated Legendary page.
If you are looking for more information about what gear to look out for when playing, you can also check our Gear page linked below.
Enhancement Shaman Basic Rotation
Enhancement operates on a priority list, but, in some cases, you will be casting things based on their place in the cooldown cycle, rather than if it deals the highest damage immediately.
- Cast
Windfury Totem if not active.
- Cast
Lava Lash if
Hot Hand is active.
- Cast
Flame Shock if it is not active on your target.
- Cast
Feral Spirit on cooldown for
Maelstrom Weapon stacks.
- Cast
Lightning Bolt/
Chain Lightning (AoE) if at 8 stacks or more of
Maelstrom Weapon.
- Cast
Stormstrike on cooldown.
- Cast
Lava Lash.
- Cast
Sundering.
- Cast
Frost Shock.
- Cast
Crash Lightning (even in single target).
- Cast
Lightning Bolt/
Chain Lightning (AoE) if at 5 stacks of
Maelstrom Weapon and nothing else is ready.
This should provide a good springboard to get to grips with the basics of how to manage your cooldowns at its most basic level. There are some small optimizations that can be made (especially with talents involved) to improve your damage, and you can find that on the rotation page.
Changelog
- 21 Feb. 2022: Updated with Patch 9.2 recommendations.
- 01 Nov. 2021: Checked for Patch 9.1.5, no changes needed.
- 29 Jun. 2021: Updated for Patch 9.1.
- 09 Mar. 2021: Reviewed for 9.0.5 — small shift on Sundering priority to align with main page.
- 18 Jan. 2021: Updated to align with talent updates.
- 24 Nov. 2020: Updated for Shadowlands launch.
- 13 Oct. 2020: Page updated for the Shadowlands pre-patch.
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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 also follow him on Twitter.
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