Enhancement Shaman DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.1.5)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Enhancement Shaman for The War Within. Check this page to learn everything you need to know about gearing an Enhancement Shaman, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+, information on the best Trinkets, Tier Sets, and much more.

For discussion and information on Stats specifically, check out our Stats page below.

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BiS Gear for Enhancement Shaman

Season 2 BiS List Liberation of Undermine BiS List Mythic+ BiS List

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Enhancement Shaman Season 2 BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Season 2 of The War Within. Items from all sources including Raids, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault and Crafting are included here.

Note that this gearset aims to balance out stats evenly to avoid diminishing returns, so individual pieces may not suit your current gearset on their own.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Gallywix's Iron Thumb (678)	Chrome King Gallywix — Liberation of Undermine
Off Hand	Charged Facesmasher (675)	Crafted — Blacksmithing
Alternatives	Crusher of the Unsettled (678)	Great Vault / Cinderbrew Meadery
Helm	Gale Sovereign's Charged Hood (678)	One-Armed Bandit / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Neck	Strapped Rescue-Keg (678)	Great Vault / Cinderbrew Meadery
Shoulder	Gale Sovereign's Zephyrs (678)	Rik Reverb / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Cloak	Consecrated Cloak (678)	Crafted — Tailoring
Chest	Gale Sovereign's Clouded Hauberk (678)	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock — Liberation of Undermine
Bracers	Made Manacles (678)	Mug'Zee — Liberation of Undermine
Gloves	Gale Sovereign's Grasps (678)	Cauldron of Carnage / Matrix Catalyst / Great Vault
Belt	Maniacal Monarch's Girdle (678)	Great Vault / Operation: Mechagon
Legs	Chemical Blaster's Legguards (678)	The MOTHERLODE!! / Operation: Mechagon
Boots	Treads of the Galvanic Skysoarer (678)	Great Vault / The Rookery
Ring #1	The Jastor Diamond (678)	Chrome King Gallywix — Liberation of Undermine
Ring #2	Miniature Roulette Wheel (678)	One-Armed Bandit — Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #1	Eye of Kezan (678)	Chrome King Gallywix — Liberation of Undermine
Trinket #2	House of Cards (678)	One-Armed Bandit — Liberation of Undermine
Alt (Passive)	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker (678)	Great Vault / Operation: Floodgate
Alt (On-use)	Signet of the Priory (678)	Priory of the Sacred Flame / The Dawnbreaker

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Liberation of Undermine Palace BiS List for Enhancement Shaman

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from the first raid, Liberation of Undermine. Bear in mind this is a recommendation of gear to look out for to fill in holes in your gearset, not a strict recommendation of what you should always wear in raids.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Gallywix's Iron Thumb	Chrome King Gallywix
Alternative	Crowd Favorite	Cauldron of Carnage
Helm	Gale Sovereign's Charged Hood	One-Armed Bandit
Neck	Gobfather's Gifted Bling	Mug'Zee
Shoulder	Gale Sovereign's Zephyrs	Rik Reverb
Cloak	Test Pilot's Go-Pack	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
Chest	Gale Sovereign's Clouded Hauberk	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
Bracers	Made Manacles	Mug'Zee
Gloves	Gravi-Gunk Handlers	Sprocketmonger Lockenstock
Belt	Dealer's Covetous Chain	Chrome King Gallywix
Legs	Gale Sovereign's Pantaloons	Stix Bunkjunker
Boots	Dubious Table-Runners	One-Armed Bandit
Ring #1	The Jastor Diamond (678)	Chrome King Gallywix
Ring #2	Miniature Roulette Wheel (678)	One-Armed Bandit
Trinket #1	Eye of Kezan (678)	Chrome King Gallywix
Trinket #2	House of Cards (678)	One-Armed Bandit
Trinket Alt	Reverb Radio	Rik Reverb

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Mythic+ BiS List for Enhancement Shaman

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Season 2 of Mythic+ in The War Within. These are recommendations for pieces in each slot to look out for when farming gear upgrades, not a strict recommendation on what you should always be wearing in Mythic+.

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Weapons	Crusher of the Unsettled	Cinderbrew Meadery
Alternative	Hyperactive Stormclaw	The Rookery
Helm	Amphitheater Stalker's Hood	Theater of Pain
Neck	Strapped Rescue-Keg	Cinderbrew Meadery
Shoulder	Crashguard Spaulders	The MOTHERLODE!!
Cloak	Electrician's Siphoning Filter	Operation: Floodgate
Chest	Bront's Singed Blastcoat	Operation: Floodgate
Bracers	Consecrated Baron's Bindings	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Gloves	Swift Pneumatic Grips	Operation: Mechagon
Belt	Maniacal Monarch's Girdle	Operation: Mechagon
Legs	Chemical Blaster's Legguards	The MOTHERLODE!!
Boots	Treads of the Galvanic Skysoarer	The Rookery
Ring #1	Footbomb Championship Ring	The MOTHERLODE!!
Ring #2	Bloodoath Signet	Theater of Pain
Trinket #1	Signet of the Priory	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Trinket #2	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker	Operation: Floodgate
Trinket Alt	Azerokk's Resonating Heart	The MOTHERLODE!!

Patch 11.1.5 offers a way to acquire specific items from Liberation of Undermine through the new Puzzling Cartel Chip. These can be acquired following a quest released on May 13th that will reward you with chips for defeating bosses within the Liberation of Undermine raid on a weekly cadence. Purchasing an item however does require you to have defeated the boss each item drops from on each respective difficulty. As an example, to purchase The Jastor Diamond Mythic, you need to have defeated Mythic Chrome King Gallywix.

We have compiled a list of high-value items that you should prioritize with your Cartel Chips in The War Within Season 2 as Enhancement Shaman. This list is not exhaustive or in order of priority, and you are best served simming yourself for optimal results as the best pick will depend on the gear you already have available.

Either Eye of Kezan - Top Priority (Mythic Raid)* - Click for Details
• Can take up to 4 minutes to fully stack, but once it gets there provides strong damage. Due to this aspect, it's much more suited to Mythic raid encounters that last long enough to pull value out of it - in particular the final three bosses in Liberation of Undermine. Due to this ramp time though and the stacks fading in between combat, it's less suited to Heroic raid content or Mythic+.
or House of Cards - Top Priority - Click for Details
• As both Stormbringer and Totemic want an on-use trinket to pair up with their cooldown windows, this is an excellent all around trinket and very well suited for both Raid and Mythic+.
The Jastor Diamond - High Priority - Click for Details
• Well itemized, and provides a strong bonus effect of more stats for free. Being a ring, much like very rare rings of the past, it is highly contested and harder to get from your vault, alongside being from the end boss of the raid. This makes it a good pickup as it will be hard to get naturally.
Gallywix's Iron Thumb - Mid Priority - Click for Details
• The bonus effect is free damage making it the best weapon on offer this season, but we are also crafting a weapon as our first priority. This diminishes the up-front value, and it is an item type that is not particularly contested. If you have the other item slots covered though, it is the best remaining purchase.

Cyrce's Circlet is a customizable ring that can be obtained from the Siren Isle. There are three distinct sockets each with 4 choices each, allowing you to build your own item to suit your needs.

In Patch 11.1.5, the ring stays a very strong option, only being evened out by well itemized 678 equivalent rings. That means you can safely use this for most if not all of Season 2 currently.

• Singing Thunder — Stormbringer's Runed Citrine (All Stats)
• Singing Sea — Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine (Mastery)
• Singing Wind — Windsinger's Runed Citrine (Highest Secondary)

For more information on how to get the ring, as well as acquiring all of the different gems that you can possibly socket into it, check out our Cyrce's Circlet guide below!

Crafted gear for Enhancement in The War Within Season 2 has a few embellishments worth looking at, but one in particular is a consistently worthwhile craft — Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension. It's also a Nerubian enchant that can be doubled up with Writhing Armor Banding.

You should ideally sim the optimal stats to craft for your particular character, but Haste and Mastery is most likely your best option with an Algari Missive of the Feverflare.

1. First, craft a weapon Charged Facesmasher with a Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension applied.
2. Next, craft an off-piece and apply Writhing Armor Banding to double the effect — I recommend Consecrated Cloak as a cloak will not interfere with other, more important drops.
3. After this, you are done with priority crafts and embellishments and can use sims to determine your best piece to upgrade with item level. Generally, it is a good idea to look for Rings and Necks as good options are very contested amongst other classes.

Note that any Agility one-handed weapon can be crafted, meaning you have a choice between Charged Slicer, Charged Facesmasher or Everforged Mace. The choice is purely cosmetic and does not affect performance. This also comes with the advantage of having a weapon early at the most important time of progression, and then having the option to swap it to your off-hand when you eventually pick up a higher item-level option.

Throughout this page and elsewhere in our guide, we regularly refer to the importance of simming yourself on Raidbots. This is because every character is unique, and each individual gear piece you have access to can change what is best right now for you.

While we do offer generic sim charts and recommendations for Trinkets, these are not complete replacements for simming yourself. The only way to truly optimize your character to that degree is by making use of the tools available!

If you are new to simming and Raidbots, check out our detailed guide below.

As you complete endgame content in The War Within, you will gather upgrade crests such as Gilded Undermine Crest that can be used to upgrade your items. Once you have upgraded a slot to a particular item level, any other item in that slot can be upgraded without a Crest cost.

As Crests are a limited resource and capped early on in the season, ideally, you will want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it, as this will save you upgrades in the long run. If you are capable of completing higher Mythic+ dungeons, it is generally a good idea to wait until you have the slot maxed out with free upgrades first.

Below is a general slot priority you should upgrade your items in.

1. Weapons
2. Trinkets
3. Helm/Chest/Legs
4. Shoulders/Gloves/Belt/Boots
5. Rings and Necks
6. Cloaks and Bracers

Note that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have additional procs attached to them like The Jastor Diamond.

The second Tier Set of The War Within, the Currents of the Gale Sovereign, consists of 5 items that provide unique bonuses upon equipping 2 and 4 pieces from the set:

• Shaman Enhancement 11.1 Class Set 2pc — your spells and abilities have a chance to activate a Winning Streak! increasing the damage of Stormstrike, Lava Lash and Doom Winds by 5%, stacking up to 25%. Maelstrom Weapon spenders have a 1% chance per Maelstrom spent to remove Winning Streak!
• Shaman Enhancement 11.1 Class Set 4pc — When you lose Winning Streak! gain Doom Winds for 3 seconds. When Doom Winds deals damage, your next Crash Lightning cast deals 12% increased damage, up to 60%, and can be stored up to 10 stacks. Additionally, Crash Lightning deals 75% increased damage to your current target.

While our previous set bonus was incredibly powerful, with the nerfs it no longer has the same long-term power paired with Flowing Spirits. Fortunately, the new Season 2 bonus is still very strong, especially in AoE, and opens up some build options. It is recommended you pick this up as soon as possible. You can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+ or Raid) into Tier Items.

You only need 4 pieces to maximize the set bonus, so we recommend dropping the Gloves or Legs in favor of better itemized alternatives. Check the BiS List for more information.