Enhancement Shaman DPS Gear and Best in Slot — The War Within (11.2)

Welcome to our Gear and BiS Page for Enhancement Shaman for The War Within! On this page we'll be covering everything you need to know about gearing an Enhancement Shaman, including the BiS Gear from all sources, Raiding, and Mythic+. We also have details 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 3 BiS List Manaforge Omega BiS List Mythic+ BiS List

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Enhancement Shaman Season 3 BiS List

This list contains the Best in Slot Gear for Season 3 of The War Within. Items from all sources including Raids, Mythic+, Delves, The Great Vault and Crafting are included here.

Due to each Hero Talent aiming for different stat breakdowns, we the tool below can switch between recommendations. Bear in mind that, due to diminishing returns in Season 3, some recommendations may look unusual:

Hero Talent Selector
Stormbringer	Totemic

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Fatebreaker, Destroyer of Futures	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Off Hand	Charged Facesmasher	Crafted — Blacksmithing
Alternatives	Unbound Training Claws	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Helm	Aspect of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Forgeweaver Araz
Neck	Cabochon of the Infinite Flight	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Shoulder	Fangs of Channeled Fury (Tier)	The Soul Hunters
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Haste	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Harvested Attendant's Uniform	Forgeweaver Araz
Bracers	Glyph-Etched Vambraces	Crafted — Leatherworking
Gloves	Claws of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt	Clasp of Furious Freedom	The Soul Hunters
Legs	Tassets of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Loom’ithar
Boots	Interloper's Chain Boots	The Soul Hunters
Ring #1	Logic Gate: Omega	Forgeweaver Araz
Ring #2	Whispers of K'aresh	Eco-Dome Al'dani
Trinket #1	Araz's Ritual Forge	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket #2	Astral Antenna	Loom’ithar
Trinket Alt.	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker So'leah's Secret Technique Signet of the Priory Ara-Kara Sacbrood	Operation: Floodgate Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit Priory of the Sacred Flame Eco-Dome Al'dani

Slot	Item	Source/Note
Main Hand	Fatebreaker, Destroyer of Futures	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Off Hand	Charged Facesmasher	Crafted — Blacksmithing
Alternatives	Unbound Training Claws	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Helm	Aspect of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Forgeweaver Araz
Neck	Salhadaar's Folly	Nexus King Salhadaar
Shoulder	Fangs of Channeled Fury (Tier)	The Soul Hunters
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Mastery	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Soaring Decimator's Hauberk	Halls of Atonement
Bracers	Glyph-Etched Vambraces	Crafted — Leatherworking
Gloves	Claws of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt	Portable Power Generator	Operation: Floodgate
Legs	Tassets of Channeled Fury (Tier)	Loom’ithar
Boots	Interloper's Chain Boots	The Soul Hunters
Ring #1	High Nerubian Signet	The Dawnbreaker
Ring #2	Whispers of K'aresh	Eco-Dome Al'dani
Trinket #1	Astral Antenna	Loom’ithar
Trinket #2	Araz's Ritual Forge	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket Alt.	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker Lily of the Eternal Weave Ara-Kara Sacbrood Sigil of the Cosmic Hunt	Operation: Floodgate Eco-Dome Al'dani Ara-Kara, City of Echoes The Soul Hunters

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Manaforge Omega BiS List for Enhancement Shaman

Below is a list of the ideal pieces that can be found in each slot from Manaforge Omega. 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	Unbound Training Claws	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Alternative	Ergospheric Cudgel	Dimensius The All Devouring
Helm	Aspect of Channeled Fury	Forgeweaver Araz
Neck	Duskblaze's Desperation	The Soul Hunters
Shoulder	Fangs of Channeled Fury	The Soul Hunters
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Haste	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Harvested Attendant's Uniform	Forgeweaver Araz
Bracers	Arcanotech Wrist-Matrix	Plexus Sentinel
Gloves	Claws of Channeled Fury	Soulbinder Naazindhri
Belt	Clasp of Furious Freedom	The Soul Hunters
Legs	Tassets of Channeled Fury	Loom’ithar
Boots	Interloper's Chain Boots	The Soul Hunters
Ring #1	Logic Gate: Omega	Forgeweaver Araz
Ring #2	Band of the Shattered Soul	Dimensius The All Devouring
Trinket #1	Araz's Ritual Forge	Forgeweaver Araz
Trinket #2	Astral Antenna	Loom’ithar
Trinket Alt	Sigil of the Cosmic Hunt	The Soul Hunters

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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 3 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	Fatebreaker, Destroyer of Futures	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Alternative	Stoneguardian's Morningstar	Halls of Atonement
Helm	Cryptbound Headpiece	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Neck	Sin Stained Pendant	Halls of Atonement
Shoulder	Hylbrande's Retrofitted Shoulderguards	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit
Cloak	Reshii Wraps with Haste	11.2 Campaign
Chest	Bront's Singed Blastcoat	Operation: Floodgate
Bracers	Consecrated Baron's Bindings	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Gloves	Holybound Grips	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Belt	Discount Mail-Order Belt	Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
Legs	Swampface's Oozewalkers	Operation: Floodgate
Boots	Silksteel Striders	Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
Ring #1	Signet of the False Accuser	Halls of Atonement
Ring #2	Whispers of K'aresh	Eco-Dome Al'dani
Trinket #1	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker	Operation: Floodgate
Trinket #2	Signet of the Priory	Priory of the Sacred Flame
Trinket Alt.	So'leah's Secret Technique Ara-Kara Sacbrood Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Lily of the Eternal Weave	Tazavesh: So'Leah's Gambit Ara-Kara, City of Echoes The Dawnbreaker Eco-Dome Al'dani

Patch 11.2 adds a unique item that can be obtained through the Ghosts of K'aresh quest chain - the Reshii Wraps artifact cloak. This starts at item level 694, and as you progress through the season will upgrade to a final item level of 730. This should always be used in Season 3, as other cloaks have been removed from loot tables.

As a DPS, the unique effect is a high damage proc that splits between enemies hit, and gets stronger against lower health targets. This effect is amplified by some specific items available within Manaforge Omega:

• Interloper's Chain Boots - boots from The Soul Hunters. These significantly increase the rate your cloak effect triggers, and are a best-in-slot pickup at all times.
• Band of the Shattered Soul - ring from Dimensius The All Devouring. Provides a niche extra defensive component to procs, which has some uses on certain encounters.

The Reshii Wraps also come with one single Fiber Socket that dictates which secondary stat it has, which can be changed at any time out of combat. These can be acquired at Blue quality from Hashim on K'aresh, or crafted by Tailoring at Epic quality. As Enhancement, your Hero Talent dictates the fiber used:

• Stormbringer - Chronomantic Fiber / Pure Chronomantic Fiber - Haste.
• Totemic - Energizing Fiber / Pure Energizing Fiber - Mastery.

For more information on acquiring your Cloak, check our dedicated page that goes into more detail:

Previously introduced in Patch 11.1.7, the Durable Information Securing Container is a unique belt that comes with additional proc effects. While this originally required Overcharged Delves to complete, it can now be acquired from any Delve.

The belt remains valuable in Season 3 up until around 710 item-level, being replaced by Hero Track alternatives. Currently, Enhancement has a few different options depending on build and content:

Content	Stormbringer	Totemic
Single-Target	Spark Burst	Critical Chain
AoE	Electric Current	Electric Current
Open World	Electric Current	Electric Current

For more information on how the belt works, check our dedicated D.I.S.C. page for details:

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Enhancement Shaman Trinket Tier Lists

Raiding Trinket Tier List Mythic+ Trinket Tier List

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Raiding Trinket Tier List for Enhancement Shaman

This Trinket Tier List mostly focuses on single-target throughput, as raid encounters are often decided by your boss damage. Generally, Enhancement trinkets are fairly simple: we like one on-use trinket to link with cooldowns, and pair it with a passive stat proc trinket. Due to both Stormbringer and Totemic having different preferences, you can use the switch below to see bespoke lists for each:

Hero Talent Selector
Stormbringer	Totemic

Ranking	Trinket
S Tier	Araz's Ritual Forge - Click for Details Extremely powerful on-use trinket, and outclasses all other options. Should be used alongside Ascendance casts every 2 minutes. Be aware it reduces your health on cast, which may be dangerous. Astral Antenna - Click for Details While it's just a static Crit proc trinket, the high uptime, large amount of stats and ability to stack make it an excellent pick. Wins purely by tuning in Season 3.
A Tier	Signet of the Priory - Click for Details An equivalent to Araz's Ritual Forge. While not as powerful, is still a good on-use trinket to pair with Ascendance. Also gets stronger if other party members are using it, so organize a group if possible to take advantage of that. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker - Click for Details Has a 1-minute ICD, effectively functioning as a secondary on-use trinket. Will proc on the dot on this timer, making it sync up well with every Doom Winds cast, and every other Ascendance. Lily of the Eternal Weave - Click for Details On-use alternative to Araz's Ritual Forge if you don't have it. While a 1.5-minute cooldown, you should hold it to line up with Ascendance cast. So'leah's Secret Technique - Click for Details Passive stat trinket. You should target an ally with Haste as their dominant stat if possible. Ara-Kara Sacbrood Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj
B Tier	Sigil of the Cosmic Hunt - Click for Details Deals solid proc damage with a cleave component, but requires extra management with your targeting to optimize. Can be good on some encounters weighted to execute damage, but less flexible than stat proc offerings. Unyielding Netherprism - Click for Details While this can technically provide a massive amount of secondary stats when pooled up, the passive benefits are quite weak. It averages out with more up-front stats than Araz's Ritual Forge, but sacrifices the up front benefits at the start of a fight. Only really gains value if burn points are later into the fight, and you can squeeze an extra use out that a regular on-use wouldn't get. Cursed Stone Idol - Click for Details Provides a large amount of crit, but the cast time gets in the way of Enhancement's fast-paced opener. Provides an alternative to Araz's Ritual Forge, and hold to align with Ascendance. Incorporeal Essence-Gorger - Click for Details A weaker on-use alternative that can be obtained from Delves. While it mostly buffs your lowest stat, with DRs being in effect this season it's still quite useful in early gearing. Should be cast alongside Ascendance. Incorporeal Warpclaw Screams of a Forgotten Sky Harvester's Edict
C Tier	Void-Touched Fragment Soulbreaker's Sigil Depleted K'areshi Battery
D Tier	Automatic Footbomb Dispenser Ticking Sack of Terror Mind-Fracturing Odium Perfidious Projector Chaotic Nethergate

Ranking	Trinket
S Tier	Araz's Ritual Forge - Click for Details Extremely powerful on-use trinket, and outclasses all other options. Should always be used to overlap Doom Winds and Primordial Wave windows. You should also, ideally, include your Totemic Recall reset as well during it. Astral Antenna - Click for Details While it's just a static Crit proc trinket, the high uptime, large amount of stats and ability to stack make it an excellent pick. Wins purely by tuning in Season 3. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker - Click for Details Has a 1-minute ICD, effectively functioning as a secondary on-use trinket. Extremely well suited to Totemic as it overlaps with each of your Doom Winds casts.
A Tier	Ara-Kara Sacbrood Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Signet of the Priory - Click for Details An equivalent to Araz's Ritual Forge. While not as powerful, it's still a solid on-use option to empower every second Doom Winds window. Always make sure to overlap these, and ideally also use your Totemic Recall reset during it. Lily of the Eternal Weave - Click for Details On-use alternative to Araz's Ritual Forge if you don't have it. Due to being a 1.5-minute cooldown, should be used on cooldown to overlap Primordial Wave. Every other cast will naturally blanket Doom Winds. Cursed Stone Idol - Click for Details Provides a large amount of crit, and can be slotted into the Totemic before starting your burst sequence. Due to being a 1.5-minute cooldown, should be used on cooldown to overlap Primordial Wave. Every other cast will naturally blanket Doom Winds. So'leah's Secret Technique - Click for Details Passive stat trinket. You should target an ally with Mastery as their dominant stat if possible. Sigil of the Cosmic Hunt - Click for Details Deals solid proc damage with a cleave component, but requires extra management with your targeting to optimize. As Totemic's tuning is a bit weaker currently, secondary stats aren't as dominant, therefore this trinket keeps up quite well.
B Tier	Screams of a Forgotten Sky Incorporeal Warpclaw Harvester's Edict Incorporeal Essence-Gorger - Click for Details A weaker on-use alternative that can be obtained from Delves. While it mostly buffs your lowest stat, with DRs being in effect this season it's still quite useful in early gearing. Should be cast alongside every other Doom Winds window.
C Tier	Soulbreaker's Sigil Depleted K'areshi Battery Void-Touched Fragment Unyielding Netherprism - Click for Details Totemic specializes in frequent burst windows, so the value of being able to pool this to explosive amounts is moot. The extra management required, alongside the much weaker passive bonuses, makes this a pretty weak option.
D Tier	Automatic Footbomb Dispenser Ticking Sack of Terror Mind-Fracturing Odium Perfidious Projector Chaotic Nethergate

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Mythic+ Trinket Tier List for Enhancement Shaman

This Trinket Tier List has a broader scope, looking for trinkets that have flexibility without extra conditions to get value out of them. This is due to Mythic+ being more fluid and needing general-use items rather than extremely specialized options. In Mythic+, both Stormbringer and Totemic are looking for similar trinkets, so recommendations are universal.

Ranking	Trinket
S Tier	Araz's Ritual Forge - Click for Details Extremely powerful on-use trinket, and outclasses all other options. Should be paired with Ascendance for Stormbringer, and Doom Winds for Totemic. Astral Antenna - Click for Details While it's just a static Crit proc trinket, the high uptime, large amount of stats and ability to stack make it an excellent pick. While it can be annoying to find your orbs in the chaos of AoE pulls, this still wins by a good margin due to strong tuning.
A Tier	Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker - Click for Details Has a 1-minute ICD, effectively functioning as a secondary on-use trinket. Will proc on the dot on this timer, making it sync up well with every Doom Winds cast, and every other Ascendance for Stormbringer. Signet of the Priory - Click for Details An equivalent to Araz's Ritual Forge. While not as powerful, is still a good on-use trinket to pair with Ascendance or Doom Winds, depending on Hero tree. Also gets stronger if other party members are using it, so organize a group if possible to take advantage of that. Lily of the Eternal Weave - Click for Details On-use alternative to Araz's Ritual Forge if you don't have it. While a 1.5-minute cooldown, you should hold it to line up with Ascendance cast as Stormbringer, or hold it for every other Doom Winds as Totemic. Cursed Stone Idol - Click for Details An on-use alternative, but the downside of having a cast time during our very fast-paced AoE is awkward. If you're using it, save for Ascendance as Stormbringer, or for every other Doom Winds cast as Totemic. So'leah's Secret Technique - Click for Details Passive stat trinket. You should target an ally with Mastery, regardless of if you're playing Stormbringer or Totemic. Astral Antenna Empowering Crystal of Anub'ikkaj Ara-Kara Sacbrood - Click for Details While a great passive trinket, the frequency of targets dying, and impact of outranging your Agility buffs makes this ever so slightly less reliable in Mythic+. Still great, but alternatives start to beat it.
B Tier	Unyielding Netherprism - Click for Details While this can technically provide a massive amount of secondary stats when pooled up, the passive benefits are quite weak. It averages out slightly more powerful than Araz's Ritual Forge, but requires efficient use with Ascendance (and some pooling around big pulls) to really catch up. Incorporeal Essence-Gorger - Click for Details A weaker on-use alternative that can be obtained from Delves. While it mostly buffs your lowest stat, with DRs being in effect this season it's still quite useful in early gearing. Should be cast alongside Ascendance. Void-Touched Fragment - Click for Details Has a decent amount of extra value in Mythic+ due to more frequent enemy deaths. This can also backfire though, causing procs to happen at the end of a pull and wasting stacks. Harvester's Edict
C Tier	Automatic Footbomb Dispenser Soulbreaker's Sigil - Click for Details Has slight gains in Mythic+ by being able to trigger the Versatility buff on enemy death, but is so unreliable that it doesn't gain much. This also often fizzles by proccing at the end of a pull. Screams of a Forgotten Sky Incorporeal Warpclaw Sigil of the Cosmic Hunt - Click for Details While this deals solid damage, the extra requirement to search for low target enemies in a pull to optimize it really gets in the way. That, paired with the extra power of stats in AoE, makes it less recommended in Mythic+.
D Tier	Chaotic Nethergate Depleted K'areshi Battery Ticking Sack of Terror Mind-Fracturing Odium Perfidious Projector

For the third season of The War Within, Blizzard has tried something new with the Howls of Channeled Fury. Instead of one static bonus, each Hero Talent provides its own unique 2-piece and 4-piece depending on which you are playing. You can use the switch below to see details on both bonuses:

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Season 3 Tier Sets

Hero Talents
Stormbringer	Totemic

6.1.

Stormbringer Set Bonuses

The Stormbringer set focuses on both Ascendance and Tempest:

• Shaman Stormbringer 11.2 Class Set 2pc — Triggering Ascendance grants one charge of Tempest, and every 8 Awakening Storms also activates Ascendance for 6 seconds.
• Shaman Stormbringer 11.2 Class Set 4pc — Nature damage increased by 5%, and triggering Ascendance causes your next two Tempest casts to also deal additional Nature damage to your target and reduced damage to nearby enemies after 1.5 seconds.

The Stormbringer bonuses are exceptionally powerful, providing a third, reliable way to trigger Tempest during our biggest burst moments. Having another way to trigger Ascendance as well, an extremely strong effect for Stormbringer. This bonus is strong enough that you should immediately equip the 2-piece - breaking the previous 4-piece - and complete the set as soon as possible. You can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+ or Raid) into Tier pieces in slots you are missing.

You only need 4 pieces to maximize the set bonus. Of the pieces available, the weakest is the Chest. Check the BiS List for alternative recommendations.

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Totemic Set Bonuses

The Totemic set focuses on Primordial Storm:

• Shaman Totemic 11.2 Class Set 2pc — After consuming all three Whirling Elements motes, your Surging Totem casts a Primordial Storm at 200% effectiveness at its location.
• Shaman Totemic 11.2 Class Set 4pc — After casting Primordial Storm, your next Lava Lash or Fire Nova casts a second time at 150% effectiveness.

The Totemic bonus is a solid upgrade over the previous season, but has a lot of extra components that keep it fairly limited. It leans heavily into the value of each Surging Totem cast by focusing on Whirling Elements, improving 30-second burst. This set is immediately worth switching to for Totemic, even with the 2-piece, but aim to get the 4-piece as soon as possible. You can use the Matrix Catalyst to convert regular items (from Mythic+ or Raid) into Tier pieces in slots you are missing.

You only need 4 pieces to maximize the set bonus. Of the pieces available, the weakest is the Chest. Check the BiS List for alternative recommendations.

Crafted gear for Enhancement in The War Within Season 3 only has a handful of worthwhile embellishments, with one in particular 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 Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension applied.
2. Second, an off-piece - apply Writhing Armor Banding to double the effect — we recommend Glyph-Etched Vambraces, as bracers 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 general gearing recommendations, 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 Ethereal 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, ideally you want to obtain the highest item-level possible before committing any crests to upgrade it. 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

Bear in mind that exceptions are possible, such as special items that have additional procs attached. Currently however, there are no such items available in Season 3.