Enhancement Shaman PvP Guide (Dragonflight 10.2.5)

Last updated on Jan 25, 2024 at 10:16 by Tiqqle 14 comments
General Information

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to play Enhancement Shaman in a PvP environment. The guide will cover everything from talent choices, PvP talents, gameplay and rotation, and useful racial bonuses. It is most applicable to Arena content, but most talents and racial bonuses will work in Rated Battlegrounds and skirmishes.

If you were looking for TBC Classic content, please refer to our TBC Shaman PvP guide.

1.

Enhancement Shaman in the Current Meta

Enhancement Shamans are powerful in the current patch of Dragonflight. This is due to high elemental damage of Sundering Icon Sundering, Elemental Blast Icon Elemental Blast, Hot Hand Icon Hot Hand, along with the PvP 4-set.

2.

Notable 10.2.5 Changes

  • There are no notable changes for 10.2.5 for Enhancement Shaman to consider.
  • New talent Tempest Strikes Icon Tempest Strikes: Your Stormstrike Icon Stormstrike, Lava Lash Icon Lava Lash and Ice Strike Icon Ice Strike have a chance to cause bonus Nature damage to your target.
  • Talents have been repositioned on the Enhancement Shaman talent tree.
  • Elemental Assault Icon Elemental Assault can now also generate Maelstrom Weapon charges from Ice Strike Icon Ice Strike and Lava Lash Icon Lava Lash rather than only Stormstrike Icon Stormstrike.
  • Talents have been repositioned on the Enhancement Shaman talent tree.
  • Legacy of the Frost Witch Icon Legacy of the Frost Witch now also increases Frost damage when consuming 10 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon rather than only Physical damage.
3.

Enhancement Shaman Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths icon Strengths
  • +Strong melee and ranged damage and burst
  • +Multiple interupts
  • +Significant caster distruption
  • +Strong team healing
  • +Grounding Totem Icon Grounding Totem, Static Field Totem Icon Static Field Totem and Tremor Totem Icon Tremor Totem provide strong utility to the team
Weaknesses icon Weaknesses
  • -Limited crowd-control
  • -Damage is dependent on uptime
  • -Limited mobility
4.

Changelog

  • 24 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5, talent page.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 15 Jan. 2024 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
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  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
  • 06 Nov. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
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  • 04 Sep. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.7.
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  • 10 Jul. 2023 (races): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
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  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
  • 10 Jul. 2023 (this page): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1.5.
  • 23 May 2023 (playstyle): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1 start of season.
  • 23 May 2023 (talents): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1 start of season.
  • 23 May 2023 (this page): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1 start of season.
  • 23 May 2023 (this page): Updatedfor Dragonflight 10.1 start of season.
  • 06 May 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
  • 06 May 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
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  • 06 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
  • 06 May 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.1.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (races): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 21 Mar. 2023 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight 10.0.7.
  • 25 Dec. 2022 (macros): Updated Macros Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (races): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight post-launch.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 11 Dec. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (races): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (macros): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (comps): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (gear): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (talents): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 22 Nov. 2022 (this page): Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (races): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (macros): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (comps): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (gear): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (talents): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 Jul. 2022 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands Season 4.
  • 31 May 2022 (races): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (macros): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (playstyle): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (comps): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
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  • 31 May 2022 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 31 May 2022 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.2.5.
  • 27 Feb. 2022 (races): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
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  • 27 Feb. 2022 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands.
  • 27 Feb. 2022 (comps): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
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  • 27 Feb. 2022 (talents): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands.
  • 27 Feb. 2022 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.2 of Shadowlands
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  • 17 Nov. 2021 (races): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
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  • 17 Nov. 2021 (playstyle): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
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  • 17 Nov. 2021 (this page): Updated for Patch 9.1.5 of Shadowlands.
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  • 04 Jul. 2021 (races): Updated based on Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
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  • 04 Jul. 2021 (this page): Updated based on Patch 9.1 of Shadowlands.
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  • 22 Mar. 2021 (races): Updated for Pandaren Versatility from food.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (playstyle): Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (gear): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (talents): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 19 Mar. 2021 (this page): Reviewed for Patch 9.0.5.
  • 18 Mar. 2021 (comps): Updated based on Patch 9.0.5 for Shadowlands.
  • 02 Feb. 2021 (comps): Updated based on maturing PvP Season.
  • 02 Dec. 2020 (playstyle): Updated in preparation for first PvP season of Shadowlands.
  • 02 Dec. 2020 (comps): Updated for first PvP Season Shadowlands.
  • 02 Dec. 2020 (gear): Updated in preparation for first PvP season of Shadowlands.
  • 02 Dec. 2020 (talents): Updated in preparation for first PvP season of Shadowlands.
  • 02 Dec. 2020 (this page): Updated ahead of first Shadowlands PvP Season.
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  • 29 Nov. 2020 (gear): Removed Azerite mentions. More updates to follow.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page and removed Azerite/Essence mentions. More updates to come.
  • 29 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Covenant page and removed Azerite/Essence mentions. More updates to come.
  • 18 Oct. 2020 (macros): Updated based on 9.0.1 Pre-patch for Shadowlands, and new author.
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  • 18 Oct. 2020 (comps): Updated based on Pre-Patch 9.0.1 for Shadowlands.
  • 18 Oct. 2020 (gear): Updated based on 9.0.1 Pre-patch for Shadowlands, removed corruptions.
  • 18 Oct. 2020 (talents): Updated for the 9.0.1 Pre-patch Shadowlands and new author.
  • 18 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 18 Oct. 2020 (this page): Updated for Shadowlands pre-patch.
  • 17 Oct. 2020 (races): Updated based on 9.0.1 Prepatch for Shadowlands, and new author
  • 12 Jul. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Burst and Sustained damage rotations.
  • 12 Jul. 2020 (talents): Updated Tier 4 and 6 Regular Talents.
  • 09 Mar. 2020 (playstyle): Updated Burst and Sustained Damage rotations.
  • 09 Mar. 2020 (talents): Updated PvP Talents.
  • 20 Jan. 2020 (races): This page was checked for Patch 8.3 and no update was deemed necessary.
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