Enhancement Shaman PvP Rotation and Playstyle (BfA / Patch 8.3)

The Enhancement Shaman has one role when in an Arena: do damage. Enhancement Shamans lack crowd control and the ability to peel for teammates. Players should focus on maximizing their damage as much as they can. Because Shamans lack mobility, when you get to the enemy you should deal as much damage as you can to them. Although Shaman consistent damage can force defensives from enemies, you should wait to use important cooldowns for when Heroism/ Bloodlust is available.

Have a plan for who you will be mainly using your crowd control on. Although Enhancement Shaman do lack crowd control, they still have Hex and Capacitor Totem if someone stands near it.

If you are playing against a team that has the ability to fear your healer, you can use Tremor Totem. This is a great utility spell.

Use Lightning Shield if you are using this talent.

The opener refers to your team's opening crowd control chain and damage done as soon as you get out of the gates. The main goal in the opener is to force your enemies to use their cooldowns.

If the enemy healer uses their trinket in the opener, they are in trouble. In the opener, Enhancement Shaman should focus on sticking to an enemy and gaining their buffs. Also make sure that, if you are swapping or attacking someone with more than 80% health and using the Breath of the Dying Major essence, you should use that first to get the cooldown reduction on it.

This is the rotation you should use on your target at the beginning of the game.

1. Use Rockbiter to generate Maelstrom and have a chance at increasing the damage of your next Stormstrike.
2. Use and maintain Frostbrand to slow the enemy.
3. Use and maintain Flametongue for additional damage.
4. Use Earthen Spike as soon as you can.
5. Use Stormstrike.
   • Use Stormstrike when you get a Stormbringer proc.
6. Use Lava Lash.
7. Use Lightning Bolt if you cannot connect to your target.
8. Use Crash Lightning as soon as you can.
9. Get crowd control on the enemy healer (you can use Hex or have a teammate do this).
10. Use your burst rotation.

When you have the enemy healer in crowd control and you are trying to kill an enemy, you use your burst damage.

Before you burst, make sure you have Flametongue and Frostbrand buffs active.

1. Use Feral Spirit.
2. Use Flametongue.
3. Use Ascendance.
4. Use Heroism/ Bloodlust on your DPS teammate.
5. Use Earthen Spike.
6. Use Rockbiter.
7. Use Stormstrike.
8. Use Stormstrike as soon as you get a Stormbringer proc.
9. Use Lava Lash.
10. Use Sundering.
11. Use Rockbiter as a filler.
12. Use Reaping Flames if you are using this Major essence and the enemy is above 80% health or below 20% health.
13. Use Lightning Bolt if you 40 Maelstrom.
14. Use Sundering for a small amount of damage or to crowd control the enemy healer.

Sustained damage is damage you do when your burst cooldowns are not available.

1. Use Rockbiter to generate Maelstrom and have a chance at increasing the damage of your next Stormstrike.
2. Use Frostbrand to slow the enemy.
3. Use Flametongue for additional damage.
4. Use Earthen Spike right before you start using your Stormstrikes or Lava Lash.
5. Use Stormstrike as soon as it is off cooldown.
6. Use Lava Lash.
7. Use Crash Lightning as soon as you can.
8. Use Lightning Bolt if you cannot connect to your target.
9. Use Sundering for a small amount of damage or to crowd control the enemy healer.
10. Use Stormstrike as soon as you get a Stormbringer proc.
11. Use Reaping Flames if you are using this Major essence and the enemy is above 80% health or below 20% health.

Ethereal Form/ Astral Shift is your main defensive cooldown. This is a very powerful defensive. Use this when you are being focused and your healer is having trouble healing you or is stuck in crowd control. It is also good to note that neither of these can be used while stunned.

Healing Surge is a spammable heal that can be used on any of your teammates. Use this if the enemy team does not have interrupts and you or a teammate need additional healing.

Spirit Walk will mostly be used to get to an enemy trying to run away, it can be used to avoid incoming damage or crowd control.

It is advised to use Macros to use abilities on enemies or allies without having to target them. For this reason, we have a page dedicated to them.