Enhancement Shaman PvE Guide - Wrath Classic (WOTLK)

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Rotation

Enhancement Shamans have a rotation with a lot of spells, and little downtime. There will always be something to for you to do every GCD, and using your
Maelstrom Weapon
procs as soon as possible will be imperative to perform optimal DPS. Enhancement Shamans are also a unique specialization for gearing purposes since they benefit from both melee stats, and caster stats. We'll dive into what exactly this means in more detail in one of the sections below.

Opener

1. Cast
   Call of the Elements
   pre-pull.
2. Cast
   Lightning Shield
   pre-pull.
3. Pre-pot
   Potion of Wild Magic
   if
   Fire Elemental Totem
   is available, otherwise pre-pot
   Potion of Speed
   .
4. Cast
   Flame Shock
   while running at the boss.
5. Cast
   Feral Spirit
   while running at the boss.
6. Use
   Stormstrike
   .
7. If you don't already have one equipped, equip a spell power weapon with
   Flametongue Weapon
   .
8. Cast
   Fire Elemental Totem
   or
   Magma Totem
   . The goal is to snapshot the
   Fire Elemental Totem
   with as many procs as possible.
9. Switch back to your normal weapons.
10. Cast
    Fire Nova
    .
11. Cast
    Earth Shock
    .
12. Cast
    Lava Lash
    only if you haven't used
    Lightning Bolt
    yet.
13. If you ever get to 5 stacks of
    Maelstrom Weapon
    during your opener,
    Lightning Bolt
    takes priority over everything.
14. Proceed with normal priorities.

Single Target

1. Use
   Flametongue Weapon R9
   on main hand and
   Flametongue Weapon R10
   on off-hand during T7. Switch to
   Windfury Weapon
   on main-hand and
   Flametongue Weapon R10
   on off-hand afterwards.
2. Maintain
   Strength of Earth Totem
   ,
   Mana Spring Totem
   , and
   Wrath of Air Totem
   or
   Windfury Totem
   . This is just a baseline, totems might change depending on raid composition.
3. Cast
   Fire Elemental Totem
   .
4. Cast
   Feral Spirit
   .
5. Cast
   Lightning Bolt
   when at 5 stack of
   Maelstrom Weapon
   .
6. Maintain
   Flame Shock
   . Always let it expire before you re-apply it.
7. Cast
   Earth Shock
   if
   Flame Shock
   debuff is active.
8. Use
   Stormstrike
   .
9. Cast
   Lightning Shield
   if buff is not active.
10. Cast
    Magma Totem
    if not active.
11. Cast
    Shamanistic Rage
    . if you won't cap on mana.
12. Cast
    Fire Nova
    .
13. Cast
    Lava Lash
    if it doesn't delay any your other high priority spells.
14. Cast
    Magma Totem
    regardless if it's active and if it doesn't delay any your other high priority spells.
15. Cast
    Lightning Shield
    regardless if it's active and if it doesn't delay any your other high priority spells.

AoE

1. Cast
   Fire Elemental Totem
   .
2. Cast
   Fire Nova
   .
3. Cast
   Magma Totem
   if no
   Fire Elemental Totem
   .
4. Cast
   Chain Lightning
   when at 5 stack of
   Maelstrom Weapon
   .
5. Follow single target priorities.

Spellhance

1. Spellhance is a term you will hear when talking about Enhancement Shamans but all it really means is difference in gearing, gemming, and glyphing during T7 compared to the later phases. Talents are the same. The other notable differences are:
2. You can gear for spell power in your neck, back, finger, trinket, and main-hand slots during T7.
3. Use
   Glyph of Flametongue Weapon
   instead of
   Glyph of Feral Spirit
   during T7.
4. Use
   Flametongue Weapon R9
   on main hand and
   Flametongue Weapon R10
   on off-hand during T7. Switch to
   Windfury Weapon
   on main-hand and
   Flametongue Weapon R10
   on off-hand afterwards.

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Talents

Standard Build

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Glyphs

Major:
Stormstrike
,
Flametongue Weapon
,
Fire Nova
Optional: In T10, replace
Flametongue Weapon
and
Fire Nova
with
Windfury Weapon
and
Feral Spirit
(See Spellhance section).
Minor:
Renewed Life

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Stats

Hit Cap

• 13% (342 Rating) with
  Heroic Presence
  , and
  Misery
  or
  Improved Faerie Fire
• 14% (368 Rating) with
  Misery
  or
  Improved Faerie Fire
• 16% (420 Rating) with
  Heroic Presence
• 17% (446 Rating)

Expertise Cap

• 99 Rating with
  Axe Specialization
  from Orc, and
  Unleashed Rage
• 140 Rating with
  Unleashed Rage

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Fire Elemental Snapshot:
  Flask of the Frost Wyrm
  ,
• Rest of the Fight:
  Flask of Endless Rage

Food

Best:
• Fish Feast

Alternatives:
• Great Feast
  ,
• Dalaran Clam Chowder

Potions

Best:
• Potion of Speed

Miscellaneous

Best:
• Dark Rune
  or
  Demonic Rune

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Best Races

Horde

1. Orc:
   Axe Specialization
   and
   Blood Fury
2. Troll:
   Berserking

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Enhancement Shaman Best Professions

1. Engineering: Best profession thanks to
   Nitro Boosts
   ,
   Hyperspeed Accelerators
   ,
   Flexweave Underlay
   enchants,
   Global Thermal Sapper Charge
   , and
   Truesight Ice Blinders
   for early gearing.
2. Tailoring: Second best profession thanks to
   Swordguard Embroidery
   .
3. Jewelcrafting: Third best profession thanks to the 3 unique gems such as
   Bright Dragon's Eye
   ,
   Rigid Dragon's Eye
   , and
   Quick Dragon's Eye
   .
4. Blacksmithing: Fourth best profession during phases 3+ thanks to
   Socket Bracer
   and
   Socket Gloves
   .
5. Leatherworking, Enchanting, Inscription, and Alchemy: All provide comparable stat bonuses with
   Fur Lining - Attack Power
   ,
   Ring - Assault
   ,
   Master's Inscription of the Axe
   , and
   Mixology
   respectively.
6. Skinning:
   Master of Anatomy
   .