Shaman specializationDPS

Enhancement Shaman

Enhancement is one of the three Shaman talent trees in WoW Forever. Its tree has 18 talents: 6 new, 3 changed, 7 moved and 2 same as in Classic. Forever removes 5 Classic talents from this tree. Our best-in-slot (BiS) list treats it as a DPS spec.

Class: Shaman
Talents: 18
New in Forever: 6
Abilities: 24

Enhancement talents

The 18 talents of the Enhancement tree in the beta, row by row. Each one opens its own page: what every rank does, its requirements and what changes from Classic.

Try Enhancement in the calculator

What changes in Forever

What is new and changed for Enhancement compared with Classic Era: our change list, its talent tree and its abilities.

In our change list

CHANGEDSpell

Flametongue Totem

· General

Classic

Enchants nearby allies' weapons with Flametongue.

Forever

No longer has a duration and is instantly replaced. Does not stack via recasting, with Flametongue Weapon, or with Windfury Totem.

Build 1.60.1.70009

CHANGEDTalent

Rage of the Farseer

· Enhancement

Classic

Not in Classic.

Forever

Row 7. No longer increases the Shaman's spell casting speed.

Build 1.60.1.70009

Class-wide changes

They affect every Shaman, whatever tree they play:

New talents

Mental Dexterity
Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 100% of your Intellect.
Shamanistic Focus
Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.
Mental Quickness
Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 30% of your Intellect.
Improved Stormstrike
When you Stormstrike, you have a 100% chance to gain 50% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 100% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry.
Maelstrom Weapon
When you deal damage with a melee attack, you have a chance to reduce the cast time and Mana cost of your next Lightning Bolt spell by 20%. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts 30 sec.
Rage of the Farseer
Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.

Changed or moved talents

Earth's GraspChanges: tree, position. In Classic it was in Elemental.
Thundering StrikesChanges: position, text.
Ancestral KnowledgeChanges: position, text, numbers.
Improved Ghost WolfChanges: text, numbers.
Elemental WeaponsChanges: position, text, numbers.
AnticipationChanges: ranks, text, numbers.
ToughnessChanges: position, text.
FlurryChanges: text, numbers.
StormstrikeChanges: position, text, icon.
Spirit WeaponsChanges: position, text, numbers, name.

Removed talents

New abilities

Changed abilities

Rockbiter WeaponChanges: tooltip.
Stoneskin TotemChanges: tooltip.
Lightning ShieldChanges: tooltip.
Flametongue WeaponChanges: tooltip.
Strength of Earth TotemChanges: tooltip.
Frostbrand WeaponChanges: tooltip.
Frost Resistance TotemChanges: tooltip.
StormstrikeChanges: level, cost, cooldown, tooltip.
Fire Resistance TotemChanges: tooltip.
Flametongue TotemChanges: tooltip.
Nature Resistance TotemChanges: tooltip.
Windfury WeaponChanges: tooltip.
Windfury TotemChanges: tooltip.
Windwall TotemChanges: tooltip.
Grace of Air TotemChanges: tooltip.

Enhancement abilities

The 24 abilities the beta spellbook groups under Enhancement, by the level they are learned at. Each one opens its own page with its ranks, cost and changes.

See Enhancement in the spellbook →

Enhancement best-in-slot (BiS) gear

The site’s suggestion, not an official list: we score the beta items with our stat weights for each level. The beta is capped at level 30.

Full list by levelLevel 20 Level 30beta Level 40 Level 50 Level 60

Top picks at level 60

Main hand
1. Might of Menethilitem level 89 · Two-Hand · Drops from Kel'Thuzad · Naxxramas (Classic data)
2. Dark Edge of Insanityitem level 84 · Two-Hand · Drops from C'Thun · Ahn'Qiraj (Classic data)
Head
1. Crown of Destructionitem level 76 · Drops from Ragnaros · Molten Core (Classic data)
2. Southwind Helmitem level 74 · Drops from Moam · Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj (Classic data)
Chest
1. Ghoul Skin Tunicitem level 83 · Drops from Death Touched Warrior · Naxxramas (Classic data)
2. Timbermaw Tunicitem level 61 · Crafted: Leatherworking

The two highest-scoring pieces in three slots. It is a forecast: until the beta reaches 60, items and their sources may change.

Full Enhancement list at level 60 →

Why these weights

Enhancement in Classic Era has no dual wield: it is a slow two-hander with Windfury Weapon, which adds two extra attacks with weapon damage, hence the heavy weight on speed. 1 strength = 2 AP; agility gives crit and dodge; crit is worth more thanks to Flurry. Intellect and spell power count for Shocks and totems.