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Enhancement is the Melee DPS specialization of the Shaman in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the game client (build 1.60.1.70753); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
In our level-60 simulation (180 seconds on a stationary boss, raid buffs, best known gear), Enhancement Shaman ranks #3 of 20 DPS specs with 754 DPS. #1 is Affliction Warlock (907 DPS). A stationary boss does not tell everything: group utility and moving fights matter too.
Our simulator's build uses 51 points, split Elemental 18 / Enhancement 33. The talents that weigh the most in the simulation: Stormstrike, Flurry, Mental Dexterity. Open this build in the talent calculator →
Without raid items, the best set the simulator finds gives 738 DPS, −2.2% against the set that includes raid items. Stat priority: Item Level / Weapon DPS > Expertise > Hit Chance. Full gear and enchantments →
Opening: Opening: Searing Totem, then Flame Shock (Strength of Earth and Grace of Air already up); the Totem is put down again every 55 seconds ; Stormstrike on cooldown: it gives +20% nature damage to the next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Earth Shock and, with Improved Stormstrike, keeps half the mana regeneration while casting for 15 seconds ; Lightning Bolt right after Stormstrike to take the +20% (it is worth more there than on Earth Shock); then Lightning Bolt from 3 Maelstrom Weapon stacks: each stack takes 4% per rank off its cast time and mana cost, and melee swings go on while it is cast. Full rotation →
The top race in our simulation: Dwarf. All races of the class →
The first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level up to 51 at level 60. The guide gives the talent order step by step (derived from the level-60 build, not tested while leveling), the dungeons of each level band and the spec's best item in each. See the leveling →
Our dungeon finder shows, for every dungeon, the best item for this spec according to the simulator's stat weights. Best dungeon items →
Our level-60 simulator build (51 points), the one used for the ranking: talents, gear and rotation are on the ranking page.
Gear, rotation and damage by ability for this level-60 build: Shaman Enhancement →
The class's three trees, with the talents of the level-60 build (51 points) in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it, and each talent's badge shows the points invested. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
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Rank 5/5: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 5%.
Rank 5/5: Increases your Intellect by 10%.
Rank 3/3: Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 150% of your Intellect.
Rank 3/3: Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 20%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 40% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 15%.
Rank 1/1: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.
Rank 5/5: Increases your attack speed by 30% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
Rank 1/1: Instantly strike for normal weapon damage and increase the damage you deal to the target with your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, or Earth Shock spell by 20% for 12 sec.
Rank 2/2: Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 30% of your Intellect.
Rank 2/2: 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.
Rank 5/5: 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.
Rank 1/1: Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.
Rank 5/5: Reduces the mana cost of your Shock, Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, and Chain Lightning spells by 10%.
Rank 5/5: Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Earth Shock spells by 5%.
Rank 3/3: Your Critical Strikes with direct damage spells increase your chance to get a Critical Strike with melee attacks by 9% for 10 sec.
Rank 1/5: Reduces the cooldown of your Shock spells by -0.2 sec.
Rank 3/3: Reduces the cast time of your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Lava Burst spells by -0.50 sec.
Rank 1/1: Gives you a 10% chance to enter a Clearcasting state after casting any Fire, Frost, or Nature damage spell. The Clearcasting state reduces the mana cost of your next damage spell by 100%.
The first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level: 1 point at level 10, 11 at level 20, 21 at level 30, 31 at level 40, 41 at level 50 and 51 at level 60. A row of a tree opens for every 5 points spent in that tree.
Derived order: we computed it from our simulator's level-60 build, following the tree rules (rows, prerequisites) and taking at each point the talent the simulation values most. It was not tested while leveling a character: it is a starting point, not a proven leveling build, to be revisited with the released game's data.
Levels 1 to 9: no talent point yet, the first one comes at level 10.
Take: Thundering Strikes. See the tree at this step →
Take: Thundering Strikes ×4, Mental Dexterity ×3, Ancestral Knowledge ×2, Shamanistic Focus. See the tree at this step →
Take: Elemental Weapons ×3, Ancestral Knowledge, Stormstrike, Flurry ×5. See the tree at this step →
Take: Improved Stormstrike ×2, Mental Quickness ×2, Ancestral Knowledge ×2, Concussion ×4. See the tree at this step →
Take: Concussion, Elemental Devastation ×3, Reverberation, Convection ×4, Elemental Focus. See the tree at this step →
Take: Convection, Maelstrom Weapon ×5, Rage of the Farseer, Elemental Alacrity ×3. See the tree at this step →
51 points: Elemental 18 / Enhancement 33
The talents that weigh the most in the simulation: Stormstrike, Flurry, Mental Dexterity.
See the full tree →The best set the simulator finds among the known dungeon and profession items, raid excluded: 738 DPS, −2.2% against the set that includes raid items (754 DPS).
Full gear, enchantments included →
Figures come from our simulator, not from players: they move with patches.
| Stat | DPS gained | Relative value | |
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| Hit per rating point | 0.861 | 4.39 | |
| Crit per rating point | 0.485 | 2.47 | |
| Intellect per point | 0.483 | 2.46 | |
| Strength per point | 0.432 | 2.2 | |
| Agility per point | 0.393 | 2.01 | |
| Attack power per point | 0.196 | 1.0 | |
| Haste per rating point | 0.144 | 0.74 | |
| Spirit per point | -0.031 | -0.16 |
Measured by the simulator on the character above: the DPS gained by one more point of each stat, with the same random draws on both sides. The relative value compares each stat with one point of attack power. Crit, hit and haste are counted per rating point, like Strength or Agility, so they compare directly; they respect the caps: hit at the cap adds nothing. A value near zero or negative is within the margin of error or tied to a limit (mana, cap).
DPS gained when points of each stat are added on top of the simulated gear. Click a stat (or its row in the table) to bring its curve forward; the ring marks the estimated cap, past which every point is worth less than 20% of what it gave at the start.
Our simulator's priority at level 60, set against what Icy Veins recommends. Their guides are written before launch, for level 30 and for leveling: we keep what everyone agrees on, adopt what the simulation confirmed at level 60 and say where the two differ.
Agreed: Windfury Weapon, Mana Spring Totem, Stormstrike on cooldown, the shocks in their slot, Maelstrom Weapon at 5 ranks. Corrected after measuring: Stormstrike's +20% is worth more on a Lightning Bolt than on Earth Shock (+12 DPS); Frost Shock does the same as Earth Shock; Fire Nova adds nothing on one target (area tool). Talents: the 3 points in Elemental Devastation (+9% melee crit for 10 s after a spell crit) are worth 11 more DPS than the same points in Call of Flame (measured), through the auto-attacks and Windfury.
The gear our optimizer picks for this specialization among the items known so far (dungeons, the few raid items already known and crafted gear, which can be bought or made for you: prices and materials are not taken into account), with item effects simulated. Nothing is hand-picked: it is the result of the ranking's computation, and it will change as new items are discovered.
Enchantments up to skill 300, valued by the simulator when they give flat stats or flat weapon damage. The character does not need the profession: they can be bought or applied by an enchanter; Leatherworking armor kits (chest, legs, feet, hands) and Engineering scopes are counted too. A kit and an enchantment share the same permanent slot: a piece carries one or the other, and the legs, which have no enchantment, get the kit; spell-proc enchants (Crusader, Fiery Weapon...) and school damage are not simulated. The client data has no ring enchantment up to skill 300.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-11-03, read on September 21, 2026.
The three best of each category, measured by the simulator on the character above. Only one scroll and one elixir or flask can be worn at a time: each gain is the DPS this consumable brings alone, compared with an empty slot, the rest of the set unchanged. Gains in the same category therefore do not add up. The row marked with a dot is the one in the simulated set.
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
Increases your attack speed by 30% for 25 sec.
Open Shaman in the talent calculator
Spend your 51 points, compare the three specializations and share your build by link.
Talent data comes from the game client. The level-60 build, gear, stats and rotation come from our simulator and are validated by DPS measurements; the rotation is compared with the Icy Veins guides, written before launch for level 30. Healing is not simulated. This data will change with future patches.
