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Shaman — Enhancement

Enhancement is a melee caster that stacks Maelstrom Weapon to empower Lightning Bolt, Tempest, and Primordial Storm, weaves Stormstrike and Lava Lash, and bursts under Doom Winds and Ascendance.

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Spec briefing

How Enhancement Shaman wins

Enhancement is a melee caster that stacks Maelstrom Weapon to empower Lightning Bolt, Tempest, and Primordial Storm, weaves Stormstrike and Lava Lash, and bursts under Doom Winds and Ascendance.

Role
Melee DPS
Stat lead
Item Level / Agility then Mastery
Single target
Stormbringer
Cleave / AoE
Totemic
Patch 12.0.7Updated Aug 2, 2026

Strong when

  • Strong burst and cleave
  • Good mobility
  • Utility (Bloodlust, totems) and off-healing

Plan around

Character setup

Stat priority and consumables

Item level and effect strength still matter. Use this ordering to break close choices, then re-check it after major gear swaps.

  1. 1.Item Level / Agility
  2. 2.Mastery
  3. 3.Haste
  4. 4.Critical Strike
  5. 5.Versatility

Agility > Mastery >= Haste > Crit >= Versatility. Mastery improves Fire, Frost, and Nature class damage and Stormsurge interaction; validate close items with your current build.

Consumables

Flasks, food, potions, weapon oils, and runes for this build.

2 rows
FlaskFlask of the Shattered SunDefault DPS flask.Combat PotionLight's PotentialUse in Doom Winds or major Tempest windows.
Combat

Opener and priority

Use these as decision priorities, not a rigid cast sequence. Re-evaluate whenever targets, resources, procs, or mechanics change.

Core principles

  • Avoid Maelstrom waste: Maelstrom Weapon makes specific spells instant and is spent at 9 or more stacks - Lightning Bolt in single target, Chain Lightning in AoE.
  • Keep strikes on cooldown: Totemic prioritizes Lava Lash while Stormbringer uses Stormstrike, with a filler priority of Crash Lightning, then Stormstrike or Lava Lash, then Voltaic Blaze.
  • React to procs: both hero trees react to the Apex proc Storm Unleashed, plus their own procs - Hot Hand for Totemic, Tempest and Supercharge for Stormbringer.
  • Current recommendations: Totemic for raid, Stormbringer or Totemic for Mythic+.
StormbringerHeavier Maelstrom Weapon cycling to fish for Tempest procs; its primary strike is Stormstrike and it defaults to Ascendance as its cooldown.

Single-target priority

  1. 1.Primordial Storm - with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks
  2. 2.Sundering
  3. 3.Crash Lightning
  4. 4.Ascendance
  5. 5.Windstrike - during Ascendance - every GCD unless Storm Unleashed procs
  6. 6.Stormstrike - during Doom Winds
  7. 7.Tempest or Lightning Bolt - with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks - spend on Tempest as a priority whenever it triggers
  8. 8.Stormstrike
  9. 9.Lava Lash
  10. 10.Voltaic Blaze
  11. 11.Lightning Bolt - with 5 or more Maelstrom Weapon stacks

AoE priority

  1. 1.Primordial Storm - with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks
  2. 2.Sundering
  3. 3.Crash Lightning
  4. 4.Ascendance
  5. 5.Windstrike - during Ascendance
  6. 6.Stormstrike - during Doom Winds
  7. 7.Tempest - whenever available with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks
  8. 8.Chain Lightning - with 9 or more Maelstrom Weapon stacks - with Tempest procs, try to pool to 10
  9. 9.Stormstrike - as a priority to trigger Ride the Lightning
  10. 10.Lava Lash - filler to generate Maelstrom Weapon
  11. 11.Voltaic Blaze - filler to generate Maelstrom Weapon
  12. 12.Chain Lightning - with 5 or more Maelstrom Weapon stacks

Opener

  1. 1.Cast Voltaic Blaze on the way into melee.
  2. 2.Cast Sundering as soon as you enter melee range to trigger Surging Elements.
  3. 3.Cast Crash Lightning.
  4. 4.Cast Lava Lash to apply Lashing Flames.
  5. 5.Cast Ascendance - in AoE, cast Ascendance immediately after Sundering, then Crash Lightning.
  6. 6.Cast Windstrike every GCD.
  7. 7.Cast Primordial Storm with 10 Maelstrom Weapon before it expires, then continue with the normal ability priority.
TotemicCasts Surging Totem every minute, overlaps it with Doom Winds, and rides Hot Hand windows of Lava Lash extended by Totemic Momentum.

Single-target priority

  1. 1.Voltaic Blaze - if Flame Shock is not active
  2. 2.Surging Totem
  3. 3.Lava Lash - with Hot Hand or Whirling Fire active
  4. 4.Sundering
  5. 5.Doom Winds - off the GCD
  6. 6.Crash Lightning
  7. 7.Primordial Storm - with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks - ideally during Doom Winds
  8. 8.Stormstrike - during Doom Winds
  9. 9.Lightning Bolt - with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks
  10. 10.Lava Lash
  11. 11.Stormstrike
  12. 12.Voltaic Blaze
  13. 13.Lightning Bolt - with 5 or more Maelstrom Weapon stacks

AoE priority

  1. 1.Voltaic Blaze - if Flame Shock is not currently active
  2. 2.Surging Totem
  3. 3.Sundering
  4. 4.Lava Lash - with Hot Hand or Whirling Fire active
  5. 5.Doom Winds - off the GCD
  6. 6.Primordial Storm - with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks
  7. 7.Crash Lightning
  8. 8.Stormstrike - during Doom Winds
  9. 9.Chain Lightning - with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks
  10. 10.Voltaic Blaze
  11. 11.Lava Lash
  12. 12.Stormstrike
  13. 13.Chain Lightning - with 5 or more Maelstrom Weapon stacks

Opener

  1. 1.Cast Voltaic Blaze on the way into melee - Totemic always opens with it to apply Flame Shock for Ashen Catalyst.
  2. 2.Drop Surging Totem as soon as you arrive in melee.
  3. 3.Cast Sundering.
  4. 4.Cast Lava Lash to trigger Hot Hand.
  5. 5.Cast Doom Winds and immediately Primordial Storm.
  6. 6.Cast Lava Lash, then Crash Lightning, then continue with the normal ability priority.
  7. 7.In AoE: after Surging Totem and Sundering, cast Doom Winds and immediately Crash Lightning, then Lava Lash to trigger Hot Hand, Primordial Storm with 10 Maelstrom Weapon, Stormstrike, and Lava Lash.

Pre-combat checks

  • Apply weapon imbues: Lightning Shield applies them with Instinctive Imbuements, and applies Earth Shield as well with Elemental Orbit.
  • Cast Skyfury to buff your party with Mastery and extra weapon strikes.
  • Never use weapon oils or a whetstone - they overwrite your weapon imbues.
  • Carry a Healthstone and a Silvermoon Health Potion.

Major cooldowns

Doom Winds

  • A 1-minute cooldown, 8 seconds baseline (10 with Thorim's Invocation), off the global cooldown. It doubles your Windfury Weapon chance based on your character sheet and increases Windfury Weapon damage by 20%.
  • Main-hand special attacks rise in value while it is active: Stormstrike/Windstrike, Crash Lightning, Sundering/Splitstream, and all 3 Primordial Storm strikes can each trigger Windfury.
  • Crash Lightning's initial hit and every Sundering target count as main-hand strikes per target, granting truly uncapped AoE Windfury procs during the window.
  • Always sync Primordial Storm with Doom Winds - it provides 3 individual AoE Windfury triggers.
  • It also gains Static Accumulation (1-2 Maelstrom Weapon per second) and Thorim's Invocation effects while active, if taken.
  • Totemic: it naturally lines up with Surging Totem - weave Lava Lash on cooldown with Hot Hand triggered from Whirling Fire, and cast activators in between with a Crash Lightning then Stormstrike priority for Elemental Tempo cooldown reduction.

Ascendance

  • A capstone choice node with Deeply Rooted Elements that replaces Doom Winds if selected. It converts Stormstrike into Windstrike and auto-attacks into Windlash - 30-yard range, armor-ignoring special attacks, with Windstrike's cooldown reduced by 60% while active.
  • Ascendance: 3-minute cooldown (2 with Thorim's Invocation), 15 seconds, and triggers Doom Winds for 10 seconds on activation; spending Maelstrom Weapon outside the form has a 0.5% chance per stack to trigger Doom Winds.
  • Deeply Rooted Elements: 0.6% chance per Maelstrom Weapon spent to trigger 8 seconds of Ascendance plus 10 seconds of Doom Winds.
  • The window is a race to cast Windstrike as much as possible. Stormbringer: cast Crash Lightning as a priority and Windstrike otherwise - Thorim's Invocation with Raging Maelstrom always spends up to 10 stacks, so just cast on cooldown.

Thorim's Invocation

  • During Doom Winds, casting Stormstrike or Crash Lightning discharges a Maelstrom Weapon spender; during Ascendance, Windstrike or Crash Lightning does - consuming up to 5 stacks, or up to 10 with Raging Maelstrom.
  • The discharged spell follows 'priming': Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning casts prime themselves; Tempest primes dynamically by targets hit; Primordial Storm primes by targets hit by its strikes; Ride the Lightning procs never influence priming.
  • As Stormbringer, an active Tempest is always consumed regardless of priming.
  • Be in the correct primed state before the window starts - fixing it mid-window costs a valuable global.

Sundering

  • Your mid-cooldown burst tool on a 30-second cooldown: heavy Flamestrike damage in a line, and its hits can trigger weapon imbues including Windfury Weapon.
  • Aim to cast it on cooldown every 30 seconds. Totemic always takes it for Whirling Elements and must not drift it away from Surging Totem's 1-minute timer.
  • Surging Elements makes each cast grant 15% Haste for 12 seconds and 5 Maelstrom Weapon instantly - an excellent setup tool to layer over cooldowns (it does not trigger from Splitstream).
  • With Primordial Storm taken, casting Sundering opens a 15-second window replacing the keybind with a 4-step attack (Fire, Frost, Nature, then Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning) that consumes and scales with all current Maelstrom Weapon stacks.

Surging Totem (Totemic)

  • A 1-minute cooldown, 25-second burst window exclusive to Totemic. On cast you gain Whirling Earth (next Sundering +100% and a Searing Totem), Whirling Fire (next Lava Lash triggers Hot Hand), Whirling Air (spending Maelstrom Weapon triggers Totemic Rebound 3 times - consumed last with Doom Winds plus Crash Lightning), and Primal Catalyst (next Lava Lash repeats at 150%).
  • Execute the mote sequence to set up a long Hot Hand through Totemic Momentum - played correctly the buff can last until your next Sundering.
  • Keep Sundering in sync with these 1-minute timers so the extra Searing Totem covers your streak of Lava Lash casts.

Advanced tips

Stormbringer notes

  • Cycle Maelstrom Weapon in combat to fish for Tempest procs, and press Crash Lightning as often as possible for Storm Unleashed.
  • Spend on Tempest as a priority whenever it triggers, ideally at 10 stacks; otherwise Lightning Bolt at 10 stacks to trigger Lightning Strikes.
  • Doom Winds is off the GCD - pair it with Stormstrike or Crash Lightning on the press, and fill every GCD of the proc with them to trigger Thorim's Invocation.
  • During Ascendance, every GCD goes to Windstrike unless Storm Unleashed procs; this should keep resetting its cooldown through Elemental Tempo and Thorim's Invocation.
  • In AoE, spend with Chain Lightning at 9 or more stacks and fall back on Stormstrike to trigger Ride the Lightning, with a Lava Lash then Voltaic Blaze filler priority.

Totemic notes

  • Cast Surging Totem every minute, follow with Sundering, begin Hot Hand with Lava Lash, then Doom Winds (off GCD) plus Crash Lightning to consume Whirling Air.
  • During the window, weave Lava Lash with Stormstrike or Crash Lightning - Elemental Tempo cooldown reduction supports a 1-2-1 sequence depending on Haste.
  • Spend Maelstrom Weapon at 10 stacks on Lightning Bolt (Chain Lightning in AoE), unless Elemental Tempo would reset Lava Lash or extend Hot Hand past your next cast - then spend at 5 or more stacks.
  • Cast Primordial Storm with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks, ideally during Doom Winds, and keep Sundering in sync with Surging Totem or you cannot consume Whirling Earth effectively.
  • Outside these windows, use the rotational priority Crash Lightning, Voltaic Blaze, Lava Lash, then Stormstrike, reacting to Storm Unleashed procs.
Build

Talents and hero trees

Use Stormbringer for the single-target profile below and Totemic when cleave or adds make its toolkit more valuable.

Recommended starting profiles

Single-target: Stormbringer

Stormbringer adds Tempest for the strongest single-target and priority burst.

  • Stormbringer hero tree
  • Stat priority: Agility > Haste
  • Interrupt: Wind Shear

Multi-target: Totemic

Totemic adds Surging Totem synergy for the biggest AoE and sustained cleave.

  • Totemic hero tree
  • Prioritize AoE and add-swap talents
  • Interrupt: Wind Shear

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Totemic - Mythic+

Current key baseline. It emphasizes Tempest, Crash Lightning cleave, Doom Winds, and complete Maelstrom Weapon spends.

TotemicTempestDoom WindsCrash LightningStormstrikeVoltaic BlazeMaelstrom Weapon
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Shaman class tree

Shared class talents, including throughput, control, defensives, and movement.

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Active and choice talents

Chain HealActiveHeals the friendly target for 874, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.Lava LashActiveCharges your off-hand weapon with lava and burns your target, dealing 4 Fire damage. Damage is increased by 100% if your offhand weapon is imbued with Flametongue Weapon. Chain LightningActiveHurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 282 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 3 total targetsEarth ShieldActiveProtects the target with an earthen shield, increasing your healing on them by 20% and healing them for 329 when they take damage. This heal can only occur once every 3 sec. Maximum 9 charges. Earth Shield can only be placed on one target at a time. Only one Elemental Shield can be active on the Shaman.Spirit WolfChoiceWhile transformed into a Ghost Wolf, you gain 5% increased movement speed and 5% damage reduction every 1 sec, stacking up to 4 times.Thunderous PawsChoiceGhost Wolf removes snares and increases your movement speed by an additional 25% for the first 3 sec. May only occur once every 20 sec.Frost ShockActiveChills the target with frost, causing 279 Frost damage and reducing the target's movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.Spirit WalkChoiceRemoves all movement impairing effects and increases your movement speed by 60% for 8 sec.Gust of WindChoiceA gust of wind hurls you forward.Astral ShiftActiveShift partially into the elemental planes, taking 40% less damage for 12 sec.Encasing ColdChoiceIncreases the cooldown of Frost Shock by 15 sec, but Frost Shock now freezes targets in place for 4 sec.Arctic SnowstormChoiceEnemies within 10 yds of your Frost Shock are snared by 30%.Healing Stream TotemActiveSummons a totem at your feet for 15 sec that heals an injured party or raid member within 40 yards for 253 every 1.8 sec. If you already know Healing Stream Totem, instead gain 1 additional charge of Healing Stream Totem.Planes TravelerChoiceReduces the cooldown of Astral Shift by 30 sec.Astral BulwarkChoiceAstral Shift reduces damage taken by an additional 20%.Wind ShearActiveDisrupts the target's concentration with a burst of wind, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 4 sec.Earthgrab TotemActiveSummons a totem at the target location for 20 sec. The totem pulses every 2 sec, rooting all enemies within 8 yards for 8 sec. Enemies previously rooted by the totem instead suffer 50% movement speed reduction.Capacitor TotemActiveSummons a totem at the target location that gathers electrical energy from the surrounding air and explodes after 2 sec, stunning all enemies within 8 yards for 3 sec.Cleanse SpiritActiveRemoves all Curse effects from a friendly target.Wind Rush TotemActiveSummons a totem at the target location for 15 sec, continually granting all allies who pass within 10 yards 40% increased movement speed for 5 sec.Earth ElementalActiveCalls forth a Greater Earth Elemental to protect you and your allies, generating high threat and taunting enemies periodically for 30 sec.PurgeChoicePurges the enemy target, removing 1 beneficial Magic effect.Greater PurgeChoicePurges the enemy target, removing 2 beneficial Magic effects.Ascending AirChoiceWind Rush Totem's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec and its movement speed effect lasts an additional 2 sec.Jet StreamChoiceWind Rush Totem's movement speed bonus is increased by 10% and now removes snares.HexActiveTransforms the enemy into a frog for 1 min. While hexed, the victim is incapacitated, and cannot attack or cast spells. Damage may cancel the effect. Limit 1. Only works on Humanoids and Beasts.Spiritwalker's GraceActiveCalls upon the guidance of the spirits for 15 sec, permitting movement while casting Shaman spells. Castable while casting.Totemic ProjectionActiveRelocates your active totems to the specified location.Graceful SpiritChoiceReduces the cooldown of Spiritwalker's Grace by 30 sec and increases your movement speed by 20% while it is active.Spiritwalker's AegisChoiceWhen you cast Spiritwalker's Grace, you become immune to Silence and Interrupt effects for 5 sec.Tremor TotemChoiceSummons a totem at your feet that shakes the ground around it for 10 sec, removing Fear, Charm and Sleep effects from party and raid members within 30 yards.Poison Cleansing TotemChoiceSummons a totem at your feet that removes all Poison effects from a nearby party or raid member within 30 yards every 1.5 sec for 6 sec.Therazane's ResilienceChoiceEarth Shield no longer loses charges and is 115% effective.Reactive WardingChoiceWhen refreshing Earth Shield, your target is healed for 830 for each stack of Earth Shield they are missing. Additionally, Earth Shield can consume charges 1.0 sec faster.Nature's SwiftnessActiveYour next healing or damaging Nature spell is instant cast and costs no mana.

Passive talents

Ancestral Wolf AffinityPassiveCleanse Spirit, Wind Shear, Purge, and totem casts no longer cancel Ghost Wolf.Fire and IcePassiveIncreases all Fire and Frost damage you deal by 3%.Elemental OrbitPassiveIncreases the number of Elemental Shields you can have active on yourself by 1. You can have Earth Shield on yourself and one ally at the same time.Nature's GuardianPassiveWhen your health is brought below 35%, you instantly heal for 40% of your maximum health. Cannot occur more than once every 45 sec.Winds of Al'AkirPassive2 ranksIncreases your movement speed by 6% and the movement speed bonus of Ghost Wolf by an additional 10%.Brimming with LifePassive2 ranksStamina increased by 15%. While you are at full health, Reincarnation cools down 100% faster.Elemental ResistancePassiveHealing from Healing Stream Totem reduces Fire, Frost, and Nature damage taken by 6% for 3 sec.Spiritual AwakeningPassiveMastery increased by 3%.Enhanced ImbuesPassiveThe effects of your weapon and shield imbues are increased by 30%.WindveilPassiveInterrupting a spell with Wind Shear reduces all spell damage taken by 15% for 12 sec.Refreshing WatersPassiveYour Healing Surge is 25% more effective on yourself. Static ChargePassive2 ranksReduces the cooldown of Capacitor Totem by 20 sec.Nature's FuryPassive2 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your Nature spells and abilities by 4%.Primordial BondPassiveYour Earth Elemental no longer taunts nearby enemies or generates threat and instead increases your maximum health by 15% while active.Elemental WardingPassiveReduces all magic damage taken by 8%.Totemic FocusPassiveIncreases the radius of your totem effects by 15%. Increases the duration of your Earthbind and Earthgrab Totems by 10 sec. Increases the duration of your Healing Stream, Tremor, Poison Cleansing, and Wind Rush Totems by 3.0 sec.Mana SpringPassiveYour Lava Burst casts restore 22 mana to you and 4 allies nearest to you within 40 yards. Allies can only benefit from one Shaman's Mana Spring effect at a time, prioritizing healers.Voodoo MasteryPassiveYour Hex target is slowed by 70% during Hex and for 6 sec after it ends. Reduces the cooldown of Hex by 15 sec.Totemic SurgePassiveReduces the cooldown of most totems by 5 sec.Instinctive ImbuementsPassiveLightning Shield increases your Intellect by 3%. Casting Lightning Shield now applies your weapon imbuements. Earth Shield is also applied if you have the Elemental Orbit talent.

Enhancement specialization tree

Every Enhancement talent currently exposed by Blizzard game data.

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Active and choice talents

Windfury WeaponActiveImbue your main-hand weapon with the element of Wind for 1 hour. Each main-hand attack has a 15% chance to trigger two extra attacks, dealing 9 Physical damage each.Flametongue WeaponActiveImbue your weapon with the element of Fire for 1 hour, increasing the damage of your Fire spells by 5.0%.Crash LightningActiveElectrocutes all enemies in front of you, dealing 65 Nature damage. Enhances your weapons for 12 sec, causing Stormstrike and Lava Lash to discharge 34 Nature damage split between up to 5 enemies in front of you. Voltaic BlazeActiveInstantly shocks the target and 5 enemies within 10 yds with blazing thunder, applying Flame Shock and dealing 1,532 Nature damage. Always critically strikes. Generates 1 stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Doom WindsActiveUnleash a devastating storm around yourself, dealing 42 Stormstrike damage every 1 sec to nearby enemies for 8 sec. Increases your chance to activate Windfury Weapon by 100%, and the damage of Windfury Weapon by 20%. SunderingActiveShatters a line of earth in front of you with your main hand weapon, causing 89 Flamestrike damage to any enemy hit.Deeply Rooted ElementsChoiceEach stack of Maelstrom Weapon consumed has a 0.6% chance to activate Ascendance for 6.0 sec. Ascendance Transform into an Air Ascendant for 15 sec and unleash Doom Winds, reducing the cooldown and cost of Stormstrike by 60%, and transforming your auto attack and Stormstrike into Wind attacks which bypass armor and have a 30 yd range.AscendanceChoiceTransform into an Air Ascendant for 15 sec and unleash Doom Winds, reducing the cooldown and cost of Stormstrike by 60%, and transforming your auto attack and Stormstrike into Wind attacks which bypass armor and have a 30 yd range. Maelstrom Weapon spenders have a 0.5% chance to unleash Doom Winds per Maelstrom Weapon spent while Ascendance is not active.Storm UnleashedActiveEach Maelstrom Weapon spent has a 2% chance to cause your next Crash Lightning to ignore its cooldown. The weapon enhancement effect of Crash Lightning may now overlap.

Passive talents

Maelstrom WeaponPassiveWhen you deal damage with a melee weapon, you have a chance to generate Maelstrom Weapon, stacking up to 5 times. Each stack of Maelstrom Weapon reduces the cast time of your next Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning by 20% and increases its damage by 20%.Forceful WindsPassiveWindfury has a 10% additional chance to trigger and its damage is increased by 50%.Molten AssaultPassiveLava Lash cooldown reduced by 6.0 sec, and if Lava Lash is used against a target affected by your Flame Shock, Flame Shock will be spread to up to 5 nearby enemies.Unruly WindsPassiveWindfury Weapon has a 100% chance to trigger a third attack.Overflowing MaelstromPassiveMaelstrom Weapon can now stack 5 additional times. Each Maelstrom Weapon stacks consumed grants Overflowing Maelstrom, reducing the cast time of your next Healing Surge or Chain Heal by 10%, and increasing their healing by 10% up to 10 times. This effect can be accumulated up to 20 times.Ashen CatalystPassiveWhen Lava Lash strikes a target affected by your Flame Shock, its cooldown is reduced by 2.0 sec.StormblastPassiveStormstrike has an additional charge. Stormsurge now also causes your next Stormstrike to deal 25% additional damage as Nature damage, stacking up to 2 times.OverchargePassiveThe critical strike damage of your Nature abilities are increased by 40% of your critical strike chance.Raging MaelstromPassiveLightning Bolt and Chain Lightning can consume up to 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks. FlurryPassiveIncreases your attack speed by 15% for your next 3 melee swings after dealing a critical strike with a spell or ability.Hot HandPassive2 ranksMelee auto-attacks with Flametongue Weapon active have a 5% chance to reduce the cooldown of Lava Lash by 50% and increase the damage of Lava Lash by 40% for 8 sec. May not occur during an active Hot Hand.Storm's WrathPassiveIncrease the chance for Mastery: Enhanced Elements to trigger Windfury and Stormsurge by 150%. Elemental TempoPassiveElemental damage increased by 10%. Each stack of Maelstrom Weapon consumed reduces the cooldown of Stormstrike by 0.3 sec and Lava Lash by 0.3 sec. Chaining StormsPassiveChain Lightning now jumps to 2 additional targets and deals 10% increased damage.Converging StormsPassiveEach target hit by Crash Lightning increases the damage of your next Stormstrike by 25%, up to a maximum of 6 stacks.StormflurryPassiveStormstrike has a 20% chance to strike the target an additional time for 40% of normal damage. This effect can chain off of itself.StormbindPassiveCritical strikes of your Nature abilities reduce the target's movement speed by 60% for 5 sec.Elemental WeaponsPassiveEach active weapon imbue increases all Fire, Frost, and Nature damage dealt by 5.0%.Fire NovaPassiveVoltaic Blaze generates 2 additional Maelstrom Weapon and has a 30% chance to cause a Fire Nova. Fire Nova Erupt a burst of fiery damage from all targets affected by your Flame Shock, dealing 35 Volcanic damage to up to 6 targets within 8 yds of your Flame Shock targets.Lashing FlamesPassiveLava Lash and Sundering increases the damage of Flame Shock on its target by 100% for 20 sec.Ride the LightningPassiveStormstrike and Lava Lash unleash a Chain Lightning at 100% effectiveness that deals 20% reduced damage with each jump.Lightning StrikesPassiveConsuming 10 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon increases the damage of your next Stormstrike or Lava Lash by 25% and causes them to generate a stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Elemental AssaultPassiveStormstrike damage is increased by 20%, and Stormstrike and Lava Lash have a 100% chance to generate 1 stack of Maelstrom Weapon.Static AccumulationPassive2 ranksDuring Doom Winds or Ascendance, you generate 2 Maelstrom Weapon stacks every 1 sec.Feral SpiritPassiveCasting Sundering summons 1 Fire Feral Spirit and Doom Winds summons 1 Nature Feral Spirit by your side for 8 sec. Feral Spirit An Elemental Spirit Wolf infused with Fire or Nature magic, granting the summoner with 5% increased Fire or Nature damage and 5% Physical damage for 8 sec.Surging ElementsPassiveCasting Sundering grants you 15% Haste for 12 sec, and generates 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon.Thunder CapacitorPassiveLightning Bolt and Chain Lightning deal 20% increased damage and have a 20% chance to refund the Maelstrom Weapon spent.Thorim's InvocationPassiveDoom Winds and Deeply Rooted Elements last 2 sec longer, and the cooldown of Ascendance is reduced by 60 sec. During Doom Winds or Ascendance, Stormstrike and Crash Lightning consume up to 10 Maelstrom Weapon to discharge a Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning at 100% effectiveness at your enemy, whichever you most recently used.Primordial StormPassiveSundering transforms into a single use Primordial Storm for 15 sec after it is cast. Primordial Storm Devastate nearby enemies with a Primordial Storm dealing 42 Flamestrike, 41 Froststrike, 41 Stormstrike damage, and unleashing a Lightning Bolt or a Chain Lightning at 150% effectiveness. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Consumes Maelstrom Weapon for increased damage.

Totemic

Totemic hero talents, including every active, choice, and passive node exposed by Blizzard.

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Active and choice talents

Oversized TotemsChoiceIncreases the size and radius of your totems by 15%, and the health of your totems by 30%.Swift RecallChoiceSuccessfully removing a harmful effect with Tremor Totem or Poison Cleansing Totem, or controlling an enemy with Capacitor Totem or Earthgrab Totem reduces the cooldown of the totem used by 5 sec. Cannot occur more than once every 20 sec per totem.Pulse CapacitorChoiceIncreases the healing done by Surging Totem by 25%.Supportive ImbuementsChoiceLearn a new weapon imbue, Tidecaller's Guard. Tidecaller's Guard Imbue your shield with the element of Water for 1 hour. Your healing done is increased by 2.0% and the duration of your Healing Stream Totem is increased by 3.0 sec. Amplification CoreChoiceWhile Surging Totem is active, your damage and healing done is increased by 3%.OversurgeChoiceSurging Totem deals 50% more damage while Ascendance or Healing Tide Totem is active.Surging TotemActiveSummons a totem at the target location that creates a Tremor immediately and every 5.4 sec for 42 Flamestrike damage. Damage reduced beyond 5 targets. Lasts 25 sec.Totemic CoordinationChoiceChain Heals from Lively Totem and Totemic Rebound are 25% more effective.EarthsurgeChoiceAllies affected by your Earthliving effect receive 15% increased healing from you.

Passive talents

Imbuement MasteryPassiveIncreases the duration of your Earthliving effect by 3 sec. SplitstreamPassiveYour Healing Stream Totems heals an additional ally at 30% effectiveness. Healing Tide Totem healing increased by 25%.Whirling ElementsPassiveElemental motes orbit around your Surging Totem. Your abilities consume the motes for enhanced effects. Water: Your next Healing Wave also heals an ally inside of your Healing Rain at 50% effectiveness. Air: The cast time of your next healing spell is reduced by 40%. Earth: Your next Chain Heal applies Earthliving at 150% effectiveness to all targets hit.Lively TotemsPassiveWhen you summon a Healing Tide Totem, Healing Stream Totem, or Spirit Link Totem you cast a free instant Chain Heal at 100% effectiveness.Totemic ReboundPassiveChain Heal now jumps to a nearby totem within 20 yards once it reaches its last target, causing the totem to cast Chain Heal on an injured ally within 30 yards for 821. Jumps to 2 nearby targets within 20 yards.Wind BarrierPassiveIf you have a totem active, your totem grants you a shield absorbing 1,833 damage for 30 sec every 30 sec.Primal CatalystPassiveHealing Stream Totem and Healing Tide Totem healing has a 8% chance to apply Earthliving to allies it heals.Elemental AttunementPassiveMastery increased by 2%.Totemic MomentumPassiveReduces the cooldown of Healing Stream Totem by 3 sec.

Stormbringer

Stormbringer hero talents, including every active, choice, and passive node exposed by Blizzard.

17 of 17 shown

Passive talents

Awakening StormsPassiveStormstrike has a small chance to upgrade your next Lightning Bolt to Tempest.Conductive EnergyPassiveGain the effects of the Lightning Rod talent: Lightning Rod Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning make your target a Lightning Rod for 8 sec. Lightning Rods take 10% of all damage you deal with Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning.Voltaic SurgePassiveCrash Lightning and Chain Lightning damage increased by 15%.Arc DischargePassiveTempest causes your next Chain Lightning to be instant cast, deal 40% increased damage, and cast an additional time. Can accumulate up to 2 charges.Unlimited PowerPassiveSpending Maelstrom Weapon stacks grants you 1% haste for 15 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.Rolling ThunderPassiveDoom Winds summons a Nature Feral Spirit for 12 sec. Feral Spirit An Elemental Spirit infused with Nature magic, granting the summoner with 5% increased Nature damage and 5% Physical damage for 12 sec.TempestPassiveEach Maelstrom Weapon spent has a 2.00% chance to upgrade your next Lightning Bolt to Tempest. StormcallerPassiveIncreases the critical strike chance of your Nature damage spells by 5% and the critical strike damage of your Nature spells by 5%.Descending SkiesPassiveCasting Ascendance upgrades your next Lightning Bolt to Tempest.Natural GiftPassiveNature damage is increased by 2%StormwellPassiveStorm Elemental lasts 2 sec longer, and Stormkeeper generates 10 Maelstrom.

Farseer

Farseer hero talents, including every active, choice, and passive node exposed by Blizzard.

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Active and choice talents

Natural HarmonyChoiceReduces the cooldown of Nature's Guardian by 15 sec and causes it to heal for an additional 10% of your maximum health.Earthen CommunionChoiceEarth Shield has an additional 3 charges and heals you for 25% more.Latent WisdomChoiceYour Ancestors' spells are 25% more powerful.Ancient FellowshipChoiceAncestors have a 20% chance to call another Ancestor for 8 sec when they depart.Heed My CallChoiceAncestors last an additional 4 sec.Routine CommunicationChoiceRiptide has a 15% chance to call an Ancestor to your side for 8 sec.Ancestral SwiftnessActiveYour next healing or damaging spell is instant, costs no mana, and deals 10% increased damage and healing. If you know Nature's Swiftness, it is replaced by Ancestral Swiftness and causes Ancestral Swiftness to call an Ancestor to your side for 8 sec.

Passive talents

Primordial CapacityPassiveIncreases your maximum mana by 10%. Tidal Waves can now stack up to 3 times.Spiritwalker's MomentumPassiveUsing spells with a cast time increases the duration of Spiritwalker's Grace and Spiritwalker's Aegis by 1 sec, up to a maximum of 4 sec.Elemental ReverbPassiveLava Burst gains an additional charge and deals 10% increased damage.Final CallingPassiveWhen an Ancestor departs, they cast Hydrobubble on a nearby injured ally. Hydrobubble Surrounds your target in a protective water bubble for 15 sec. The shield absorbs the next 1,795 incoming damage, but the absorb amount decays fully over its duration.Maelstrom SupremacyPassiveIncreases the healing done by Healing Wave, Downpour, and Chain Heal by 25%.Offering from BeyondPassiveWhen an Ancestor is called, they reduce the cooldown of Riptide by 2 sec.Call of the AncestorsPassiveUnleash Life calls an Ancestor to your side for 12 sec. Whenever you cast a healing or damaging spell, the Ancestor will cast a similar spell.Mystic KnowledgePassiveIncreases the chance for Lava Surge to occur by 20%.WindspeakerPassiveThe cast times of Healing Surge, Chain Heal and Lava Burst are reduced by 10%.Ancestral InfluencePassiveYour Intellect is increased by 1.0% for each Ancestor active.
Gear

Boss and dungeon loadouts

Switch between raid and Mythic+ to inspect the top player for every available encounter: exact talents, source link, item level, enchant and socket counts, and the player's gear.

Loading verified raid results

Pulling the top Warcraft Logs result, exact talents, and equipment for each boss.

Editorial acquisition targets

Use these slot targets when planning drops and crafted pieces. The encounter explorer above remains the source for the exact gear worn by each ranked player.

Raid acquisition targets

9 slots
Locus of the Primal Core
Head
298
TierEmpowered Hex of Leeching
Lightblinded Vanguard / Catalyst
Rotmire's Sporeheart
Neck
298
Socketed neckIndecipherable Eversong Diamond
Rotmire
Tempests of the Primal Core
Shoulder
298
TierSilvermoon's Mending
Fallen-King Salhadaar / Catalyst
Adherent's Silken Shroud
Back
298
Crafted cloakTailoring
Crafted
Embrace of the Primal Core
Chest
298
TierMark of the Worldsoul
Chimaerus / Catalyst
Fallen King's Cuffs
Wrist
298
Raid option
Fallen-King Salhadaar
Earthgrips of the Primal Core
Hands
298
Tier
Raid / Catalyst
Gaze of the Alnseer
Trinket
298
Top raid trinket
Chimaerus
Vaelgor's Final Stare
Trinket
298
On-use burst
Vaelgor & Ezzorak

Mythic+ acquisition targets

4 slots
Locus of the Primal Core
Head
298
TierEmpowered Hex of Leeching
Raid / Catalyst
Barbed Ymirheim Choker
Neck
298
Socketed neckIndecipherable Eversong Diamond
Pit of Saron
Solarflare Prism
Trinket
298
Key option
Skyreach
Heart of Wind
Trinket
298
Haste proc
Windrunner Spire
Enhancements

Enchants

Choose enhancements after your equipment is settled. Secondary-stat enchant choices move with your current stat mix and the content you are preparing for.

Recommended enchants
6 recommendations
Empowered Hex of Leeching+44 Leech - Outdoor kills in Midnight zones heal 2% Health, once per 5 secHelmSilvermoon's Mending+132 LeechShouldersMark of the Worldsoul+50 Primary StatChestForest Hunter's Armor Kit+41 Agility or Strength - +115 StaminaLegs - Mail leg enhancement.LeatherworkingShaladrassil's Roots+28 Leech - +232 StaminaBootschoose Mastery or Haste from current gearRings
Enhancements

Gems

Socket into the current stat priority, then re-check after major equipment swaps rather than treating a gem choice as permanent.

Crafting

Embellishments

Crafted effects are capped at two equipped embellishments. Lock these in only after deciding which crafted slots survive your next raid or Mythic+ upgrades.

Survival and control

Utility, defensives, and movement

Your Shaman toolkit is part of the rotation whenever it prevents lost uptime, lethal damage, or an enemy cast.

Defensives

Utility & CC

Movement

Bloodlust/Heroism plus situational totems make Shaman one of the deepest utility classes.

Interrupt: Wind Shear - grab a focus-interrupt macro on the Enhancement macros page.

Execution

Interface and macros

Use interface changes only when they expose a decision sooner: resources, procs, defensives, dispels, interrupts, and encounter assignments.

Better Blizzplates - cleaner, threat-colored nameplates with cast bars and cooldown text - the nameplate upgrade nearly every top player runs.
OmniCD - party and enemy defensive/utility cooldown tracking - the biggest information edge the base UI still does not show.
Mythic Dungeon Tools - build and follow pull-by-pull Mythic+ routes.
Details! (optional) - deep damage/healing breakdowns and Warcraft Logs uploads beyond Midnight's built-in meter.
Hekili - optional priority helper - great for learning a new spec's rotation.

Focus interrupt

#showtooltip Wind Shear
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Wind Shear
Full addon guide →Enhancement macros →Keybind setups →
Execution review

What improves results

Self-review

Common mistakes

Arena Talent Planning

Talents by enemy class

Pick an opponent to see the pressure your PvP build must answer. The baseline comes from this spec's current arena build when one is published.

Open full matchup guide
Their pressure

Grip setups, anti-caster pressure, and sustained melee uptime.

Talent focus

Mobility, anti-slow, and physical or magic mitigation.

Game plan

Keep an answer for grip-based isolation and do not spend movement before the Death Knight commits their control chain.

No reviewed PvP baseline is published for this spec yet. Use the live tree to apply the matchup focus above rather than treating a PvE build as an arena answer.

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