Enhancement Shaman PVE Guide – Cataclysm

Welcome to the PVE Enhancement Shaman Guide for World of Warcraft Cataclysm!

This guide will teach you how to play an Enhancement Shaman in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.

This talent build takes the standard Enhancement Shaman talents.

Prime Glyphs

• Glyph of Lava Lash
• Glyph of Stormstrike
• Glyph of Windfury Weapon

Major Glyphs

• Glyph of Fire Nova
• Glyph of Lightning Shield
• Glyph of Stoneclaw Totem

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of Astral Recall
• Glyph of Renewed Life
• Glyph of Water Walking

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

• Meta – Agile Shadowspirit Diamond
• Red/Prismatic – Delicate Queen’s Garnet, Delicate Inferno Ruby, or Delicate Chimera’s Eye (Jewelcrafting)
• Yellow
  • If Socket Bonus is not at least +10 Agility – Delicate Queen’s Garnet or Delicate Inferno Ruby
  • Otherwise, Adept Lava Coral or Adept Ember Topaz
• Blue
  • If Socket Bonus is not at least +10 Agility, Delicate Queen’s Garnet or Delicate Inferno Ruby
  • Otherwise, Glinting Shadow Spinel or Glinting Demonseye

• Head – Arcanum of the Ramkahen
• Shoulder – Greater Inscription of Shattered Crystal or Swiftsteel Inscription (Inscription)
• Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Major Agility or Enchant Cloak – Greater Critical Strike or Swordguard Embroidery (Tailoring)
• Chest – Enchant Chest – Peerless Stats
• Bracers – Enchant Bracer – Agility or Draconic Embossment – Agility (Leatherworking) with Socket Bracer (Blacksmithing)
• Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Major Agility with Synapse Springs (Engineering) or Socket Gloves (Blacksmithing)
• Waist – Ebonsteel Belt Buckle or Grounded Plasma Shield (Engineering)
• Legs – Dragonscale Leg Armor or Dragonbone Leg Reinforcements (Leatherworking)
• Boots – Enchant Boots – Major Agility
• Rings – Enchant Ring – Agility (Enchanting)
• Weapon – Enchant Weapon – Landslide or Enchant Weapon – Avalanche

Spirit gives an equal amount of Hit Rating (because of Elemental Precision), so you can take either stat to increase Hit.

• Agility
• Hit Rating/Spirit (to 17% spell hit cap)
• Expertise (to 26 cap)
• Mastery
• Critical Strike
• Haste

Keep Windfury Weapon applied to your main-hand weapon, Flametongue Weapon on your off-hand weapon, and Lightning Shield applied to yourself.

Single Target Rotation

• Place Searing Totem and replace when there is less than 3 seconds on Searing Flames
• Use Lava Lash
• Use Unleash Elements right before Flame Shock
• Use Flame Shock and maintain
• Use Lightning Bolt if you have 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon
• Use Stormstrike
• Use Earth Shock

Multi Target Rotation

Multi Target rotation is similar to Single Target rotation, but modified:

• Place Magma Totem and refresh as needed
• Use Fire Nova on cooldown
• Use Lava Lash
• Use Unleash Elements right before Flame Shock
• Use Flame Shock and maintain
• Use Chain Lightning if you have 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon
• Use Stormstrike
• Use Earth Shock

Cooldowns

• Use Bloodlust as assigned by your raid leader
• Use Feral Spirit on cooldown, unless you are saving it for a specific burst of DPS