Enhancement Shaman

Enhancement Shaman puts 31 points into Enhancement, 12 points into Elemental and 8 points into Restoration by level 60, with no respec on the way.

Key talents: Stormstrike at 53.

Rage of the Farseer is left out on purpose: in our sim it does less for leveling than the same points spent elsewhere.

By our sim, this build gets you from 10 to 60 in about 34% less time than playing with no talents.

At level 40 most of your ability damage comes from Earth Shock (78%) and Frostbrand Weapon (22%).

Each talent gets a tier for how much it helps this build level, by our sim: S best, A strong, B solid, C small, Filler needed to reach deeper talents.

1. 10-20
   First, filler points:

   • Thundering Strikes 1-5C
   • Ancestral Knowledge 1-5C

   

   Shamanistic Focus 1 A

   Enhancement, at level 20. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
2. 21-23
   

   Mental Dexterity 1-3 S

   Enhancement. S tier: one of this build's best points for leveling.
3. 24-31
   First, filler points:

   • Totemic Focus 1-5

   

   Mindfulness 1-3 S

   Restoration, at level 29. S tier: one of this build's best points for leveling.
4. 32-36
   

   Convection 1-5 A

   Elemental. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
5. 37-41
   

   Reverberation 1-5 B

   Elemental. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
6. 42-43
   

   Concussion 1-2 C

   Elemental. C tier: a small gain for leveling.
7. 44-47
   First, filler points:

   • Earth's Grasp 1

   

   Flurry 1-3 B

   Enhancement, at level 45. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
8. 48-52
   

   Toughness 1-5 B

   Enhancement. B tier: a solid point for leveling.

1. 
   Earth Shock

   on cooldown
2. Frostbrand Weapon

   weapon imbue, always on

Share of your ability damage

• Earth Shock78%
• Frostbrand Weapon22%

What our sim found levels best at this level with this build: DoTs once per mob, cooldowns on cooldown, and the rest on your best filler. Auto attacks are always on, so they are not listed.

MP5 > Intellect > Spirit > Strength > Spell power > Attack power > Agility

• MP51.00
• Intellect0.57
• Spirit0.53
• Strength0.33
• Spell power0.27
• Attack power0.15
• Agility0.07

1% crit is worth about 2 MP5. 1% hit is worth about 1 MP5.

Stat values like Pawn: point for point, your best stat is 1.00 and the rest are worth that share of it. MP5 is mana regen per 5 seconds, as item tooltips show it. Your own gear shifts these: the Character page works them out for you.

• This build assumes a two-handed mace. Talents for other weapon types are skipped.
• At level 40, for the same item budget, Intellect helps most, then Spirit. Look for gear with those first.
• Some points (Earth's Grasp) are filler to reach the next tier; they do little for leveling on their own.

How this is made: a typical character at each level (Classic-like stats, quest greens for gear) pulling same-level mobs one at a time, with downtime counted. It is an early version, refined as players’ combat logs measure what each talent really does. Weapon assumed: two-handed mace.