Enhancement Shaman PvP Guide (2024)

Last updated on Jun 10, 2024 at 00:00by Seksixeny

Welcome to our PvP Enhancement Shaman guide for Cataclysm Classic. Here you willlearn all you need to know to properly play Enhancement Shaman in PvP scenarios.

Enhancement Shamans are, unfortunately, not a meta class in theArena. This is mostly due to the lack of a Mortal Strike effect and weaksingle target damage as their utility, ability to off-heal, and instantly apply Hex with Maelstrom Weapon is a strong plus.

They are also strong defensively, with a powerful defensive cooldown in Shamanistic Rageand backup option with Glyph of Stoneclaw Totem.

Enhancements also have a lot of utility they can put to gooduse in the Arena, such as Purge, Grounding Totem, Hex,a low-cooldown ranged interrupt in Wind Shear, and many support totemscapable of improving ally DPS and also keeping them mobile with Earthen Power.

• Glyph of Lava Lash — a nice passive boost to your Lava Lashdamage.
• Glyph of Stormstrike — despite its tooltip, this glyph increasesthe critical strike bonus to spells applied by the Stormstrike ability.
• Glyph of Feral Spirit — another passive boost, this time to your Feral Spirit guardians damage.

• Glyph of Lightning Shield — causes Lightning Shield tono longer go under 3 charges when you are attacked, increasing your damage whenfocused.
• Glyph of Shamanistic Rage — causes Shamanistic Rage toalso remove all Magic effects from yourself when used, which is great in PvP asmost forms of CC and other debuffs are considered Magic.
• Glyph of Stoneclaw Totem — converts your Stoneclaw Toteminto a strong personal cooldown.

• Glyph of Water Walking — allows you to cast Water Walkingwithout a reagent, saving gold in the process.
• Glyph of Water Breathing — removes the reagent requirement from Water Breathing, saving some more gold over time.
• Glyph of the Arctic Wolf — a purely cosmetic option, but there areno other glyphs with any PvP impact.

If you have not already, we recommend reading the SpellsSummary page first. Knowing how each spell and ability works in detail willgreatly increase your understanding of the topics discussed on this section. InPvP you will need to react and adapt to different situations, meaning you willnot always follow the recommended rotation below. Aim to do whatever allows youto stick on your target the most while dealing as much damage as possible.

1. Keep your totems active with Call of the Elements as they will buff yourallies and provide extra healing through Healing Stream Totem;
2. Use and maintain the Flame Shock debuff;
3. Cast Stormstrike on cooldown;
4. Use Lava Lash on cooldown;
5. Cast Lightning Bolt when you hit 3+ Maelstrom Weapon stacks,making sure to finish casting it before your next auto-attack;
6. Use Unleash Elements on cooldown;
7. Use Earth Shock if nothing else applies.

When facing multiple players at Battlegrounds or wanting to cleave through multipletargets, follow the single-target rotation but swap Lightning Bolt for Chain Lightning.If facing 3 or more, use Fire Nova on cooldown once you have 3+ targetswith Flame Shock, courtesy of Improved Lava Lash spreading mechanic.

Feral Spirit is your main DPS cooldown and should be used on cooldownif it will be able to attack targets for its full duration. Try to also stack itwith temporary buffs from trinket procs and on-use effects.

Shamanistic Rage is your main defensive, and also a way to instantlyget rid of Magic debuffs with Glyph of Shamanistic Rage. Use it when focusedto relieve some pressure, especially if you are being stunned by something like Hammer of Justice at the same time.

In addition to your main spells and cooldowns, you also have many utilityspells that can be game-changing when used in the proper scenario. Make sure youunderstand each of the spells listed below to fully take advantage of yourentire spellbook.

• Strength of Earth Totem / Wrath of Air Totem and similar totemsshould be used to heavily boost yours and ally damage;
• Earthbind Totem to slow nearby enemies and remove snares on yourselfand nearby allies with Earthen Power;
• Tremor Totem can now be used while you are affected by Fearor other effects it can remove, making it an excellent button to break such effectsinstantly on yourself and your team;
• Grounding Totem should be used to nullify enemy CC and other importantcasts;
• Wind Shear can also be used to disrupt caster enemies, by interruptingtheir casts directly;
• Purge can be used to remove enemy buffs, such as Druid heals overtime or Priest shields;
• Hex is a hard crowd control spell which can be used to disable anenemy for an extended duration. Take note that it is a Curse effect, makingit harder to dispel for some classes, but easier for others.

If you are looking to maximize the potential of your EnhancementShaman in Cataclysm PvP, these are the recommendedprofessions:

1. Blacksmithing —Gives you two additional sockets with Socket Bracer and Socket Gloves,enabling you to stack more Resilience in this season.
2. Jewelcrafting —Gives you three powerful gems, in this case Mystic Chimera's Eye, which canboost your Resilience even higher.

The list linked below includes the best possible gear setup for a EnhancementShaman in PvP.

When it comes to evaluating Enhancement Shaman'splace within the Arena, we have created a number of guides devoted to listing avariety of popular team compositions which you can find below.

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