Enhancement Shaman talents
Every Enhancement talent, row by row, with what each rank does.
About the Enhancement tree
16-point milestone: Stormstrike. Instantly strike for normal weapon damage and increase Nature damage you deal to the target by 20% for 12 sec.
Recommended leveling build
Our pickOpinion, not confirmed by Blizzard16/35/0 at level 60, with Stormstrike at level 25. Melee with Shocks between swings.
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Another legal route to Stormstrike · not our pick
One order that reaches Stormstrike within the tree's rules: 16 points, which is level 25. Swap the early points for the talents you want.
- 1Earth's Grasp2 of 2Row 1
- 2Thundering Strikes5 of 5Row 1
- 3Ancestral Knowledge5 of 5Row 1
- 4Guardian Totems2 of 2Row 2
- 5Mental Dexterity1 of 3Row 2
- 6Stormstrike1 of 1Row 4
All Enhancement Shaman talents
A value like 1/2/3 is what rank 1, 2 and 3 give.
Enhancement
16 · Stormstrike (milestone taken)
35points
Shown with our leveling pick's points at 60. Try your own in the calculator
Row 1open from level 10
3 talents
Max rank 2
Increases the health of your Stoneclaw Totem by 25/50% and the radius of your Earthbind Totem by 10/20%.
Max rank 5
Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1/2/3/4/5%.
Max rank 5
Increases your Intellect by 2/4/6/8/10%.
Row 2needs 5 points in Enhancement
4 talents
Max rank 2
Increases the amount of damage reduced by your Stoneskin Totem and Windwall Totem by 10/20% and reduces the cooldown of your Grounding Totem by 1/2 sec.
Max rank 3
Increases your Attack Power by an amount equal to 33/66/99% of your Intellect.
Max rank 2
Reduces the cast time of your Ghost Wolf spell by 1.0/2 sec, and Ghost Wolf may be used indoors.
Max rank 3
Increases the damage done by your Lightning Shield orbs by 5/10/15%.
Row 3needs 10 points in Enhancement
3 talents
Max rank 3
Increases the melee attack power bonus of your Rockbiter Weapon by 7/14/20%, your Windfury Weapon effect by 13/27/40% and increases the damage caused by your Flametongue Weapon and Frostbrand Weapon by 5/10/15%.
Max rank 1
Reduces the mana cost of your Shock and Lightning Shield spells by 45%.
Max rank 3
Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2/4/6%.
Row 4needs 15 points in Enhancement
3 talents
Max rank 5
Increases your Stamina by 2/4/6/8/10%.
Max rank 5
Requires 3 in Mental Dexterity
Increases your attack speed by 5/10/15/20/25% for your next 3/6/9/12/15 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
Stormstrike
16-point milestone
Max rank 1
Instantly strike for normal weapon damage and increase Nature damage you deal to the target by 20% for 12 sec.
Row 5needs 20 points in Enhancement
3 talents
Max rank 1
Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks, reduces all threat generated by your attacks by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is not active, and increases all threat generated by 30% while Rockbiter Weapon is active.
Max rank 2
Increases your spell damage and healing by up to 15/30% of your Intellect.
Max rank 2
Requires 1 in Stormstrike
When you Stormstrike, you have a 50/100% chance to gain 50/100% mana regeneration while casting spells for 15/30 sec, and Stormstrike's cooldown has a 50/100% chance to reset each time you Dodge or Parry.
Row 6needs 25 points in Enhancement
1 talent
Max rank 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 4/8/12/16/20%. Stacks up to 5/10/15/20/25 times. Lasts 30/60/90/120/150 sec.
Row 7needs 30 points in Enhancement
1 talent
Max rank 1
Requires 2 in Mental Quickness
Increases your melee attack speed and spell casting speed by 30% for 25 sec.
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Races that can be a Shaman: Dwarf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (Windshaper).
Talent data: public community datasets, Forever beta build 1.60.1.69893. Numbers can change in any later build or patch. Icon credits