TBC Classic Enhancement Shaman Guide (Phase 3)

Enhancement Shaman is a mail-wearing melee fighter. In TBC it gained Dual Wield, and the whole tree was reworked around it. The spec's personal damage is average, but it is brought into a group of physical fighters primarily for its support: Windfury Totem, Grace of Air Totem, Strength of Earth Totem, the Unleashed Rage talent, as well as Bloodlust and Heroism.

• Set down your totems — the setup depends on the group, but Strength of Earth Totem is up almost always; this also includes totem twisting
• Stormstrike — on cooldown, unless you are catching Windfury Weapon procs
• Earth Shock — right after Stormstrike to use its debuff, and to finish targets off
• Flame Shock — alternate with Earth Shock if its periodic effect has time to fully run its course
• Water Shield — keep it on yourself for mana restoration

Multi-Target Priority

• Fire Nova Totem
• Magma Totem — while Fire Nova Totem is on cooldown
• Flame Shock — across several targets
• After that, the usual priority into free global cooldowns

• Shamanistic Rage — returns mana and reduces damage taken; the more attack power you have, the more mana
• Bloodlust and Heroism — a massive haste boost for the whole group for 40 seconds
• Totemic Recall — removes your totems and returns 25% of their cost
• Earth Elemental Totem — an emergency tank for the group
• Fire Elemental Totem — notable single-target and area damage
• Ghost Wolf — with the Improved Ghost Wolf talent it becomes instant
• Tremor Totem, Poison Cleansing Totem and Disease Cleansing Totem — drop them a little under 5 seconds before the effect is applied

Totem twisting is your main responsibility in a group of physical fighters. Windfury Totem enchants the group's weapons for 10 seconds, and within that window you can drop Grace of Air Totem or Windwall Totem without losing the effect. To keep both up, repeat the combo every 10 seconds.

Windfury Weapon has an internal cooldown of 3 seconds. Shamans wield slow weapons, so the proc is often wasted — Stormstrike lets you claim it as soon as the cooldown expires. Also synchronize your weapons: the swings should land at the same time, and if they don't, the main-hand weapon should strike first, since it hits noticeably harder.

When twisting, Windfury Totem is taken at rank 1: its main benefit is the extra hits, and those are the same at all ranks, while the mana saved is very noticeable.

Draenei

• Heroic Presence increases the whole group's spell hit chance by 1%.
• Gift of the Naaru heals the target over 15 seconds. 3-minute cooldown.
• Shadow Resistance increases Shadow resistance by 10.
• Gemcutting increases Jewelcrafting skill by 5.

Troll

• Berserking increases attack and casting speed by 10–30% depending on how wounded you are. 3-minute cooldown.
• Beast Slaying increases damage against beasts by 5%.
• Bow Specialization increases critical strike chance by 1% while using a bow.
• Throwing Specialization increases critical strike chance by 1% while using a thrown weapon.
• Regeneration increases health regeneration by 10% and allows you to regenerate 10% of it even in combat.

Orc

• Blood Fury increases attack power by 282 for 15 seconds, but during that time healing received is reduced by 50%. 2-minute cooldown.
• Hardiness increases the chance to resist stun effects by 15%.
• Command increases pet damage by 5%.
• Axe Specialization increases Expertise Rating by 5 while using an axe.

Tauren

• War Stomp stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds. 0.5-second cast, 2-minute cooldown.
• Endurance increases your health pool by 5%.
• Nature Resistance increases Nature resistance by 10.
• Cultivation increases Herbalism skill by 15.

Blacksmithing

Lets you reliably obtain a good weapon without waiting for a raid drop or grinding arena rating: Dragonmaw for everyone except orcs, and Black Planar Edge for orcs.

Leatherworking

Gives the Primalstrike and Netherscale Armor sets, as well as Drums of Battle — a consumable available only to leatherworkers.

Engineering

Explosives like Super Sapper Charge significantly boost area damage.

Alchemy

A good source of gold thanks to transmutes and the new specializations for elixirs, potions, and transmutation.