Shaman Hero Talents — The War Within (11.1.0)

This page is covers only the new Hero Talents available in The War Within. If you want to learn more about the best regular talents and complimenting builds for Enhancement Shaman, check out our Talents page:

In Single-Target, both trees are quite close together, with the edge going to Totemic in raw throughput.

Stormbringer provides extremely powerful spenders and more potent burst due to its talent selections, though it does require some extra resource management. Even when played very loosely though, it deals extremely good damage and is flexible enough to adapt to any encounter, making it the general recommendation.

Totemic can dish out extremely strong single-target damage every 30-seconds and 1-minute due to talent selections, and brings ample cleave for free without sacrificing throughput. The reliance on uptime and extra management of Surging Totem however is an extra wrinkle for encounters that makes it more difficult to execute.

The Current recommendation for Hero Talents in Mythic+ is Totemic, though Stormbringer is still competitive.

Stormbringer's toolkit is extremely versatile, allowing for a few different builds to alter its damage profile. It boasts extremely strong sustained and burst AoE, and scales upward well with additional targets due to the extra Maelstrom Weapon access. Its volatility in single-target however makes it the slightly less reliable option.

In Mythic+, the power of Hot Hand windows during Doom Winds is explosive, and when paired with Primordial Storm the amount of damage that it can do extremely quickly in uncapped situations is extreme. It also sacrifices little to no single-target to pick up an enabling toolkit for Mythic+, and with its short cooldown frontloaded nature it is extremely well suited. This makes it the recommended pick.

Our recommendation depends on the content you are intending to do, but both hero talents are capable of extremely good performance in any scenario. For Raids we recommend Stormbringer, and for Mythic+ we reocmmend Totemic. You can find full loadout recommendations and details for it on our Talents Page.

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Best Hero Talent Builds for Enhancement Shaman

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Best Stormbringer Talents for Enhancement Shaman

Stormbringer heavily shifts your focus toward Maelstrom Weapon generating and spending, so the most important talent on our entire spec tree is Static Accumulation. Go to our talent page for more information about these loadouts.

For the three choice nodes on the tree, there is not much choice between them:

• Supercharge vs. Storm Swell - the Maelstrom Weapon value from Supercharge is simply too high, so is always taken.
• Nature's Protection vs. Surging Currents - extra damage reduction is premium for a spec that can struggle to survive, so Nature's Protection is the go to. Surging Currents is good though if you need extra sustain when solo.
• Lightning Conduit vs. Electroshock - the reliability of Electroshock throughout combat gives it the edge, even if Lightning Conduit is more fun.

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Best Totemic Talents for Enhancement Shaman

Totemic puts a heavy focus on Hot Hand to trigger Reactivity, so is required pathing on the tree. Any totem related talents on the class tree are also taken to help manage Surging Totem. Go to our talent page for more information about these loadouts.

Of the four choice nodes, the selections are generally as follows:

• Oversurge vs. Amplification Core - Always Amplification Core, as Ascendance is generally not played with Totemic.
• Oversized Totems makes managing Surging Totem easier, so is taken.
• Pulse Capacitor vs. Supportive Imbuements - Both are relevant. Pulse Capacitor is slightly better in single-target, while Supportive Imbuements is extremely powerful in AoE, especially during cooldowns. Either can be taken.
• Earthsurge vs. Totemic Coordination - The build hinges heavily on Earthsurge, so is a required pickup to enable our Hot Hand and Reactivity synergy.

Stormbringer aims to cycle Maelstrom Weapon as quickly as possible to trigger Tempest and spend it to trigger both Rolling Thunder and Arc Discharge. This builds a huge amount of momentum and shifts the rotational priority toward spending efficiently as your main goal, no matter your build.

Totemic needs to use Surging Totem every 24 seconds as soon as it comes off cooldown, and also manage its position to keep it under targets using either Totemic Projection or its own recast to bring it back to your feet. Hot Hand form the core of the rotation, using it to trigger Reactivity and Earthsurge on targets. It also aligns a variety of key cooldowns for burst moments.