Enhancement Shaman Leveling Guide from 1 to 80 — The War Within (11.2)

As you level and populate the talent tree, Enhancement will progressively have more unique mechanics outside of its rotation to bear in mind. This section will grow alongside the slider with each level.

• Remember to Recuperate! - Whenever you're low on health between pulls, you can use the Recuperate ability available to all classes to quickly recover.
• Reach Level 10 First - Due to Enhancement only being unlocked as a talent specialization at Level 10, you should use the abilities provided to you in the intro quests until you are presented with the option.
• Understand Maelstrom Weapon - It's important to learn early that you should only ever commit to casting spells when at 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon or above, making them instant. Stacks are spent on Lightning Bolt in single-target, and Chain Lightning in AoE.
• Always be Imbued! - A core part of the Enhancement toolkit are weapon imbues. Make sure to have Flametongue Weapon applied at all times.
• Always be Imbued! - A core part of the Enhancement toolkit are weapon imbues. Make sure to have Flametongue Weapon and Windfury Weapon applied at all times. These spells will naturally cast onto the appropriate weapon in your main and off-hand.
• Don't forget Buffs! - Keep yourself buffed with Skyfury for the additional Mastery and auto-attack procs. Remember to recast this every 60 minutes, or if you enter a dungeon with new party members.
• Use your Shield - Make sure to keep Lightning Shield active at all times for the extra Maelstrom Weapon and damage when being struck.
• Use your Shields - Make sure to keep Lightning Shield active at all times for the extra Maelstrom Weapon and damage when being struck. Also, thanks to Elemental Orbit, you can keep Earth Shield active at the same time for additional healing.
• Pull around big cooldowns - Use Bloodlust whenever you are up against dangerous enemies, or have pulled a large pack and need to burst it down quickly.

Below is a sample priority list to keep track of which abilities to press:

1. Cast Flame Shock when engaging enemies.
2. Cast Lava Lash to spread Flame Shock against multiple enemies.
3. Cast Tempest whenever it has procced with 8+ Maelstrom Weapon.
4. Cast Feral Spirit on cooldown.
5. Cast Doom Winds on cooldown, ideally against elites and large groups of enemies.
6. Cast Primordial Wave on cooldown, with as many Flame Shocks active as possible.
7. Cast Primordial Storm when available with 10 Maelstrom Weapon.
8. Cast Lightning Bolt if at 5+ stacks of Maelstrom Weapon. Against multiple targets, cast Chain Lightning.
9. Cast Lightning Bolt if at 8+ stacks of Maelstrom Weapon. Against multiple targets, cast Chain Lightning.
10. Cast Primal Strike.
11. Cast Crash Lightning if multiple enemies are present.
12. Cast Stormstrike.
13. Cast Frost Shock if buffed by Ice Strike or Hailstorm.
14. Cast Lava Lash.
15. Cast Ice Strike.
16. Cast Frost Shock.
17. Cast Lightning Bolt if at 5+ stacks of Maelstrom Weapon.

Enhancement also has a robust toolkit for surviving different situations through a variety of spells and effects:

• We can use our Maelstrom Weapon stacks to make Healing Surge instant, so if you're in danger, this can save you in a pinch.
• We can use our Maelstrom Weapon stacks to make Healing Surge both instant and more potent thanks to Improved Maelstrom Weapon. If you're ever in danger, this is our tool of choice for recovering.
• Earth Elemental is your own personal pocket tank for emergencies, and will taunt nearby enemies to take the pressure off. This lasts for a full minute, making it great for dangerous elites.
• Nature's Guardian procs a free heal whenever you drop below 35% health, keeping you more stable for longer. This has a 45-second cooldown, though, so if it has procced, be careful.
• Earth Shield gives us passive healing, and even boosts Self-healing while maintained. The Maelstrom Weapon gained from having Lightning Shield active is generally more useful.
• Earth Shield gives us passive healing, and even boosts self-healing while maintained.
• Reincarnation lets us get straight back up if you ever die but has a lengthy 30-minute cooldown. If you ever go a bit overboard, use this to get back right to where you started without needing to run back. Just be careful - you spawn with low Health, so if enemies are nearby, it might be worth walking instead.