Enhancement Shaman
Stormstrike moves to 16 points on an 8-second cooldown, Maelstrom Weapon arrives, and Intellect starts to matter.
Enhancement changes
NewRage of the Farseer31-point talent. 30% attack speed for 25 seconds on a 3-minute cooldown.
NewMaelstrom WeaponRow 6. Melee hits build charges that shorten Lightning Bolt, up to instant.
NewImproved StormstrikeRow 5. Stormstrike can enable mana regeneration while casting and reset on dodge or parry.
NewShamanistic Focus11-point talent. Much cheaper Shocks and Lightning Shield.
NewMental Dexterity and Mental QuicknessAttack power, and spell damage and healing, from a share of Intellect.
ChangedStormstrikeNow the 16-point talent with an 8-second cooldown (was 20). Boosts your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Earth Shock by 20%.
ChangedFlurryUp to 25% attack speed (was 30%); now requires Mental Dexterity.
ChangedSpirit WeaponsWas Parry, now 21 points. Lowers threat, or raises it with Rockbiter for off-tanking.
ChangedImproved Ghost WolfUsable indoors, and instant at rank 2.
ChangedThundering Strikes and ToughnessThundering Strikes adds crit to all spells and attacks; Toughness gives Stamina instead of armour.
ChangedMoved to baselineEnhancing Totems, two-handed axes and maces, Weapon Mastery and Improved Weapon Totems.
RemovedShield SpecializationRemoved.
Baseline changes — every Shaman
These apply to Enhancement too, regardless of where talent points go.
NewCall of the ElementsLevel 20. A totem bar where you preset one totem per element and drop all four with a 3-second cast. Call of the Spirits (30) and Call of the Ancestors (40) add a second and third set.
NewTotemic RecallLevel 20. Destroys all your totems and refunds 25% of their mana.
NewTotemic ProjectionLevel 22. Moves all totems up to 30 yards, 1-minute cooldown.
ChangedTotemsGlobal cooldown 1 second instead of 1.5, buff totems last 5 minutes instead of 2, and resistance totems cover the whole raid group.
ChangedWeapon imbuesLast 60 minutes instead of 5 and stack with stones and oils.
ChangedWindfury and Flametongue TotemsParty buffs instead of weapon enchants. They do not stack with each other or with the matching weapon imbue.
ChangedFire NovaNow a spell that erupts from your current Fire totem; Fire Nova Totem is gone.
ChangedLightning Bolt and Chain LightningLightning Bolt rank 4 and up casts in 2.5 seconds (was 3), Chain Lightning in 2 (was 2.5), with coefficients cut to match.
RemovedTranquil Air TotemRemoved.
All Shaman changes
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Races & racials
Which race suits which class.
Levelling
Skip the climb — market rates.
Market check · 14 October 2026
Enhancement Shaman: skip the climb to 60
Levelling 1–60 takes about 150 hours of play by community estimates, and Blizzard has announced no WoW Token and no paid boost for Forever. These are the prices other sellers are already taking pre-orders at.
Market prices: pre-order listings on lfcarry.com, wowvendor.com, skycoach.gg, kingboost.net and others, checked 14 October 2026. Our own rates go up when realms open — no one can deliver Forever gold before 4 November.