Enhancement Shaman

Melee damage

A slow two-hander, Stormstrike into Earth Shock, totems down and Windfury Weapon from 30. The levelling spec.

Enhancement swings a slow two-handed weapon with an imbue and fills the gaps with Shocks. From 25, Stormstrike strikes on an 8-second cooldown and makes your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Earth Shock on that target deal 20% more within 12 seconds, so Stormstrike into Earth Shock is the core of the rotation. Mental Dexterity turns Intellect into attack power, Shamanistic Focus makes Shocks 45% cheaper, and Improved Stormstrike gives mana regeneration while casting and resets Stormstrike when you dodge or parry. From 35, Maelstrom Weapon stacks from your hits until a Lightning Bolt is instant and free at five stacks, and at 40 Rage of the Farseer adds 30% attack speed for 25 seconds. It is mana-hungry before 20 and tuned about 5% below the pure damage classes.

Strengths and weaknesses

Enhancement strengths and weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
Strongest spec for solo levelling	Mana-hungry before level 20
Stormstrike into Earth Shock gives a clear melee core	Tuned about 5% below the pure damage classes
Slow two-hander, Windfury Weapon and Flametongue all hit harder together	Needs the slowest two-hander it can get, so gear matters
Maelstrom Weapon makes a free instant Lightning Bolt at five stacks	Maelstrom Weapon is worth nothing until five stacks
Keeps the full totem kit for group buffs	Totem and weapon-imbue buffs overlap and switch each other off

Stat priority

1. Weapon damage
2. Hit
3. Critical strike
4. Strength
5. Intellect
6. Agility
7. Spell power
8. Stamina

Weapon DPS (a slow two-hander), hit, crit, Strength, Intellect, Agility, spell power, Spirit, Stamina. At level 30: the biggest weapon, then Strength, then Intellect, then Agility: a point of Strength is 2 attack power, and with Mental Dexterity 3/3 a point of Intellect is 1 attack power plus mana. Blizzard says Enhancement is meant to care about spell power too (Shocks, Maelstrom Lightning Bolts), and Mental Quickness turns 30% of Intellect into spell power. Hit and crit are one stat for spells and attacks.