Enhancement Shaman PvE 4.3.4 Guide

Hello, I'm Kemisha of Frostwolf. Some of you might know me for some quite obscene damage in BGs, or playing pocket healer. However as a huge PvE fan and with the lack of a guide here (And the EJ one being outdated, badly coded thanks to changed in the WoWhead database) thought that I should throw up this little guide on how to be awesome at shaman. 

Contents:

1) Overview

2) Talents

a. Tree

b. Glyphs

c. Individual Talents

3) Gear

a. Gearing

b. Gems

c. Enchants

d. Professions

4) Playstyle

5) Macros

6) Addons

Shamans are the master of elements, the true earth mothers. Controlling every element in order to damage, control or heal. 

Restoration – Healer: Using the soothing energies of water to cleanse all injuries, awakening the spirits to aids those close to death. Resto Shamans are strong at aiding those who are about to die. 

Elemental – Ranged Damage: Calls upon the fire and nature elements in order to cause destruction from range. Storms are coming for Elemental shamans enemies.

Enhancement – Melee Damage: Imbuing their weapons with the forces, causing strong melee damage with the powers of Wind, Fire and Nature to unleash the ultimate fury. 

Picking your Race:

Alliance:

Dwarf – Racial more useful in a PvP situation, allowing you to reduce damage taken by 10% for 8s, this however might be quite good for PvE depending on how you use it. Also increased Expertise rating with Maces. 

Dreanei – The 1% hit rating is a good stat to enjoy, however this is Molten and it doesn't work. The Racial heal again like the Dwarf one is more PvP based, however might have a small use in PvE.

Horde:

Goblin – 1% haste rating, which is useless to Enhc Shamans.

Orc – On use Attack Power buff, expertise when using Axes. Hands down the best Shaman race of both factions. 

Tauren – AOE stun and an increased 5% Base HP. 

Troll – Small Bloodlust style haste boost, bit useless for shamans, Slow effect reduction (PvP mainly). 

Talents:

Talent Tree

Primary Glyphs

Glyph of Lava Lash - Increases the Damage of Lava Lash, should be your standard go to Enhc glyph

Glyph of Windfury Weapon - Increases the proc rate of your WF weapon, again a must have glyph.

then either:

Glyph of Stormstrike - This is preferential for when you have your T13 4set, since it works with increasing your damage with Lightning Bolt and Earth Shock.

Glyph of Shocking - Better if you don't have your T13 4set, since the reduced GCDs from shock help clear up a little downtime should you still have any.

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