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ShamanPvP · level 60

Level 60 Enhancement Shaman PvP build

“Stormstrike Root Burst” — Player vs player.

A 30 Enhancement / 21 Elemental PvP Shaman built around slow two-handed Stormstrike burst, instant-control Earthbind roots, strong shock pressure, and enough stamina to survive focus fire.

Open in the builder →Compare with mineRating today85.5 / 100

Excellent. This is close to the best this item pool and tree allow for the goal.

Talents

21 Elemental / 30 Enhancement / 0 Restoration · 51 points at level 60

Elemental · 21

  • Concussion5/5
  • Reverberation5/5
  • Elemental Focus1/1
  • Elemental Fury5/5
  • Eye of the Storm3/3
  • Call of Thunder1/1
  • Earthbound1/1

Enhancement · 30

  • Thundering Strikes5/5
  • Guardian Totems2/2
  • Mental Dexterity3/3
  • Improved Ghost Wolf2/2
  • Elemental Weapons3/3
  • Shamanistic Focus1/1
  • Flurry5/5
  • Stormstrike1/1
  • Spirit Weapons1/1
  • Mental Quickness1/2
  • Improved Stormstrike2/2
  • Maelstrom Weapon4/5

Restoration · 0

No points.

Gear

SlotItemStatsSource
HeadWarlord's Mail Helm382 armor · +35 Stamina · +19 Intellect · +11 Strength · +14 Critical Strike · +9 Spell PowerPvP · Rank 17
NeckSadist's Collar+24 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +20 Attack PowerNaxxramas · Gothik the Harvester
ShouldersWarlord's Mail Spaulders353 armor · +18 Stamina · +18 Intellect · +17 Strength · +9 Agility · +16 Spell PowerPvP · Rank 17
BackCloak of the Fallen God66 armor · +26 Agility · +11 Strength · +15 Stamina—
ChestWarlord's Mail Armor470 armor · +35 Stamina · +20 Intellect · +9 Strength · +14 Critical Strike · +9 Spell PowerPvP · Rank 17
WristsQiraji Execution Bracers103 armor · +16 Agility · +15 Strength · +14 Stamina · +10 HitTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · Twin Emperors
HandsGeneral's Mail Gauntlets283 armor · +18 Stamina · +17 Intellect · +17 Strength · +70 Bonus Armor · +14 Critical StrikePvP · Rank 16
WaistBelt of Never-ending Agony142 armor · +20 Stamina · +64 Attack Power · +14 Critical Strike · +10 HitTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
LegsPremier General's Linked Leggings364 armor · +34 Stamina · +10 Intellect · +18 Strength · +12 DodgeWarlord's Earthshaker
FeetPremier Centurion's Linked Boots286 armor · +27 Stamina · +7 Intellect · +12 Strength · +11 Spell PowerWarlord's Earthshaker
Ring 1Master Dragonslayer's Ring+14 Stamina · +48 Attack Power · +10 Hit—
Ring 2Ring of the Qiraji Fury+12 Stamina · +40 Attack Power · +14 Critical StrikeTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · Viscidus
Trinket 1Drake Fang Talisman+56 Attack Power · +20 Hit · +12 DodgeBlackwing Lair · Ebonroc
Trinket 2Slayer's Crest+64 Attack PowerNaxxramas · Sapphiron
Main HandDark Edge of Insanity242–364 · 3.5s · 86.6 dps · +35 Strength · +19 Agility · +25 StaminaTemple of Ahn'Qiraj · C'Thun
Ranged / RelicTotem of the Storm—
  • Warlord's Earthshaker (2/6) — (2) +20 Stamina.

Rotation

  1. 1Lightning Shieldbuff not active on you
  2. 2Flame Shockdebuff missing on target
  3. 3Stormstrikewhen ready
  4. 4Earth Shocktarget below 20% health
  5. 5Frost Shockwhile moving
  6. 6Chain Lightning3+ enemies
  7. 7Lightning Boltresource pooled (high rage/energy/mana)
  8. 8Ancestral Guidanceyou are low on health
  9. 9Lesser Healing Waveyou are low on health
  10. 10Ghost Wolfwhile moving

Read top to bottom: use the first ability that is ready and whose condition holds.

Why it works

This build takes the Enhancement core for PvP: Thundering Strikes, Elemental Weapons, Flurry, Stormstrike, Improved Stormstrike, Improved Ghost Wolf, and 4/5 Maelstrom Weapon. Guardian Totems and Spirit Weapons are included because shorter Grounding Totem windows and parry matter more in PvP than a small amount of extra sustained damage. The Elemental side adds Reverberation for faster Shocks, Elemental Fury for lethal spell crits, Eye of the Storm for cast stability, and Earthbound so Earthbind Totem becomes a real catch/reset tool.

The gear targets the practical PvP knee: roughly the balance-50 idea from your curve, where you gain about 3060 HP from gear while only giving up about 9% throughput versus the glass set. Pushing harder into survival after that is inefficient: balance 60 adds only about 160 more HP but costs another 2% throughput, and higher settings keep trading burst for stamina. This setup keeps about 5% PvP hit through Qiraji Execution Bracers, Belt of Never-ending Agony, Master Dragonslayer's Ring, and Drake Fang Talisman, then stacks stamina, crit, AP, and Intellect. Dark Edge of Insanity is the kill weapon: high top-end damage plus a disorient proc is exactly what a two-handed Shaman wants.

Play to create short kill windows. Keep Lightning Shield up, tag targets with Flame Shock when the debuff is missing, close with Ghost Wolf, root with Earthbound, then Stormstrike into Shock and a Maelstrom Lightning Bolt when pooled. Use Frost Shock while moving or to keep a target from escaping, Earth Shock to finish or stop casts, and Slayer's Crest during committed burst. If you are pressured, Ancestral Guidance plus Lesser Healing Wave buys time to reset behind Grounding/Earthbind control.

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Generated by the optimizer from WoW Forever client build 1.60.1.69913 and checked against the builder's rules (row gates, prerequisites, what the class can wear). The rating above is recomputed from today's data. Race not set — pick yours in the builder for racial bonuses.