Raid preparation
Enhancement Shaman Pre-Raid BiS
The best gear for every slot before raids open on 9 December 2026, with two alternatives and where each item comes from.
Stat priority used
- Weapon DPS: a slow two-hander, 3.4 to 3.8 speed. Maelstrom Weapon procs more often per swing on slow weapons
- Hit to 8% for melee (Tidal Focus gives 5%). More is still useful for spells, up to 17%
- Expertise (fewer dodges and parries)
- Strength (2 Attack Power per point)
- Intellect (1 Attack Power, 0.3 spell damage, mana and spell crit)
- Crit (Flurry and Elemental Devastation)
- Agility (about 0.05% melee crit per point and no Attack Power)
- Spell damage, Spirit and Mp5
| Slot | Best | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Head |  Darkmantle CapQuest: Saving the Best for Last · Alliance Crown of TyrannyBalnazzar, Stratholme | |
| Neck |  Beads of Ogre MightQuest: Falrin's VendettaClassic data |  Mark of FordringQuest: In Dreams Medallion of the DawnQuest: Epic Armaments of Battle - Friend of the Dawn |
| Shoulders |  Highlander's Lizardhide ShouldersExalted with The League of ArathorDefiler's Lizardhide ShouldersExalted with The Defilers | |
| Back |  Cloak of the Honor GuardExalted with The League of Arathor Shroud of DominationLord Valthalak, Blackrock Spire | |
| Chest |  Cadaverous ArmorLady Illucia Barov, Scholomance Breastplate of BloodthirstQuest: Breastplate of Bloodthirst | |
| Wrists |  Windtalker's WristguardsSold by Illiyana MoonblazeClassic data |  Tranquil WristguardsLeatherworking (300)Windtalker's WristguardsSold by Illiyana Moonblaze |
| Hands |  Devilsaur GauntletsLeatherworking (265) Voone's Vice GripsQuest: Warlord's Command · Horde | |
| Waist |  Belt of Preserved HeadsQuest: A Collection of HeadsClassic data |  Highlander's Chain GirdleHonored with The League of ArathorDefiler's Chain GirdleHonored with The Defilers |
| Legs |  Outrider's Lizardhide PantsSold by Kelm HargunthClassic data | Sentinel's Lizardhide PantsSold by Illiyana Moonblaze Warbear WooliesLeatherworking (260) |
| Feet |  Scalegut TreadersLeatherworking (295) Pads of the Dread WolfHalycon, Blackrock Spire | |
| Rings |  Watcher's Signet of FerocityRevered with The Watchers Band of Earthen MightQuest: Veteran's Battlegear | |
| Trinkets |  Blackhand's BreadthQuest: For The Horde! · HordeQuest: General Drakkisath's Demise · AllianceClassic data |  Frozen Heart of the MountainEnchanting (265) Briarwood ReedJed Runewatcher, Blackrock Spire |
| Two-hand |  Fist of CenariusQuest: Champion's Battlegear The Unstoppable ForceExalted with Stormpike Guard |
Eye of Rend
Truestrike Shoulders
Timbermaw Tunic
Bloodmail Boots
Don Julio's Band
Hand of Justice
Forest Defender's AxeHow these lists are made
Items and stats are read from the WoW Forever game client. Each item is scored with weights built from the spec’s raid stat priority on its build page (hit up to the cap first, then the main stats).
The client holds no loot or quest tables, so drop chances, bosses, quests and vendors come from Classic 1.12 data (CMaNGOS) and are marked as Classic data until Forever’s own loot is known. Forever reworked dungeon loot, so some drops may have moved.
Raid drops, raid-linked quests, world drops and PvP rank rewards are left out, and so is crafted gear whose recipe or reagents only come from raids. Procs and on-use effects are not scored, so trinkets like Hand of Justice rank lower than they play.
Forever client 1.60.1.70790 · CMaNGOS classic-db (GPL-3) · Updated 13 November 2026
Questions
What is the best pre-raid gear for Enhancement Shaman?
The top picks are Eye of Rend, Timbermaw Tunic, Outrider's Lizardhide Pants, Forest Defender's Axe. The table lists the best item and two alternatives for every slot.
Which stats does Enhancement Shaman want before raiding?
This list follows the raid stat priority: Weapon DPS, Hit to 8% for melee, Expertise, Strength.
Which dungeons should Enhancement Shaman farm?
Most of this list drops in Scholomance, Blackrock Spire.