DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Enhancement Shaman abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.2.5).

Single Target

Ensure Flame Shock is active before engaging.

• Feral SpiritView detailsUse on cooldown.
• Primordial WaveView detailsTrigger Splintered Elements.
• Doom WindsView detailsUse with Legacy Of The Frost Witch active.
• AscendanceView detailsActivate for burst damage.
• WindstrikeView detailsUse during Ascendance.
• Maelstrom Weapon spendersView detailsSpend at 8+ stacks, prioritize Elemental Blast or Lightning Bolt.
• StormstrikeView detailsUse with Doom Winds active.
• Lava LashView detailsUse with Hot Hand or Whirling Fire.
• Crash LightningView detailsUse as filler.

Maintain Flame Shock and use Feral Spirit and Primordial Wave on cooldown. Activate Doom Winds and Ascendance for burst, prioritizing Windstrike during Ascendance. Spend Maelstrom Weapon stacks on Elemental Blast or Lightning Bolt, and use Stormstrike and Lava Lash as needed.

AoE

Spread Flame Shock to multiple targets using Lava Lash.

• Feral SpiritView detailsUse on cooldown.
• Primordial WaveView detailsSpread Flame Shock and trigger Splintered Elements.
• Doom WindsView detailsUse with Legacy Of The Frost Witch active.
• Crash LightningView detailsUse to maintain buff and generate Maelstrom Weapon.
• Chain LightningView detailsSpend at 5+ stacks of Maelstrom Weapon.
• Primordial StormView detailsUse with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks.
• SunderingView detailsUse for AoE damage.
• Lava LashView detailsUse with Hot Hand or Whirling Fire.
• StormstrikeView detailsUse as filler.

Spread Flame Shock and use Feral Spirit and Primordial Wave on cooldown. Activate Doom Winds and maintain Crash Lightning buff. Spend Maelstrom Weapon stacks on Chain Lightning and Primordial Storm, and use Sundering and Lava Lash for additional AoE damage.

Cooldowns

• Feral SpiritView detailsSummon wolves for damage and resource generation.
• AscendanceView detailsActivate for burst damage and ranged attacks.
• Primordial WaveView detailsUse to spread Flame Shock and trigger Splintered Elements.
• Doom WindsView detailsBoost Windfury Weapon procs and AoE damage.

Use Feral Spirit and Primordial Wave on cooldown for damage and utility. Activate Ascendance for burst phases, and align Doom Winds with other cooldowns for maximum impact.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.