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Shaman – Enhancement tank

Leveling Split 10 / 41 / 0 (Elemental / Enhancement / Restoration)

Earth's Grasp, Toughness, Anticipation and Guardian Totems for survivability, Stormstrike and Maelstrom Weapon for threat; Elemental Convection and Concussion for cheaper, harder-hitting shocks. Values from the launch trees (Blizzard's Nov 2 notes).

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Talents in this build

Elemental · 10

  • Convection 5/5
  • Concussion 5/5

Enhancement · 41

  • Earth's Grasp 2/2
  • Thundering Strikes 5/5
  • Ancestral Knowledge 5/5
  • Guardian Totems 2/2
  • Improved Lightning Shield 3/3
  • Elemental Weapons 3/3
  • Shamanistic Focus 1/1
  • Anticipation 3/3
  • Toughness 5/5
  • Stormstrike 1/1
  • Spirit Weapons 1/1
  • Mental Quickness 2/2
  • Improved Stormstrike 2/2
  • Maelstrom Weapon 5/5
  • Rage of the Farseer 1/1

Leveling order

One talent point per level from 10 to 60. Follow it top to bottom.

LevelTalentTree
10Earth's Grasp 1/2Enhancement
11Earth's Grasp 2/2Enhancement
12Thundering Strikes 1/5Enhancement
13Thundering Strikes 2/5Enhancement
14Thundering Strikes 3/5Enhancement
15Thundering Strikes 4/5Enhancement
16Thundering Strikes 5/5Enhancement
17Ancestral Knowledge 1/5Enhancement
18Ancestral Knowledge 2/5Enhancement
19Ancestral Knowledge 3/5Enhancement
20Ancestral Knowledge 4/5Enhancement
21Ancestral Knowledge 5/5Enhancement
22Guardian Totems 1/2Enhancement
23Guardian Totems 2/2Enhancement
24Improved Lightning Shield 1/3Enhancement
25Improved Lightning Shield 2/3Enhancement
26Improved Lightning Shield 3/3Enhancement
27Anticipation 1/3Enhancement
28Anticipation 2/3Enhancement
29Anticipation 3/3Enhancement
30Shamanistic Focus 1/1Enhancement
31Elemental Weapons 1/3Enhancement
32Elemental Weapons 2/3Enhancement
33Elemental Weapons 3/3Enhancement
34Toughness 1/5Enhancement
35Toughness 2/5Enhancement
36Toughness 3/5Enhancement
37Toughness 4/5Enhancement
38Toughness 5/5Enhancement
39Stormstrike 1/1Enhancement
40Spirit Weapons 1/1Enhancement
41Improved Stormstrike 1/2Enhancement
42Improved Stormstrike 2/2Enhancement
43Mental Quickness 1/2Enhancement
44Mental Quickness 2/2Enhancement
45Maelstrom Weapon 1/5Enhancement
46Maelstrom Weapon 2/5Enhancement
47Maelstrom Weapon 3/5Enhancement
48Maelstrom Weapon 4/5Enhancement
49Maelstrom Weapon 5/5Enhancement
50Rage of the Farseer 1/1Enhancement
51Convection 1/5Elemental
52Convection 2/5Elemental
53Convection 3/5Elemental
54Convection 4/5Elemental
55Convection 5/5Elemental
56Concussion 1/5Elemental
57Concussion 2/5Elemental
58Concussion 3/5Elemental
59Concussion 4/5Elemental
60Concussion 5/5Elemental

Other Shaman builds: Enhancement leveling · Restoration healer · Elemental caster

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