Enhancement Shaman DPS Stat Priority — 12.0.5

Welcome to our Stat Priority page for Enhancement Shaman in Midnight! Here we'll quickly be going over the stats you should aim for on gear, alongside any special considerations depending on your build.

Enhancement has two different Hero Talents, each with a slightly different preference for each stat. Generally however, you can get away with using the same gearset for both of them without losing much:

Currently, when playing in either single-target or AoE, Totemic builds have the following stat priority:

In Midnight, Agility is much more valuable following the stat squish, meaning that most of your gearing decisions are driven by item-level once again.

Due to Totemic sourcing a large amount of damage from Windfury Weapon and magic abilities, Mastery is consistently the strongest stat available, and is preferred to stack.

Haste is close behind, increasing Maelstrom Weapon generation to fuel Totemic Momentum. Critical Strike isn't too far below it, though still falls into third place, due to the extra scaling provided by Supportive Imbuements. While with Overcharge this is stronger, it's not currently worth the point at Season 1 gear levels.

Versatility, falls to the bottom of the pile, though it comes with some defensive benefits, and shouldn't be completely ignored.

Currently, when playing in either single-target or AoE, Stormbringer builds have the following stat priority:

In Midnight, Agility is much more valuable following the stat squish, meaning that most of your gearing decisions are driven by item-level once again.

Due to Stormbringer's need to cycle through Maelstrom Weapon, even with the random chance to trigger Tempest in Midnight, Haste remains on top.

Close behind is both Mastery and Critical Strike in Midnight, with Mastery improving the large amount of magic dealt by the tree and providing extra Stormsurge procs. Critical Strike sees the biggest improvement in Midnight, with the compounding benefit of Stormcaller and Overcharge meaning it shouldn't be neglected.

Versatility, which remains at the bottom, though it comes with some defensive benefits, and shouldn't be completely ignored.

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Simulations and Tools

While a generalized stat priority will assist new players, there really is no substitute for simming your character. Learn more with this guide!

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As an Enhancement Shaman, Agility is your primary stat, which should be present on all Mail gear you wear, alongside your weapons. Individual stats provide the following benefits:

• Agility - provides you with Attack Power, which increases the damage of all of your melee abilities. Enhancement also converts this to Spell Power, increasing both spell damage and healing power.
• Critical Strike - increases the chance for your attacks and abilities to critically strike, dealing double damage.
  • Certain talents (e.g. Overcharge) increase this bonus damage above the base 200% multiplier.
  • Also increases the chance to trigger the Flurry effect from abilities.
• Haste - increases the speed of your melee auto-attacks, increasing the frequency of Imbue procs and Maelstrom Weapon stack generation. Additionally:
  • Increases the tick rate of both Flame Shock and Surging Totem.
  • Reduces your Global Cooldown to a minimum of up to 0.75 seconds.
  • Reduces the cooldown of your Stormstrike, Lava Lash, and Crash Lightning abilities.
• Mastery - Mastery: Enhanced Elements increases all Fire, Frost, and Nature damage dealt. Additionally:
  • Increases the chance to proc Stormsurge and Windfury Weapon, scaling at a much smaller rate. The converted chance can be increased by 150% via the Storm's Wrath talent.
• Versatility - increases all damage and healing you do (including trinkets and proc effects) by a flat amount. Additionally, reduces all damage you take by half of that amount.

Every stat has a limit where they will begin to offer less increase per point gained, which are known as the points of diminishing return. Once you have reached these amounts, stats will become progressively less valuable and may fall behind other options. The current breakpoints are:

Itemization

Gearing and Enchants

Your stat priority extends to enchants, consumables, and gear. Take what you learned on this page and apply it to your gameplay with these two guides!

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