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: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.1).

Single Target

Ensure Flame Shock is active before engaging.

• Voltaic BlazeView detailsIf Flame Shock isn't active.
• Surging Totem
• SunderingView detailsSync every other cast with Surging Totem.
• Lava LashView detailsIf Hot Hand or Whirling Fire is active.
• Ascendance
• Doom Winds
• Primordial StormView detailsUse with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks.
• Crash LightningView detailsDuring Doom Winds or if buff isn't active.
• WindstrikeView detailsDuring Ascendance.
• StormstrikeView detailsDuring Doom Winds procs.
• Lightning BoltView detailsWith 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks.
• Lava Lash
• Stormstrike
• Voltaic Blaze
• Crash Lightning
• Lightning BoltView detailsWith 5+ Maelstrom Weapon stacks.

Maintain Flame Shock and prioritize Voltaic Blaze if it's missing. Use Surging Totem and sync Sundering with it. Spend Maelstrom Weapon stacks on Primordial Storm or Lightning Bolt while keeping Lava Lash and Stormstrike on cooldown.

AoE

• Voltaic BlazeView detailsIf Flame Shock isn't active.
• Surging Totem
• Sundering
• Lava LashView detailsIf Hot Hand or Whirling Fire is active.
• Doom Winds
• Primordial StormView detailsUse with 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks.
• Ascendance
• Crash Lightning
• WindstrikeView detailsDuring Ascendance.
• StormstrikeView detailsDuring Doom Winds procs.
• Chain LightningView detailsWith 10 Maelstrom Weapon stacks.
• Lava Lash
• Voltaic Blaze
• Stormstrike
• Chain LightningView detailsWith 5+ Maelstrom Weapon stacks.

For AoE, maintain Flame Shock and prioritize Voltaic Blaze if missing. Use Surging Totem and Sundering early. Spend Maelstrom Weapon stacks on Primordial Storm or Chain Lightning, while keeping Crash Lightning and Lava Lash active.

Cooldowns

• Doom WindsView detailsUse every minute for burst damage.
• AscendanceView detailsActivate during burst phases for Windstrike and extended damage.
• SunderingView detailsUse every 30 seconds for AoE burst and Maelstrom Weapon generation.

Use Doom Winds and Ascendance during burst windows. Activate Sundering frequently for AoE damage and resource generation.

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.