Enhancement Shaman DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 11:20by Wordup36 comments

This section covers the optimal gems, enchants, food, potions, and phialsto use with your character. Please visit our dedicated Stats page to get a moredetailed rundown of the different stats for Enhancement Shaman.

For all consumables excluding food in the lists below, you should utilizelower ranks of the same rank 3 options listed if you are looking for a cheaperalternative. The price difference is often significant for a small loss instats gained.

As gear has improved over the course of Dragonflight and especially inSeason 4, it is highly recommended that you simulate your character forgems as individual gear pieces have a big impact on gem options. The beloware very general picks if you are looking for a quick answer:

• Elementalist builds prioritize one Skillful Illimited Diamondin your first socket, and Keen Neltharite in all others.
• Storm builds prioritize one Fierce Illimited Diamondin your first socket, and Keen Ysemerald in all others.

If you are using the Elemental Lariat neck, however, the gems usedreverse to trigger the Mastery proc for Elementalist by using Keen Ysemerald, and the Haste proc for Storm by using Keen Neltharite. This is due to the proc being more valuable thanthe raw stats and the element of the gem (Earth for Mastery, Air for Haste)dictates the proc.

Due to the strength of Season 3 proc effects, we generally double up on Enchant Weapon - Wafting Devotion to improve the proc rates. With certaingearsets and picks, it can still be worthwhile to stick to Enchant Weapon - Sophic Devotion,especially at lower gear levels.

The Incandescent Essence is acquired following a quest chainthat begins after defeating Gnarlroot within the Amirdrassil raid. Thisgrants the Igira's Cruel Nightmare proc effect and can be re-used,so use it as soon as you get one on your head.

Storm builds can opt to take Enchant Ring - Devotion of Hasteinstead for Rings.

Cloak, Bracer, and Boot enchants are personal preferences as they haveno direct impact on performance, but we recommend Avoidance and Staminafor the extra survivability.

Due to the huge rise in secondary value at high-end gearing, if youare willing to give up the Stamina then Lambent Armor Kit isan alternative leg enchant for slightly more throughput.

There are currently two options for your Phial of choicedepending on the situation, but remember, there are no cauldrons providingphials in Dragonflight so you must supply your own:

• Iced Phial of Corrupting Rage — while we generallyavoid Critical Strike, this provides more than any other option,especially due to us sacrificing it on most of our gear pieces.The downside of damage taken can be quite dangerous, but if you canhandle it, this provides the greatest increase to throughput solong as uptime is not affected too much.
• Phial of Tepid Versatility — Numerically weaker,but significantly more consistent and provides a little extra defense.This is generally your go-to option, especially in Mythic+, and hasthe advantage of being very cheap.

Elemental Potion of Ultimate Power (or the cheaper Elemental Potion of Powervariant) is your recommended potion in all situations. Thesepotions can also be obtained from a Potion Cauldron of Ultimate Power/ Potion Cauldron of Power.

Potion of Shocking Disclosure has some niche benefits for mass AoEsituations in Mythic+, but outside of those situations, it is not recommended.

Dreamwalker's Healing Potion is the healing potion of choice. Usingthis has a 5-minute cooldown, but multiple can be consumed in an extended bossfight should it go on long enough. You can also use Potion of Withering Dreamsin emergencies, but be wary of how much damage it deals after being used.

Additionally, Warlock's Healthstones do not share acooldown with other healing consumables. Remember to use it as well ifyou are holding one!

Lastly, Alchemy has some more niche potions thatcan be used even if you are dead. Keeping some Residual Neural Channeling Agenthandy in case you need to wait for a battle resurrection can be usefulto still get value out of your potion cooldown should you die early.

Ideally, we use Sizzling Seafood Medley at higher gear levels, howeverother stat combinations can also work depending on your gear. Alternatively,you can use feasts provided by your group ( Grand Banquet of the Kalu'ak,for example).

Unfortunately, due to the Enhancement imbue system, we have no accessto the additional weapon rune consumables. This is because Windfury Weapon and Flametongue Weapon overwritethem, so save some money and do not worry about these!

While it is technically possible to drop Windfury Weaponand use double Flametongue Weapon to activate Elemental Weapons,there are not any talents currently worth making this sacrifice for, sois not recommended in any way currently.

In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Draconic Augment Runes toincrease your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of the consumablerunes available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on themfor when you need them.

Through the Patch 10.2 Emerald Dream Zone and its Dream WardensFaction, you can also obtain the Dreambound Augment Rune, which ispermanent!