Enhancement Shaman DPS Abilities Guide - Forever Beta

By Yebb Updated: 2026/10/08

All Enhancement Shaman DPS Abilities in ForeverDamage Spells for Enhancement Shamans in Forever

An instant-cast damage-over-time ability that deals instant Fire damage and then ticks for damage over 12 seconds.

Stormstrike (Enhancement Talent)

Instantly hits the target with your weapon and increases the damage you deal to the target with your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, or Earth Shock by 20%.

Lightning Bolt

Our stack spender, turning into an instant cast.

Fire Nova

An Area-Of-Effect ability that causes your active Fire Totem to radiate outward in a ring, dealing heavy damage to all nearby targets.

Earth Shock

An instant-cast ability primarily used for its ability to interrupt an enemy spell cast.

Frost Shock

A situational instant-cast ability primarily used to slow enemies in order to avoid damage or make an escape.

Rage of the Farseer (Enhancement Talent)

Is our new 3 minutes damage cooldown, increasing our own melee attack and spell casting speed by 30% for 25 seconds.

Chain Lightning

Deals damage to up to three targets, reduced for each target hit.

Healing Spells for Enhancement Shamans in Forever

Healing Wave

Healing Wave is a long, slow cast that heals for a considerable amount.

Lesser Healing Wave

Lesser Healing Wave is a short, quick cast that heals for a moderate amount.

Chain Heal

Chain Heal is a long, slow cast that heals up to 3 targets for a moderate amount, reduced by each target hit.

Healing Stream Totem

Healing Stream Totem is a Water Totem that periodically heals nearby party members. It may heal for a tiny amount, but it can add up over the course of a fight.

Earth Totem Abilities for Enhancement Shamans in Forever Classic

Strength of Earth Totem

Provides Strength to physical Damage-Dealing and Tank party members.

Tremor Totem

Pulses in a large area, breaking Fear, Charm, and Sleep. You should maintain this Totem whenever these effects are present in an encounter.

Earthbind Totem

Slows enemies close to the Totem. This can be very useful for kiting.

Stoneclaw Totem

Pulses a small amount of Threat to nearby enemies. This won't take them off of you once you've started dealing damage, but it can be used on body pulls.

Stoneskin Totem

Provides melee damage reduction to your party, useful especially in large pulls with a lot of enemies dealing physical damage.

Fire Totem Abilities for Enhancement Shamans in Forever Classic

Searing Totem

Your primary Single Target Fire Totem, hitting nearby enemies for a small amount of damage.

Magma Totem

Your primary Multi-Target Fire Totem, hitting all nearby enemies for a small amount of damage.

Flametongue Totem

Buffs your group's melee attacks, dealing additional fire damage. If Windfury Totem is already active, it will replace that buff and take priority.

Frost Resistance Totem

Provides Frost Resistance to your entire raid. This should be maintained if there is a lot of incoming Frost damage.

Water Totem Abilities for Enhancement Shamans in Forever Classic

Fire Resistance Totem

Provides Fire Resistance to your entire raid. This should be maintained if there is a lot of incoming Fire damage.

Disease Cleansing Totem

Cures diseases on all nearby party members when dropped and every 5 seconds afterwards. This is invaluable on any encounter that involves a lot of diseases.

Poison Cleansing Totem

Cures poisons on all nearby party members when dropped and every 5 seconds afterwards. This is invaluable on any encounter that involves a lot of poisons.

Mana Spring Totem

Provides a tiny amount of Mana regeneration to your party.

Healing Stream Totem

Periodically restores a tiny amount of Health to your party.

Air Totem Abilities for Enhancement Shamans in Forever Classic

Grace of Air Totem

Provides Agility for physical Damage-Dealing and Tank party members. (exclusive with other air totems in the group)

Windfury Totem

Provides Windfury to your party, giving their attacks a chance to strike an additional time. This buff is highly sought after by physical Damage Dealers. If Flametongue Totem is already active, it will replace that buff and take priority. (exclusive with other air totems in the group)

Nature Resistance Totem

Provides Nature Resistance to your entire raid. This should be maintained if there is a lot of incoming Nature damage.

Grounding Totem

Redirects the next spell cast by an enemy to the Totem, destroying it in the process.

Utility Abilities for Enhancement Shamans in Forever Classic

Call of the Elements
Call of the Ancestors
Call of the Spirits

Allows you to pre-configure sets of Earth, Fire, Water, and Air totems to quickly drop all at once with a 3-second cast time.

Totemic Projection

Allows you to move your Totems to the target location within 30 yards on a 1-minute cooldown. This is often essential for managing the positioning of your Totems so that they apply to your full party.

Ancestral Spirit

Your resurrection ability. This is expensive to cast, but if your group is recovering from a wipe, you can help bring them back to life.

Reincarnation

Stand and continue fighting with your raid, or move to a safe location and use it after a wipe to resurrect your group.

Purge

Dispels beneficial magic from an enemy. Most of the time, if your target has something dispellable, you should Purge it.

Cure Disease

Cures a disease from a target. Most of the time, you will be better off just dropping Disease Cleansing Totem instead of casting this yourself.

Cure Poison

Cures poison from a target. Most of the time, you will be better off just dropping Poison Cleansing Totem instead of casting this yourself.

Ghost Wolf

Transform into a wolf with increased movement speed while active. Only usable while outdoors, but a great way to get around the world before your first mount.

Enhancement Shaman DPS Abilities Guide - Forever Beta

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