Enhancement Shaman Leveling Guide For Glyphs

Posted in Shaman Leveling Guide with tags , , , , , , , , on March 3, 2010 by Philip Hall

If you want to get to level 80 ASAP, you know how important a good talent build is. But there are many more options to tweak your character to level faster. This Shaman leveling guide will show you how to choose the optimal Glyphs for your Shaman to give your leveling speed a boost!

First of all, let’s take a look at when the Glyph slots are unlocked:

  1. Level 15: 1 Major, 1 Minor
  2. Level 30: 2 Major, 1 Minor
  3. Level 50: 2 Major, 2 Minor
  4. Level 70: 2 Major, 3 Minor
  5. Level 80: 3 Major, 3 Minor

As you can see, you can start tweaking your Shaman with Glyphs at level 15.

The Shaman Leveling Guide – The Best Glyphs For Enhancement Shamans

Flame Shock – Level 15 – Major Glyph

The periodic damage dealt by your Flame Shock can now be critical strikes.

Windfury Weapons – Level 30 – Major Glyph

Increases the chance per swing for Windfury Weapon to trigger by 2%.

Stormstrike – Level 40 – Major Glyph

Increases the nature damage bonus from your Stormstrike ability by an additional 8%.

Water Shield – Level 20 – Minor Glyph

Increases the number of charges on your Water Shield spell by 1.

Water Breathing – Level 22 – Minor Glyph

Your Water Breathing spell no longer requires a reagent.

Water Walking – Level 28 – Minor Glyph

Your Water Walking spell no longer requires a reagent.

Shaman Leveling Guide –The Best Order To Get Your Glyphs

Your first choice is an easy one: At level 15 get a Glyph: Flame Shock and add the minor Glyph Water Shield at level 20.

Now, Glyph: Windfury Weapons is the logical choice when hitting level 30.

But when you finally reach level 40 you have to make a tough decision: Now you will have 3 good major Glyphs available but only 2 slots to put them in…

My recommendation is that you go and crunch your numbers. Depending on your playing style, which Glyph gives you the greatest boost to DPS? It really comes down to how often you actually use one skill or another in every combat!

As for the second and third minor Glyph … It’s up to you in which order you get them, but Water Breathing has a slight edge over Water Walking. Underwater quests are rare, but there’s nothing more frustrating than getting immobilized by Naga just before reaching the surface.

As you can see, Glyphs are perfect to optimize your Shaman. And the Glyphs we recommended will have the maximum impact on your leveling power that Glyphs can deliver.

I hope you got some value out of this Shaman leveling guide – we really put in some effort.

Next, if you want to learn more tricks and tweaks to level faster, click here now and find out how to get to lvl 80 in as little as 7 days without grinding or wasting your time on junk quests.

The Shaman Talent Build For Faster Leveling – A Shaman Leveling Guide

Posted in Shaman Leveling Guide with tags , , , , , , , , on February 25, 2010 by Philip Hall

Are you frustrated with slow leveling and want to ding 80 as fast as possible? This Shaman leveling guide will help you to level faster and with less effort.

As you probably know, your talent spec is a very important factor when it comes to leveling. Without a good talent build, killing mobs takes too much time and you will waste hour after hour.

That’s why I want to recommend you the Enhancement talent build – it`s very popular and probably THE way to spec a Shaman to level as fast as possible.

Shaman Leveling Guide – Your Talent Points

Here’s the exact order in which I recommend you to spend your talent points:

  • 3 Points in Enhancing Totems
  • 2 Points in Ancestral Knowledge 2/5
  • 5 Points in Thundering Strikes
  • 1 Point in Shamanistic Focus
  • 3 Points in Elemental Weapons
  • 1 Point in Ancestral Focus 3/5
  • 5 Points in Flurry
  • 1 Point in Spirit Weapons
  • 3 Points in Mental Dexterity
  • 1 Point in Improved Shields 1/3
  • 3 Points in Weapon Mastery
  • 2 Points in Unleashed Rage 2/3
  • 1 Point in Dual Wield
  • 3 Points in Dual Wield Specialization

One important secret about Enhancement Shamans is to always get an off-hand weapon that has a slow rate of attack and a high damage with every hit! Because many of your abilities let you make a regular attack with your off-hand, you will deal the higher damage much more often.

  • 1 Point in Stormstrike
  • 2 Points in Improved Stormstrike
  • 1 Point in Lave Lash
  • 2 Points in Static Shock 2/3
  • 1 Point in Shamanistic Rage
  • 1 Point in Static Shock 3/3
  • 3 Points in Mental Quickness
  • 5 Points in Maelstrom Weapon
  • 1 Point in Feral Spirit
  • 2 Points in Improved Shields 3/3
  • 1 Point in Unleashed Rage 3/3
  • 5 Points in Concussion
  • 3 Points in Elemental Devastation
  • 3 Points in Elemental Warding
  • 1 Point in Elemental Focus
  • 5 Points in Elemental Fury

Shaman Leveling Guide – How To Use The Enhancement Shaman

Knowing how to use a talent build is as important as the build itself. The Enhancement Shaman is actually very straightforward, but I want to show you a few tactics that can get the most out of your shaman.

In your early levels spam Lightning Bolt until you get Earth Shock. From now on, pull the mob with a Lightning Bolt, auto-attack and spam your shock.

I recommend you to switch to Fire Shock the second you get a Glyph to enhance it!

Once you get Dual Wield, Stormstrike and Lava Lash, you should switch to the following tactic: Use Windfury on both weapons (of course you will use dual wielding ASAP). Pull the mob, Stormstrike, Fire Shock and Lava Lash your victim.

Instead of using a skill rotation, I suggest you use a skill as soon as the cooldown ends. This will maximize your damage and help you a lot.

One more tip: Try to use both Water Shield and Lightning Shield to balance your damage and mana recovery. You should be able to prevent lots of downtime between the kills.

The Enhancement talent build is definitely a great way to level your Shaman. You should be able to save a lot of time and catch up with your friends and guild mates faster. I hope you enjoyed reading my Shaman leveling guide and got some valuable tips from it.

Next, if you want to learn more tricks and tweaks to level faster, click here now and find out how to get to lvl 80 in as little as 7 days without grinding or wasting your time on junk quests.

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