Gear Your Enhancement Shaman FAST! A simplified, Anti-RNG gearing guide

Hey dudes, Silvite Soltis here. And today, I've got another guide for you!

With phase 3 well underway, and phase 4 recently announced, I thought it might be a good idea to pump another 'Get Geared FAST' guide out. After all, this new phase will bring ZG and a lot of catch up gear along with it, so you should make sure to be ready to step in as soon as possible, right?

Anyway, as we've covered a lot of different classes already, and since I want to celebrate recently hitting level 40 on my favorite alt, today we're going to look at how to gear up your Enhancement Shaman, FAST!

Let's get into it...

Priority Dungeons (and their quests)

Before discussing any RNG-free items that you can work on, it's worth noting that there are several dungeons that enhancement shamans should focus on running for attunements, quest rewards, and, of course, amazing drops. That being said, be mindful of important quests as you run the following dungeons before, and at, level 60...

First off, you should do BRD for your MC Attunement, Princess quest chain, and the quest A Taste of Flame. While there, keep an eye out for amazing items such as Hand of Justice and Dreadforge Retaliator as well.

Upon reaching level 58 or so, you should run LBRS at least once in order to knock out the first portion of the Onyxia attunement, as well as the quest The Pack Mistress, which awards a decent chest. There are a few nice drops in there, but nothing really worth repeating the dungeon for once your attunement is out of the way, in my opinion. Before choosing a quest reward from this quest, however, decide whether you will try to pick up the Devilsaur set, as you could pick up a nice leather belt OR gloves with a solid 2% hit, but little else.

Anyway, after wrapping up LBRS, you'll need to do UBRS three times as part of the Onyxia attunement as well. So, while you're in there, watch out for great drops such as the Truestrike Shoulders, Eye of Rend, and more. Also, remember to pick up the quest The Drakestone Tablet before running this dungeon so that you can pick up the Swiftfoot Treads as well, if you haven't gotten better boots by this point that is!

And finally, depending on what you got while completing those attunements (which should be your first priority at 60), you may want to hit up DM West, if only to complete the quest The Madness Within if you find yourself needing a nice helm or weapon. But we'll get more into that as we discuss the anti-RNG slots...

Guaranteed Items for Specific Slots

Just a quick note - in order to keep this list simple (and a bit shorter), I will only include what I feel are the best items that are guaranteed for any given slot that can be obtained via crafting or a quest. As such, expect only 1-3 options per slot!

Head

It's pretty easy to ensure you get a good helm. As I just said, you can pick up the Backwood Helm from the short DM West quest chain The Madness Within. If you'd rather take the weapon from this quest, though, you can always look for the BoE Tattered Leather Hood on the auction house, which is an excellent helm due to its +hit.

Neck

There are a bunch of solid necks you can obtain from quests as a Classic enhancement shaman, but the one you'll definitely want to pick up if you never plan on healing is the Mark of Fordring from Tirion Fordring's quest chain in the Plaguelands. If you would rather grab Fording's Seal for healing, however, you could make do with the Amulet of the Darkmoon instead, a reward from the Darkmoon Faire.

And though we're still in phase 3 currently, the upcoming phase 4 is slated to bring with it the BoE neck Abyssal War Beads, so if you're capping in phase 4 and want to try for that instead, it should be another option for you to explore.

Shoulders

For shoulders, you're definitely going to want to get the Truestrike Mantle from the first boss of UBRS. But, if you just can't seem to win it, the Wyrmhide Spaulders from the BRD quest A Taste of Flame will definitely go a long way to helping your DPS. However, if you are, or know, a leatherworker, you could also start working on the Black Dragonscale Shoulders as well - part of a set with amazing dps bonuses for you to enjoy. The pieces of this set are quite costly to craft, though, so be warned.

Back

Now, there aren't many great cloaks for enhancement shamans that can be obtained completely RNG free. That being said, the Deep River Cloak from the quest Strange Sources in Winterspring (chain starts with Finding the Source in Un'Goro) is definitely an option. Alternatively, you can check the auction house for a BoE green with better stats, but that's about all there is for capes...

Chest

There are a couple of decent green quality chests that you can obtain via quests on your shaman. First off, the Traphook Jerkin is a reward from the LBRS quest The Pack Mistress and should be obtained while you're working on your Onyxia attunement quest. If you prefer mail, though, you can also grab the Vest of the Den Watcher from the quest Winterfall Activity in Winterspring.

However, both of these pale in comparison to the Black Dragonscale Breastplate, which has a whopping +50 attack power and great set bonuses. Considering the cost of crafting this bad boy, though, it's unlikely that you'll get this very fast...

Wrists

For wrists, there are several BoE options, including the Lordly Armguards and dungeon set bracers for various classes. However, as prices for these items vary, you may consider just picking up the Crypt Demon Bracers from the BRD quest Disharmony of Fire. Since this quest is a prerequisite to the quest awarding Wyrmhide Spaulders, it's pretty much guaranteed that you'll have them already though, so consider dropping some gold on a BoE upgrade.

Hands

Alright for hands, there's really only two options you should consider as an enhancement shaman trying to gear up fast - the BoE Devilsaur Gauntlets, which are pricey to craft but are great when combined with the Leggings, and the Ony attunement quest reward Voone's Vice Grips, which offer 2% hit by themselves. Choose wisely.

But if you're cheap and don't want the hit for some reason, dungeon set gloves are typically up on the auction house for 3-6 gold a pop, so...yeah...that's another option I guess...

Waist

Ok now that we're finally on belts, we can talk about this one. There's only one guaranteed quest reward that's halfway decent for enhancement shammies - Vosh'Gajin's Strand from the quest  Warlord's Command. However, if you decide to go with the vastly superior Voone's Vice Grips as your reward from that quest, you can pick up a dungeon set belt from the auction house, or have a blacksmith craft a Heavy Timbermaw Belt for you.

Legs

For legs, as you'd probably expect, there are a few BoE options: including the crafted Devilsaur Leggings I've mentioned a few times already, the Black Dragonscale Leggings, and the Plaguehound Leggings I described in my guide for feral tanks. In terms of quest rewards, though, the only decent option are the Outrider Leggings from the Lar'Korwi quest chain in Un'Goro Crater. So basically, quest in Un'Goro while leveling, then work on crafting something better at level cap.

Feet

For boots, you'll probably want to work toward crafting the Black Dragonscale Boots, but since the materials are quite pricey, the Swiftfoot Treads are a decent option that's awarded by simply doing an UBRS quest. Really, those are pretty much the only two guaranteed boots worth working on for an enhancement shaman though, so good luck with drops.

Fingers

There are a number of decent rings that your enhancement shaman can use. First off, you can snag Thrall's Resolve from the quest The Princess Saved? while you're running BRD, but this is pretty terrible when compared to the Alliance's counterpart, so you might be better off grabbing the spellpower option instead for when you need to heal.

So, instead of that one, you should focus on getting two rings while leveling up. First off, make sure to complete Zul'Farrak's Divino-matic Rod quest to obtain a Masons Fraternity Ring, which has high agility and will start you off right. Then, be sure to complete the quest Bone-Bladed Weapons to obtain a White Bone Band while you're leveling in Un'Goro Crater.

Other than those quest rewards, there are two BoE rings you can keep an eye out for as well: the Innervating Band, and Myrmidon's Signet. Both of these are very powerful, but also very expensive, so you may be better off buying a Tarnished Elven Ring from one of the many Tribute runners instead (or tribute runs yourself), depending on your budget.

And finally, even though I've already mentioned way more rings than I probably should have, there is one more that's guaranteed that you MIGHT be interested in, if you're into PVP - Don Julio's Band which is a reputation reward for reaching exalted with the Frostwolf Clan. Now, this won't be fast by any means, but it IS guaranteed and amazing, so just keep it in mind.

Trinkets

There are two trinket quest rewards you should get as an enhancement shaman. First off, make sure to collect the Rune of the Guard Captain from the  Hinterlands quest, Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village. Also, after completing the first UBRS run for your Onyxia attunement, you'll want to take Blackhand's Breadth from the quest For the Horde!. You'll lose out on Eye of the Beast, but if you stick to melee, it shouldn't bother you too much.

Yeah, shammy trinkets are easy.

Weapon

Alright, the last stop - your weapon. There are a few options here...

First off, if you're into PVP and have want to grind AV rep to exalted, you can get The Unstoppable Force, which is great and guaranteed, but definitely not going to come fast with hour+ queue times. So, instead, you can snag the mace Bonecrusher from the DM West quest The Madness Within if you don't need the helm reward. If neither of those suits your needs, however, you can always pick up a Twig of the World Tree or Lord Alexander's Battle Axe from the auction house.

But, if you want to grind out mats instead, the best crafted weapons for enhancement shamans will most definitely be the Arcanite Reaper or Nightfall. The former is better for your individual character, but the latter is what enhancement shamans are brought to raids for (both of those, however, are very pricey and you may find that in order to Get Geared FAST, you'll just default to buying a BoE from the auction house instead).

Final Thoughts

Thanks for reading this guide, and good luck with gearing up your enhancement shaman! As always, this guide is not exhaustive, and there's many other ways to collect gear - dungeon drops, BoE greens on the auction house, and more. But assuming you just want to get geared well enough as fast as possible without relying on RNGeesus, this should suit you just fine. 

Anyway, that's it for today. If you liked this guide, found it useful, or have anything to add that you think I might've missed, let me know by leaving a comment down below! Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for updates on new content, and check out my videos over on YouTube if you prefer multimedia content instead! Thanks again for reading, good luck with gearing, and as always...

Take it easy!