WoW Forever Shaman Stat Priority
Wowhead has published Forever stat guides for Enhancement and Elemental (below; written during the level 30 beta, so projections [Unconfirmed]). Restoration has no published Forever stat guide yet (checked 30 Oct); that order are our read [Unconfirmed], built from the Forever changes listed under each one. We give no stat weights, because none are published. Tested level 60 data: Not yet published, updated at launch.
Elemental (Wowhead)
| Step | Stat |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spell Piercing |
| 2 | Haste / Cast Speed |
| 3 | Spell hit, up to 17% (Elemental Precision gives up to 5%) |
| 4 | Spell Damage |
| 5 | Critical Strike |
| 6 | Nature / Fire Damage |
| 7 | Intellect |
| 8 | Spirit |
| 9 | Strength (levelling only) |
| 10 | Stamina |
Wowhead puts Elemental single-target damage at roughly 70% Nature and 30% Fire, closer to 40/60 in cleave, which is why school-specific gear trails plain Spell Damage.
Enhancement (Wowhead, 29 Oct)
| Step | Stat |
|---|---|
| 1 | Melee hit, at least 8% (more still helps your spells, but don't chase it) |
| 2 | Expertise, up to 6.5% |
| 3 | Strength and Intellect |
| 4 | Spell Piercing |
| 5 | Haste |
| 6 | Critical Strike |
| 7 | Spell Damage |
| 8 | Agility |
| 9 | Spirit |
| 10 | Stamina |
Wowhead expects a large share of Enhancement damage to come from spells in Forever, which is why Intellect and spell stats rank this high.
Restoration: our read [Unconfirmed]
| Step | Stat |
|---|---|
| 1 | Healing / Spell Power |
| 2 | Intellect |
| 3 | Spirit and MP5 |
| 4 | Critical Strike |
| 5 | Haste |
What moves it in Forever
- Enhancement Intellect: Mental Dexterity turns up to 50/100/150% of Intellect into Attack Power (Blizzard, 2 Nov), and Mental Quickness turns 15/30% into Spell Damage (Wowhead).
- Purification now also gives up to 5% hit (Wowhead), which helps Restoration land utility spells. Elemental and Enhancement can reach it only by going deep into Restoration.
- Restoration: Riptide can now crit (Blizzard). Wowhead says the new regen tools make Spirit "a much stronger stat for Shaman" than in Classic.
Restoration mana tools (Wowhead)
| Spell | Effect |
|---|---|
| Call of the Elements / Ancestors / Spirits | Baseline at 20/30/40. Drop a set of four totems in one 3 s cast. |
| Totemic Recall | Returns 25% of each totem's mana cost. |
| Totemic Projection | Moves active totems up to 30 yards, 1 min cooldown. |
These, plus the new regen tools, are why Wowhead calls Spirit "a much stronger stat" for shaman.
FAQ
Why does Elemental rank Spell Piercing first? That is Wowhead's published order, written at the level 30 cap [Unconfirmed at 60].
Does Enhancement want Intellect? Yes. Mental Dexterity turns 50/100/150% of Intellect into Attack Power (Blizzard, 2 Nov).
More on caps and conversions: Stats explained.
Talents change how much each stat is worth. Compare builds in the Shaman talent calculator.
See also: Shaman BiS · Shaman talents · Shaman rotation · Enhancement rotation at 60 · Stats explained
Fan site. Beta (cap 30) until launch Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AEDT; numbers may change. [Unconfirmed] = not yet confirmed.
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Sources
- Wowhead — Enhancement Shaman Stat Priority (updated 29 Oct)
- Wowhead — Elemental Shaman Stat Priority (Forever)
- Wowhead — Elemental Shaman overview (Forever)
- Wowhead — Enhancement Shaman overview (Forever)
- Wowhead — Restoration Shaman overview (Forever)
- Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)