Shaman best in slot gear.
At 30 the shaman list centers on a class quest: the Call of Air chain ends in The Tempest's Weapons, where you choose Lightning's Grasp, Rage of the Storm or Tidebringer's Claw. Razorfen Kraul, the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard, Gnomeregan and the new City of Dalaran fill most other slots, and nothing from Wailing Caverns or the Deadmines makes the lists any more. All three specs still use the Polished Driftwood Icon, and Mental Dexterity still turns Enhancement's Intellect into Attack Power.
Elemental Shaman BiS
Lightning's Grasp from The Tempest's Weapons, the end of the Call of Air shaman chain, is the weapon, with the Irradiated Shield from Grubbis in Gnomeregan. Razorfen Kraul gives the Stygian Bone Amulet and Thornweaver Drape, the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard gives the Bloodmage Mantle, and Aku'mai in Blackfathom Deeps drops the Moss Cinch. Engineers wear Spellpower Goggles Xtreme, everyone else the Totemic Leather Helm. Alliance quest for Dustfall Robes and Horde for Zealot's Robe, and Horde also get Enchanted Sandals in the City of Dalaran.
Stat priority: Nature damage = spell power > spell hit > Intellect > Stamina; leather over cloth on ties; healing 0
Troll Shaman
Level 30 · Elemental- Armor
- +1164
- Stamina
- +23
- Intellect
- +29
- Spirit
- +22
- Spell damage
- +157
- Nature damage
- +14
- Mana per 5
- +3
Needs Engineering (215) to wear. It binds when equipped, so an engineer can buy one; the schematic is a world drop.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Without Leatherworking you can still get it as a rare boss drop in those dungeons.
Binds when equipped, so you can buy one.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
A Cutthroat's Mantle of Nature's Wrath from the auction house beats these for Lightning Bolt.
Both quests open at level 29.
A Twilight Cape of Nature's Wrath from the auction house beats these.
Binds when equipped, so you can buy one.
Alliance only, from level 24.
Alliance only. A level 37 quest that opens at 30: take a group.
Horde only, from level 28. Charlga Razorflank's Small Scroll starts it, then you kill Ambassador Malcin, a level 36 elite outside Razorfen Downs: take a group.
An Infiltrator Armor of Nature's Wrath from the auction house beats these.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Unearthed Bands of Nature's Wrath (Uldaman trash or the auction house) beat these.
Horde only, from level 24.
Alliance only. The Carved Stone Urns lie near Uldaman among level 35 to 37 dwarves and troggs: take a group.
Horde only, from level 23.
More spell power, but No Honor Among Thieves is a level 40 quest: you raid Illari Duskfeather's cache on the Arathi coast. It opens at 30 and you pick one reward out of three.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Tanning Rack.
Horde only, from level 22.
Headhunter's Woolies of Nature's Wrath from the auction house edge these out.
Binds when equipped, so it can turn up on the auction house.
Binds when equipped, so you can buy a pair.
Horde only, from level 24.
Ghostwalker Boots of Nature's Wrath from the auction house beat these.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
An escort quest inside Razorfen Kraul, from level 23.
Alliance only, from level 22. A long chain that ends at Stalvan Mistmantle, an elite in Duskwood.
From level 30.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Horde only, from level 24. Its use effect is random.
Last of five shaman quests that start with Call of Air at 30 (Eldrun Stormbreaker in Ironforge, Prate Cloudseer in Thousand Needles). The later steps are level 38 to 40 quests in the Arathi Highlands and need Charlga Razorflank in Razorfen Kraul: take a group. You get one of three weapons.
If you would rather hold a staff: Spine of the Devourer. The chain also gives Elementalist's Guard, which has no spell power: keep the Irradiated Shield.
Lyn the Ignored only appears when you use the Tome of Dalaran.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Enhancement Shaman BiS
Rage of the Storm from The Tempest's Weapons, the end of the Call of Air shaman chain, is the slow two-hander, and it adds 10% to Stormstrike. Razorfen Kraul gives Ferine Leggings and the Batwing Mantle, the City of Dalaran the Archmagister's Faceted Pendant, and Gelihast in Blackfathom Deeps the Cursed Murloc Eye. Leatherworkers make the Defender's Leather Helm, Totemic Leather Tunic and Skirmisher's Leather Belt. Horde wear Furs of the Earthen Ring from the Excavation Site, Alliance the Drape of Shifting Energy from Dalaran.
Stat priority: Slowest/biggest two-hand weapon > Strength (2 Attack Power each) > Intellect = Attack Power (Mental Dexterity 3/3) > Agility (crit) > spell power (shocks)
Orc Shaman
Level 30 · Enhancement- Armor
- +552
- Strength
- +61
- Agility
- +11
- Stamina
- +49
- Intellect
- +62
- Spirit
- +5
- Attack Power
- +53
- Spell damage
- +31
- Mana per 5
- +2
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. Without Leatherworking you can still get it as a rare boss drop in those dungeons.
An Infiltrator Cap of the Gorilla from the auction house beats these.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Azshir the Sleepless is a rare spawn, so he is not there every run.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
Cloth, but its 11 Intellect is 11 Attack Power through Mental Dexterity, and the spell power helps your shocks.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
Binds when equipped, so you can buy one.
Horde only, from level 24.
A Twilight Cape of the Gorilla from the auction house beats the Alliance pick.
Readers report it as a reward of one of the Excavation Site quests. Not checked.
Alliance only, from level 24.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when equipped, so check the auction house.
Unearthed Bands of the Gorilla (Uldaman trash or the auction house) beat these.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
A level 38 quest that opens at 28.
More Strength plus spell power, but No Honor Among Thieves is a level 40 quest. It opens at 30 and you pick one reward out of three.
Horde only, from level 30. Cloth, with Strength and Intellect.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Tanning Rack.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Tanning Rack.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Tanning Rack.
From level 30.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Ghostwalker Boots of the Gorilla from the auction house beat these.
Horde only. A reader looted them from one of the two night elf rare elites of northern Stonetalon (Brother Ravenoak or Sentinel Amarassan), which respawn about once a day. Better than the pick if you can find them.
Alliance only, from level 16.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
Not unique, so you can wear two. Heartrazor is a rare wyvern.
Ironspine is a rare spawn, so he is not there every run.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
A second Wyvern Heart Band is just as good if you can find Heartrazor twice.
From level 30.
Horde only. The end of a six-quest chain from Swamplight Manor; the Muckshells are level 39 to 44: take a group.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Binds when equipped and needs no Engineering to use, so anyone at 30 can buy one. One minute of extra damage per hour.
Last of five shaman quests that start with Call of Air at 30 (Eldrun Stormbreaker in Ironforge, Prate Cloudseer in Thousand Needles). The later steps are level 38 to 40 quests in the Arathi Highlands and need Charlga Razorflank in Razorfen Kraul: take a group. You get one of three weapons.
Alliance only, from level 24.
Horde only, from level 24.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Restoration Shaman BiS
Tidebringer's Claw from The Tempest's Weapons, the end of the Call of Air shaman chain, is the healing weapon. Death Speaker Jargba in Razorfen Kraul drops the robe and the mantle, and Charlga Razorflank drops the Heart of Agamaggan; Horde take the Forcestone Buckler from Compendium of the Fallen instead. The Mender's Leather Belt, Wisdom's Leather Leggings and Gilded Slippers are crafts, and the Sea Giant's Toe Ring is sold in Booty Bay at Friendly. Alliance quest for Prospector Gloves, Horde wear Truefaith Gloves.
Stat priority: Healing = spell power > Intellect > Spirit (Mindfulness 3/3) > Stamina; spell damage 0
Dwarf Shaman
Level 30 · Restoration- Armor
- +1192
- Strength
- +4
- Agility
- +4
- Stamina
- +36
- Intellect
- +59
- Spirit
- +33
- Spell damage
- +114
- Healing
- +241
- Mana per 5
- +6
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
The Fallen Champion is a rare spawn, so he is not there every run.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. The pattern drops from Razorfen Kraul bosses, among others.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
A Greenstone Talisman of the Physician from the auction house beats these.
Binds when equipped: look for it on the auction house.
Alliance only. An elite quest of level 32 that opens at 24: take a group.
A Twilight Cape of the Physician from the auction house beats these.
The last Gnomeregan quest for either faction, from level 25. Mekgineer Thermaplugg is a level 34 elite: go with a group.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Unearthed Bands of Healing (Uldaman trash or the auction house) beat these.
Binds when equipped and drops rarely, so the auction house is the easy way.
Alliance only. The Carved Stone Urns lie near Uldaman among level 35 to 37 dwarves and troggs: take a group.
Binds when equipped, so you can buy a pair. The pattern is a world drop.
Archer's Gloves of the Physician from the auction house beat the Horde pick.
Horde only, from level 23.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Tanning Rack.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Tanning Rack.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Spinning Wheel.
Binds when equipped, so it can turn up on the auction house.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself. It is crafted next to a Spinning Wheel.
Alliance only, from level 24.
Needs Friendly with Booty Bay.
A Cerulean Ring of the Physician from the auction house beats these.
Alliance only. The end of the Mor'Ladim chain, from level 28; Mor'Ladim is a level 35 elite.
Horde only, from level 24.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Horde only, from level 24. Its use effect is random.
Last of five shaman quests that start with Call of Air at 30 (Eldrun Stormbreaker in Ironforge, Prate Cloudseer in Thousand Needles). The later steps are level 38 to 40 quests in the Arathi Highlands and need Charlga Razorflank in Razorfen Kraul: take a group. You get one of three weapons.
Wind Spirit Staff is the two-hand option if you skip the shaman chain.
The Dark Iron Ambassador is a rare spawn, so he is not there every run.
Horde only, from level 28. You fetch the book from the Scarlet Monastery Library.
Comes with whichever weapon you take from the shaman chain. More armor, but no healing.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Level 20 lists.
What to wear at 20, from when the beta was capped there. Still useful on the way up to 30.
Elemental Shaman BiS
Nature damage first. Totemic Leather Hood and the Stormrider's pieces are Leatherworking crafts. The Staff of the Blessed Seer from Blackfathom Deeps trash is the weapon; if you want a shield, the Scepter of the Abandoned with the Seedcloud Buckler is the one-hand option. Alliance get Dro'zem's Tunic from a Redridge rare; Horde take the Barkshell Tunic from Betrayal from Within.
Stat priority: Nature damage = spell power > Intellect > Stamina; leather over cloth on ties; healing 0
Troll Shaman
Level 20 · Elemental- Armor
- +475
- Strength
- +5
- Stamina
- +46
- Intellect
- +32
- Spirit
- +19
- Spell damage
- +98
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
If you would rather hold a one-hander: Scepter of the Abandoned with Seedcloud Buckler.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Enhancement Shaman BiS
The slowest, biggest two-hander: Smite's Mighty Hammer for Alliance, Hammerbone for Horde. Mental Dexterity at 3 of 3 turns all your Intellect into Attack Power, so Intellect on leather is worth having. Wear four Fang pieces (Armor, Gloves, Leggings and Footpads) for the three-piece Attack Power bonus and the four-piece heal.
Stat priority: Slowest/biggest two-hand weapon > Strength = Intellect (Mental Dexterity 3/3 turns Int into AP) > Agility (crit)
Orc Shaman
Level 20 · Enhancement- Armor
- +541
- Strength
- +31
- Agility
- +33
- Stamina
- +46
- Intellect
- +13
- Spirit
- +28
- Attack Power
- +44
- (2) +10 Intellect.
- (3) +10 Attack Power.
- (4) Taking damage while at or below 25% health causes you to restore 100 health and mana over 5 sec. This effect can only trigger once every 5 min. (5m cooldown)
- (5) Grants your melee attacks a chance to inflict Dream Venom, stunning the target for 1 sec.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Restoration Shaman BiS
Healing first. The same Pristine Tailoring crafts as a Holy Priest, the Scholarly Pendant, and the Philanthropist's Ring. Alliance use the Staff of Westfall; Horde use The Stitcher with the Seedcloud Buckler from Verdan the Everliving.
Stat priority: Healing = spell power > Intellect > Spirit > Stamina; spell damage 0
Dwarf Shaman
Level 20 · Restoration- Armor
- +254
- Agility
- +5
- Stamina
- +31
- Intellect
- +39
- Spirit
- +19
- Spell damage
- +69
- Healing
- +136
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Kill Nightveiled Rotheap, a new elite patrol on the Wetlands river (around 49, 33), for Rotheap Innards and trade them to Rethiel the Greenwarden (around 56, 40). Alliance only, one ring per character.
Needs Engineering (140) to use.
Binds when picked up, so only the crafter can wear it: you need the profession yourself.
Shaman gearing tips.
- Dwarves can be Shamans in Forever, so the Alliance columns here are a Dwarf Shaman's list.
- The Tempest's Weapons is the last of five shaman quests that start with Call of Air at 30, from Eldrun Stormbreaker in Ironforge or Prate Cloudseer in Thousand Needles. The later steps are level 38 to 40 quests in the Arathi Highlands plus Charlga Razorflank in Razorfen Kraul, so bring a group. You keep one weapon, so pick the one for the spec you play most.
- Polished Driftwood Icon binds when picked up and needs Enchanting (130). The only other totem at 30 is the Totem of Charged Flames from the Horde quest Meddlesome Mages, and nobody has checked it in the beta yet.
- The 150 Leatherworking belts and the Wisdom's and Totemic leggings are crafted next to a Tanning Rack, and tailors need a Spinning Wheel for Gilded Slippers and Pristine Leggings. Both are camp objects: the rack's blueprint drops rarely from Razorclaw the Butcher in Shadowfang Keep, the wheel's from the Unstable Sentinel in the City of Dalaran, and racks also sell on the auction house.
- The Philanthropist's Ring from twenty library books is still the best caster ring at 30.
How these lists are built
The picks start from ForeverChanges' lists, the only ones that cover every spec for both factions at 20 and at 30. The level 20 lists are cross-checked against Icy Veins, Wowhead, Realm First and wowtbc.gg, the level 30 lists against The Forever Era, Kami-Labs and wowtbc.gg ("Also picked by"). Every item is read from Wowhead's Forever database, which fills in from the beta client as testers loot things. Blizzard hides item stats until an item has dropped, so a list can only use what has been seen. We check each pick fits its slot, can be used by the class and does not need a higher level than the list is for.
At 30 two kinds of items stay off the top line even when they would win. Random-suffix greens (the "of the Owl" kind) have no fixed stats to check, and rewards behind level 40 elites are out of reach for most level 30 groups. Both are named in the notes where they beat the pick. Class quest weapons are the exception: the Shaman and Warrior chains open at 30, so they stay on top.
Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip. The stats and totals on this page were read on October 15, 2026 and will move with beta builds.
Trinkets are still thin at 30. The Minor Recombobulator needs Engineering 140 to use, and casters who are Engineers can wear the Spellpower Goggles Xtreme from 215. Crafted pieces marked "binds when picked up" can only be worn by the crafter.
The 3D preview
Wowhead does not allow its 3D viewer on other sites, so "See it in 3D" opens its Forever dressing room with the whole set already equipped on the race and gender you picked. Neck, rings and trinkets have no model, so they are left off there.