Shaman in WoW Classic

WoW SoD Shaman Tank

In this WoW SoD Shaman Tank build you will find the best tank shaman spec in the Season of Discovery in WoW Classic. The build shows the best talents, runes, BiS gear, and enchants to tank in dungeons and raids as a Shaman.

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📅 Last updated on February 3, 2025.

WoW SoD Tank Shaman Talents & Runes

Choose the following talents and runes as an Tank Shaman Shaman for Phase 7 at level 60:

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Learn where to find each rune in our guide Season of Discovery Shaman Runes.

SoD Phase 7 Tank Shaman BiS List

The following Tank Shaman Shaman BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 7 of Season of Discovery:

Use Soul of the True Alpha Soul of the True Alpha as your shoulder enchant.

SoD Phase 6 Tank Shaman BiS List

The following Tank Shaman Shaman BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 6 of Season of Discovery:

SoD Phase 5 Tank Shaman BiS List

The following Tank Shaman Shaman BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 5 of Season of Discovery:

Legend: Items marked with Icon are BiS for Enhancement tanks, while items marked with Icon are BiS for Elemental tanks.

If you’re playing the Elemental tank variant, use the following enchantments: Enchant Weapon - Spell Power Enchant Weapon - Spell Power, Enchant Bracer - Deflection Enchant Bracer - Deflection, Zandalar Signet of Mojo Zandalar Signet of Mojo, and Vodouisant's Shroud Vodouisant's Shroud.

SoD Phase 4 Tank Shaman BiS List

The following Tank Shaman Shaman BiS list contains the best items you can get in Phase 4 of Season of Discovery to tank raids and dungeons:

Fire Resistance for Heat Level 2 and Heat Level 3

To raid the more difficult heat levels in Molten Core you need to hit Fire Resistance thresholds. For Heat Level 2 you need at least 96 Fire Resistance and for Heat Level 3 you need at least 226 Fire Resistance. To increase your Fire Resistance you can equip gear, utilize enchantments, use consumables, and cast your Fire Resistance Totem Fire Resistance Totem.

Use the following sources to increase your Fire Resistance to the required threshold:

Using Fire Resistance items often results in a DPS loss in comparison to your BiS list. After you’ve acquired new raid items recalculate your Fire Resistance and re-optimize your gear loadout.

🔥 Since the boss Garr from Molten Core can dispel magic effects, you should make sure your Shaman Shaman is hitting the Fire Resistance threshold without Mark of the Wild Mark of the Wild for that specific fight. This might require you to have some off-pieces for that boss fight.

SoD Shaman Tank Pre-Raid BiS List

The following Shaman Shaman Tank pre-BiS list contains the best items you can get in Season of Discovery before entering the endgame raids at level 60.

1 This quest requires Coif of Elements Coif of Elements from Scholomance and Vest of Elements Vest of Elements from Blackrock Spire to complete.
2 This quest requires Boots of Elements Boots of Elements from Blackrock Spire, Kilt of Elements Kilt of Elements from Stratholme, and Pauldrons of Elements Pauldrons of Elements from Blackrock Spire to complete.
3 This quest requires Cord of Elements Cord of Elements and Gauntlets of Elements Gauntlets of Elements to complete. Both items drop in Blackrock Spire.
4 Items marked with Icon are for two-handed builds only.

This P4 pre-BiS list is continuously being worked on. Please use the feedback button below to send us your thoughts and suggestions.

Tank Shaman Rotation

The rotation as a Tank Shaman Shaman in WoW SoD consists of the following priority list:

  1. Make sure Rockbiter Weapon Rockbiter Weapon is active. Cast it before you pull and refresh it during long fights before it falls off.
  2. Make sure Lightning Shield Lightning Shield is active before you pull.
  3. Keep Flame Shock Flame Shock active on the target.
  4. Cast Chain Lightning Chain Lightning if you have two or more targets and have 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon Maelstrom Weapon.
  5. Cast Lava Burst Lava Burst if you have 5 stacks of Maelstrom Weapon Maelstrom Weapon, but Chain Lightning Chain Lightning is not available.
  6. Use Earth Shock Earth Shock whenever it’s available.
  7. Cast Lava Burst Lava Burst if you have one target and at least one stack of Maelstrom Weapon Maelstrom Weapon.
  8. Keep Magma Totem Magma Totem active if you have 2 or more targets. Otherwise Searing Totem Searing Totem.

Cast Spirit of the Alpha Spirit of the Alpha on yourself. If you have no threat issues without it, you can cast Spirit of the Alpha Spirit of the Alpha on a healer or the Imp of a Warlock Warlock.

The totems you use depend on the raid. If there are no special requirements from your raid lead, put down Strength of Earth Totem Strength of Earth Totem, Grace of Air Totem Grace of Air Totem, and Mana Spring Totem Mana Spring Totem. If your group is missing Windfury, use Windfury Totem Windfury Totem instead of Grace of Air Totem Grace of Air Totem.

Tank Shaman Consumables in SoD

The following list of consumables can be used by Tank Shamans Shamans in endgame raids at level 60:

Use Enchanted Repellent Enchanted Repellent only on your off-hand weapon. Use always Rockbiter Weapon Rockbiter Weapon on your man-hand weapon.

Tank Shaman Stat Priority

As a Tank Shaman Shaman you want to prioritize gear with the following stats:

  1. Up to 16% Hit Chance against level 60 raid bosses.
  2. Crit Chance
  3. Strength
  4. Agility
  5. Intellect
  6. Attack Power

The Spell Hit Cap is 16% while the Melee Hit Cap is 9%. Depending on your finger runes, you can reduce the required Spell Hit Chance to 10% and Melee Hit Chance to 6%. If you can get close to 10% Hit Chance for spells and melee attacks from your gear, you can use Defense Specialization Defense Specialization together with Nature Specialization Nature Specialization as your finger runes.

More Shaman Specs in Season of Discovery

The Shaman Shaman is a true hybrid. Out of the 9 playable WoW Classic classes, only two classes can take on 4 different play styles. The Shaman Shaman is one of these two classes. They can heal, and tank, and have a melee and ranged DPS build.

Healer Spec for Restoration Shamans

To heal in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Shaman Healer Spec. This spec is optimized to heal and keep your party alive.

DPS Spec for Enhancement Shamans

To play as an Enhancement Shaman Shaman in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Enhancement Shaman DPS Spec. This spec is optimized to deal maximum damage in melee combat.

DPS Spec for Elemental Shamans

To play as an Elemental Shaman Shaman in dungeons and raids, use the WoW SoD Elemental Shaman DPS Spec. This spec is optimized to deal maximum damage by casting spells.

Additional Resources

You can find more resources about the WoW SoD Shaman here, including Shaman Macros for WoW Classic. Special thanks to the WoWSims team for providing an invaluable simulation tool to optimize BiS lists. If you want to learn more and optimize your gameplay, visit the Classic Shaman Discord community for discussions and insights.