PvE Enhancement Shaman Pre-Raid Best in Slot (BiS)

Enhancement Shamans who are just starting out in Mists of Pandaria will want to work on building a set of pre-raid gear that provides the best mix of Agility, Hit, and other stats.

Shamans can use Cloth and Leather as well as Mail, but you should always wear Mail due to the 5% increased Agility you receive through your Mail Specialization passive ability.

Pre-Raid Best-in-Slot Items

Here is the best gear you can obtain as an Enhancement Shaman outside of raids in Mists of Pandaria, including dungeon loot, random daily scenario rewards, reputation rewards, and profession bonuses. Don’t forget to gem, enchant, and reforge every item to complete your optimization.

Head

• Hawkmaster’s Headguard
  • 2250 Valor Points – requires Revered with Shado-Pan
• Deadly Retinal Armor
  • Engineering BoP – taught by Engineering Trainers
• Stormshaper Helm
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Crest of the Clan Lords
  • Trial of the King in Mogu’shan Palace (Heroic)
• Swarmcall Helm
  • Commander Ri’mok in Gate of the Setting Sun (Heroic)

Neck

• Choker of the Klaxxi’va
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Klaxxi
• Brewcarrier Choker
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Don Guerrero’s Glorious Choker
  • World Drop BoE
• Scorched Scarlet Key
  • Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls (Heroic)
• Engraved Amber Pendant
  • Vizier Jin’bak in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)

Shoulder

• Windwalker Spaulders
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Golden Lotus
• Stormshaper Spaulders
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Harlan’s Shoulders
  • Armsmaster Harlan in Scarlet Halls (Heroic)

Back

• Blackguard Cape
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with Shado-Pan
• Brewcarrier Cloak
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Dory’s Pageantry
  • World Drop BoE
• Aerial Bombardment Cloak
  • General Pa’valak in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)
• Wind-Soaked Drape
  • Wise Mari in Temple of the Jade Serpent (Heroic)

Chest

• Raiment of Blood and Bone
  • Leatherworking BoE – Pattern: Raiment of Blood and Bone drops from Phase 1 raids
• Breastplate of the Golden Pagoda
  • 2250 Valor Points – requires Revered with The Golden Lotus
• Chestguard of Earthen Harmony
  • Leatherworking BoE – Pattern: Chestguard of Earthen Harmony requires Honored with The Klaaxi
• Stormshaper Vest
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Vulajin’s Vicious Breastplate
  • World Drop BoE
• Galedodger Chestguard
  • Wing Leader Ner’onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)

Wrist

• Tiger-Striped Wristguards
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The August Celestials
• Stormshaper Bracers
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Bladed Smoke Bracers
  • Sha of Violence in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)
• Groundshaker Bracers
  • Xin the Weaponmaster in Mogu’shan Palace (Heroic)

Hands

• Raven Lord’s Gloves
  • Leatherworking BoE – Pattern: Raven Lord’s Gloves drops from Phase 1 raids
• Sentinel Commander’s Gauntlets
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with The August Celestials
• Stormshaper Gauntlets
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Gloves of Earthen Harmony
  • Leatherworking BoE – Pattern: Gloves of Earthen Harmony requires Honored with The Klaaxi
• Archer’s Precision Grips
  • Commander Vo’jak in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)

Waist

• Chain of Flaming Arrows (Alliance) / Shigi’s Chain of Cheerful Summons (Horde)
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominance Offensive (Horde)
• Klaxxi Lash of the Winnower
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Klaaxi
• Stormshaper Belt
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Bindburner Belt
  • Flameweaver Koegler in Scarlet Halls (Heroic)
• Impaler’s Girdle
  • Striker Ga’dok in Gate of the Setting Sun (Heroic)

Legs

• Locust Swarm Legguards
  • 2250 Valor Points – requires Honored with The Klaaxi
• Stormshaper Legguards
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Hopping Mad Leggings
  • Hoptallus in Stormstout Brewery (Heroic)
• Legguards of the Crimson Magus
  • Thalnos the Soulrender in Scarlet Monastery (Heroic)

Feet

• Odlaw’s Everwalkers (Alliance) / Greaves of Manifest Destiny (Horde)
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominance Offensive (Horde)
• Steps of the War Serpent
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Revered with The August Celestials
• Stormshaper Greaves
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Treads of Fixation
  • Raigonn in Gate of the Setting Sun (Heroic)
• Bone Golem Boots
  • Rattlegore in Scholomance (Heroic)

Finger

• Signet of the Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominator’s Signet (Horde)
  • 1250 Valor Points – requires Honored with Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominance Offensive (Horde)
• Seal of the Windreaver
  • Shadow of the Empire quest in Dread Wastes
• Brewcarrier Ring 
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Perculia’s Peculiar Signet
  • World Drop BoE
• Pulled Grenade Pin
  • Saboteur Kip’tilak in Gate of the Setting Sun (Heroic)
• Seal of Hateful Meditation
  • Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)
• Signet of Dancing Jade
  • Liu Flameheart in Temple of the Jade Serpent (Heroic)

Trinket

• Relic of Xuen
  • Reward for turning in a Tiger Deck at the Darkmoon Faire
• Arrowflight Medallion (Alliance) / Woundripper Medallion (Horde)
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with Operation: Shieldwall (Alliance) / Dominance Offensive (Horde)
• Hawkmaster’s Talon
  • 1750 Valor Points – requires Honored with Shado-Pan
• Windswept Pages
  • Lorewalker Stonestep in Temple of the Jade Serpent (Heroic)
• Searing Words
  • Darkmaster Gandling in Scholomance (Heroic)
• Quilen Statuette
  • Archaeology BoA – Pandaren artifact

Main-Hand Weapon

• Ka’eng, Breath of the Shadow
  • Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)
• Scavenged Pandaren Axe / Scavenged Pandaren Knuckles / Scavenged Pandaren Mace
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Crescent of Ichor
  • Sha of Violence in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)
• Gao’s Keg Tapper
  • Yan-Zhu the Uncasked in Stormstout Brewery (Heroic)
• Ner’onok’s Razor Katar
  • Wing Leader Ner’onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)
• Amber Sledge of Klaxxi’vess
  • 162 gold – Requires Exalted with The Klaxxi

Off-Hand Weapon

• Ka’eng, Breath of the Shadow
  • Taran Zhu in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)
• Scavenged Pandaren Axe / Scavenged Pandaren Knuckles / Scavenged Pandaren Mace
  • Daily Random Scenario
• Crescent of Ichor
  • Sha of Violence in Shado-Pan Monastery (Heroic)
• Gao’s Keg Tapper
  • Yan-Zhu the Uncasked in Stormstout Brewery (Heroic)
• Ner’onok’s Razor Katar
  • Wing Leader Ner’onok in Siege of Niuzao Temple (Heroic)
• Amber Sledge of Klaxxi’vess
  • 162 gold – Requires Exalted with The Klaxxi