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TBC Shaman PvP Gear & Builds

What top-rated arena shamans actually run, by talent tree — gear, enchants, builds and race, from the live Anniversary arena ladder across EU + US. Based on 146 ranked shamans · updated Aug 10, 2026.

Restoration

115 players

Talent builds

Elemental 0
Enhancement 9
2/2
2/2
5/5
Restoration 52
1/3
1/1
3/3
5/5
5/5
1/1
1/1
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
3/3
3/3
3/3
1/1
5/5

Gear & enchants

Head Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Helm 73% Cataclysm Headguard 15% Living Replicator Specs 3% ⚡ +35 Healing +12 Spell Damage and 7 Mana Per 5 sec. (93%)
Neck Veteran's Pendant of Salvation 76% Lord Sanguinar's Claim 11% Emberspur Talisman 5%
Shoulders Merciless Gladiator's Mail Spaulders 72% Cataclysm Shoulderguards 18% Cyclone Shoulderpads 3% ⚡ +33 Healing and +11 Spell Damage and +4 Mana Regen (77%)⚡ +6 Mana Regen and +22 Healing (10%)
Back Stainless Cloak of the Pure Hearted 50% Shroud of Winter's Chill 17% Sergeant's Heavy Cape 10% ⚡ +20 Spell Penetration (96%)
Chest Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Armor 77% Cataclysm Chestguard 17% Merciless Gladiator's Mail Armor 2% ⚡ +15 Resilience Rating (77%)⚡ +6 mana every 5 sec. (13%)
Wrist Veteran's Ringmail Bracers 76% Blackfathom Warbands 13% Whirlwind Bracers 3% ⚡ +30 Healing and +10 Spell Damage (97%)
Hands Merciless Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets 76% Worldstorm Gauntlets 15% Gloves of Centering 4% ⚡ +35 Healing Spells and +12 Damage Spells (88%)
Waist Girdle of Fallen Stars 57% Veteran's Ringmail Girdle 37% General's Ringmail Girdle 3%
Legs Sunhawk Leggings 48% Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings 38% Heart-Flame Leggings 6% ⚡ +66 Healing +22 Spell Damage and +20 Stamina (96%)
Feet Veteran's Ringmail Sabatons 63% Tempest-Strider Boots 16% Forestlord Striders 9% ⚡ Minor Speed and +9 Stamina (75%)⚡ Minor Speed Increase (10%)
Rings Veteran's Band of Salvation 74% Naaru Lightwarden's Band 53% Band of Eternity 38% Jade Ring of the Everliving 12% ⚡ +20 Healing and +7 Spell Damage (61%)
Trinkets Essence of the Martyr 52% Medallion of the Horde 46% Medallion of the Alliance 30% Scarab of the Infinite Cycle 19% Pendant of the Violet Eye 5%
Main hand Merciless Gladiator's Salvation 64% Lightfathom Scepter 31% Merciless Gladiator's Gavel 1% ⚡ +81 Healing Spells and +27 Damage Spells (96%)
Off hand Merciless Gladiator's Redoubt 80% Aegis of the Vindicator 10% Triptych Shield of the Ancients 5% ⚡ +18 Stamina (68%)⚡ +12 Resilience Rating (16%)
Ranged Merciless Gladiator's Totem of the Third Wind 63% Totem of Healing Rains 16% Gladiator's Totem of the Third Wind 7%

Race

  • Orc 56%
  • Draenei 38%
  • Tauren 3%
  • Troll 3%

Gems

  • Normal gems · share of all socketed
  • Royal Nightseye +9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +2 Mana every 5 seconds 27%
  • Shifting Shadow Draenite +4 Resilience Rating and +6 Stamina 18%
  • Teardrop Living Ruby +18 Healing and +6 Spell Damage 14%
  • Royal Nightseye +9 Healing +3 Spell Damage and +4 Intellect 11%
  • Stalwart Star of Elune +8 Resilience Rating 8%
  • Insightful Dawnstone +12 Intellect & Chance to restore mana on spellcast 6%
  • Solid Star of Elune +12 Stamina 3%
  • Sparkling Star of Elune +4 Intellect and +2 Mana every 5 seconds 3%
  • Teardrop Crimson Spinel +26 Healing and +9 Spell Damage 3%
  • Solid Empyrean Sapphire +18 Stamina 2%
  • Solid Empyrean Sapphire +15 Stamina 2%
  • Veiled Pyrestone +8 Spell Hit Rating 2%
  • Jagged Talasite +18 Stamina & 5% Stun Resist 1%
  • Royal Nightseye +11 Healing +4 Spell Damage and 2 mana per 5 sec. 1%

Enhancement

16 players

Talent builds

Elemental 0
Enhancement 47
5/5
2/2
2/2
3/3
5/5
5/5
5/5
1/1
1/1
1/1
5/5
5/5
1/1
3/3
2/3
1/1
Restoration 14
1/1
3/3
5/5
5/5

Gear & enchants

Head Merciless Gladiator's Linked Helm 69% Cataclysm Helm 25% Gladiator's Linked Helm 6% ⚡ +34 Attack Power and +16 Hit Rating (100%)
Neck Veteran's Pendant of Triumph 81% Pendant of the Perilous 6% Amulet of Bitter Hatred 6%
Shoulders Merciless Gladiator's Linked Spaulders 56% Cataclysm Shoulderplates 25% Seer's Linked Spaulders 6% ⚡ +30 Attack Power and +10 Critical Strike Rating (75%)⚡ +26 Attack Power (19%)
Back Sergeant's Heavy Cloak 44% Razor-Scale Battlecloak 25% Vengeance Wrap 13% ⚡ +12 Agility (44%)⚡ +20 Spell Penetration (44%)
Chest Merciless Gladiator's Linked Armor 63% Cataclysm Chestplate 19% Bloodsea Brigand's Vest 6% ⚡ +15 Resilience Rating (63%)⚡ +6 All Stats (38%)
Wrist Veteran's Linked Bracers 75% True-Aim Stalker Bands 13% Bands of the Celestial Archer 6% ⚡ +12 Strength (100%)
Hands Merciless Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets 38% Cataclysm Gauntlets 31% Seer's Linked Gauntlets 31% ⚡ +15 Strength (100%)
Waist Veteran's Linked Girdle 75% Girdle of the Tidal Call 13% Belt of One-Hundred Deaths 6%
Legs Merciless Gladiator's Linked Leggings 63% Cataclysm Legplates 31% Gladiator's Linked Leggings 6% ⚡ +50 Attack Power and +12 Critical Strike Rating (50%)⚡ +40 Stamina and +12 Agility (38%)
Feet Veteran's Linked Sabatons 75% Boots of Utter Darkness 19% Edgewalker Longboots 6% ⚡ Surefooted (69%)⚡ Minor Speed and +6 Agility (19%)
Rings Veteran's Band of Triumph 69% Band of Vile Aggression 26% Band of the Exorcist 13% Ancestral Ring of Conquest 13% Ring of the Recalcitrant 13% ⚡ +12 Spell Damage (13%)⚡ +2 Weapon Damage (10%)
Trinkets Bloodlust Brooch 75% Medallion of the Horde 50% Dragonspine Trophy 19% Medallion of the Alliance 13% Riding Crop 6%
Main hand Merciless Gladiator's Cleaver 63% Dragonstrike 19% Rod of the Sun King 13% ⚡ Mongoose (94%)
Off hand Merciless Gladiator's Cleaver 56% Rod of the Sun King 19% Merciless Gladiator's Pummeler 13% ⚡ Mongoose (88%)
Ranged Totem of the Astral Winds 100%

Race

  • Orc 81%
  • Draenei 19%

Gems

  • Meta gems
  • Relentless Earthstorm Diamond +24 Attack Power and Minor Run Speed Increase 31%
  • Chaotic Skyflare Diamond +12 Agility & 3% Increased Critical Damage 31%
  • Chaotic Skyfire Diamond +12 Critical Strike Rating & 5% Snare and Root Resist 19%
  • Normal gems · share of all socketed
  • Bold Living Ruby +8 Strength 22%
  • Inscribed Noble Topaz +4 Critical Strike Rating and +4 Strength 19%
  • Shifting Shadow Draenite +4 Resilience Rating and +6 Stamina 14%
  • Shifting Nightseye +4 Strength and +6 Stamina 10%
  • Stalwart Star of Elune +8 Resilience Rating 8%
  • Bright Crimson Spinel +20 Attack Power 8%
  • Inscribed Pyrestone +10 Attack Power, +5 Critical Strike Rating 8%
  • Smooth Lionseye +10 Critical Strike Rating 4%
  • Bold Living Ruby +8 Strength 3%
  • Bright Crimson Spinel +24 Attack Power 2%
  • Jagged Talasite +18 Stamina & 5% Stun Resist 2%

Elemental

15 players

Talent builds

Elemental 41
3/3
5/5
5/5
5/5
1/1
1/2
1/1
1/1
5/5
2/2
3/5
3/3
5/5
1/1
Enhancement 0
Restoration 20
1/1
3/3
1/2
5/5
5/5
5/5

Gear & enchants

Head Merciless Gladiator's Mail Helm 87% Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Helm 7% Cyclone Faceguard 7% ⚡ +22 Spell Power and +14 Spell Hit Rating (93%)
Neck Pendant of the Lost Ages 40% Talisman of the Breaker 13% The Sun King's Talisman 13%
Shoulders Merciless Gladiator's Mail Spaulders 60% Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders 33% Cyclone Shoulderguards 7% ⚡ +15 Spell Critical Strike Rating and +12 Spell Damage and Healing (47%)⚡ +18 Spell Power and +10 Spell Critical Strike Rating (40%)
Back Brute Cloak of the Ogre-Magi 60% Sergeant's Heavy Cape 27% Bishop's Cloak 7% ⚡ +20 Spell Penetration (93%)
Chest Merciless Gladiator's Mail Armor 53% Merciless Gladiator's Ringmail Armor 40% Netherstrike Breastplate 7% ⚡ +15 Resilience Rating (80%)⚡ +150 Health (13%)
Wrist Veteran's Mail Bracers 80% Veteran's Ringmail Bracers 7% Netherstrike Bracers 7% ⚡ +15 Spell Damage (73%)⚡ +30 Healing and +10 Spell Damage (13%)
Hands Merciless Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets 93% Soul-Eater's Handwraps 7% ⚡ +20 Spell Damage (87%)
Waist Veteran's Mail Girdle 80% Veteran's Ringmail Girdle 7% Netherstrike Belt 7%
Legs Merciless Gladiator's Mail Leggings 60% Cataclysm Leggings 20% Sunhawk Leggings 7% ⚡ +35 Spell Damage and +20 Stamina (93%)
Feet Veteran's Mail Sabatons 80% Boots of Foretelling 13% Veteran's Ringmail Sabatons 7% ⚡ Minor Speed and +9 Stamina (100%)
Rings Veteran's Band of Dominance 47% Band of Eternity 46% Ring of Endless Coils 27% Seal of the Exorcist 13% Ring of Unrelenting Storms 13% ⚡ +12 Spell Damage (80%)
Trinkets Icon of the Silver Crescent 80% Medallion of the Horde 60% Medallion of the Alliance 33% Figurine - Living Ruby Serpent 13% Scarab of the Infinite Cycle 7%
Main hand Merciless Gladiator's Gavel 80% Merciless Gladiator's Salvation 7% The Nexus Key 7% ⚡ +40 Spell Damage and Healing (93%)
Off hand Merciless Gladiator's Barrier 87% Merciless Gladiator's Redoubt 7% ⚡ +12 Resilience Rating (60%)⚡ +18 Stamina (33%)
Ranged Totem of the Void 87% Merciless Gladiator's Totem of the Third Wind 7% Merciless Gladiator's Totem of Survival 7%

Race

  • Orc 53%
  • Draenei 33%
  • Tauren 13%

Gems

  • Meta gems
  • Chaotic Skyfire Diamond +12 Spell Critical & 3% Increased Critical Damage 93%
  • Normal gems · share of all socketed
  • Reckless Noble Topaz +4 Spell Critical Rating and +5 Spell Damage 21%
  • Runed Living Ruby +9 Spell Damage 15%
  • Shattered Noble Topaz +4 Spell Critical Rating and +5 Spell Penetration 12%
  • Reckless Pyrestone +6 Spell Damage, +5 Spell Crit Rating 11%
  • Runed Crimson Spinel +12 Spell Damage 11%
  • Glowing Nightseye +5 Spell Damage and +6 Stamina 8%
  • Shifting Shadow Draenite +4 Resilience Rating and +6 Stamina 8%
  • Solid Star of Elune +12 Stamina 4%
  • Smooth Lionseye +10 Spell Critical Strike Rating 3%
  • Runed Crimson Spinel +14 Spell Damage 3%
  • Teardrop Living Ruby +18 Healing and +6 Spell Damage 2%
  • Veiled Pyrestone +4 Spell Hit Rating and +5 Spell Damage 2%
  • Teardrop Crimson Spinel +26 Healing and +9 Spell Damage 2%