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Beta, level cap 30 · data read 15 Oct

Shaman · Enhancement

Enhancement Shaman stat priority

Each guide's stat order as it gives it, the sim's stat weights, then ours. Guides dated before the last big tuning are shown but not counted.

Guides differWeapon damage first on every guide; the order after it differs.

WhereStat order
Guide · 5 Oct PvE, level 30 · read 12 OctWeapon damage › Hit and Expertise › Crit › Strength › Intellect › Agility › Spirit › Spell power › Stamina
Guide · 1 Oct PvE, level 20 · read 12 OctWeapon damage › Hit and Expertise › Crit › Strength › Intellect › Agility › Spell power › Spirit › Stamina
Guide · 9 Oct leveling, level 30 · read 12 OctNot ranked
Sim · stat weights level 60 · run 12 Oct, 5,000 iterations

Per 1%: Expertise 9.24 › Hit 6.12 › Attack speed 3.96 › Spell hit 2.28 tied with Crit 2.07 › Spell crit 1.09

Per point: Main-hand weapon DPS 2.04 › Off-hand weapon DPS 0.708 › Intellect 0.532 › Strength 0.438 › Spell damage 0.222 › Attack power 0.199 › Nature spell damage 0.153 › Agility 0.114 › Armour penetration 0.069

The DPS each stat adds, for a level-60 character on the engine's preset gear in a 2-minute fight on a beta engine: a direction, not a verdict. = marks a tie: stats within each other's margin. Not counted toward "Guides agree".

Where they differ: ours puts Strength or attack power before Intellect, which the sim weighs higher per point; ours puts Agility before Intellect, which the sim weighs higher per point.

Ours RecommendationWeapon damage (slow two-hander) › Hit › Crit › Strength or attack power › Agility › Intellect › Stamina

Where ours differs: ours puts Agility before Intellect, which both guides rank higher.