Level 30 PvP damage

Shaman Enhancement (two-hander, Windfury)

Orc, gear from the Horde side. Ranked 11 of 27 by sustained DPS (damage per second) against one level-30 player in a simulated perfect fight, from client build 1.60.1.70338.

Untested in game. The target stands still and never fights back: a ceiling, not an expectation.

DPS, 60 s, armoured average: 104.0
Burst DPS, 10 s opener: 121.2
DPS with 26 points: 105.8
Damage in 60 s, armoured average: 6,241

Against each target

DPS over 60 s and burst DPS over the 10 s opener, then the mean damage; the opener's with its 10th to 90th percentile.

Target	DPS, 60 s	Burst DPS, 10 s	Damage in 60 s	Damage in the 10 s opener
Cloth (Mage)	131.0	152.4	7,859	1,524 (1,069-2,041)
Leather (Rogue)	97.8	114.5	5,866	1,145 (772-1,594)
Mail (Warrior, 2H)	100.4	116.7	6,023	1,167 (835-1,557)
Heaviest: mail + shield (Paladin)	88.2	101.5	5,290	1,015 (727-1,347)
No armour/resist	143.9	168.0	8,632	1,680 (1,171-2,254)

Talents

The build the simulator found best, drawn as the talent frame draws it. Talents not taken are dimmed.

21 points26 points, with Talented

Elemental Combat 0 · Enhancement 21 · Restoration 0 (0/21/0) · 101.2 DPS against mail, 6,073 damage in 60 s

Elemental Combat 0

Convection0/5

Concussion0/5

Elemental Warding0/3

Reverberation0/5

Call of Flame0/3

Elemental Devastation0/3

Elemental Focus0/1

Elemental Alacrity0/3

Improved Fire Nova0/2

Eye of the Storm0/3

Call of Thunder0/1

Elemental Reach0/2

Lightning Overload0/3

Earthbound0/1

Elemental Fury0/5

Lava Burst0/1

Enhancement 21

Earth's Grasp0/2

Thundering Strikes5/5

Ancestral Knowledge5/5

Guardian Totems0/2

Mental Dexterity3/3

Improved Ghost Wolf0/2

Improved Lightning Shield0/3

Elemental Weapons2/3

Shamanistic Focus0/1

Anticipation0/3

Toughness0/5

Flurry4/5

Stormstrike1/1

Spirit Weapons0/1

Mental Quickness1/2

Improved Stormstrike0/2

Maelstrom Weapon0/5

Rage of the Farseer0/1

Restoration 0

Improved Healing Wave0/5

Totemic Focus0/5

Mindfulness0/3

Natural Grace0/3

Tidal Focus0/5

Improved Reincarnation0/2

Ancestral Healing0/3

Healing Focus0/3

Water Shield0/1

Tidal Mastery0/5

Restorative Totems0/5

Mana Tide Totem0/1

Healing Way0/3

Nature's Swiftness0/1

Purification0/5

Riptide0/1

Elemental Combat 4 · Enhancement 22 · Restoration 0 (4/22/0) · 103.1 DPS against mail, 6,183 damage in 60 s

Elemental Combat 4

Convection0/5

Concussion4/5

Elemental Warding0/3

Reverberation0/5

Call of Flame0/3

Elemental Devastation0/3

Elemental Focus0/1

Elemental Alacrity0/3

Improved Fire Nova0/2

Eye of the Storm0/3

Call of Thunder0/1

Elemental Reach0/2

Lightning Overload0/3

Earthbound0/1

Elemental Fury0/5

Lava Burst0/1

Enhancement 22

Earth's Grasp0/2

Thundering Strikes5/5

Ancestral Knowledge5/5

Guardian Totems0/2

Mental Dexterity3/3

Improved Ghost Wolf0/2

Improved Lightning Shield0/3

Elemental Weapons2/3

Shamanistic Focus0/1

Anticipation0/3

Toughness0/5

Flurry4/5

Stormstrike1/1

Spirit Weapons0/1

Mental Quickness2/2

Improved Stormstrike0/2

Maelstrom Weapon0/5

Rage of the Farseer0/1

Restoration 0

Improved Healing Wave0/5

Totemic Focus0/5

Mindfulness0/3

Natural Grace0/3

Tidal Focus0/5

Improved Reincarnation0/2

Ancestral Healing0/3

Healing Focus0/3

Water Shield0/1

Tidal Mastery0/5

Restorative Totems0/5

Mana Tide Totem0/1

Healing Way0/3

Nature's Swiftness0/1

Purification0/5

Riptide0/1

Runners-up

The next best 21-point builds with the same gear, against the mail target the search scores on.

The winner: 101.2 DPS, 6,073 damage in 60 s (0/21/0).

101.1 DPS 6,066 damage in 60 s, 7.2 less · 0/21/0
Elemental Weapons 2->1
101.0 DPS 6,062 damage in 60 s, 11.3 less · 0/21/0
Ancestral Knowledge 5->4, Elemental Weapons 2->3
101.0 DPS 6,059 damage in 60 s, 13.8 less · 0/21/0
Elemental Weapons 2->0

Damage by ability

Mean damage of each ability in a 60 s fight, with its DPS. Mail is the target builds are scored on.

Mail (Warrior, 2H)Cloth (Mage)

Melee 2,731 45.5 DPS · 45%
Stormstrike 1,048 17.5 DPS · 17%
Windfury attack 1,007 16.8 DPS · 17%
Earth Shock 952 15.9 DPS · 16%
Flame Shock (DoT) 160 2.7 DPS · 3%
Flame Shock 126 2.1 DPS · 2%

Melee 3,738 62.3 DPS · 48%
Stormstrike 1,434 23.9 DPS · 18%
Windfury attack 1,430 23.8 DPS · 18%
Earth Shock 981 16.3 DPS · 13%
Flame Shock (DoT) 155 2.6 DPS · 2%
Flame Shock 122 2.0 DPS · 2%

Gear

The best set the simulator found among items obtainable at level 30. Item pages open on Wowhead.

Head Trapper's Leather Helm Dungeon drop Item level 30 · Requires level 25 +13 Stamina · +10 Intellect · 84 armour
Neck Archmagister's Faceted Pendant World drop Item level 35 · Requires level 30 +6 Intellect · +12 attack power Use: Increase experience gained from slaying Undead by 10% for 5 min. (6 Hrs Cooldown)
Shoulder Batwing Mantle Rare drop Item level 34 · Requires level 29 +3 Agility · +11 Intellect · +6 spell power · 38 armour
Back Furs of the Earthen Ring Quest Item level 33 · Requires level 24 +5 Strength · +5 Intellect · +5 Spirit · 25 armour
Chest Violet Sorcerer's Robes World drop Item level 32 · Requires level 27 +15 Intellect · +9 spell power · 49 armour Equip: When damaged, has a chance to reduce threat level on all enemies by a small amount for 10 sec. (Proc chance: 5%)
Wrist Technician's Bracers Quest Item level 32 · Requires level 20 +4 Strength · +4 Stamina · +4 Intellect · 47 armour
Hands Toughened Leather Gloves Crafted Item level 27 · Requires level 22 +6 Strength · +6 Agility · +3 Stamina · 61 armour
Waist Prowler's Leather Belt Crafted Item level 35 · Requires level 30 +9 Strength · +6 Agility · +6 Stamina · +4 Intellect · 63 armour
Legs Ferine Leggings Dungeon drop Item level 34 · Requires level 29 +12 Intellect · +26 attack power · 96 armour
Feet Acidic Walkers Dungeon drop Item level 32 · Requires level 27 +8 Intellect · +4 Spirit · +5 spell power · 34 armour
Ring Philanthropist's Ring Quest Item level 35 · Requires level 20 +5 Intellect · +10 spell power
Ring Legionnaire's Band Vendor Item level 33 · Requires level 28 +6 Strength · +6 Agility · +4 Stamina
Main hand Weapon Striking Staff Quest Item level 36 · Requires level 30 Staff, 77-117 damage, speed 3.10 · +9 Strength · +6 Stamina · +14 Intellect