Blizzard recently announced class changes, which address Enhancement Shamans wanting too much spell power gear. They announced that Enhancement Shamans would want to collect Strength and Attack Power gear for the upcoming class changes. As part of this change, the Shaman class weapon, which comes from The Tempest's Weapons / The Tempest's Weapons, has been hotfixed to change the attack speed and the stats.
Rage of the Storm
Attack Speed changed to 3.6 (was 3.2)
Now has +16 Strength (replaces +12 Intellect)
Old · 1.60.1.70888
Rage of the Storm
Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
MaceTwo-Hand
Speed 3.2091 - 137 Damage
(35.6 damage per second)
+12 Intellect
+15 Stamina
Equip: Increases the damage dealt by your Stormstrike ability by 10%.
Durability 105 / 105
Sell Price: OLD
New · 1.60.1.70888 (hotfixes 2026-11-10 19:04 UTC)
Rage of the Storm
Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
MaceTwo-Hand
Speed 3.60102 - 154 Damage
(35.6 damage per second)
+16 Strength
+15 Stamina
Equip: Increases the damage dealt by your Stormstrike ability by 10%.
Durability 105 / 105
Sell Price: NEW
Item 280604 · Changed · Hotfix: push 113886 (old: as shipped) · Old build 1.60.1.70888 · New build 1.60.1.70888 (hotfixes 2026-11-10 19:04 UTC)
The other class tuning changes should be going in today, so make sure to keep an eye out for them.
