WoW SoD Phase 3 Shaman Tank Guide: BiS, Runes, Talents

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 3 has brought a new and very challenging 20-man raid. Sunken Temple so far is proving quite difficult even for the best of the best, as it seems that the devs have upped the ante this time around.

With that in mind, this guide should help you get a general idea of how to build your Tank Shaman so you can help out your raid and succeed despite all of the scary encounters in the temple. We will show you the best runes, talents, pre-BiS, and BiS gear for Shamans currently in Phase 3.

Shaman Tank Talents
Shaman Tank Runes
Shaman Tank Consumables
Shaman Tank Pre-BiS
Shaman Tank BiS

WoW SoD Phase 3 Shaman Tank Talents

WoW SoD Phase 3 Shaman Tank Runes

Chest Shield Mastery
Waist Maelstrom Weapon
Legs Way of Earth
Feet Spirit of the Alpha
Hands Lava Burst
Head Mental Dexterity
Wrists Overcharged

WoW SoD Phase 3 Shaman Tank Raid Consumables

WoW SoD Phase 3 Shaman Tank Pre-BiS

Blood Guard's Mail Helmet (PvP Rank 7)
Embrace of the Lycan (Zul'Farrak)
Glowing Gneuro-Linked Cowl (Leatherworking)
Raging Berserker's Helm (Scarlet Monastery)

Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity

Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque (Gnomeregan)
Woven Ivy Necklace (Wanted: Vile Priestess Hexx and Her Minions in The Hinterlands)
Scout's Medallion (Warsong Gulch – Honored)

Blood Guard's Mail Epaulets (PvP Rank 7)
Troggslayer Pauldrons (Gnomeregan)
Emerald Scalemail Shoulders (Nightmare Incursions)

Drape of Dismantling (Gnomeregan)
Grand Cloak of the Bear (or similar item with +9 Str/+8 Stam, World Drop)

Enchantment: Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility

Mixologist's Tunic (Blackrock Depths)
Insulated Chestguard (Gnomeregan)
Honorguard Chestpiece (Venom to the Undercity in The Hinterlands)
Stone Guard's Mail Armor (PvP Rank 6)

Enchantment: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats

Windtalker's Wristguards (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)
Bracers of the Stone Princess (Maraudon)
Experimental Aim Stabilizers (Gnomeregan)

Enchantment: Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength

First Sergeant's Mail Gauntlets (PvP Rank 5)
Gloves of the Pathfinder (Winterfall Activity at /way 27.8 34.6 in Winterspring)
Bricksteel Gauntlets (Runecloth)
Nightfall Gloves (Disharmony of Fire starts at /way 3.6 48.0 in Badlands)

Enchantment: Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility

Girdle of Beastial Fury (Blackrock Depths)
Defiler's Chain Girdle (Arathi Basin – Honored)
Darkvision Girdle (Gnomeregan)

Insulated Legguards (Gnomeregan)
Ironhide Legguards of Power (+50 AP, World Drop)
Stone Guard's Mail Legplates (PvP Rank 6)

Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity

Shadefiend Boots (Blackrock Depths)
Defiler's Leather Boots (Arathi Basin – Revered)
Gnomebot Operators Boots (Gnomeregan)
Insulated Workboots (Gnomeregan)

Enchantment: Enchant Boots - Greater Agility

Legionnaire's Band (Warsong Gulch – Honored)
Blackstone Ring (Maraudon)
Archaedic Stone of the Tiger (with +9 Str/Agi, Uldaman)
Arctic Ring of the Tiger (or similar item with +9 Str/Agi, World Drop)
Legionnaire's Band (Warsong Gulch – Honored)
Hypercharged Gear of Devastation (Gnomeregan)

Mark of the Chosen (The Pariah's Instructions in Desolace)
Rune of the Guard Captain (Job Opening: Guard Captain of Revantusk Village at /way 79.0 79.0 in The Hinterlands)
Gyromatic Experiment 420b (Gnomeregan)
Avenger's Void Pearl (Blackfathom Deeps)

Main-Hand Weapon

Belgrom's Hammer (Betrayed, quest chain starts at /way 75.0 34.2 in Orgrimmar)
Smashing Star of Strength (World Drop)
Bonesnapper (World Drop)
Ribsplitter (Random Drop in Blackrock Depths)
Corpse Harvester of Strength (World Drop)
Grizzle's Skinner (Blackrock Depths)

Enchantment: Enchant Weapon - Strength

Wall of the Dead (World Drop)
Whirling Truesilver Gearwall (Engineering)
Crusader's Shield of the Tiger (World Drop)
Aegis of the Scarlet Commander (Scarlet Monastery)
Savage Boar's Guard (Razorfen Downs)

Totem of Invigorating Flame (Gnomeregan)

WoW SoD Phase 3 Shaman Tank BiS

Rad-Resistant Scale Hood (Leatherworking)
Ba'ham's Dusty Hat (Sunken Temple)

Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity

Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torque (Gnomeregan)

Cacophonous Chain Shoulderguards (Leatherworking)
Atal'ai Berserker's Mantle (Sunken Temple)

Enchantment: Atal'ai Signet of Might

Panther Fur Cloak (Sunken Temple)

Enchantment: Enchant Cloak - Lesser Agility

Ostracized Berserker's Hauberk (Sunken Temple)

Enchantment: Enchant Chest - Greater Stats

Windtalker's Wristguards (Warsong Gulch – Exalted)

Enchantment: Enchant Bracer - Superior Strength

First Sergeant's Mail Gauntlets (PvP Rank 5)

Enchantment: Enchant Gloves - Greater Agility

Girdle of Beastial Fury (Blackrock Depths)

Ostracized Berserker's Legplates (Sunken Temple)

Enchantment: Lesser Arcanum of Voracity

Ostracized Berserker's Chain Greaves (Sunken Temple)

Enchantment: Enchant Boots - Greater Agility

Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker (Sunken Temple)
Drakeclaw Band of the Berserker (Sunken Temple)

Mark of the Chosen (The Pariah's Instructions in Desolace)
Breadth of the Beast (Sunken Temple)

Main-Hand Weapon

Cobra Fang Claw (Sunken Temple)

Hakkari Witch Doctor's Guard (Sunken Temple)

Totem of Tormented Ancestry (Sunken Temple)

And that covers everything we know about the best way to build and optimize your character in Season of Discovery Phase 3 so you can be one of the best Tanks in your raid so best of luck, Champions of Azeroth!