Alrighty guys, im lvl 70 shaman on Shattered halls server. The ONLY way to level a shaman effectively to 60 ish is enhancement. Enhancement is also the way to go for pvp up to that level b/c of the statistically lower health rates of other players. during new endgame content however, enhancements get eaten alive in pvp. take a mage for example. Frost nova pew pew blink frost nova rinse repeat, shaman down. With elemental you do not have this problem, also the gained armor from teh shield allows you to take lots of hits from rogues and some warriors before you get completely pwned. In raids however, both specs are equally beneficial to your raid. totems generally raise the dps of members by around 80. There are some really well geared enhancement shaman that can get way up there on the dps charts, there are some really well geared elemental shamans that can get way up there on dps charts, you need to decide at lvl 70 what playing style best befits you, and what will benefit your guild more.