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Elemental Shaman

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 5 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Elemental Shaman on the Rated Battlegrounds leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Rufax

Rufax

<Ethics>Argent Dawn (eu)

Talents (class)

Planes Traveler
Gust of Wind
Greater Purge
Spiritwalker's Aegis

Talents (spec)

Earth Shock
Earthquake
Fire Elemental
Aftershock
Fury of the Storms
First Ascendant

Talents (hero)

Ancient Fellowship
Routine Communication
Natural Harmony

Talents (pvp)

Static Field Totem
Totem of Wrath
Grounding Totem
Ulfax

Ulfax

<Ethics>Argent Dawn (eu)

Talents (class)

Planes Traveler
Gust of Wind
Greater Purge
Spiritwalker's Aegis
Traveling Storms

Talents (spec)

Earth Shock
Earthquake
Fire Elemental
Aftershock
Fury of the Storms
Preeminence

Talents (hero)

Ancient Fellowship
Routine Communication
Natural Harmony

Talents (pvp)

Static Field Totem
Unleash Shield
Grounding Totem
Adele

Adele

<Afro Ninjas>Lethon (us)

Talents (class)

Planes Traveler
Thunderous Paws
Gust of Wind
Guardian's Cudgel
Greater Purge
Spiritwalker's Aegis
Traveling Storms

Talents (spec)

Earth Shock
Earthquake
Fire Elemental
Aftershock
Fury of the Storms
Preeminence

Talents (hero)

Ancient Fellowship
Routine Communication
Natural Harmony

Talents (pvp)

Static Field Totem
Unleash Shield
Storm Conduit

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Elemental Shaman is
Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Elemental Shaman for the Alliance is Dark Iron Dwarf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

74% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

6% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,513 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% of the best players use this combination
Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 8,281 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Elemental Shaman is Quick Sapphire
Quick Sapphire

Quick Sapphire

19%

+147 Versatility and +49 Haste

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

15%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

14%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Elemental Shaman is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

132%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 148,554 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 144%
  • Ring 239%
  • Neck15%
  • Wrist2%
Energy Redistribution Beacon

Energy Redistribution Beacon

22%

Equip: While above 80% health, direct healing you do also redistributes up to 2% of your health to your target.

  • Ring 136%
  • Ring 236%
  • Head9%
  • Neck9%
  • Wrist9%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

10%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 756 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Wrist60%
  • Chest20%
  • Head20%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

64%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

12%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 715 Leech and heal for 9,925 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

82%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Council's Intellect

Council's Intellect

10%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Intellect by 360 and mana pool by 3%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

66%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Defender's March

Defender's March

18%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Legs

Sunset Spellthread

Sunset Spellthread

70%

Use: Apply Sunset Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and Stamina by 895.

Daybreak Spellthread

Daybreak Spellthread

12%

Use: Apply Daybreak Spellthread to your leggings, permanently increasing its Intellect by 930 and increasing the wearer's maximum mana by 5%.

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Main Hand

Authority of Radiant Power

Authority of Radiant Power

56%

Permanently enchants a weapon with the Authority of Radiant Power. Dealing damage has a chance to call upon that authority, smiting your target for 11,362 Radiant damage and temporarily increasing your Primary stat by 184. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Stonebound Artistry

Stonebound Artistry

24%

Permanently enchants a weapon to sometimes grant you Artisanal Flourish, bestowing 323 Mastery to you for 12 sec. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

92%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 9 of your Critical Strike while granting 31 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

38%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

64%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

10%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

60%

Summons a totem at your feet that will redirect all harmful spells cast within 30 yards on a nearby party or raid member to itself. Will not redirect area of effect spells. Lasts 3 sec.

Totem of Wrath

Totem of Wrath

58%

Primordial Wave summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec that increases the critical effect of damage and healing spells of all nearby allies within 40 yards by 15% for 15 sec.

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

54%

Summons a totem with 4% of your health at the target location for 6 sec that forms a circuit of electricity that enemies cannot pass through.

Burrow

Burrow

48%

Burrow beneath the ground, becoming unattackable, removing movement impairing effects, and increasing your movement speed by 50% for 5 sec. When the effect ends, enemies within 6 yards are knocked in the air and take 36,524 Physical damage.

Shamanism

Shamanism

38%

Your Heroism spell now has a 60 sec. cooldown, but increases Haste by 20%, and only affects you and your friendly target when cast for 10 sec. In addition, Heroism is no longer affected by Exhaustion.

Unleash Shield

Unleash Shield

14%

Unleash your Elemental Shield's energy on an enemy target: Lightning Shield: Knocks them away. Earth Shield: Roots them in place for 2 sec. Water Shield: Summons a whirlpool for 6 sec, reducing damage and healing by 50% while they stand within it.

Counterstrike Totem

Counterstrike Totem

12%

Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec. Whenever enemies within 20 yards of the totem deal direct damage, the totem will deal 100% of the damage dealt back to attacker.

Storm Conduit

Storm Conduit

6%

Casting Lightning Bolt or Chain Lightning reduces the cooldown of Astral Shift, Gust of Wind, Wind Shear, and Nature Totems by 1.0 sec. Interrupt duration reduced by 65% on Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning casts.

Electrocute

Electrocute

4%

When you successfully Purge a beneficial effect, the enemy suffers 23,242 Nature damage over 3 sec.