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Elemental Shaman

Damage specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 1.9% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 18 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility36.8%808 avg
  • Haste33.4%757 avg
  • Mastery17.5%418 avg
  • Critical Strike12.4%309 avg

18

Synced 2v2 players

1,676

Average rating sampled

2,102

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

61%

Summons a totem at your feet that will redirect all harmful spells cast within 34 yards on a nearby party or raid member to itself. Will not redirect area of effect spells. Lasts 3 sec.

11 players

Shamanism

Shamanism

61%

Your Heroism spell now has a 60 sec cooldown, but increases Haste by 15%, and only affects you and your friendly target when cast for 10 sec. In addition, Heroism is no longer affected by Exhaustion.

11 players

Burrow

Burrow

44%

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 17,277 Physical damage.

8 players

Totem of Wrath

Totem of Wrath

22%

Stormkeeper 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.

4 players

Lightning Lasso

Lightning Lasso

11%

Grips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing 105,729 Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling.

2 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Astral Shift
    Astral Shift100%

    Shift partially into the elemental planes, taking 40% less damage for 12 sec.

  • Chain Lightning
    Chain Lightning100%

    Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 6,224 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 5 total targets Generates 2 Maelstrom per target hit.

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

39% equipped · 292 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

17% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

28% equipped · 263 ilvl

Elemental Shaman enchantments

  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina78%
  • Flametongue72%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul61%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 18 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.

A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Shaman specs

  • Enhancement
  • Restoration
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning100%

Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 6,154 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 5 total targets Generates 2 Maelstrom per target hit.

  • Cleanse Spirit
    Cleanse Spirit100%

    Removes all Curse effects from a friendly target.

  • Elemental Orbit
    Elemental Orbit100%

    Increases the number of Elemental Shields you can have active on yourself by 1. You can have Earth Shield on yourself and one ally at the same time.

    • Survival

    • Astral Bulwark
      Astral Bulwark100%

      Astral Shift reduces damage taken by an additional 20%.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 10,153, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.

    • Earth Shield
      Earth Shield100%

      Protects the target with an earthen shield, increasing your healing on them by 20% and healing them for 10,083 when they take damage. This heal can only occur once every 3 sec. Lasts 1 hour. Earth Shield can only be placed on the Shaman and one other target at a time. The Shaman can have up to two Elemental Shields active on them.

    • Elemental Warding
      Elemental Warding100%

      Reduces all magic damage taken by 8%.

    • Nature's Guardian
      Nature's Guardian100%

      When your health is brought below 35%, you instantly heal for 40% of your maximum health. Cannot occur more than once every 45 sec.

    Control & mobility

    • Spirit Wolf
      Spirit Wolf100%

      Ghost Wolf removes snares and increases your movement speed by an additional 25% for the first 3 sec. May only occur once every 20 sec.

    • Wind Shear
      Wind Shear100%

      Disrupts the target's concentration with a burst of wind, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 4 sec.

    • Graceful Spirit
      Graceful Spirit94%

      Reduces the cooldown of Spiritwalker's Grace by 30 sec and increases your movement speed by 20% while it is active.

    • Capacitor Totem
      Capacitor Totem82%

      Summons a totem at the target location that gathers electrical energy from the surrounding air and explodes after 2 sec, stunning all enemies within 8 yards for 3 sec.

    • Earthgrab Totem
      Earthgrab Totem76%

      Summons a totem at the target location for 20 sec. The totem pulses every 2 sec, rooting all enemies within 8 yards for 8 sec. Enemies previously rooted by the totem instead suffer 50% movement speed reduction.

    Chest

    Embrace of the Primal Core

    17% equipped · 289 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    44% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Farstrider's Razor Talons

    17% equipped · 331 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    39% equipped · 305 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    22% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Serpent Crown of the Ophidian Oracle

    39% equipped · 318 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    28% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venom-Etched Crescent

    11% equipped · 321 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Strand of Warding Fangs

    17% equipped · 311 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Wailing Bulwark

    11% equipped · 298 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    33% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Hex Loop

    11% equipped · 308 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    44% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Hex Loop

    11% equipped · 318 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    11% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Embroidered Shirt

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    78% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Ironroot Collar

    6% equipped · 311 ilvl

    Tabard

    Prized Gladiator's Tabard

    11% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Prideful Gladiator's Tabard

    11% equipped · 14 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    22% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Vile Vial of Volatile Venom

    17% equipped · 311 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Belt

    28% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Behemoth Waistband

    22% equipped · 311 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    50% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Wrist

    Hydra Scale Wristguards

    11% equipped · 308 ilvl

    50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed39%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity33%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt22%

    • Elemental Shaman gems & sockets

    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste33%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition28%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control28%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat22%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste17%
    • Prismatic Socket17%
    • Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery11%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility11%