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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.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 8 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility50.5%1,097 avg
  • Haste38.3%835 avg
  • Mastery6.2%143 avg
  • Critical Strike5.0%120 avg

8

Synced RBG players

674

Average rating sampled

1,749

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Burrow

Burrow

75%

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 18,080 Physical damage.

6 players

Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

63%

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.

5 players

Shamanism

Shamanism

50%

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.

4 players

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

38%

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.

3 players

Combat toolkit

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

Pressure & burst

  • Aftershock
    Aftershock100%

    Earth Shock, Elemental Blast, and Earthquake deal 20% increased damage.

  • Ancestral Influence
    Ancestral Influence100%

    Your Intellect is increased by 1.0% for each Ancestor active.

  • Ancient Fellowship
    Ancient Fellowship

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

50% equipped · 285 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

38% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Fanged Raiment of the Ophidian Oracle

38% equipped · 302 ilvl

Elemental Shaman enchantments

  • Flametongue100%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul88%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness88%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 8 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
100%

Ancestors have a 20% chance to call another Ancestor for 8 sec when they depart.

  • Ascendance
    Ascendance100%

    Transform into a Flame Ascendant for 15 sec, instantly casting a Flame Shock and a 50% effectiveness Lava Burst at up to 6 nearby enemies. While ascended, Elemental Overload damage is increased by 30% and spells affected by your Mastery: Elemental Overload cause 1 additional Elemental Overload.

  • Astral Shift
    Astral Shift100%

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

    • Survival

    • Ancestral Swiftness
      Ancestral Swiftness100%

      Your next healing or damaging spell is instant, costs no mana, and deals 10% increased damage and healing. If you know Nature's Swiftness, it is replaced by Ancestral Swiftness and causes Ancestral Swiftness to call an Ancestor to your side for 8 sec.

    • Brimming with Life
      Brimming with Life100%

      Stamina increased by 15%. While you are at full health, Reincarnation cools down 100% faster.

    • Call of the Ancestors
      Call of the Ancestors100%

      Stormkeeper calls an Ancestor to your side for 8 sec. Whenever you cast a healing or damaging spell, the Ancestor will cast a similar spell.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 10,020, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.

    • Crackling Fury
      Crackling Fury100%

      Voltaic Blaze's cooldown is reduced by 6 sec and its instant damage is increased by 100%.

    Control & mobility

    • Earthgrab Totem
      Earthgrab Totem100%

      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.

    • Spiritwalker's Aegis
      Spiritwalker's Aegis100%

      When you cast Spiritwalker's Grace, you become immune to Silence and Interrupt effects for 5 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.

    • Spirit Wolf
      Spirit Wolf88%

      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.

    • Capacitor Totem
      Capacitor Totem63%

      Summons a totem at the target location that gathers electrical energy from the surrounding air and explodes after 2 sec, stunning all enemies within 9 yards for 3 sec.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    88% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Felsoaked Soles

    13% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    25% equipped · 302 ilvl

    Head

    Serpent Crown of the Ophidian Oracle

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    63% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    38% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    63% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Skewer

    13% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    63% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    25% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    88% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Tempest's Shelter

    13% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    38% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    75% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    13% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    25% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Pink Mageweave Shirt

    13% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    75% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Monnion

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    25% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    13% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    38% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    38% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Belt

    75% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Warmonger's Cinch

    13% equipped · 289 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    63% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Bracer

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    75%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei75%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed38%

    • Elemental Shaman gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control63%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste50%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition25%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery25%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility25%
    • Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike13%
    • Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery13%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility13%