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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 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility38.2%849 avg
  • Haste34.2%779 avg
  • Mastery15.4%371 avg
  • Critical Strike12.2%299 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,060

Average rating sampled

2,573

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Shamanism

Shamanism

57%

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.

85 players

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 17,932 Physical damage.

72 players

Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

46%

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.

69 players

Totem of Wrath

Totem of Wrath

9%

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.

14 players

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

8%

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.

12 players

Lightning Lasso

Lightning Lasso

5%

Grips the target in lightning, stunning and dealing 103,331 Nature damage over 5 sec while the target is lassoed. Can move while channeling.

8 players

Counterstrike Totem

Counterstrike Totem

1%

Summons a totem at your feet for 15 sec. Whenever enemies within 23 yards of the totem deal direct damage, the totem will deal 100% of the damage dealt back to attacker.

1 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.

  • 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.

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

66% equipped · 285 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

19% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

51% equipped · 263 ilvl

Elemental Shaman enchantments

  • Flametongue90%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina79%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei69%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 323 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Elemental Unity90%

    280 players · Specialization

  • Flames of the Cauldron89%

    279 players · Specialization

  • Swelling Maelstrom88%

    276 players · Specialization

  • Healing Stream Totem86%

    268 players · Class

  • Hex86%

    267 players · Class

  • Totemic Surge85%

    265 players · Class

  • Flames of the Firelord84%

    261 players · Specialization

  • Capacitor Totem83%

    258 players · Class

  • Lava Flows82%

    256 players · Specialization

  • Earth Elemental81%

    252 players · Class

  • Totemic Projection77%

    240 players · Class

  • Totemic Focus63%

    198 players · Class

  • Windveil63%

    198 players · Class

  • Voodoo Mastery48%

    149 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning33%

    104 players · Class

  • Elemental Resistance22%

    70 players · Class

  • Primordial Bond19%

    58 players · Class

  • Winds of Al'Akir18%

    57 players · Class

  • Storm Frenzy18%

    56 players · Specialization

  • Mountains Will Fall17%

    53 players · Specialization

  • Frost Shock15%

    48 players · Class

Near-universal picks (69)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Astral Bulwark100%

    312 players · Class

  • Astral Shift100%

    312 players · Class

  • Chain Heal100%

    312 players · Class

Rarely taken (119)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Wind Rush Totem13%

    40 players · Class

  • Static Charge10%

    32 players · Class

  • Storm Infusion9.0%

    28 players · Specialization

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Meatbeaterx

    bleeding-hollow · US2,573

  • Meatbeaterx

    aggramar · US2,518

  • Jaimoo

    ravencrest · EU2,481

  • Rawkfist

    ravencrest · EU2,442

  • Delvedweller

    ravencrest · EU2,437

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
Instinctive Imbuements
Instinctive Imbuements100%

Lightning Shield increases your Intellect by 3%. Casting Lightning Shield now applies your weapon imbuements. Earth Shield is also applied if you have the Elemental Orbit talent.

  • Nature's Fury
    Nature's Fury100%

    Increases the critical strike chance of your Nature spells and abilities by 8%.

  • Reactive Warding
    Reactive Warding100%

    Earth Shield no longer loses charges and is 115% effective.

    • Survival

    • Astral Bulwark
      Astral Bulwark100%

      Astral Shift reduces damage taken by an additional 20%.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal100%

      Heals the friendly target for 10,017, then jumps up to 20 yards to heal the 3 most injured nearby allies. Healing is reduced by 30% with each jump.

    • 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.

    • Earth Shield
      Earth Shield100%

      Protects the target with an earthen shield, increasing your healing on them by 20% and healing them for 10,015 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%.

    Control & mobility

    • 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 Spirit99%

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

    • Spirit Wolf
      Spirit Wolf96%

      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.

    • Earthgrab Totem
      Earthgrab Totem91%

      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.

    • Capacitor Totem
      Capacitor Totem83%

      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.

    Chest

    Fanged Raiment of the Ophidian Oracle

    14% equipped · 289 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    64% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Footlinks

    14% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    39% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Serpent Crown of the Ophidian Oracle

    31% equipped · 295 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    45% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    42% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    68% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Maxim

    7% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    77% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    8% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Shield

    85% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Wailing Bulwark

    3% equipped · 321 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    45% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    37% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    49% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    32% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Antiseptic-Soaked Dressing

    2% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    78% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Spaulders

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    14% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Astral Gladiator's Tabard

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    39% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    21% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    37% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    22% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Belt

    58% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Girdle

    19% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Cuffs

    61% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Links

    13% equipped · 285 ilvl

    68%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness60%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed57%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt54%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity51%

    • Elemental Shaman gems & sockets

    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste63%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control60%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition23%
    • Prismatic Socket15%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility11%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility7%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery5%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste5%
    Nature's Guardian100%

    312 players · Class

  • Wind Shear100%

    312 players · Class

  • Earth Shield100%

    311 players · Class

  • Elemental Orbit100%

    311 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    311 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements100%

    311 players · Class

  • Nature's Fury100%

    311 players · Class

  • Reactive Warding100%

    311 players · Class

  • Greater Purge99%

    310 players · Class

  • Lava Burst99%

    310 players · Class

  • Lava Burst99%

    310 players · Class

  • Lava Burst99%

    310 players · Class

  • Spiritual Awakening99%

    310 players · Class

    • Everlasting Elements8.7%

    27 players · Specialization

  • Ascending Air8.3%

    26 players · Class

  • Refreshing Waters6.7%

    21 players · Class

  • Power of the Maelstrom5.1%

    16 players · Specialization

  • Fusion of Elements4.8%

    15 players · Specialization

  • Arc Discharge4.2%

    13 players · Hero

  • Awakening Storms4.2%

    13 players · Hero

  • Conductive Energy4.2%

    13 players · Hero

  • Descending Skies4.2%

    13 players · Hero