Elemental Shaman
Ranged DPS
Lava Burst capstone (requires Lightning Overload 3/3), Call of Thunder requires Elemental Alacrity 3/3, Elemental Fury requires Call of Thunder. Last of 20 damage results on the 11 Oct sim (494) — likely an engine gap. Reference tree only.
Recommendation
What the tier lists say
One ratingA on 1 list
| Rating | List | Page date | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | damage dealers | page 3 Oct · read 6 Oct | 6 Oct |
Ratings of the whole class are on the overview.
Talent build
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The prerequisite chain Elemental Alacrity → Call of Thunder → Elemental Fury is paid in full; Lightning Overload 3/3 unlocks Lava Burst. Restoration filler: Totemic Focus, Tidal Focus, Natural Grace, Mindfulness.
37 / 14 / 0 of 51 points
Open in the calculatorElemental PvE build at level 60 for a Shaman: Elemental 37, Restoration 14, Enhancement 0.
Elemental
37 pointsRestoration
14 pointsRotation at level 60
TheorySingle target
Open with Totems first, Flame Shock, Lava Burst.
- Flame Shock up
- Lava Burst on cooldown (capstone; best on Flame Shocked targets)
- Lightning Bolt filler
- Chain Lightning on cooldown
- Elemental Mastery-style burst with trinkets
- Earth Shock to interrupt
Groups
- Chain Lightning
- Fire Nova
- Magma Totem
Tip
Elemental sims last on the 11 Oct run (494) — likely an engine gap, not a class problem.
Stat priority
- Nature Spell Power
- Hit
- Spell Crit
- Intellect
- MP5
- Stamina
No explicit priority; notes Forever greatly increased Spell Power access for casters
Recommendation
Level 20: best and second best per slot
| Slot | Best | Second best |
|---|---|---|
| Hands | Hillman's Leather Gloves Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Legs | Dreamer's Leggings quest Underground Assault | — |
| Feet | Moonglow Boots Crafted: Leatherworking | — |
| Main Hand | Fang of Magmatus Hall of Thanes - Magmatus | — |
| Two-Hand | Staff of Westfall quest The Defias Brotherhood | — |
| Ranged / Relic | Buzzer Blade Deadmines - Sneed's Shredder | — |
Sourced: Guide · 26 Sep
Level 60: where gear will come from
- Pre-raid: Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace, the Drowned City, Krol'dok Stronghold and Hyjal quests; hit and crit are merged, so 'spell hit' and 'spell crit' items are the same stat budget as melee ones.
- Crafted: Tailoring school-specific sets ('Flame', 'Shadow', 'Pearly' at L20 — expect the same lines at 60), Enchanting ring Spell Power, Alchemy trinket.
- Wands lost spell-damage scaling on 24 Sep — treat the ranged slot as stats only.
- Raids open 9 December; no level-60 BiS exists yet.
Theory