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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.

  • Versatility36.1%983 avg
  • Haste33.7%806 avg
  • Mastery16.8%579 avg
  • Critical Strike13.4%339 avg

150

Synced PvP players

2,081

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

49%

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.

73 players

Burrow

Burrow

45%

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.

68 players

Grounding Totem

Grounding Totem

44%

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.

66 players

Static Field Totem

Static Field Totem

9%

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.

14 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

Lightning Lasso

Lightning Lasso

8%

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

12 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

Storm Conduit

Storm Conduit

1%

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 30% on Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning casts.

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.

  • Earthgrab Totem
    Earthgrab Totem99%

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

  • Instinctive Imbuements

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

17% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Chain Tunic

49% equipped · 263 ilvl

Elemental Shaman enchantments

  • Flametongue89%
  • Enchanted: +41 Intellect & +115 Stamina78%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul71%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 371 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 Unity89%

    322 players · Specialization

  • Elemental Unity89%

    320 players · Specialization

  • Swelling Maelstrom89%

    319 players · Specialization

  • Hex86%

    310 players · Class

  • Healing Stream Totem86%

    308 players · Class

  • Flames of the Firelord83%

    299 players · Specialization

  • Capacitor Totem83%

    298 players · Class

  • Totemic Surge83%

    297 players · Class

  • Lava Flows81%

    293 players · Specialization

  • Earth Elemental80%

    289 players · Class

  • Totemic Projection76%

    274 players · Class

  • Totemic Focus63%

    227 players · Class

  • Windveil63%

    227 players · Class

  • Voodoo Mastery46%

    165 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning37%

    133 players · Class

  • Elemental Resistance21%

    76 players · Class

  • Frost Shock20%

    71 players · Class

  • Winds of Al'Akir19%

    68 players · Class

  • Primordial Bond18%

    66 players · Class

  • Storm Frenzy18%

    64 players · Specialization

  • Mountains Will Fall17%

    60 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (69)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Astral Shift100%

    360 players · Class

  • Nature's Guardian100%

    360 players · Class

  • Wind Shear100%

    360 players · Class

Rarely taken (131)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Wind Rush Totem14%

    49 players · Class

  • Static Charge11%

    38 players · Class

  • Storm Infusion10%

    37 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

  • Haumx

    blackrock · EU2,472

  • Rawkfist

    ravencrest · EU2,442

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 Imbuements99%

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.

  • Chain Lightning
    Chain Lightning99%

    Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 158,718 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 5 total targets. Generates 2 Maelstrom per target hit.

  • Chain Lightning
    Chain Lightning99%

    Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 161,937 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 5 total targets. Generates 2 Maelstrom per target hit.

    • Survival

    • Nature's Guardian
      Nature's Guardian100%

      When your health is brought below 35%, you instantly heal for 30% of your maximum health. Cannot occur more than once every 30 sec.

    • Astral Bulwark
      Astral Bulwark100%

      Astral Shift reduces damage taken by an additional 20%.

    • Elemental Warding
      Elemental Warding100%

      Reduces all magic damage taken by 8%.

    • Chain Heal
      Chain Heal99%

      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.

    • Earth Shield
      Earth Shield99%

      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.

    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 2 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.

    • 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.

    • Windveil
      Windveil63%

      Interrupting a spell with Wind Shear reduces all spell damage taken by 15% for 12 sec.

    Chest

    Thalassian Competitor's Chain Tunic

    15% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Sabatons

    66% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Mail Footlinks

    14% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Hexing Grips of the Ophidian Oracle

    41% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Chain Handguards

    25% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Headguard

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Serpent Crown of the Ophidian Oracle

    34% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Wargreaves

    49% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Leggings of the Ophidian Oracle

    37% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Cudgel

    67% 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

    84% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Bulwark

    2% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    46% 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

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Hissing Mantle of the Ophidian Oracle

    76% 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

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    22% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Chain Belt

    59% 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

    70%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness61%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed59%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt58%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity50%

    • Elemental Shaman gems & sockets

    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste65%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control61%
    • Cognitive Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and opponent's failed interrupt attempts grant Precognition21%
    • Prismatic Socket15%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility11%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility7%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery5%
    • Flawless Masterful Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Mastery5%
    Astral Bulwark100%

    359 players · Class

  • Elemental Warding100%

    359 players · Class

  • Chain Heal99%

    358 players · Class

  • Earth Shield99%

    358 players · Class

  • Earthgrab Totem99%

    358 players · Class

  • Instinctive Imbuements99%

    358 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning99%

    357 players · Class

  • Chain Lightning99%

    357 players · Class

  • Elemental Orbit99%

    357 players · Class

  • Lava Burst99%

    357 players · Class

  • Lava Burst99%

    357 players · Class

  • Lava Burst99%

    357 players · Class

  • Reactive Warding99%

    357 players · Class

    • Refreshing Waters9.7%

    35 players · Class

  • Everlasting Elements9.2%

    33 players · Specialization

  • Ascending Air8.9%

    32 players · Class

  • Elemental Equilibrium6.4%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Power of the Maelstrom6.4%

    23 players · Specialization

  • Arc Discharge4.7%

    17 players · Hero

  • Awakening Storms4.7%

    17 players · Hero

  • Conductive Energy4.7%

    17 players · Hero

  • Descending Skies4.7%

    17 players · Hero